--- title: The aged chief opened his ears; in his heart he already consented; B… — Legends of the Northwest · tree and pragmatics description: The aged chief opened his ears; in his heart he already consented; But the moans of his child and her tears touched the age-softened heart of the father, And he said, "I am burdened with years, --I am bent by the snows of my winters; Ta-té-psin will die in his tee; let him pass to the Land of the Sp --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/14/17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Legends of the Northwest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/) / [The Feast of the Virgins., part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/14/) / 17 # Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 7, sentence 17 The aged chief opened his ears; in his heart he already consented; But the moans of his child and her tears touched the age-softened heart of the father, And he said, "I am burdened with years, --I am bent by the snows of my winters; Ta-té-psin will die in his tee; let him pass to the Land of the Spirits; But Winona is young; she is free, and her own heart shall choose her a husband." **Who acts:** aged chief, Tamdóka, moans, snows, Ta té psin, Winona · **What happens:** open, consent, touch, soften, say, burden · **To what, where:** ears, heart, softened heart, Tamdóka, Land, husband · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, The Feast of the Virgins., part 7. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (aged chief, Tamdóka, moans, snows), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg8122:14:17 # text = The aged chief opened his ears; in his heart he already consented; But the moans of his child and her tears touched the age-softened heart of the father, And he said, "I am burdened with years, --I am bent by the snows of my winters; Ta-té-psin will die in his tee; let him pass to the Land of the Spirits; But Winona is young; she is free, and her own heart shall choose her a husband." 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 aged aged ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 chief chief NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 opened open VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 already already ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 13 consented consent VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 15 But but CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 moans moan NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nsubj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 child child NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 tears tear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 conj _ _ 24 touched touch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 26 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 27 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 softened soften VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 amod _ _ 29 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 And and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 35 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ _ 36 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 " " PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 40 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux:pass _ _ 41 burdened burden VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 ccomp _ _ 42 with with ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 45 -- -- PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 47 am be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 48 aux:pass _ _ 48 bent bend VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 conj _ _ 49 by by ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 snows snow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obl _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 winters winter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 55 ; ; PUNCT : _ 62 punct _ _ 56 Ta Ta PROPN NNP Number=Sing 60 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 57 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 56 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 58 té té NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 59 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 58 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 60 psin psin NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nsubj _ _ 61 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 62 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 63 in in ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 65 nmod:poss _ _ 65 tee tee NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ; ; PUNCT : _ 67 punct _ _ 67 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 62 parataxis _ _ 68 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 67 obj _ _ 69 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 67 xcomp _ _ 70 to to ADP IN _ 72 case _ _ 71 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 Land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obl _ _ 73 of of ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 Spirits spirit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 72 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 76 ; ; PUNCT : _ 80 punct _ _ 77 But but CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 78 Winona Winona PROPN NNP Number=Sing 80 nsubj _ _ 79 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 80 cop _ _ 80 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 67 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 81 ; ; PUNCT , _ 84 punct _ _ 82 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 84 nsubj _ _ 83 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 84 cop _ _ 84 free free ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 85 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 86 and and CCONJ CC _ 91 cc _ _ 87 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 89 nmod:poss _ _ 88 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ _ 89 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 nsubj _ _ 90 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 91 aux _ _ 91 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 84 parataxis _ _ 92 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 91 obj _ _ 93 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 94 det _ _ 94 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 91 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 95 . . PUNCT . _ 84 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 96 " " PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **open** | past | the aged chief | Tamdóka's ears | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **consent** | past | Tamdóka | | | Tamdóka's heart | | | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **touch** | past | the moans of Tamdóka's child and bear's tears | the softened heart of the father | | | | | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme heart=Co-Theme | | 4 | **soften** | participle | | | | | age | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Tamdóka | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **burden** *in a quote* | present · passive | | Tamdóka | | | year | | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: subject=Recipient | | 7 | **bend** *in a quote* | present · passive | the snows of my winters | Tamdóka | | | | | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Material | | 8 | **die** *in a quote* | future | Ta té psin | | | | | in Tamdóka's tee | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in tee=Attribute | | 9 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive | | Tamdóka | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **pass** *in a quote* | infinitive | Tamdóka *not said here* | | | the Land of the Spirits | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to land=Initial\_Location | | 11 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Winona | | | | | young *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **is** *in a quote* | present | Winona | | | | | free *property* | tree rules | | 13 | **choose** *in a quote* | shall | Winona's own heart | a husband | Winona | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary husband=Theme | | 14 | **moan** | | Tamdóka's child and bear's tears | | | | | | nom moan «communication intransitive»: of=agent | | 15 | **snow** *in a quote* | | my winters | | | | | | nom snow «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. **Text:** «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, Project Gutenberg book 8122 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/14/16/) - next →: [sentence 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/14/18/) - ↑ back to [The Feast of the Virgins., part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/14/)