--- title: Twenty winters for the Panther Had she ruled the humble wigwam; For… — Legends of the Northwest · tree and pragmatics description: Twenty winters for the Panther Had she ruled the humble wigwam; For her haughty lord and master Borne the burdens on the journey, Gathered fagots for the lodge-fire, Tanned the skins of bear and beaver, Tanned the hides of moose and red deer; Made him moccasins and leggings, Decked his hood with qui --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/18/40/) [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/) / [In the Measure of Hiawatha, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/18/) / 40 # Legends of the Northwest, In the Measure of Hiawatha, part 1, sentence 40 Twenty winters for the Panther Had she ruled the humble wigwam; For her haughty lord and master Borne the burdens on the journey, Gathered fagots for the lodge-fire, Tanned the skins of bear and beaver, Tanned the hides of moose and red deer; Made him moccasins and leggings, Decked his hood with quills and feathers-- Colored quills of Kaug, the thorny, \[108\] Feathers from Kenéw--the eagle. **Who acts:** Twenty winters, witch, burdens, Made moccasins · **What happens:** have, rule, gather, tan, deck, color · **To what, where:** humble wigwam, fagots, skins, hides, hood This is a sentence of «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, In the Measure of Hiawatha, part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Twenty winters, witch, burdens, Made moccasins), 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:pg8122:18:40 # text = Twenty winters for the Panther Had she ruled the humble wigwam; For her haughty lord and master Borne the burdens on the journey, Gathered fagots for the lodge-fire, Tanned the skins of bear and beaver, Tanned the hides of moose and red deer; Made him moccasins and leggings, Decked his hood with quills and feathers-- Colored quills of Kaug, the thorny, [108] Feathers from Kenéw--the eagle. 1 Twenty twenty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 winters winter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 3 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Panther Panther PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 Had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 ruled rule VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 humble humble ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 wigwam wigwam NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ; ; PUNCT : _ 16 punct _ _ 13 For for ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ _ 15 haughty haughty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 19 Borne Borne PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 appos _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 burdens burden NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 parataxis _ _ 22 on on ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 journey journey NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 Gathered gather VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 acl:relcl _ _ 27 fagots fagot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 28 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 30 lodge lodge NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 31 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 34 Tanned tan VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 skins skin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obj _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 bear bear NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 nmod _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 beaver beaver NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 42 Tanned tan VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 hides hide NOUN NNS Number=Plur 42 obj _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 moose moose NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nmod _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 49 cc _ _ 48 red red ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 49 amod _ _ 49 deer deer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 53 punct _ _ 51 Made Made PROPN NNP Number=Sing 53 compound _ _ 52 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 flat _ _ 53 moccasins moccasin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 parataxis _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 55 leggings legging NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 57 Decked deck VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 acl:relcl _ _ 58 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 59 nmod:poss _ _ 59 hood hood NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ _ 60 with with ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 61 quills quill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 obl _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 63 feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 -- -- PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 65 Colored color VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 66 amod _ _ 66 quills quill NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 conj _ _ 67 of of ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 68 Kaug Kaug PROPN NNP Number=Sing 66 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 69 , , PUNCT , _ 71 punct _ _ 70 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 71 det _ _ 71 thorny thorny ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 76 punct _ _ 73 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 74 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 74 108 108 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 76 nummod _ SpaceAfter=No 75 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 74 punct _ _ 76 Feathers feather NOUN NNS Number=Plur 53 conj _ _ 77 from from ADP IN _ 78 case _ _ 78 Kenéw Kenéw PROPN NNP Number=Sing 76 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 79 -- -- PUNCT , _ 81 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 eagle eagle NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 82 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | past | Twenty winters for the Panther | | | | | witch's haughty lord the burdens on the journey and master *conj* | tree rules | | 2 | **rule** | past | witch | the humble wigwam | | | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wigwam=Theme | | 3 | **gather** | past | the burdens on the journey *not said here* | fagots | | | | for the lodge fire | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent fagot=Theme for fire=Beneficiary | | 4 | **tan** | past | the burdens on the journey *not said here* | the skins of bear and beaver | | | | Made moccasins and leggings and Colored quills and 108 Feathers from Kenéw and the eagle *parataxis* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent skin=Patient | | 5 | **tan** | past | the burdens on the journey *not said here* | the hides of moose and red deer | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hide=Patient | | 6 | **deck** | past | Made moccasins and leggings and Colored quills and 108 Feathers from Kenéw and the eagle *not said here* | panther's hood | | | | with quills and feathers | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent hood=Destination with quill=Theme | | 7 | **color** | participle | | | | | | | vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=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 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/18/39/) - next →: [sentence 41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/18/41/) - ↑ back to [In the Measure of Hiawatha, part 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/18/)