--- title: And then she saw in her dreams the deep Where the spirit wailed, and… — Legends of the Northwest · tree and pragmatics description: And then she saw in her dreams the deep Where the spirit wailed, and a falling star; Then stealthily crouching under the trees, By the light of the moon, the Kan-ó-ti-dan, [31] The little, wizened, mysterious man, With his long locks tossed by the moaning breeze. Who acts: Wiwâstè, spirit, Kan. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Wiwâstè, spirit, Kan), 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:pg8122:7:70 # text = And then she saw in her dreams the deep Where the spirit wailed, and a falling star; Then stealthily crouching under the trees, By the light of the moon, the Kan-ó-ti-dan, [31] The little, wizened, mysterious man, With his long locks tossed by the moaning breeze. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 3 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 4 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 in in SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 6 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 dreams dream VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 deep deep NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 Where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 13 advmod _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 wailed wail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 16 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 17 falling fall VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 18 amod _ _ 18 star star NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 22 punct _ _ 20 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 22 advmod _ _ 21 stealthily stealthily ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 crouching crouch VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 23 under under ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 trees tree NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 By by ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 conj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 moon moon NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 35 Kan Kan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 35 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ó ó NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ti ti NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 40 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 41 dan dan NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 [ [ PUNCT -LRB- _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 31 31 NUM CD NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card 41 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 45 ] ] PUNCT -RRB- _ 44 punct _ _ 46 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 little little ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 49 wizened wizen VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 mysterious mysterious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 54 With with ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 55 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 56 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 57 amod _ _ 57 locks lock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ _ 58 tossed toss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 57 acl _ _ 59 by by ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 61 moaning moan VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 62 amod _ _ 62 breeze breeze NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 63 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | Wiwâstè | a falling star | | | then | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **dream** | present | Wiwâstè | the deep | | | | | vn cognize-85 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent deep=Topic | | 3 | **wail** | past | the spirit | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **fall** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **crouch** | gerund | Wiwâstè *not said here* | | | the trees | then | with ó's long locks; the light of the moon *conj*; stealthily *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under tree=Location | | 6 | **dan** | | Kan | | | | | ó *nsubj*; 31 *appos*; mysterious man *conj* | tree rules | | 7 | **wizen** | participle | Kan *not said here* | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 8 | **toss** | participle | | ó's long locks *not said here* | | | | by the moaning breeze | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by breeze=Destination | | 9 | **moan** | gerund | | | | | | | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **light** | | | the moon | | | | | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient | 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 69](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/7/69/) - next →: [sentence 71](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/7/71/) - ↑ back to [Heyóka Wacípee \[16\]--the Giant's Dance.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg8122/7/)