The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 11, sentence 17
The August morn Had trailed already on the stony floor Its fiery beam when, laughing, Ailill woke: He woke, awakened by a sound that shook The forest dews to earth, Fionbannah’s roar, That snow-white Bull, the wonder of the age, Who, born amid the lowlands of the queen, Yet, grown to strength, o’er-leaped her bound and roamed Thenceforth the leaner pastures of the king, For this cause, that his spirit scorned to live In female vassalage.
Who acts: Ailill, husband, sound, That, age, strength · What happens: trail, laugh, wake, awaken, shake, bull · To what, where: August morn, stony floor, roar, forest dews, earth, lowlands
This is a sentence of «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Opening, part 11. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Ailill, husband, sound, That), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 morn | det |
| 2 | August | August | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 morn | compound |
| 3 | morn | morn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trailed | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | Had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 trailed | aux |
| 5 | trailed | trail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | already | already | ADV | _ | 5 trailed | advmod |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 floor | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 floor | det |
| 9 | stony | stony | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 floor | amod |
| 10 | floor | floor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trailed | obl |
| 11 | Its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 beam | nmod:poss |
| 12 | fiery | fiery | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 beam | amod |
| 13 | beam | beam | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 trailed | obj |
| 14 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 5 trailed | advmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 laughing | punct |
| 16 | laughing | laugh | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 trailed | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 woke | punct |
| 18 | Ailill | Ailill | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 woke | nsubj |
| 19 | woke | wake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 laughing | parataxis |
| 20 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 22 woke | punct |
| 21 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 woke | nsubj |
| 22 | woke | wake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 woke | conj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 awakened | punct |
| 24 | awakened | awaken | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 woke | conj |
| 25 | by | by | ADP | _ | 27 sound | case |
| 26 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 27 sound | det |
| 27 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 awakened | obl |
| 28 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 29 shook | nsubj |
| 29 | shook | shake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 27 sound | acl:relcl |
| 30 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 dews | det |
| 31 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 dews | compound |
| 32 | dews | dew | NOUN | Number=Plur | 29 shook | obj |
| 33 | to | to | ADP | _ | 34 earth | case |
| 34 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 shook | obl |
| 35 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 38 roar | punct |
| 36 | Fionbannah | Fionbannah | PROPN | Number=Sing | 38 roar | nmod:poss |
| 37 | ’s | 's | PART | _ | 36 Fionbannah | case |
| 38 | roar | roar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 woke | obl |
| 39 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 Bull | punct |
| 40 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 44 Bull | nsubj |
| 41 | snow | snow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 44 Bull | compound |
| 42 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 41 snow | punct |
| 43 | white | white | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 44 Bull | amod |
| 44 | Bull | bull | NOUN | Number=Sing | 38 roar | conj |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 wonder | punct |
| 46 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 47 wonder | det |
| 47 | wonder | wonder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 44 Bull | appos |
| 48 | of | of | ADP | _ | 50 age | case |
| 49 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 50 age | det |
| 50 | age | age | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 wonder | nmod |
| 51 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 amid | punct |
| 52 | Who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 55 amid | nsubj |
| 53 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 55 amid | punct |
| 54 | born | bear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 55 amid | amod |
| 55 | amid | amid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 50 age | conj |
| 56 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 lowlands | det |
| 57 | lowlands | lowland | NOUN | Number=Plur | 55 amid | obj |
| 58 | of | of | ADP | _ | 60 queen | case |
| 59 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 60 queen | det |
| 60 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 57 lowlands | nmod |
| 61 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 grown | punct |
| 62 | Yet | yet | CCONJ | _ | 64 grown | cc |
| 63 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 64 grown | punct |
| 64 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 22 woke | conj |
| 65 | to | to | ADP | _ | 66 strength | case |
| 66 | strength | strength | NOUN | Number=Sing | 64 grown | obl |
| 67 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 leaped | punct |
| 68 | o’er | o'er | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 leaped | compound |
| 69 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 68 o’er | punct |
| 70 | leaped | leap | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 66 strength | acl:relcl |
| 71 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 72 bound | nmod:poss |
| 72 | bound | bound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 leaped | obj |
| 73 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 74 roamed | cc |
| 74 | roamed | roam | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 woke | conj |
| 75 | Thenceforth | thenceforth | ADV | _ | 74 roamed | advmod |
| 76 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 78 pastures | det |
| 77 | leaner | lean | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 78 pastures | amod |
| 78 | pastures | pasture | NOUN | Number=Plur | 74 roamed | obj |
| 79 | of | of | ADP | _ | 81 king | case |
| 80 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 81 king | det |
| 81 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 78 pastures | nmod |
| 82 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 85 cause | punct |
| 83 | For | for | ADP | _ | 85 cause | case |
| 84 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 85 cause | det |
| 85 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | 74 roamed | parataxis |
| 86 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 90 scorned | punct |
| 87 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 90 scorned | mark |
| 88 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 89 spirit | nmod:poss |
| 89 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 90 scorned | nsubj |
| 90 | scorned | scorn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 woke | conj |
| 91 | to | to | PART | _ | 92 live | mark |
| 92 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 90 scorned | xcomp |
| 93 | In | in | ADP | _ | 95 vassalage | case |
| 94 | female | female | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 95 vassalage | amod |
| 95 | vassalage | vassalage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 92 live | obl |
| 96 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 trailed | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trail | past · perfect · passive | the August morn | the stony floor | morn's fiery beam obj | tree rules | |||
| 2 | laugh | gerund | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | wake | past | Ailill | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | wake | past | husband | Fionbannah's roar and snow white Bull | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 5 | awaken | participle | husband not said here | by a sound | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by sound=Location | ||||
| 6 | shake | past | a sound | the forest dews | earth | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent dew=Theme to earth=Trajectory | |||
| 7 | bull | That | the wonder of the age and born amid appos | tree rules | |||||
| 8 | bear | participle | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 9 | amid | the age and born amid | the lowlands of the queen | tree rules | |||||
| 10 | grow | participle | husband not said here | to strength | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 11 | leap | participle | strength not said here | Ailill's bound | o’er compound | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme bound=Trajectory | |||
| 12 | roam | past | husband not said here | the leaner pastures of the king | this cause parataxis; thenceforth property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pasture=Trajectory | |||
| 13 | scorn | past | husband's spirit | tree rules | |||||
| 14 | live | to-infinitive | husband's spirit not said here | female vassalage | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in vassalage=Location | ||||
| 15 | beam | morn | nom beam «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 16 | roar | Fionbannah | nom roar «event intransitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 17 | wonder | the age and born amid | nom wonder «feeling 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: «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Project Gutenberg book 78491 (public domain in the USA). Tree: Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), the chapter read in order.
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