Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 1, sentence 8

For after the explorer has broken up, certainly desecrated, and perhaps destroyed, those noble sepulchral raths; after he has disinterred the bones laid there once by pious hands, and the urn with its unrecognisable ashes of king or warrior, and by the industrious labour of years hoarded his fruitless treasure of stone celt and arrow-head, of brazen sword and gold fibula and torque; and after the savant has rammed many skulls with sawdust, measuring their capacity, and has adorned them with some obscure label, and has tabulated and arranged the implements and decorations of flint and metal in the glazed cases of the cold gaunt museum, the imagination, unsatisfied and revolted, shrinks back from all that he has done.

Who acts: tradition, bones · What happens: break up, desecrate, destroy, disinter, lay, hoard · To what, where: explorer, fruitless treasure, many skulls, capacity, bones, implements

This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., 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 (tradition, bones), 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	For	for	SCONJ	_	6 broken	mark
2	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 broken	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 explorer	det
4	explorer	explorer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 broken	nsubj:pass
5	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 broken	aux
6	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	128 shrinks	advcl
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 broken	compound:prt
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 desecrated	punct
9	certainly	certainly	ADV	_	10 desecrated	advmod
10	desecrated	desecrate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 broken	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 destroyed	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 destroyed	cc
13	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	_	14 destroyed	advmod
14	destroyed	destroy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 broken	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 raths	punct
16	those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	19 raths	det
17	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 raths	amod
18	sepulchral	sepulchral	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 raths	amod
19	raths	rath	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 destroyed	parataxis
20	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 disinterred	punct
21	after	after	SCONJ	_	24 disinterred	mark
22	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 disinterred	nsubj
23	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 disinterred	aux
24	disinterred	disinter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 broken	conj
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 bones	det
26	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 laid	nsubj
27	laid	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 disinterred	conj
28	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	27 laid	advmod
29	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	27 laid	advmod
30	by	by	ADP	_	32 hands	case
31	pious	pious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 hands	amod
32	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 laid	obl
33	,	,	PUNCT	_	36 urn	punct
34	and	and	CCONJ	_	36 urn	cc
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 urn	det
36	urn	urn	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 broken	obl
37	with	with	ADP	_	40 ashes	case
38	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	40 ashes	nmod:poss
39	unrecognisable	unrecognisable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	40 ashes	amod
40	ashes	ash	NOUN	Number=Plur	36 urn	nmod
41	of	of	ADP	_	42 king	case
42	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	40 ashes	nmod
43	or	or	CCONJ	_	44 warrior	cc
44	warrior	warrior	NOUN	Number=Sing	42 king	conj
45	,	,	PUNCT	_	53 hoarded	punct
46	and	and	CCONJ	_	53 hoarded	cc
47	by	by	ADP	_	50 labour	case
48	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	50 labour	det
49	industrious	industrious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	50 labour	amod
50	labour	labour	NOUN	Number=Sing	53 hoarded	obl
51	of	of	ADP	_	52 years	case
52	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	50 labour	nmod
53	hoarded	hoard	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 broken	conj
54	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	56 treasure	nmod:poss
55	fruitless	fruitless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	56 treasure	amod
56	treasure	treasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	53 hoarded	obj
57	of	of	ADP	_	59 celt	case
58	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 celt	compound
59	celt	celt	NOUN	Number=Sing	56 treasure	nmod
60	and	and	CCONJ	_	63 head	cc
61	arrow	arrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	63 head	compound
62	-	-	PUNCT	_	61 arrow	punct
63	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	59 celt	conj
64	,	,	PUNCT	_	67 sword	punct
65	of	of	ADP	_	67 sword	case
66	brazen	brazen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	67 sword	amod
67	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	53 hoarded	obl
68	and	and	CCONJ	_	70 fibula	cc
69	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 fibula	compound
70	fibula	fibula	NOUN	Number=Sing	67 sword	conj
71	and	and	CCONJ	_	72 torque	cc
72	torque	torque	NOUN	Number=Sing	70 fibula	conj
73	;	;	PUNCT	_	79 rammed	punct
74	and	and	CCONJ	_	79 rammed	cc
75	after	after	ADP	_	77 savant	case
76	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	77 savant	det
77	savant	savant	NOUN	Number=Sing	79 rammed	obl
78	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	79 rammed	aux
79	rammed	ram	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 broken	conj
80	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	81 skulls	amod
81	skulls	skull	NOUN	Number=Plur	79 rammed	obj
82	with	with	ADP	_	83 sawdust	case
83	sawdust	sawdust	NOUN	Number=Sing	81 skulls	nmod
84	,	,	PUNCT	_	85 measuring	punct
85	measuring	measure	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	79 rammed	advcl
86	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	87 capacity	nmod:poss
87	capacity	capacity	NOUN	Number=Sing	85 measuring	obj
88	,	,	PUNCT	_	91 adorned	punct
89	and	and	CCONJ	_	91 adorned	cc
90	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	91 adorned	aux
91	adorned	adorn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	79 rammed	conj
92	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	91 adorned	obj
93	with	with	ADP	_	96 label	case
94	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	96 label	det
95	obscure	obscure	ADJ	Degree=Pos	96 label	amod
96	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	91 adorned	obl
97	,	,	PUNCT	_	100 tabulated	punct
98	and	and	CCONJ	_	100 tabulated	cc
99	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	100 tabulated	aux
100	tabulated	tabulate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 broken	conj
101	and	and	CCONJ	_	102 arranged	cc
102	arranged	arrange	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	100 tabulated	conj
103	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	104 implements	det
104	implements	implement	NOUN	Number=Plur	102 arranged	obj
105	and	and	CCONJ	_	106 decorations	cc
106	decorations	decoration	NOUN	Number=Plur	104 implements	conj
107	of	of	ADP	_	108 flint	case
108	flint	flint	NOUN	Number=Sing	106 decorations	nmod
109	and	and	CCONJ	_	110 metal	cc
110	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	104 implements	conj
111	in	in	ADP	_	114 cases	case
112	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	114 cases	det
113	glazed	glaze	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	114 cases	amod
114	cases	case	NOUN	Number=Plur	102 arranged	obl
115	of	of	ADP	_	119 museum	case
116	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	119 museum	det
117	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	119 museum	amod
118	gaunt	gaunt	ADJ	Degree=Pos	119 museum	amod
119	museum	museum	NOUN	Number=Sing	114 cases	nmod
120	,	,	PUNCT	_	122 imagination	punct
121	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	122 imagination	det
122	imagination	imagination	NOUN	Number=Sing	119 museum	appos
123	,	,	PUNCT	_	124 unsatisfied	punct
124	unsatisfied	unsatisfied	ADJ	Degree=Pos	122 imagination	amod
125	and	and	CCONJ	_	126 revolted	cc
126	revolted	revolt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	124 unsatisfied	conj
127	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 broken	punct
128	shrinks	shrink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
129	back	back	ADV	_	128 shrinks	advmod
130	from	from	SCONJ	_	135 done	mark
131	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	135 done	det:predet
132	that	that	SCONJ	_	135 done	mark
133	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	135 done	nsubj
134	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	135 done	aux
135	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	128 shrinks	advcl
136	.	.	PUNCT	_	128 shrinks	punct

Pragmatics

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break up	present · perfect · passive		the explorer			the urn with explorer's unrecognisable ashes of king or warrior obl	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	desecrate	participle					certainly property	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	destroy	participle					that noble sepulchral raths parataxis; perhaps property	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	disinter	present · perfect	tradition					vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
5	lay	past	the bones		there		by pious hands; once property	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by hand=Destination
6	hoard	past		tradition's fruitless treasure of stone celt and arrow head			by the industrious labour of years; of brazen sword and gold fibula and torque	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent treasure=Theme by labour=Location
7	ram	present · perfect		many skulls		after the savant	with sawdust	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent skull=Theme
8	measure	gerund		bones's capacity				vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme capacity=Value
9	adorn	present · perfect		bones = bone			with some obscure label	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Destination with label=Theme
10	tabulate	present · perfect						vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent
11	arrange	past		the implements and decorations of flint and metal	the glazed cases of the cold gaunt museum			vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent implement=Theme in case=Destination
12	glaze	participle						vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
13	revolt	participle						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
14	shrink back	present						vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
15	do	present · perfect	tradition					vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
16	treasure		tradition	stone celt and arrow head				nom treasure «possession transitive»: poss=agent 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: «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Project Gutenberg book 8109 (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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Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 1, sentence 8