Legends of the Northwest, The Feast of the Virgins., part 3, sentence 84
But afar by the vale of the Rhone, the winding and musical river, And the vine-covered hills of the Saône, the heart of the wanderer lingered,-- 'Mid the vineyards and mulberry trees, and the fair fields of corn and of clover That rippled and waved in the breeze, while the honey-bees hummed in the blossoms For there, where the impetuous Rhone, leaping down from the Switzerland mountains, And the silver-lipped soft flowing Saône, meeting, kiss and commingle together, Down-winding by vineyards and leas, by the orchards of fig trees and olives, To the island-gemmed, sapphire-blue seas of the glorious Greeks and the Romans; Aye, there, on the vine covered shore, 'mid the mulberry trees and the olives, Dwelt his blue-eyed and beautiful Flore, with her hair like a wheat field at harvest, All rippled and tossed by the breeze, and her cheeks like the glow of the morning, Far away o'er the emerald seas, ere the sun lifts his brow from the billows, Or the red-clover fields when the bees, singing sip the sweet cups of the blossoms.
Who acts: clover, impetuous Rhone, vine, honey bees, sun, bees · What happens: cover, linger, ripple, wave, hum, leap down · To what, where: wanderer, clover, honey bees, blossoms, Switzerland mountains, sapphire blue seas
This is a sentence of «Legends of the Northwest» by Hanford Lennox Gordon, The Feast of the Virgins., part 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (clover, impetuous Rhone, vine, honey bees), 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 | But | but | CCONJ | _ | 2 afar | cc |
| 2 | afar | afar | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 vale | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 vale | det |
| 5 | vale | vale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 afar | obl |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Rhone | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Rhone | det |
| 8 | Rhone | rhone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vale | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 winding | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 winding | det |
| 11 | winding | winding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vale | conj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 river | cc |
| 13 | musical | musical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 river | amod |
| 14 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 vale | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 hills | punct |
| 16 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 hills | cc |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 hills | det |
| 18 | vine | vine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 covered | compound |
| 19 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 18 vine | punct |
| 20 | covered | cover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 21 hills | amod |
| 21 | hills | hill | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 afar | obl |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 Saône | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 Saône | det |
| 24 | Saône | Saône | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 hills | nmod |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 heart | punct |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 heart | det |
| 27 | heart | heart | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 Saône | appos |
| 28 | of | of | ADP | _ | 30 wanderer | case |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 wanderer | det |
| 30 | wanderer | wanderer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 heart | nmod |
| 31 | lingered | linger | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 30 wanderer | acl |
| 32 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 37 vineyards | punct |
| 33 | -- | -- | PUNCT | _ | 37 vineyards | punct |
| 34 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 35 Mid | punct |
| 35 | Mid | mid | X | _ | 37 vineyards | compound |
| 36 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 vineyards | det |
| 37 | vineyards | vineyard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 Saône | appos |
| 38 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 40 trees | cc |
| 39 | mulberry | mulberry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 trees | compound |
| 40 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 37 vineyards | conj |
| 41 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 45 fields | punct |
| 42 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 45 fields | cc |
| 43 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 45 fields | det |
| 44 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 45 fields | amod |
| 45 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 afar | obl |
| 46 | of | of | ADP | _ | 47 corn | case |
| 47 | corn | corn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 45 fields | nmod |
| 48 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 50 clover | cc |
| 49 | of | of | ADP | _ | 50 clover | case |
| 50 | clover | clover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 corn | conj |
| 51 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 52 rippled | nsubj |
| 52 | rippled | ripple | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 50 clover | acl:relcl |
| 53 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 54 waved | cc |
| 54 | waved | wave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 52 rippled | conj |
| 55 | in | in | ADP | _ | 57 breeze | case |
| 56 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 breeze | det |
| 57 | breeze | breeze | NOUN | Number=Sing | 54 waved | obl |
| 58 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 197 ere | punct |
| 59 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 197 ere | mark |
| 60 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 63 bees | det |
| 61 | honey | honey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 63 bees | compound |
| 62 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 61 honey | punct |
| 63 | bees | bee | NOUN | Number=Plur | 197 ere | nsubj |
| 64 | hummed | hum | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 63 bees | acl |
| 65 | in | in | ADP | _ | 67 blossoms | case |
| 66 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 67 blossoms | det |
| 67 | blossoms | blossom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 64 hummed | obl |
| 68 | For | for | ADP | _ | 69 there | case |
| 69 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 64 hummed | advcl |
| 70 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 145 mid | punct |
| 71 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 145 mid | advmod |
| 72 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 74 Rhone | det |
| 73 | impetuous | impetuous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 74 Rhone | amod |
| 74 | Rhone | rhone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 145 mid | nsubj |
| 75 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 76 leaping | punct |
| 76 | leaping | leap | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 74 Rhone | acl |
| 77 | down | down | ADV | _ | 76 leaping | advmod |
| 78 | from | from | ADP | _ | 81 mountains | case |
| 79 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 81 mountains | det |
| 80 | Switzerland | Switzerland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 81 mountains | compound |
| 81 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 76 leaping | obl |
| 82 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 92 meeting | punct |
| 83 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 92 meeting | cc |
| 84 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 92 meeting | det |
| 85 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 87 lipped | compound |
| 86 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 85 silver | punct |
| 87 | lipped | lip | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 92 meeting | amod |
| 88 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 92 meeting | amod |
| 89 | flowing | flow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 92 meeting | nsubj |
| 90 | Saône | Saône | PROPN | Number=Sing | 92 meeting | compound |
| 91 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 92 meeting | punct |
| 92 | meeting | meeting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 81 mountains | parataxis |
| 93 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 94 kiss | punct |
| 94 | kiss | kiss | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 92 meeting | parataxis |
| 95 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 96 commingle | cc |
| 96 | commingle | commingle | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 94 kiss | conj |
| 97 | together | together | ADV | _ | 96 commingle | advmod |
| 98 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 101 winding | punct |
| 99 | Down | down | ADV | _ | 101 winding | advmod |
| 100 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 99 Down | punct |
| 101 | winding | wind | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 96 commingle | advcl |
| 102 | by | by | ADP | _ | 103 vineyards | case |
| 103 | vineyards | vineyard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 101 winding | obl |
| 104 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 105 leas | cc |
| 105 | leas | lea | NOUN | Number=Plur | 103 vineyards | conj |
| 106 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 109 orchards | punct |
| 107 | by | by | ADP | _ | 109 orchards | case |
| 108 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 109 orchards | det |
| 109 | orchards | orchard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 101 winding | obl |
| 110 | of | of | ADP | _ | 112 trees | case |
| 111 | fig | fig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 112 trees | compound |
| 112 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 109 orchards | nmod |
| 113 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 114 olives | cc |
| 114 | olives | olive | NOUN | Number=Plur | 112 trees | conj |
| 115 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 120 gemmed | punct |
| 116 | To | to | SCONJ | _ | 120 gemmed | mark |
| 117 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 120 gemmed | det |
| 118 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | 120 gemmed | compound |
| 119 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 118 island | punct |
| 120 | gemmed | gem | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 96 commingle | advcl |
| 121 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 125 seas | punct |
| 122 | sapphire | sapphire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 125 seas | amod |
| 123 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 122 sapphire | punct |
| 124 | blue | blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 125 seas | amod |
| 125 | seas | sea | NOUN | Number=Plur | 120 gemmed | obl |
| 126 | of | of | ADP | _ | 129 Greeks | case |
| 127 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 129 Greeks | det |
| 128 | glorious | glorious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 129 Greeks | amod |
| 129 | Greeks | Greek | PROPN | Number=Plur | 125 seas | nmod |
| 130 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 132 Romans | cc |
| 131 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 132 Romans | det |
| 132 | Romans | Roman | PROPN | Number=Plur | 129 Greeks | conj |
| 133 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 134 Aye | punct |
| 134 | Aye | Aye | PROPN | Number=Sing | 120 gemmed | obl |
| 135 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 136 there | punct |
| 136 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 120 gemmed | advmod |
| 137 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 140 vine | punct |
| 138 | on | on | ADP | _ | 140 vine | case |
| 139 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 140 vine | det |
| 140 | vine | vine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 120 gemmed | obl |
| 141 | covered | cover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 140 vine | acl |
| 142 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 141 covered | obj |
| 143 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 74 Rhone | punct |
| 144 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 74 Rhone | punct |
| 145 | mid | mi | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 69 there | parataxis |
| 146 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 148 trees | det |
| 147 | mulberry | mulberry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 148 trees | compound |
| 148 | trees | tree | NOUN | Number=Plur | 145 mid | obj |
| 149 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 151 olives | cc |
| 150 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 151 olives | det |
| 151 | olives | olive | NOUN | Number=Plur | 148 trees | conj |
| 152 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 153 Dwelt | punct |
| 153 | Dwelt | Dwelt | PROPN | Number=Sing | 148 trees | nmod |
| 154 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 160 Flore | nmod:poss |
| 155 | blue | blue | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 157 eyed | amod |
| 156 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 155 blue | punct |
| 157 | eyed | eyed | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 160 Flore | amod |
| 158 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 159 beautiful | cc |
| 159 | beautiful | beautiful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 157 eyed | conj |
| 160 | Flore | Flore | PROPN | Number=Sing | 153 Dwelt | nmod |
| 161 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 164 hair | punct |
| 162 | with | with | ADP | _ | 164 hair | case |
| 163 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 164 hair | nmod:poss |
| 164 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 145 mid | obl |
| 165 | like | like | ADP | _ | 168 field | case |
| 166 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 168 field | det |
| 167 | wheat | wheat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 168 field | compound |
| 168 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 164 hair | nmod |
| 169 | at | at | ADP | _ | 170 harvest | case |
| 170 | harvest | harvest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 168 field | nmod |
| 171 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 173 rippled | punct |
| 172 | All | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 173 rippled | advmod |
| 173 | rippled | rippled | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 164 hair | parataxis |
| 174 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 175 tossed | cc |
| 175 | tossed | toss | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 173 rippled | conj |
| 176 | by | by | ADP | _ | 178 breeze | case |
| 177 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 178 breeze | det |
| 178 | breeze | breeze | NOUN | Number=Sing | 175 tossed | obl |
| 179 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 182 cheeks | punct |
| 180 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 182 cheeks | cc |
| 181 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 182 cheeks | nmod:poss |
| 182 | cheeks | cheek | NOUN | Number=Plur | 145 mid | obl |
| 183 | like | like | ADP | _ | 185 glow | case |
| 184 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 185 glow | det |
| 185 | glow | glow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 182 cheeks | nmod |
| 186 | of | of | ADP | _ | 188 morning | case |
| 187 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 188 morning | det |
| 188 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 185 glow | nmod |
| 189 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 191 away | punct |
| 190 | Far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 191 away | advmod |
| 191 | away | away | ADV | _ | 182 cheeks | advmod |
| 192 | o'er | o'er | ADP | _ | 195 seas | case |
| 193 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 195 seas | det |
| 194 | emerald | emerald | NOUN | Number=Sing | 195 seas | compound |
| 195 | seas | sea | NOUN | Number=Plur | 191 away | obl |
| 196 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 63 bees | punct |
| 197 | ere | ere | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 54 waved | conj |
| 198 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 199 sun | det |
| 199 | sun | sun | NOUN | Number=Sing | 200 lifts | nsubj |
| 200 | lifts | lift | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 197 ere | ccomp |
| 201 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 202 brow | nmod:poss |
| 202 | brow | brow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 200 lifts | obj |
| 203 | from | from | ADP | _ | 205 billows | case |
| 204 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 205 billows | det |
| 205 | billows | billow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 200 lifts | obl |
| 206 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 212 fields | punct |
| 207 | Or | or | CCONJ | _ | 212 fields | cc |
| 208 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 212 fields | det |
| 209 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 211 clover | amod |
| 210 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 209 red | punct |
| 211 | clover | clover | NOUN | Number=Sing | 212 fields | compound |
| 212 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 200 lifts | obl |
| 213 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 217 singing | advmod |
| 214 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 215 bees | det |
| 215 | bees | bee | NOUN | Number=Plur | 217 singing | nsubj |
| 216 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 217 singing | punct |
| 217 | singing | sing | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 200 lifts | advcl |
| 218 | sip | sip | NOUN | Number=Sing | 217 singing | obj |
| 219 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 221 cups | det |
| 220 | sweet | sweet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 221 cups | amod |
| 221 | cups | cup | NOUN | Number=Plur | 217 singing | obj |
| 222 | of | of | ADP | _ | 224 blossoms | case |
| 223 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 224 blossoms | det |
| 224 | blossoms | blossom | NOUN | Number=Plur | 221 cups | nmod |
| 225 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 afar | punct |
Pragmatics
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cover | participle | vine compound | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | linger | participle | the wanderer not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | ripple | past | clover | clover not said here | vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location clover=Theme | ||||
| 4 | wave | past | clover not said here | in the breeze | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in breeze=Theme | ||||
| 5 | hum | participle | the honey bees not said here | the blossoms | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in blossom=Location | ||||
| 6 | leap down | gerund | the impetuous Rhone not said here | the Switzerland mountains | down property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from mountain=Trajectory | |||
| 7 | lip | participle | silver compound | tree rules | |||||
| 8 | flow | gerund | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 9 | meeting | tree rules | |||||||
| 10 | kiss | infinitive | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 11 | commingle | infinitive | together property | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 12 | wind | gerund | by vineyards and leas; by the orchards of fig trees and olives; down property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme by vineyard=Source by orchard=Trajectory | |||||
| 13 | gem | participle | sapphire blue seas of the glorious Greeks and the Romans | the vine; there | Aye obl; island compound | tree rules | |||
| 14 | cover | participle | the vine not said here | shore | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shore=Destination | ||||
| 15 | mi | past | the impetuous Rhone | the mulberry trees Dwelt Rhone's eyed Flore and the olives | with Flore's hair like a wheat field at harvest; Flore's cheeks like the glow of the morning obl | tree rules | |||
| 16 | toss | participle | the impetuous Rhone not said here | by the breeze | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by breeze=Destination | ||||
| 17 | ere | past | the honey bees | tree rules | |||||
| 18 | lift | present | the sun | Rhone's brow | the billows | the clover fields obl | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent brow=Theme from billow=Destination | ||
| 19 | sing speech: express | gerund | the bees | sip | the sweet cups of the blossoms obj | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent sip=Beneficiary cup=Theme | |||
| 21 | glow | the morning | nom glow «state 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.
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