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title: “And I, with joyful heart, thrust a black bristle through the hole o… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: “And I, with joyful heart, thrust a black bristle through the hole of the cave, and when they saw that wriggling snout, those curving tusks, that red fierce eye, the wolves fled yelping, tumbling over each other, frantic with terror; and I behind them, a wild cat for leaping, a giant for strength, a
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# Irish Fairy Tales, Chapter VII, sentence 7

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“And I, with joyful heart, thrust a black bristle through the hole of the cave, and when they saw that wriggling snout, those curving tusks, that red fierce eye, the wolves fled yelping, tumbling over each other, frantic with terror; and I behind them, a wild cat for leaping, a giant for strength, a devil for ferocity; a madness and gladness of lusty, unsparing life; a killer, a champion, a boar who could not be defied.

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**Who acts:** cave, red fierce eye, I, wild cat · **What happens:** see, wriggle, curve, flee, yelp, tumble · **To what, where:** snout, each, boar

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This is a sentence of «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Chapter VII. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (cave, red fierce eye, I, wild cat), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg2892:8:7
# text = “And I, with joyful heart, thrust a black bristle through the hole of the cave, and when they saw that wriggling snout, those curving tusks, that red fierce eye, the wolves fled yelping, tumbling over each other, frantic with terror; and I behind them, a wild cat for leaping, a giant for strength, a devil for ferocity; a madness and gladness of lusty, unsparing life; a killer, a champion, a boar who could not be defied.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	joyful	joyful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	thrust	thrust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bristle	bristle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
22	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
24	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
25	wriggling	wriggle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	23	advcl	_	_
26	snout	snout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	30	det	_	_
29	curving	curve	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	30	amod	_	_
30	tusks	tusk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
32	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	39	mark	_	_
33	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
34	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	35	amod	_	_
35	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	39	nsubj	_	_
39	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	_
40	yelping	yelp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	39	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
42	tumbling	tumble	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	40	conj	_	_
43	over	over	ADP	IN	_	44	case	_	_
44	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	42	obl	_	_
45	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
47	frantic	frantic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	conj	_	_
48	with	with	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
49	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	47	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	58	punct	_	_
51	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
52	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	58	nsubj	_	_
53	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	52	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
56	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
57	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
59	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	60	mark	_	_
60	leaping	leap	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	58	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	63	punct	_	_
62	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	63	det	_	_
63	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	parataxis	_	_
64	for	for	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
65	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
67	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	68	det	_	_
68	devil	devil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	65	appos	_	_
69	for	for	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
70	ferocity	ferocity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	68	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	73	punct	_	_
72	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	73	det	_	_
73	madness	madness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	conj	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
75	gladness	gladness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	conj	_	_
76	of	of	ADP	IN	_	80	case	_	_
77	lusty	lusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
78	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	77	punct	_	_
79	unsparing	unsparing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	80	amod	_	_
80	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
81	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	83	punct	_	_
82	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	83	det	_	_
83	killer	killer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	73	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
84	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
85	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
87	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
88	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	89	det	_	_
89	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	83	conj	_	_
90	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	94	nsubj:pass	_	_
91	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	94	aux	_	_
92	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	94	advmod	_	_
93	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	94	aux:pass	_	_
94	defied	defy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	89	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | past | cave |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **wriggle** *in a quote* | gerund | cave *not said here* | snout |  |  |  | that curving tusks *obl* | tree rules |
| 3 | **curve** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 4 | **flee** *in a quote* | past | red fierce eye |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **yelp** *in a quote* | gerund | red fierce eye *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **tumble** *in a quote* | gerund | red fierce eye *not said here* |  |  | each |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over each=Initial\_Location |
| 7 | **cat** *in a quote* |  | I |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **leap** *in a quote* | gerund | a wild cat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 9 | **not** **defy** *in a quote* | could · passive |  | a boar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

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**Text:** «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Project Gutenberg book 2892 (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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