--- title: The August morn Had trailed already on the stony floor Its fiery bea… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: 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- --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [The foray of Queen Meave, and other le…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/) / [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/) / 17 # 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 {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = book:pg78491:11:19 # text = 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. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 August August PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 morn morn NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 Had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 trailed trail VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 already already ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 stony stony ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 11 Its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 12 fiery fiery ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 beam beam NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 14 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 5 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 laughing laugh VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 18 Ailill Ailill PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 woke wake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 20 : : PUNCT : _ 22 punct _ _ 21 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ _ 22 woke wake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 awakened awaken VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 conj _ _ 25 by by ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 29 nsubj _ _ 29 shook shake VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 acl:relcl _ _ 30 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 compound _ _ 32 dews dew NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 obj _ _ 33 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 Fionbannah Fionbannah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 37 ’s 's PART POS _ 36 case _ _ 38 roar roar NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 40 That that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 44 nsubj _ _ 41 snow snow NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 Bull bull NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 wonder wonder NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 appos _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 52 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 55 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 54 born bear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 55 amod _ _ 55 amid amid NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 conj _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 lowlands lowland NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 obj _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 61 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 62 Yet yet CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 63 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 64 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 conj _ _ 65 to to ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 66 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 67 , , PUNCT , _ 70 punct _ _ 68 o’er o'er NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 69 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 68 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 70 leaped leap VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 66 acl:relcl _ _ 71 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 72 nmod:poss _ _ 72 bound bound NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 obj _ _ 73 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 74 roamed roam VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 75 Thenceforth thenceforth ADV RB _ 74 advmod _ _ 76 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 77 leaner lean ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 78 amod _ _ 78 pastures pasture NOUN NNS Number=Plur 74 obj _ _ 79 of of ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 82 , , PUNCT , _ 85 punct _ _ 83 For for ADP IN _ 85 case _ _ 84 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 85 det _ _ 85 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 86 , , PUNCT , _ 90 punct _ _ 87 that that SCONJ IN _ 90 mark _ _ 88 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 89 nmod:poss _ _ 89 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 90 nsubj _ _ 90 scorned scorn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 22 conj _ _ 91 to to PART TO _ 92 mark _ _ 92 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 90 xcomp _ _ 93 In in ADP IN _ 95 case _ _ 94 female female ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 95 amod _ _ 95 vassalage vassalage NOUN NN Number=Sing 92 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 96 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#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. - ← previous: [sentence 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/16/) - next →: [sentence 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/18/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/11/)