--- title: But many a century later Uladh’s sons Rose up and said; ‘Great scorn… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: But many a century later Uladh’s sons Rose up and said; ‘Great scorn it is and wrong Yon stranger’s grave should gaze on Eman’s towers:’ Then bore they forth those relics once so fair With funeral rites revered and Pagan dirge, And laid them by the loud-resounding sea, And o’er them raised a cairn: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/163/) [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 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/) / 163 # The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 14, sentence 163 But many a century later Uladh’s sons Rose up and said; ‘Great scorn it is and wrong Yon stranger’s grave should gaze on Eman’s towers:’ Then bore they forth those relics once so fair With funeral rites revered and Pagan dirge, And laid them by the loud-resounding sea, And o’er them raised a cairn: and, age on age, As sighed the sea-wind past it shepherds said ‘It whispers soft that sad word, Finobar!’ **Who acts:** sons, battle, Great scorn, scorn, As · **What happens:** rise up, say, be, gaze, bear, revere · **To what, where:** grave, scorn, cairn, age · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is a sentence of «The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age» by Aubrey De Vere, Opening, part 14. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (sons, battle, Great scorn, scorn), 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:pg78491:14:165 # text = But many a century later Uladh’s sons Rose up and said; ‘Great scorn it is and wrong Yon stranger’s grave should gaze on Eman’s towers:’ Then bore they forth those relics once so fair With funeral rites revered and Pagan dirge, And laid them by the loud-resounding sea, And o’er them raised a cairn: and, age on age, As sighed the sea-wind past it shepherds said ‘It whispers soft that sad word, Finobar!’ 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 2 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 century century NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl:unmarked _ _ 5 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ _ 6 Uladh Uladh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 ’s 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 9 Rose rise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 10 up up ADP RP _ 9 compound:prt _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ; ; PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 14 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 Great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 scorn scorn NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ _ 17 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 18 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 cop _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 20 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 21 Yon Yon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 compound _ _ 22 stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ’s 's PART POS _ 22 case _ _ 24 grave grave NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 acl:relcl _ _ 25 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 26 aux _ _ 26 gaze gaze VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 27 on on ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 28 Eman Eman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 29 ’s 's PART POS _ 28 case _ _ 30 towers tower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 : : PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ’ ' PUNCT NFP _ 34 punct _ _ 33 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 34 advmod _ _ 34 bore bear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 35 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 36 forth forth ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 37 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 38 det _ _ 38 relics relic NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 nmod _ _ 39 once once ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult 41 advmod _ _ 40 so so ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 41 fair fair ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 34 advcl _ _ 42 With with ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 funeral funeral NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 compound _ _ 44 rites rite NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 obl _ _ 45 revered revere VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 csubj _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 Pagan pagan ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 48 amod _ _ 48 dirge dirge NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 49 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 50 And and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 laid lay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 52 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 obj _ _ 53 by by ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 55 loud loud ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 56 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 resounding resounding ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 59 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 60 And and CCONJ CC _ 61 cc _ _ 61 o’er o' ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 9 conj _ _ 62 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 63 nsubj _ _ 63 raised raise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 parataxis _ _ 64 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 65 det _ _ 65 cairn cairn NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 : : PUNCT : _ 74 punct _ _ 67 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 68 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 69 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obl _ _ 70 on on ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 71 age age NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 72 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 73 As As PROPN NNP Number=Sing 74 nsubj _ _ 74 sighed sigh VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 75 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 76 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 78 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 77 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 76 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 78 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 79 past past ADP IN _ 81 mark _ _ 80 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 81 nsubj _ _ 81 shepherds shepherd VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 74 advcl _ _ 82 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 81 ccomp _ _ 83 ‘ ‘ SCONJ IN _ 85 mark _ SpaceAfter=No 84 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 85 nsubj _ _ 85 whispers whisper VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 82 ccomp _ _ 86 soft soft ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 85 xcomp _ _ 87 that that SCONJ IN _ 89 mark _ _ 88 sad sad ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 89 amod _ _ 89 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 86 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 90 , , PUNCT , _ 91 punct _ _ 91 Finobar Finobar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 89 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 92 ! ! PUNCT . _ 91 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 93 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 81 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rise up** | past | Uladh's sons | | | | | late *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Uladh's sons *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** | present | battle | wrong Yon stranger's grave | | | | wrong Yon stranger *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 4 | **gaze** | should | Great scorn | | | | | on Eman's towers | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on tower=Theme | | 5 | **bear** | past | scorn | | | | then | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **revere** | past | | | | | | Pagan dirge *conj* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **lay** | past | scorn *not said here* | scorn | | | | by the loud resounding sea | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme by sea=Destination | | 8 | **raise** | past | sons *= son* | a cairn | | | | | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cairn=Theme | | 9 | **sigh** | past | As | age on age | | | | the sea wind *obj* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Topic | | 10 | **shepherd** | present | battle | | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle | battle *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 12 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | present | battle | | | | | soft *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=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:** «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 162](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/162/) - next →: [Opening, part 15, 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/1/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/)