--- title: One eve, what time The setting sun levell’d through holly brakes Unn… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: One eve, what time The setting sun levell’d through holly brakes Unnumbered dagger-points of jewel’d light And ’neath the oak-stem burned a golden spot, Leagh, standing near his couch, reproached him thus; ‘In time of old the greatness of thy spirit Had ever strength to salve thy corporal griefs: Bu --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/20/) [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/) / 20 # The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 14, sentence 20 One eve, what time The setting sun levell’d through holly brakes Unnumbered dagger-points of jewel’d light And ’neath the oak-stem burned a golden spot, Leagh, standing near his couch, reproached him thus; ‘In time of old the greatness of thy spirit Had ever strength to salve thy corporal griefs: But now through coward heart thou makest no fight, Dying as old men die.’ **Who acts:** setting sun, One eve, oak stem, greatness, thou, old men · **What happens:** levell, ', brake, burn, stand, reproach · **To what, where:** setting sun, holly, Unnumbered dagger points, golden spot, couch, stem 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 (setting sun, One eve, oak stem, greatness), 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:pg78491:14:22 # text = One eve, what time The setting sun levell’d through holly brakes Unnumbered dagger-points of jewel’d light And ’neath the oak-stem burned a golden spot, Leagh, standing near his couch, reproached him thus; ‘In time of old the greatness of thy spirit Had ever strength to salve thy corporal griefs: But now through coward heart thou makest no fight, Dying as old men die.’ 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 eve eve NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 what what DET WDT PronType=Int 5 det _ _ 5 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl:unmarked _ _ 6 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 setting setting NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 9 levell levell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ’d ' VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl _ _ 11 through through ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 holly holly NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 13 brakes brake VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 Unnumbered unnumbered ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 15 dagger dagger NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 points point NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 jewel jewel NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ’d 'd ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 light light NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 22 And and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 ’ ' VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 neath neath SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 26 oak oak NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 27 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 26 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 28 stem stem NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 29 burned burn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 23 ccomp _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 31 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 amod _ _ 32 spot spot NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 33 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 34 Leagh Leagh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 appos _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 36 standing stand VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 29 advcl _ _ 37 near near ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 couch couch NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 41 reproached reproach VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 42 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 obj _ _ 43 thus thus ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 44 ; ; PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 49 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 In in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 conj _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 greatness greatness NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nmod _ _ 55 Had have VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 49 parataxis _ _ 56 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 57 advmod _ _ 57 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 58 to to PART TO _ 59 mark _ _ 59 salve salve VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 acl _ _ 60 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 62 nmod:poss _ _ 61 corporal corporal NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 compound _ _ 62 griefs grief NOUN NNS Number=Plur 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 63 : : PUNCT : _ 70 punct _ _ 64 But but CCONJ CC _ 70 cc _ _ 65 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 70 advmod _ _ 66 through through ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 67 coward coward ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 amod _ _ 68 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 obl _ _ 69 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 70 nsubj _ _ 70 makest make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 71 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 72 det _ _ 72 fight fight NOUN NN Number=Sing 70 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 73 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 74 Dying die VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 70 advcl _ _ 75 as as SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 76 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 77 amod _ _ 77 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 78 nsubj _ _ 78 die die VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 74 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 79 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 80 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **levell** | present | the setting sun *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **'** | participle | | the setting sun *not said here* | | holly | | | tree rules | | 3 | **brake** | present | One eve | Unnumbered dagger points of jewel ’d light | | | time | the setting sun *nsubj* | tree rules | | 4 | **'** | present | One eve *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **burn** | past | the oak stem | a golden spot | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent spot=Theme | | 6 | **stand** | gerund | the oak stem *not said here* | | | stem's couch | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent near couch=Location | | 7 | **reproach** | past | the oak stem *not said here* | stem | | | | thus *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | | 8 | **have** | past | the greatness of thy spirit | strength | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Patient | | 9 | **salve** | to-infinitive | the greatness of thy spirit *not said here* | thy corporal griefs | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent grief=Destination | | 10 | **make** | present | thou | no fight | | coward heart | now | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset fight=Product | | 11 | **die** | gerund | thou *not said here* | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 12 | **die** | present | old men | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 13 | **point** | | | jewel ’d light | | | | | nom point «cognition 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 19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/19/) - next →: [sentence 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/21/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/14/)