--- title: The on-rolling wheels devoured Those serried ranks; the war-steeds t… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: The on-rolling wheels devoured Those serried ranks; the war-steeds trampled down: Reached was that rampart furthest of the three; There in her war-car sat the queen; in front The Maineys seven were ranged: his sword forth flashed: Four perished of the seven. Who acts: rolling wheels, sword, Four. 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The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (rolling wheels, sword, Four), 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:pg78491:15:263 # text = The on-rolling wheels devoured Those serried ranks; the war-steeds trampled down: Reached was that rampart furthest of the three; There in her war-car sat the queen; in front The Maineys seven were ranged: his sword forth flashed: Four perished of the seven. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 2 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 rolling roll VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 amod _ _ 5 wheels wheel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 21 nsubj _ _ 6 devoured devour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 7 Those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 8 serried serry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 9 ranks rank NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 12 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 14 steeds steed NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 parataxis _ _ 15 trampled trample VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 acl _ _ 16 down down ADP RP _ 15 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 17 : : PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 18 Reached reach VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 parataxis _ _ 19 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 cop _ _ 20 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 21 nsubj _ _ 21 rampart rampart VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 22 furthest furth ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 21 obj _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 22 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ; ; PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 27 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 33 expl _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 29 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 30 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 31 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 car car NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 33 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 advcl _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 43 punct _ _ 37 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 front front NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ _ 39 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 Maineys Maineys PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 nsubj _ _ 41 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 43 nsubj:pass _ _ 42 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 43 aux:pass _ _ 43 ranged range VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 21 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 44 : : PUNCT : _ 48 punct _ _ 45 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 47 forth forth ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 48 flashed flash VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 49 : : PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 50 Four four NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 51 nsubj _ _ 51 perished perish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 . . PUNCT . _ 21 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **roll** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **devour** | participle | the rolling wheels the war steeds *not said here* | that serried ranks | | | | | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rank=Patient | | 3 | **serry** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **trample down** | participle | | the war steeds *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **reach** | participle | | | | | | | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | past | the rolling wheels the war steeds | | | | | that *nsubj*; rampart *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **sit** | past | the rolling wheels the war steeds *not said here* | the queen | | Fate's war car; there | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme in car=Location | | 8 | **range** | past · passive | | the Maineys | | front | | seven *nsubj:pass* | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | | 9 | **flash** | past | Maineys's sword | | | | | forth *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **perish** | past | Four | | | | | of the seven | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of seven=Causer | 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 260](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/260/) - next →: [sentence 262](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/262/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/)