--- title: On the chariot’s floor He marked those brazen balls, the sport that… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: On the chariot’s floor He marked those brazen balls, the sport that time Of men way-faring, snatched them up, tossed high While yet careering round the blood-stained field, Then caught them as they fell:--a glittering ring They girt that glittering head. Who acts: mirth, balls. 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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 (mirth, balls), 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:pg78491:15:270 # text = On the chariot’s floor He marked those brazen balls, the sport that time Of men way-faring, snatched them up, tossed high While yet careering round the blood-stained field, Then caught them as they fell:--a glittering ring They girt that glittering head. 1 On on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 chariot chariot NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 ’s 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 6 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 marked mark VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 those that DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 9 brazen brazen ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 balls ball NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sport sport NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ _ 14 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 15 det _ _ 15 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 appos _ _ 16 Of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ _ 18 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 19 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 18 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 20 faring faring NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 snatched snatch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 23 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 up up ADP RP _ 22 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 26 tossed toss VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 parataxis _ _ 27 high high ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 xcomp _ _ 28 While while SCONJ IN _ 30 mark _ _ 29 yet yet ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 30 careering career VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 26 advcl _ _ 31 round round ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 33 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 34 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 33 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 35 stained stain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 36 amod _ _ 36 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 39 advmod _ _ 39 caught catch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 40 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 as as SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 42 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 44 : : PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 45 -- -- PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 46 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 47 glittering glitter VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 48 amod _ _ 48 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 49 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 girt girt VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 parataxis _ _ 51 that that SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 52 glittering glitter VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 50 advcl _ _ 53 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 54 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mark** | past | mirth | that brazen balls and the sport | | the chariot's floor | | | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent ball=Theme on floor=Destination | | 2 | **snatch up** | past | mirth *not said here* | balls *= ball* | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 3 | **toss** | participle | | | | | | high *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **career** | gerund | | | | | yet | round the stained field | tree rules | | 5 | **stain** | participle | | | | | | blood *compound* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **catch** | past | mirth *not said here* | balls *= ball* | | | then | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | | 7 | **fall** | past | balls *= ball* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **glitter** | gerund | | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **girt** | present | balls *= ball* | a glittering ring | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **glitter** | gerund | balls *= ball* *not said here* | head | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent head=Theme | 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 267](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/267/) - next →: [sentence 269](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/269/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/15/)