--- title: One morn as on their glories he descanted, ‘Where are they now?’ his… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: One morn as on their glories he descanted, ‘Where are they now?’ his wondering listener said; Then silent stood, like shape to stone enchanted: But when he answered sadly, ‘They are dead,’ She bounded t’ward the on-wavering butterfly, And cried, ‘At least he lives; and so do I!’ Who acts: One morn, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/26/) [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 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/) / 26 # The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of Ireland's heroic age, Opening, part 3, sentence 26 One morn as on their glories he descanted, ‘Where are they now?’ his wondering listener said; Then silent stood, like shape to stone enchanted: But when he answered sadly, ‘They are dead,’ She bounded t’ward the on-wavering butterfly, And cried, ‘At least he lives; and so do I!’ **Who acts:** One morn, stone, silent, listener, Ogham, I · **What happens:** descant, be, wonder, say, stand, enchant · **To what, where:** glories, least · **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 3. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (One morn, stone, silent, listener), 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:pg78491:3:26 # text = One morn as on their glories he descanted, ‘Where are they now?’ his wondering listener said; Then silent stood, like shape to stone enchanted: But when he answered sadly, ‘They are dead,’ She bounded t’ward the on-wavering butterfly, And cried, ‘At least he lives; and so do I!’ 1 One one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 morn morn NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 as as ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 glories glory NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obl _ _ 7 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 descanted descant VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 Where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 8 advmod _ _ 12 are be VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 ccomp _ _ 13 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 14 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 20 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 18 wondering wonder VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 19 amod _ _ 19 listener listener NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 20 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 advcl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ; ; PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 23 advmod _ _ 23 silent silent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 nsubj _ _ 24 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 like like ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 to to ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ _ 30 enchanted enchant VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 31 : : PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 32 But but CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 33 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 35 advmod _ _ 34 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 36 sadly sadly ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 39 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 40 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 41 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 ’ ' CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 bounded bound VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 conj _ _ 46 t’ward t'ward ADV RB _ 51 advmod _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 48 on on ADP IN _ 51 case _ SpaceAfter=No 49 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 48 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 50 wavering waver VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 51 amod _ _ 51 butterfly butterfly NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 52 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 53 And and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 56 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 At at ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 least least ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 60 obl _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 60 lives live VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 ; ; PUNCT : _ 64 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 63 so so ADV RB _ 64 advmod _ _ 64 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 35 parataxis _ _ 65 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 64 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 66 ! ! PUNCT . _ 64 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 67 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 35 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **descant** | past | One morn | | | stone's glories | | morn *nsubj* | tree rules | | 2 | **be** | present | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund | | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | stone | | | | now | morn's wondering listener *nsubj* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **stand** | past | silent | | | | | like shape | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **enchant** | past | stone | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | listener | | | | | sadly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **is** | present | stone | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 9 | **bound** | past | Ogham | | | | | on the wavering butterfly | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on butterfly=Trajectory | | 10 | **waver** | gerund | | | | | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Ogham *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **live** | present | listener | | | least | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at least=Location | | 13 | **do** | present | I | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **glory** | | stone | | | | | | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=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 25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/25/) - next →: [sentence 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/27/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/)