--- title: She saw the victory’s prelude and no more; Half-way ’twixt ocean mar… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: She saw the victory’s prelude and no more; Half-way ’twixt ocean marge and mountain crest Where sleep the Great Ones of the days of yore Early she made her venerable rest, And holds, well-pleased, an ever-spreading fame, Sealing a mighty people with her name. Who acts: wave, victory. 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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 (wave, victory), 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:pg78491:3:55 # text = She saw the victory’s prelude and no more; Half-way ’twixt ocean marge and mountain crest Where sleep the Great Ones of the days of yore Early she made her venerable rest, And holds, well-pleased, an ever-spreading fame, Sealing a mighty people with her name. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 victory victory NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ’s 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 prelude prelude NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 9 det _ _ 9 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 ; ; PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 11 Half Half PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ _ 14 ’ ' ADP GW Typo=Yes 17 case _ SpaceAfter=No 15 twixt twixt X ADD _ 14 goeswith _ _ 16 ocean ocean NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ _ 17 marge marge NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 19 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 compound _ _ 20 crest crest NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 conj _ _ 21 Where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 22 advmod _ _ 22 sleep sleep VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 acl:relcl _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 Great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 Ones One PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 22 obj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 30 yore yore NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ _ 31 Early early ADV RB Degree=Pos 33 advmod _ _ 32 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 acl:relcl _ _ 34 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ _ 35 venerable venerable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 37 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 38 And and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 holds hold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 well well ADV RB Degree=Pos 43 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 pleased pleased ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 39 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 44 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 45 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 46 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 48 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 47 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 46 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 48 spreading spread VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 49 amod _ _ 49 fame fame NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 51 Sealing seal VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 39 advcl _ _ 52 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 53 mighty mighty ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 54 amod _ _ 54 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 51 obj _ _ 55 with with ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 58 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | wave | the victory's prelude | | | | Half way ' ocean marge and mountain crest *parataxis* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer prelude=Stimulus | | 2 | **sleep** | present | | the Great Ones of the days of yore | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme | | 3 | **make** | past | wave | wave's venerable rest | | | | early *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Product | | 4 | **hold** | present | | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **spread** | gerund | | | | | ever | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **seal** | gerund | | a mighty people | | | | with wave's name | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent people=Patient with name=Instrument | | 7 | **prelude** | | the victory | | | | | | nom prelude «event transitive»: poss=agent | | 8 | **name** | | wave | | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: 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 54](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/54/) - next →: [sentence 56](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/56/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/3/)