--- title: ‘I charge thee too from Alba’s coast returned To land at Barach’s ca… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: ‘I charge thee too from Alba’s coast returned To land at Barach’s castle in the north;-- There shall thy monarch’s further will be learned:’ Then Fergus pledged his word, and issued forth: But Conor beckoned Barach from the feast; Then long time stood a-gazing north and east. 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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 (I, Fergus, Conor, long time), 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:pg78491:5:46 # text = ‘I charge thee too from Alba’s coast returned To land at Barach’s castle in the north;-- There shall thy monarch’s further will be learned:’ Then Fergus pledged his word, and issued forth: But Conor beckoned Barach from the feast; Then long time stood a-gazing north and east. 1 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 charge charge VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 advcl _ _ 4 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 iobj _ _ 5 too too ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 Alba Alba PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ’s 's PART POS _ 7 case _ _ 9 coast coast NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 10 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 11 To to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 land land VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 xcomp _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 Barach Barach PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ’s 's PART POS _ 14 case _ _ 16 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 north north NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 21 -- -- PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 22 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 30 expl _ _ 23 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 24 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 25 nmod:poss _ _ 25 monarch monarch NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 26 ’s 's PART POS _ 25 case _ _ 27 further further NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj:pass _ _ 28 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 29 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 learned learn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 31 : : PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 32 ’ ' PUNCT NFP _ 30 punct _ _ 33 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 35 advmod _ _ 34 Fergus Fergus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 35 pledged pledge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 advcl _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 40 issued issue VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 conj _ _ 41 forth forth ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 : : PUNCT : _ 45 punct _ _ 43 But but CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 Conor Conor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nsubj _ _ 45 beckoned beckon VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 46 Barach Barach PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 47 from from ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 54 punct _ _ 51 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 54 advmod _ _ 52 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 53 amod _ _ 53 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 nsubj _ _ 54 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 30 conj _ _ 55 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 58 det _ SpaceAfter=No 56 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 55 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 57 gazing gaze VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 58 amod _ _ 58 north north NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obj _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 60 east east NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 61 . . PUNCT . _ 30 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **charge** | present | I | | thee | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location thou=Theme | | 2 | **return** | past | I *not said here* | | | Alba's coast | | | tree rules | | 3 | **land** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | Barach's castle in the north | | | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **learn** | shall · future · passive | | thy monarch's further | | there | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 5 | **pledge** | past | Fergus | Fergus's word | | | then | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent word=Theme | | 6 | **issue** | participle | | | | | | forth *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **beckon** | past | Conor | Barach | | the feast | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barach=Patient | | 8 | **stand** | past | long time | a gazing north and east | | | then | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer north=Stimulus | | 9 | **gaze** | gerund | | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **word** | | Fergus | | | | | | nom word «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 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/45/) - next →: [sentence 47](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/47/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/)