--- title: Then Deirdré inly said; ‘We go to die:’ Death-pale she stood, yet sp… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: Then Deirdré inly said; ‘We go to die:’ Death-pale she stood, yet spake no further word; Their promise pledged, albeit unwittingly, The worst that might befall them she preferred To treason’s semblance and a vow forsworn: She spread the feast; westward they sailed ere morn. 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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 (Deirdré, We, promise, Lords), 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:pg78491:5:90 # text = Then Deirdré inly said; ‘We go to die:’ Death-pale she stood, yet spake no further word; Their promise pledged, albeit unwittingly, The worst that might befall them she preferred To treason’s semblance and a vow forsworn: She spread the feast; westward they sailed ere morn. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 4 advmod _ _ 2 Deirdré Deirdré PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 inly inly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 6 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 We we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 go go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 : : PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ’ ' PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ _ 13 Death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 14 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 pale pale ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ 16 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 yet yet CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 spake speak VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 17 parataxis _ _ 21 no no ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 22 further further ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 25 Their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 promise promise NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ _ 27 pledged pledge VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 28 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 29 albeit albeit SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 30 unwittingly unwittingly ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 32 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 worst bad ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 27 obj _ _ 34 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 36 nsubj _ _ 35 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 36 aux _ _ 36 befall befall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 acl:relcl _ _ 37 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 preferred prefer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 ccomp _ _ 40 To to ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 41 treason treason NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 42 ’s 's PART POS _ 41 case _ _ 43 semblance semblance NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 45 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 vow vow NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 conj _ _ 47 forsworn forswear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 46 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 : : PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 49 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 spread spread VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 51 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 52 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 53 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 54 westward westward ADV RB _ 56 advmod _ _ 55 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 sailed sail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 50 conj _ _ 57 ere ere ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 amod _ _ 58 morn morn NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 59 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Deirdré | | | | then | inly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **go** | present | We | | | | | | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **die** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 4 | **stand** | past | Deirdré | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | | further word | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **pledge** | past | Lords's promise | the worst | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent bad=Theme | | 7 | **befall** | might | | Lords *= lord* | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **prefer** | past | promise | | | | | to treason's semblance and a vow | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 9 | **forswear** | participle | | a vow *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **spread** | past | promise | the feast | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location feast=Theme | | 11 | **sail** | past | Lords *= lord* | ere morn | | | | westward *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme morn=Trajectory | | 12 | **promise** | | Lords *= lord* | | | | | | nom promise «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 89](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/89/) - next →: [sentence 91](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/91/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/5/)