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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 (Naisi, lit, steps, Deirdré), 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:pg78491:6:28 # text = There Naisi found her ’neath a yew-tree old, Shivering; and she his steps approaching knew Though sleeping still; and through the moonlight cold T’wards him stretched forth her hand so kind and true; And, ‘What, O what is this,’ he said, ‘My Queen?’ 1 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 3 expl _ _ 2 Naisi Naisi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 found find VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 6 neath neath ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 yew yew NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 10 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 11 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 Shivering shiver VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 16 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 steps step NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ _ 19 approaching approach VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 18 acl _ _ 20 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 21 Though though SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 22 sleeping sleep VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 20 ccomp _ _ 23 still still ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ; ; PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 26 through through ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 moonlight moonlight NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 29 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 T’wards T'wards PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 appos _ _ 31 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nmod _ _ 32 stretched stretch VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 33 forth forth ADV RB _ 32 advmod _ _ 34 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 36 so so ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 kind kind ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 advcl _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 40 ; ; PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 41 And and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 42 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 43 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 44 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 53 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 O of ADP IN Abbr=Yes 47 case _ _ 47 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 44 nmod _ _ 48 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 49 cop _ _ 49 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 47 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 51 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 44 punct _ _ 52 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 53 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 54 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 55 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 57 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 56 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 53 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 58 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 59 ’ ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past | Naisi | lit | | there | | neath a yew tree | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic | | 2 | **shiver** | gerund | Naisi *not said here* | | | | | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **step** | | lit | | | | | Deirdré *nmod:poss* | tree rules | | 4 | **approach** | gerund | Deirdré's steps *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **know** | past | Deirdré's steps | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **sleep** | gerund | | | | | still | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **stretch** | past | | lit's hand | | the moonlight | | forth *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hand=Patient | | 8 | **is a** | present | | this | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Deirdré | | | | | What *obj*; My Queen *ccomp* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | 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 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/6/26/) - next →: [sentence 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/6/28/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/6/)