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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 (king, brave man), 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:pg78491:6:74 # text = Thus mused the king: but while he sat at meat And, later, when the wine had fired his blood, The thought of Deirdré’s face, tender and sweet, Too bright to fade, star-like before him stood: And loud he cried: ‘Sits any brave man here Who dreads not death, and holds King Conor dear? 1 Thus thus ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 mused muse VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 6 but but CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 7 while while SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 And and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 14 later late ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 16 when when SCONJ WRB _ 20 mark _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 wine wine NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj:pass _ _ 19 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 fired fire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 advcl _ _ 21 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ _ 22 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 thought thought NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 conj _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 27 Deirdré Deirdré PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 28 ’s 's PART POS _ 27 case _ _ 29 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 tender tender NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 conj _ _ 32 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 33 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 34 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 35 Too too ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 36 bright bright ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 conj _ _ 37 to to PART TO _ 38 mark _ _ 38 fade fade VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 40 star star NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 41 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 40 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 42 like like ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 ccomp _ _ 43 before before SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 44 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 45 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 42 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 46 : : PUNCT : _ 48 punct _ _ 47 And and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 48 loud lou VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 45 conj _ _ 49 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 50 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 51 : : PUNCT : _ 53 punct _ _ 52 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 53 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 53 Sits sit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 ccomp _ _ 54 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 56 det _ _ 55 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 56 amod _ _ 56 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obj _ _ 57 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 56 advmod _ _ 58 Who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 59 nsubj _ _ 59 dreads dread VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 acl:relcl _ _ 60 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 59 advmod _ _ 61 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 62 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 64 holds hold VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 conj _ _ 65 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 64 obj _ _ 66 Conor Conor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 65 flat _ _ 67 dear dear ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 68 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **muse** | past | | the king | | | | thus *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **sit** | past | king | | | meat | | late *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at meat=Location | | 3 | **fire** | past · perfect · passive | | the wine | | | | king's blood and the thought of Deirdré's face and tender *obj* | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination blood=Theme | | 4 | **fade** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 5 | **stand** | past | king | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **lou** | past | king *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | king | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **sit** | present | | any brave man | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location man=Theme | | 9 | **not** **dread** | present | any brave man | death | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer death=Stimulus | | 10 | **hold** | present | | King | | | | dear *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme | | 11 | **think** | | | Deirdré's face and tender | | | | | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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 72](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/6/72/) - next →: [sentence 74](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/6/74/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/6/)