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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 (sons, Lords, Tuatha, tribe), 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:pg78491:7:107 # text = Ere yet great Miledh’s sons to Erin came, Lords of the Gael, Milesian styled more late, An earlier tribe, Tuatha was their name, Likewise Dedannan, ruled the Isle of Fate, A tribe that knew nor clan, nor priest, nor bard, Wild as the waves, and as the sea-cliffs hard. 1 Ere ere ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 2 yet yet ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 3 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 Miledh Miledh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ’s 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Erin Erin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 Lords lord NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nsubj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 Gael Gael PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 Milesian Milesian PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 conj _ _ 17 styled style VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 parataxis _ _ 18 more more ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 19 advmod _ _ 19 late late ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 An a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 earlier early ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 23 amod _ _ 23 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 Tuatha Tuatha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ _ 26 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 cop _ _ 27 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 30 Likewise Likewise PROPN NNP Number=Sing 28 appos _ _ 31 Dedannan Dedannan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 flat _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 ruled rule VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 Isle Isle PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 36 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 Fate Fate PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 appos _ _ 41 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 42 nsubj _ _ 42 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 40 acl:relcl _ _ 43 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 44 cc _ _ 44 clan clan NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 47 cc _ _ 47 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 50 cc _ _ 50 bard bard NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 51 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 52 Wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 50 amod _ _ 53 as as ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 waves wave NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 56 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 57 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 58 as as ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 60 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 61 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 60 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 62 cliffs cliff NOUN NNS Number=Plur 63 obl _ _ 63 hard hard ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 64 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | great Miledh's sons to Erin | a earlier tribe and tribe's name | | | yet | bard *parataxis* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **style** | past | Lords of the Gael and Milesian | | | | | late *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** | past | Tuatha | tribe's name | | | | tribe *nmod:poss*; Likewise *appos* | tree rules | | 4 | **rule** | past | great Miledh's sons to Erin *not said here* | the Isle of Fate | | | | priest *obl* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent isle=Result | | 5 | **know** | past | a tribe | clan | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer clan=Stimulus | 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 102](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/7/102/) - next →: [sentence 104](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/7/104/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/7/)