--- title: Three times with muttered spell he waved that wand, Filling the air… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: Three times with muttered spell he waved that wand, Filling the air with visions of dismay: That hour through Conor’s host, and far beyond, Usnach’s brave clan had carved its desperate way; Yet, galled and broken, hung upon their rear That Bonacht swarm. Who acts: hand. 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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 (hand), 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:pg78491:7:52 # text = Three times with muttered spell he waved that wand, Filling the air with visions of dismay: That hour through Conor’s host, and far beyond, Usnach’s brave clan had carved its desperate way; Yet, galled and broken, hung upon their rear That Bonacht swarm. 1 Three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl:unmarked _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 muttered mutter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 spell spell NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 6 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 7 waved wave VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 9 wand wand NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 11 Filling fill VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 with with ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 15 visions vision NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obl _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 dismay dismay NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 18 : : PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 19 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 20 det _ _ 20 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 parataxis _ _ 21 through through ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 22 Conor Conor PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 23 ’s 's PART POS _ 22 case _ _ 24 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 27 far far ADV RB Degree=Pos 28 advmod _ _ 28 beyond beyond ADV RB _ 35 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 30 Usnach Usnach PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 31 ’s 's PART POS _ 30 case _ _ 32 brave brave ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 clan clan NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nsubj:pass _ _ 34 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 35 carved carve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 parataxis _ _ 36 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 37 desperate desperate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 39 ; ; PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ _ 40 Yet yet ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 41 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 42 galled gall VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 conj _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 hung hang VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 42 conj _ _ 47 upon upon ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 rear rear NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 50 That that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 52 det _ _ 51 Bonacht Bonacht PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 compound _ _ 52 swarm swarm NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 53 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mutter** *speech: assert* | participle | | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wave** | past | hand | that wand | | Conor's host | time | with muttered spell | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wand=Patient | | 3 | **fill** | gerund | hand *not said here* | the air | | | | with visions of dismay | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent air=Patient with vision=Instrument | | 4 | **carve** | past · perfect · passive | | Usnach's brave clan | | | | wand's desperate way *obl*; beyond *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 5 | **gall** | participle | hand *not said here* | | | | yet | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **break** | participle | hand *not said here* | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 7 | **hang** | participle | hand *not said here* | that Bonacht swarm | | hosts's rear | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon rear=Location | 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 51](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/7/51/) - next →: [sentence 53](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/7/53/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/7/)