--- title: Then, standing on the marge wan-cheeked, wide-eyed, As near they dre… — The foray of Queen Meave, and other legends of I… · tree and pragmatics description: Then, standing on the marge wan-cheeked, wide-eyed, As near they drew, awe-struck and wondering, Therewith she smote their golden heads, and cried, ‘Fly hence, ye pale-faced children of the king! Who acts: looks, Druid, ye. 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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 (looks, Druid, ye), 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:pg78491:8:65 # text = Then, standing on the marge wan-cheeked, wide-eyed, As near they drew, awe-struck and wondering, Therewith she smote their golden heads, and cried, ‘Fly hence, ye pale-faced children of the king! 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 standing stand VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 marge marge NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 wan wan ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 cheeked cheek VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl:relcl _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 11 wide wide ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 11 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 13 eyed eyed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 As as SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 16 near near ADP IN _ 18 mark _ _ 17 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 18 drew draw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ SpaceAfter=No 19 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 20 awe awe NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 21 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 20 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 22 struck strike VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 conj _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 wondering wonder VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 22 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 Therewith therewith ADV RB _ 28 advmod _ _ 27 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 smote smite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 parataxis _ _ 29 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 30 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 heads head NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 32 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 34 cried cry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 28 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 ‘ ' PUNCT `` _ 37 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 37 Fly fly VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 34 advcl _ _ 38 hence hence ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 39 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 40 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 44 nsubj _ _ 41 pale pale ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 43 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 42 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 41 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 43 faced faced ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obl _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 48 ! ! PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | gerund | | | | the marge | then | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on marge=Location | | 2 | **cheek** | participle | | the marge *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **draw** | past | looks *= look* | | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **strike** | participle | looks *= look* *not said here* | | | | | awe *compound* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund | looks *= look* *not said here* | | | | | | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **smite** | past | Druid | looks's golden heads | | | | therewith *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus head=Experiencer | | 7 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Druid *not said here* | | | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **fly** | infinitive | Druid *not said here* | | | | | hence *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **child** | | ye | | | | | of the king | tree rules | 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 64](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/8/64/) - next →: [sentence 66](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/8/66/) - ↑ back to [Opening, part 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg78491/8/)