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title: The best news that I have for you," said the hardy hero, "is that Co… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: The best news that I have for you," said the hardy hero, "is that Connachar, King of Ulster, is setting forth a great sumptuous feast to his friends and kinspeople throughout the wide extent of Erin all, and he has vowed by the earth beneath him, by the high heaven above him, and by the sun that wen
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# Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Deirdre, sentence 110

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The best news that I have for you," said the hardy hero, "is that Connachar, King of Ulster, is setting forth a great sumptuous feast to his friends and kinspeople throughout the wide extent of Erin all, and he has vowed by the earth beneath him, by the high heaven above him, and by the sun that wends to the west, that he will have no rest by day nor sleep by night if the sons of Uisnech, the sons of his own father's brother, will not come back to the land of their home and the soil of their nativity, and to the feast likewise, and he has sent us on embassy to invite you."

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**Who acts:** I, best news, hardy hero, news, sun, sons · **What happens:** have, say, be, set, vow, wend · **To what, where:** best news, Connachar, great sumptuous feast, wide extent, west, rest · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, The Story of Deirdre. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, best news, hardy hero, news), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Parsed by Mova, not checked by a teacher.** This tree is Mova's own parse (the `en` model, on the CPU, when the site is built); it may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg7885:13:110
# text = The best news that I have for you," said the hardy hero, "is that Connachar, King of Ulster, is setting forth a great sumptuous feast to his friends and kinspeople throughout the wide extent of Erin all, and he has vowed by the earth beneath him, by the high heaven above him, and by the sun that wends to the west, that he will have no rest by day nor sleep by night if the sons of Uisnech, the sons of his own father's brother, will not come back to the land of their home and the soil of their nativity, and to the feast likewise, and he has sent us on embassy to invite you."
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
11	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	hardy	hardy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	Connachar	Connachar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Ulster	Ulster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
27	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
29	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
30	sumptuous	sumptuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
32	to	to	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	34	nmod:poss	_	_
34	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	nmod	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	kinspeople	kinspeople	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	conj	_	_
37	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
39	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
41	of	of	ADP	IN	_	42	case	_	_
42	Erin	Erin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	nmod	_	_
43	all	all	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
45	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	48	cc	_	_
46	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	48	nsubj	_	_
47	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	48	aux	_	_
48	vowed	vow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	75	advcl	_	_
49	by	by	ADP	IN	_	51	case	_	_
50	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	51	det	_	_
51	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obl	_	_
52	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
53	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	51	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
54	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
55	by	by	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	58	det	_	_
57	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	advcl	_	_
59	above	above	ADP	IN	_	60	case	_	_
60	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
62	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	65	cc	_	_
63	by	by	ADP	IN	_	65	case	_	_
64	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	65	det	_	_
65	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	48	obl	_	_
66	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	67	nsubj	_	_
67	wends	wend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	65	acl:relcl	_	_
68	to	to	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
69	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
70	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	67	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	75	punct	_	_
72	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	75	mark	_	_
73	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	75	nsubj	_	_
74	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	75	aux	_	_
75	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	parataxis	_	_
76	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	77	det	_	_
77	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obj	_	_
78	by	by	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
79	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obl	_	_
80	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	81	cc	_	_
81	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	conj	_	_
82	by	by	ADP	IN	_	83	case	_	_
83	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obl	_	_
84	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	101	mark	_	_
85	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
86	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	101	nsubj	_	_
87	of	of	ADP	IN	_	88	case	_	_
88	Uisnech	Uisnech	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	86	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	91	punct	_	_
90	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	91	det	_	_
91	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	88	appos	_	_
92	of	of	ADP	IN	_	97	case	_	_
93	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	95	nmod:poss	_	_
94	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	95	amod	_	_
95	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	97	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
96	's	's	PART	POS	_	95	case	_	_
97	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	91	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
98	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	86	punct	_	_
99	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	101	aux	_	_
100	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	101	advmod	_	_
101	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	75	advcl	_	_
102	back	back	ADV	RB	_	101	advmod	_	_
103	to	to	ADP	IN	_	105	case	_	_
104	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	105	det	_	_
105	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	101	obl	_	_
106	of	of	ADP	IN	_	108	case	_	_
107	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	108	nmod:poss	_	_
108	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	nmod	_	_
109	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	111	cc	_	_
110	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	111	det	_	_
111	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	105	conj	_	_
112	of	of	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
113	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	114	nmod:poss	_	_
114	nativity	nativity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	111	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
115	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	119	punct	_	_
116	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	119	cc	_	_
117	to	to	ADP	IN	_	119	case	_	_
118	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	119	det	_	_
119	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	ccomp	_	_
120	likewise	likewise	ADV	RB	_	119	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
121	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	125	punct	_	_
122	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	125	cc	_	_
123	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	125	nsubj	_	_
124	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	125	aux	_	_
125	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	ccomp	_	_
126	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	125	iobj	_	_
127	on	on	ADP	IN	_	128	case	_	_
128	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	125	obl	_	_
129	to	to	PART	TO	_	130	mark	_	_
130	invite	invite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	125	advcl	_	_
131	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	130	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
132	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	125	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
133	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	125	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | I | the best news |  |  |  | for you | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | past | the best news |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the hardy hero | Connachar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **set** | present · progressive | the best news *not said here* | a great sumptuous feast |  | the wide extent of Erin |  | to news's friends and kinspeople; all, forth *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent feast=Theme throughout extent=Destination |
| 5 | **vow** | present · perfect | news |  |  |  |  | by the earth beneath Connachar; by the sun | tree rules |
| 6 | **wend** | present | the sun |  |  | the west |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to west=Destination |
| 7 | **have** | future | news | no rest |  |  | day; night |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rest=Patient |
| 8 | **not** **come back** *a condition, not said to happen* | future | the sons of Uisnech |  |  | the land of heroes's home and the soil of heroes's nativity |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to land=Initial\_Location |
| 9 | **send** | present · perfect | son |  | us | embassy |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 10 | **invite** | to-infinitive | son *not said here* |  | you |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Recipient |
| 11 | **extend** |  |  | Erin |  |  |  |  | nom extent «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 12 | **soil** |  |  | heroes's nativity |  |  |  |  | nom soil «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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.

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**Text:** «Celtic Fairy Tales» by Joseph Jacobs, Project Gutenberg book 7885 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order.

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