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title: And the gallant youths, full noble, full manly, full handsome, with… — Celtic Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics
description: And the gallant youths, full noble, full manly, full handsome, with beauteous brown locks, went forth girt with battle arms fit for fierce fight and clothed with combat dress for fierce contest fit, which was burnished, bright, brilliant, bladed, blazing, on which were many pictures of beasts and bi
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# Celtic Fairy Tales, The Story of Deirdre, sentence 155

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And the gallant youths, full noble, full manly, full handsome, with beauteous brown locks, went forth girt with battle arms fit for fierce fight and clothed with combat dress for fierce contest fit, which was burnished, bright, brilliant, bladed, blazing, on which were many pictures of beasts and birds and creeping things, lions and lithe-limbed tigers, brown eagle and harrying hawk and adder fierce; and the young heroes laid low three-thirds of the company.

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**Who acts:** gallant youths, battle arms, young heroes · **What happens:** girt, fit, clothe, burnish, blade, blaze · **To what, where:** young heroes, fierce contest fit, many pictures, things, hawk, low three thirds

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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 (gallant youths, battle arms, young heroes), 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:pg7885:13:155
# text = And the gallant youths, full noble, full manly, full handsome, with beauteous brown locks, went forth girt with battle arms fit for fierce fight and clothed with combat dress for fierce contest fit, which was burnished, bright, brilliant, bladed, blazing, on which were many pictures of beasts and birds and creeping things, lions and lithe-limbed tigers, brown eagle and harrying hawk and adder fierce; and the young heroes laid low three-thirds of the company.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	gallant	gallant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	youths	youth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	noble	noble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
10	manly	manly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	beauteous	beauteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	locks	lock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
20	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	girt	girt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
23	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
26	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	ccomp	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	clothed	clothe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
32	with	with	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	_
34	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	_
35	for	for	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
36	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
37	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	38	compound	_	_
38	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	42	punct	_	_
40	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	42	nsubj:pass	_	_
41	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	aux:pass	_	_
42	burnished	burnish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	38	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	44	punct	_	_
44	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	42	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	46	punct	_	_
46	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	48	punct	_	_
48	bladed	blade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	44	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
50	blazing	blaze	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	48	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	56	punct	_	_
52	on	on	ADP	IN	_	53	case	_	_
53	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	56	nsubj	_	_
54	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	56	cop	_	_
55	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	50	obj	_	_
57	of	of	ADP	IN	_	58	case	_	_
58	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	nmod	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	60	cc	_	_
60	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	56	conj	_	_
61	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
62	creeping	creep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	50	conj	_	_
63	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	62	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	65	punct	_	_
65	lions	lion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	63	conj	_	_
66	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	70	cc	_	_
67	lithe	lithe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	69	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
68	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	67	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
69	limbed	limb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	70	amod	_	_
70	tigers	tiger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	63	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
71	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	73	punct	_	_
72	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	73	amod	_	_
73	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	conj	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	75	cc	_	_
75	harrying	harry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	62	conj	_	_
76	hawk	hawk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	75	obj	_	_
77	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	78	cc	_	_
78	adder	adder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	conj	_	_
79	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
80	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	84	punct	_	_
81	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	84	cc	_	_
82	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	84	det	_	_
83	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	84	amod	_	_
84	heroes	hero	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
85	laid	lay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	84	acl	_	_
86	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	89	amod	_	_
87	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	89	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
88	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	87	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
89	thirds	third	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	85	obj	_	_
90	of	of	ADP	IN	_	92	case	_	_
91	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	92	det	_	_
92	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	89	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **girt** | past | the gallant youths and full noble | the young heroes |  |  |  | forth *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fit** | present | battle arms |  |  |  |  | for fierce fight | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **clothe** | participle | battle arms *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with combat dress; for fierce contest fit | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **burnish** | past · passive |  | fierce contest fit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **blade** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **blaze** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **is a** | past |  | many pictures and birds |  |  |  | of beasts | tree rules |
| 8 | **creep** | gerund |  | things and lions and limbed tigers and brown eagle |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location thing=Theme |
| 9 | **limb** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 10 | **harry** | gerund |  | hawk and adder |  |  |  |  | vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hawk=Patient |
| 11 | **lay** | participle | the young heroes *not said here* | low three thirds of the company |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent third=Result |

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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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