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title: I think that no one who reads the first two volumes of this history… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics
description: I think that no one who reads the first two volumes of this history would greatly care to bear a hand in the destruction of that tomb at Tara, in which long since his people laid the bones of Cuculain; and I think, too, that they would not like to destroy any other monument of the same age, when the
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# Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 1, sentence 62

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I think that no one who reads the first two volumes of this history would greatly care to bear a hand in the destruction of that tomb at Tara, in which long since his people laid the bones of Cuculain; and I think, too, that they would not like to destroy any other monument of the same age, when they know that the history of its occupant and its own name are preserved in the ancient literature, and that they may one day learn all that is to be known concerning it.

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**Who acts:** I, one, people, history · **What happens:** think, read, care, bear, lay, not like · **To what, where:** first two volumes, hand, destruction, bones, other monument, history · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is a sentence of «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 1. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (I, one, people, history), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree.

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**Mova's own parse.** This tree may be wrong.

## The tree {#tree}

```conllu
# sent_id = book:pg8109:1:62
# text = I think that no one who reads the first two volumes of this history would greatly care to bear a hand in the destruction of that tomb at Tara, in which long since his people laid the bones of Cuculain; and I think, too, that they would not like to destroy any other monument of the same age, when they know that the history of its occupant and its own name are preserved in the ancient literature, and that they may one day learn all that is to be known concerning it.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reads	read	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	volumes	volume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	bear	bear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	27	det	_	_
27	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
28	at	at	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	Tara	Tara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	33	obl	_	_
33	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	19	advmod	_	_
34	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	37	mark	_	_
35	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	nsubj	_	_
37	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	advcl	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	37	obj	_	_
40	of	of	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
41	Cuculain	Cuculain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	39	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	45	punct	_	_
43	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	45	cc	_	_
44	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	45	nsubj	_	_
45	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
47	too	too	ADV	RB	_	45	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
49	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	53	mark	_	_
50	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
51	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
52	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	53	advmod	_	_
53	like	like	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	45	conj	_	_
54	to	to	PART	TO	_	55	mark	_	_
55	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	53	xcomp	_	_
56	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	58	det	_	_
57	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	amod	_	_
58	monument	monument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	55	obj	_	_
59	of	of	ADP	IN	_	62	case	_	_
60	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	62	det	_	_
61	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	amod	_	_
62	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	58	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	_
64	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	66	advmod	_	_
65	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	66	nsubj	_	_
66	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	45	parataxis	_	_
67	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	78	mark	_	_
68	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	69	det	_	_
69	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	nsubj:pass	_	_
70	of	of	ADP	IN	_	72	case	_	_
71	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	72	nmod:poss	_	_
72	occupant	occupant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	69	nmod	_	_
73	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	76	cc	_	_
74	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	76	nmod:poss	_	_
75	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	76	amod	_	_
76	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	72	conj	_	_
77	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	78	aux:pass	_	_
78	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	66	ccomp	_	_
79	in	in	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
80	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
81	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	82	amod	_	_
82	literature	literature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	78	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
83	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	90	punct	_	_
84	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	90	cc	_	_
85	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	90	mark	_	_
86	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	90	nsubj	_	_
87	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	90	aux	_	_
88	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	89	nummod	_	_
89	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	90	obl:unmarked	_	_
90	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	66	conj	_	_
91	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	96	det:predet	_	_
92	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	96	nsubj:pass	_	_
93	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	96	aux:pass	_	_
94	to	to	PART	TO	_	96	mark	_	_
95	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	96	aux:pass	_	_
96	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	90	conj	_	_
97	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	96	xcomp	_	_
98	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	97	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
99	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **read** | present | no one | the first two volumes of this history |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volume=Topic |
| 3 | **care** | would | no one |  |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **bear** | to-infinitive | no one *not said here* | a hand |  | the destruction of that tomb at Tara |  | long *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 5 | **lay** | past | Tara's people | the bones of Cuculain |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bone=Result |
| 6 | **think** *speech: other* | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **not** **like** | would | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 8 | **destroy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | any other monument of the same age |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monument=Patient |
| 9 | **know** | present | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 10 | **preserve** | present · passive |  | the history of history's occupant and history's own name |  | the ancient literature |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Beneficiary |
| 11 | **learn** | may | people |  |  |  | day |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 12 | **know** | present · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 13 | **concern** | gerund |  | history |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
| 14 | **destroy** |  |  | that tomb at Tara |  |  |  |  | nom destruction «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 15 | **name** |  | history |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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:** «Early Bardic Literature, Ireland.» by Standish O'Grady, Project Gutenberg book 8109 (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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