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title: He was present at the death of Conairey Mor, Chap. xxxiii., Vol. I.]… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics
description: He was present at the death of Conairey Mor, Chap. xxxiii., Vol. I.] swine-herd, Lir and his ill-starred children, Mac Manar and his harp shedding death from its stricken wires, Angus Og, the beautiful, and he who was called the mighty father, Eochaidht [Note: Ay-o-chee, written Yeoha in Vol. I.] Ma
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# Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 6, sentence 15

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He was present at the death of Conairey Mor, Chap. xxxiii., Vol. I.\] swine-herd, Lir and his ill-starred children, Mac Manar and his harp shedding death from its stricken wires, Angus Og, the beautiful, and he who was called the mighty father, Eochaidht \[Note: Ay-o-chee, written Yeoha in Vol. I.\] Mac Elathan, a land populous with those who had partaken of the feast of Goibneen, and whom, therefore, weapons could not slay, who had eaten \[Note: In early Greek literature the province of history has been already separated from that of poetry.

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**Who acts:** Mananan, harp, weapons, Conairey · **What happens:** be, star, shed, call, write, partake · **To what, where:** death, stricken wires, Mananan, chee, Vol., Note · **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 6. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mananan, harp, weapons, Conairey), 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:pg8109:6:15
# text = He was present at the death of Conairey Mor, Chap. xxxiii., Vol. I.] swine-herd, Lir and his ill-starred children, Mac Manar and his harp shedding death from its stricken wires, Angus Og, the beautiful, and he who was called the mighty father, Eochaidht [Note: Ay-o-chee, written Yeoha in Vol. I.] Mac Elathan, a land populous with those who had partaken of the feast of Goibneen, and whom, therefore, weapons could not slay, who had eaten [Note: In early Greek literature the province of history has been already separated from that of poetry.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Conairey	Conairey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	Mor	Mor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Chap	Chap	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
13	xxxiii	xxxiii	NUM	LS	_	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	Vol.	Vol.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	I.	I.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	_
19	swine	swine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	Lir	Lir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
26	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	starred	star	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	29	amod	_	_
29	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
31	Mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
32	Manar	Manar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	flat	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	35	cc	_	_
34	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	35	nmod:poss	_	_
35	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
36	shedding	shed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	35	acl	_	_
37	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	_
38	from	from	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
39	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
40	stricken	stricken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	41	amod	_	_
41	wires	wire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	43	punct	_	_
43	Angus	Angus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	41	appos	_	_
44	Og	Og	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	43	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
45	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	47	punct	_	_
46	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	47	det	_	_
47	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	43	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	53	punct	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	53	cc	_	_
50	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	53	nsubj	_	_
51	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	53	nsubj:pass	_	_
52	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	aux:pass	_	_
53	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	acl:relcl	_	_
54	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	56	det	_	_
55	mighty	mighty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	56	amod	_	_
56	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
57	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	60	punct	_	_
58	Eochaidht	Eochaidht	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	60	compound	_	_
59	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	60	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
60	Note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	56	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
61	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	66	punct	_	_
62	Ay	Ay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	66	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	o	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	66	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	64	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
66	chee	chee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
67	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	68	punct	_	_
68	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	66	acl	_	_
69	Yeoha	Yeoha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	68	xcomp	_	_
70	in	in	ADP	IN	_	71	case	_	_
71	Vol.	Vol.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	68	obl	_	_
72	I.	I.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	]	]	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	71	punct	_	_
74	Mac	Mac	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	71	flat	_	_
75	Elathan	Elathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	74	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
76	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	79	punct	_	_
77	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
78	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	compound	_	_
79	populous	populace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	71	appos	_	_
80	with	with	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
81	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	79	nmod	_	_
82	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	84	nsubj	_	_
83	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	84	aux	_	_
84	partaken	partake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	81	acl:relcl	_	_
85	of	of	ADP	IN	_	87	case	_	_
86	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	87	det	_	_
87	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	84	obl	_	_
88	of	of	ADP	IN	_	89	case	_	_
89	Goibneen	Goibneen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	87	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
90	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
91	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	92	cc	_	_
92	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	66	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
93	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	92	punct	_	_
94	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	92	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	99	punct	_	_
96	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	99	nsubj	_	_
97	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	99	aux	_	_
98	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	99	advmod	_	_
99	slay	slay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	66	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
100	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	103	punct	_	_
101	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	103	nsubj	_	_
102	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	103	aux	_	_
103	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	99	ccomp	_	_
104	[	[	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	105	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
105	Note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	103	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
106	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	118	punct	_	_
107	In	in	ADP	IN	_	110	case	_	_
108	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	110	amod	_	_
109	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	110	amod	_	_
110	literature	literature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	obl	_	_
111	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	112	det	_	_
112	province	province	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	118	nsubj:pass	_	_
113	of	of	ADP	IN	_	114	case	_	_
114	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	112	nmod	_	_
115	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	118	aux	_	_
116	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	118	aux:pass	_	_
117	already	already	ADV	RB	_	118	advmod	_	_
118	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	105	appos	_	_
119	from	from	ADP	IN	_	120	case	_	_
120	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	118	obl	_	_
121	of	of	ADP	IN	_	122	case	_	_
122	poetry	poetry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	120	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
123	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Mananan |  |  | the death of Conairey and Chap |  | Vol. I. and Lir and Mananan's starred children and Mac and Mananan's harp *obl*; present *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **star** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn captain-29.8-1-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **shed** | gerund | Mananan's harp *not said here* | death |  | death's stricken wires |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location death=Source |
| 4 | **call** | past · passive |  | Mananan |  |  |  | Lir and Mananan's starred children and Mac and Mananan's harp *nsubj:pass*; the mighty father and Eochaidht Note *xcomp*; chee  Ay *xcomp* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 5 | **write** | participle |  | chee  Ay *not said here* |  | Vol. |  | Yeoha *xcomp* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **partake** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | of the feast of Goibneen; who *nsubj* | tree rules |
| 7 | **not** **slay** | could | weapons |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 8 | **eat** | past · perfect |  | Note |  |  |  | who *nsubj* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Patient |
| 9 | **separate** | present · perfect · passive |  | the province of history |  | early Greek literature |  | from that of poetry | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from that=Co-Patient |
| 10 | **die** |  | Conairey and Chap |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=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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