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title: As the bards recorded with a zeal and minuteness, so far as I can se… — Early Bardic Literature, Ireland. · tree and pragmatics
description: As the bards recorded with a zeal and minuteness, so far as I can see, without parallel, the histories of the families to which they were adscript, so also they recorded with equal patience and care the far-extending pedigrees of those other families--invisible indeed, but to them more real and more
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# Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., Early Bardic Literature, Ireland., part 6, sentence 46

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As the bards recorded with a zeal and minuteness, so far as I can see, without parallel, the histories of the families to which they were adscript, so also they recorded with equal patience and care the far-extending pedigrees of those other families--invisible indeed, but to them more real and more awe-inspiring--who dwelt by the sacred lakes and rivers, and in the folds of the fairy hills, and the great raths and cairns reared for them by pious hands.

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**Who acts:** I, parallel, great raths · **What happens:** record, see, be, care, extend, dwell · **To what, where:** bards, parallel, extending pedigrees, folds

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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 (I, parallel, great raths), 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:pg8109:6:46
# text = As the bards recorded with a zeal and minuteness, so far as I can see, without parallel, the histories of the families to which they were adscript, so also they recorded with equal patience and care the far-extending pedigrees of those other families--invisible indeed, but to them more real and more awe-inspiring--who dwelt by the sacred lakes and rivers, and in the folds of the fairy hills, and the great raths and cairns reared for them by pious hands.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bards	bard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	zeal	zeal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	minuteness	minuteness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	parallel	parallel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	histories	history	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nmod	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	30	obl	_	_
28	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	30	cop	_	_
30	adscript	adscript	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	35	punct	_	_
32	so	so	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
33	also	also	ADV	RB	_	35	advmod	_	_
34	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	35	nsubj	_	_
35	recorded	record	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
36	with	with	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
37	equal	equal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	38	amod	_	_
38	patience	patience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	35	obl	_	_
39	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	40	cc	_	_
40	care	care	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
41	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	45	det	_	_
42	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	44	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
43	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	42	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	extending	extend	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	45	amod	_	_
45	pedigrees	pedigree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	40	obj	_	_
46	of	of	ADP	IN	_	49	case	_	_
47	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	49	det	_	_
48	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	amod	_	_
49	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	45	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
50	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	51	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	49	appos	_	_
52	indeed	indeed	ADV	RB	_	51	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	58	punct	_	_
54	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	58	cc	_	_
55	to	to	ADP	IN	_	56	case	_	_
56	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	58	obl	_	_
57	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	58	advmod	_	_
58	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
59	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	63	cc	_	_
60	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	63	advmod	_	_
61	awe	awe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	63	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
62	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	61	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
63	inspiring	inspiring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	58	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
64	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	66	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
65	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	66	nsubj	_	_
66	dwelt	dwell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	63	parataxis	_	_
67	by	by	ADP	IN	_	70	case	_	_
68	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	70	det	_	_
69	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	70	amod	_	_
70	lakes	lake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	66	obl	_	_
71	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	72	cc	_	_
72	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	70	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
73	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
74	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
75	in	in	ADP	IN	_	77	case	_	_
76	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	77	det	_	_
77	folds	fold	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	89	obl	_	_
78	of	of	ADP	IN	_	81	case	_	_
79	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	81	det	_	_
80	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	81	compound	_	_
81	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	77	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
82	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	89	punct	_	_
83	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	89	cc	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	86	det	_	_
85	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	86	amod	_	_
86	raths	rath	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	89	nsubj	_	_
87	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	88	cc	_	_
88	cairns	cairn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	86	conj	_	_
89	reared	rear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	66	conj	_	_
90	for	for	ADP	IN	_	91	case	_	_
91	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	89	obl	_	_
92	by	by	ADP	IN	_	94	case	_	_
93	pious	pious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	94	amod	_	_
94	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	89	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
95	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | participle · passive |  | the bards |  |  |  | with a zeal and minuteness | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | can | I | parallel and the histories of the families |  |  |  | far *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer parallel=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** | past | parallel |  |  |  |  | to the families; adscript *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **record** | past | parallel |  |  |  |  | with equal patience | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **care** | infinitive | I *not said here* | the extending pedigrees of that other families |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **extend** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **dwell** | past |  |  |  |  |  | by the sacred lakes and rivers; who *nsubj* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by lake=Location |
| 8 | **rear** | past | the great raths and cairns |  |  | the folds of the fairy hills |  | for parallel; by pious hands | vn rear-26.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=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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