in an entirely irony-free zone and bale reduced mainly to batting his sensitive eyelids 
(ROOT (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT an) (ADJP (RB entirely) (NN irony) (HYPH -) (JJ free)) (NN zone)) (CC and) (NP (NP (NN bale)) (VP (VBN reduced) (ADVP (RB mainly)) (PP (IN to) (S (VP (VBG batting) (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ sensitive) (NNS eyelids))))))))))
(ROOT (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (ADJP (RB ) (NN ) (HYPH ) (JJ )) (NN )) (CC ) (NP (NP (NN )) (VP (VBN ) (ADVP (RB )) (PP (IN ) (S (VP (VBG ) (NP (PRP$ ) (JJ ) (NNS ))))))))))