--- title: He got on one with his wife behind him and Mongan got on the other w… — Irish Fairy Tales · tree and pragmatics description: He got on one with his wife behind him and Mongan got on the other with Duv Laca behind him, and they rode away towards Ulster like the wind, singing this song: The King of Leinster was married to-day, Married to-day, married to-day, The King of Leinster was married to-day, And every one wishes him --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/32/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Irish Fairy Tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/) / [Chapter XX](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/) / 32 # Irish Fairy Tales, Chapter XX, sentence 32 He got on one with his wife behind him and Mongan got on the other with Duv Laca behind him, and they rode away towards Ulster like the wind, singing this song: The King of Leinster was married to-day, Married to-day, married to-day, The King of Leinster was married to-day, And every one wishes him joy. **Who acts:** Mac, Mongan, snoring, one · **What happens:** get, ride away, sing, marry, wish · **To what, where:** one, other, Ulster, song, King, Mac This is a sentence of «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Chapter XX. The page gives its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Mac, Mongan, snoring, one), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it from the tree. **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:pg2892:91:32 # text = He got on one with his wife behind him and Mongan got on the other with Duv Laca behind him, and they rode away towards Ulster like the wind, singing this song: The King of Leinster was married to-day, Married to-day, married to-day, The King of Leinster was married to-day, And every one wishes him joy. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 on on ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 obj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 behind behind ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nmod _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 Mongan Mongan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 obl _ _ 16 with with ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 Duv Duv PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 compound _ _ 18 Laca Laca PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 19 behind behind ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 24 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 25 away away ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 26 towards towards ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 Ulster Ulster PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 like like ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 wind wind NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 31 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 32 singing sing VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 24 advcl _ _ 33 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 34 det _ _ 34 song song NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 35 : : PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 36 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 Leinster Leinster PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nmod _ _ 40 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux:pass _ _ 41 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 parataxis _ _ 42 to to ADP IN _ 44 case _ SpaceAfter=No 43 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 42 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 44 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 Married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 conj _ _ 47 to to ADP IN _ 49 case _ SpaceAfter=No 48 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 47 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 49 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 50 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 51 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 conj _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 54 case _ SpaceAfter=No 53 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 52 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 54 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 55 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 56 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 61 nsubj:pass _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 Leinster Leinster PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 nmod _ _ 60 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 61 aux:pass _ _ 61 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 41 conj _ _ 62 to to ADP IN _ 64 case _ SpaceAfter=No 63 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 62 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 64 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 61 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 65 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 66 And and CCONJ CC _ 69 cc _ _ 67 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 68 det _ _ 68 one one NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nsubj _ _ 69 wishes wish VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 70 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 69 obj _ _ 71 joy joy NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 72 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | past | Mac | one | | | | with Mac's wife behind snorting | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Stimulus | | 2 | **get** | past | Mongan | | | the other | | with Duv Laca; behind Mac | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on other=Source | | 3 | **ride away** | past | snoring | | | Ulster | | like the wind; away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent towards ulster=Trajectory | | 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | snoring *not said here* | this song | | | | | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme | | 5 | **marry** | past · passive | | the King of Leinster | | | day | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 6 | **marry** | participle | | | | | day | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 7 | **marry** | participle | | | | | day | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 8 | **marry** | past · passive | | the King of Leinster | | | day | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 9 | **wish** | present | every one | Mac | | | | | tree rules | 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. **Text:** «Irish Fairy Tales» by James Stephens, Project Gutenberg book 2892 (public domain in the USA). **Tree:** Mova's own parse, Elamur Cosmic License. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), the chapter read in order. - ← previous: [sentence 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/31/) - next →: [sentence 33](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/33/) - ↑ back to [Chapter XX](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg2892/91/)