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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 got | nsubj |
| 2 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADP | _ | 4 one | case |
| 4 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 got | obj |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 wife | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 wife | nmod:poss |
| 7 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 one | nmod |
| 8 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 9 him | case |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 wife | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 got | cc |
| 11 | Mongan | Mongan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 got | nsubj |
| 12 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 got | conj |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 other | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 other | det |
| 15 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 got | obl |
| 16 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 Laca | case |
| 17 | Duv | Duv | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Laca | compound |
| 18 | Laca | Laca | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 got | obl |
| 19 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 20 him | case |
| 20 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 got | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 rode | punct |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 rode | cc |
| 23 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 rode | nsubj |
| 24 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 got | conj |
| 25 | away | away | ADV | _ | 24 rode | advmod |
| 26 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 27 Ulster | case |
| 27 | Ulster | Ulster | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 rode | obl |
| 28 | like | like | ADP | _ | 30 wind | case |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 wind | det |
| 30 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 rode | obl |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 singing | punct |
| 32 | singing | sing | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 24 rode | advcl |
| 33 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 34 song | det |
| 34 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 singing | obj |
| 35 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 41 married | punct |
| 36 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 37 King | det |
| 37 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 41 married | nsubj:pass |
| 38 | of | of | ADP | _ | 39 Leinster | case |
| 39 | Leinster | Leinster | PROPN | Number=Sing | 37 King | nmod |
| 40 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 41 married | aux:pass |
| 41 | married | marry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 got | parataxis |
| 42 | to | to | ADP | _ | 44 day | case |
| 43 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 42 to | punct |
| 44 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 41 married | obl |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 46 Married | punct |
| 46 | Married | marry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 41 married | conj |
| 47 | to | to | ADP | _ | 49 day | case |
| 48 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 47 to | punct |
| 49 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 Married | obl |
| 50 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 51 married | punct |
| 51 | married | marry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 41 married | conj |
| 52 | to | to | ADP | _ | 54 day | case |
| 53 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 52 to | punct |
| 54 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 51 married | obl |
| 55 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 61 married | punct |
| 56 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 57 King | det |
| 57 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 61 married | nsubj:pass |
| 58 | of | of | ADP | _ | 59 Leinster | case |
| 59 | Leinster | Leinster | PROPN | Number=Sing | 57 King | nmod |
| 60 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 61 married | aux:pass |
| 61 | married | marry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 41 married | conj |
| 62 | to | to | ADP | _ | 64 day | case |
| 63 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 62 to | punct |
| 64 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 61 married | obl |
| 65 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 69 wishes | punct |
| 66 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 69 wishes | cc |
| 67 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 68 one | det |
| 68 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 69 wishes | nsubj |
| 69 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 got | conj |
| 70 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 69 wishes | obj |
| 71 | joy | joy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 69 wishes | obj |
| 72 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 got | punct |
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.
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