He began as a carpenter and left to solitude after receiving a divine call. According to hagiographer Alban Butler, John was noted for performing seemingly absurd acts at the bidding of the Holy Spirit, such as rolling rocks from place to place and cultivating dead trees. He then withdrew to the top of a cliff, where he could avoid all human contact.
He began as a carpenter and left to solitude after receiving a divine call.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
carpenter
carpenter
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
solitude
solitude
NOUN
NN
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
receive
receiving
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
divine
divine
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
call
call
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
According to hagiographer Alban Butler, John was noted for performing seemingly absurd acts at the bidding of the Holy Spirit, such as rolling rocks from place to place and cultivating dead trees.
case
ExtPos=ADP|VerbForm=Ger
accord
According
VERB
VBG
fixed
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
hagiographer
hagiographer
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Alban
Alban
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Butler
Butler
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
note
noted
VERB
VBN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
perform
performing
VERB
VBG
advmod
seemingly
seemingly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
absurd
absurd
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
act
acts
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
bid
bidding
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Holy
Holy
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Spirit
Spirit
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
amod
VerbForm=Ger
roll
rolling
VERB
VBG
nmod
Number=Plur
rock
rocks
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
place
place
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
place
place
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Ger
cultivate
cultivating
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
tree
trees
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He then withdrew to the top of a cliff, where he could avoid all human contact.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
withdraw
withdrew
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
top
top
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
cliff
cliff
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
avoid
avoid
VERB
VB
det
all
all
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
human
human
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
contact
contact
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.