A lavish metaphor at the end of the chapter describes Tom beating the rug so hard that the dust rises up to meet him, another surrealistic chapter ending possibly a reference to the Judeo-Christian belief that man was created from dust. Chapters 15--16 (Season of Disbelief) -- Mrs. Bentley, a 72-year-old woman who saves all memorabilia from her past, finds her beliefs challenged by two girls named Alice and Jane, who meet her along with Tom and don't believe her when she says that she was young like them once.
A lavish metaphor at the end of the chapter describes
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lavish
lavish
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nsubj
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metaphor
metaphor
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case
at
at
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IN
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the
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end
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the
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chapter
chapter
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Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
describe
describes
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VBZ
Tom beating the rug so hard that the dust rises up to meet him, another surrealistic chapter ending possibly a reference to the Judeo-Christian belief that man was created from dust.
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Tom
Tom
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NNP
root
VerbForm=Ger
beat
beating
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VBG
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
rug
rug
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NN
advmod
so
so
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RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
hard
hard
ADV
RB
mark
that
that
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IN
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Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
dust
dust
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NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
rise
rises
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VBZ
compound:prt
up
up
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RP
mark
to
to
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TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
meet
meet
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VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
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PRP
punct
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,
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another
another
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DT
amod
Degree=Pos
surrealistic
surrealistic
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JJ
parataxis
Number=Sing
chapter
chapter
NOUN
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
end
ending
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VBG
advmod
possibly
possibly
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RB
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
obj
Number=Sing
reference
reference
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
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IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
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DT
compound
Number=Sing
Judeo
Judeo
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NNP
punct
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PUNCT
HYPH
amod
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Christian
Christian
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JJ
nmod
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belief
belief
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NN
mark
that
that
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IN
nsubj:pass
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man
man
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NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
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VBD
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
create
created
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VBN
case
from
from
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IN
obl
Number=Sing
dust
dust
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NN
punct
.
.
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Chapters 15--16 (Season of Disbelief) -- Mrs. Bentley, a 72-year-old woman who saves all memorabilia from her past, finds her beliefs challenged by two girls named Alice and Jane, who meet her along with Tom and don't believe her when she says that she was young like them once.
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chapter
Chapters
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15
15
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punct
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dep
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16
16
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punct
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parataxis
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Season
Season
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case
of
of
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IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Disbelief
Disbelief
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punct
)
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punct
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--
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:
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Mrs.
Mrs.
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NNP
flat
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Bentley
Bentley
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NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
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Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
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DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
72
72
NUM
CD
punct
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-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
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year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
amod
Degree=Pos
old
old
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JJ
appos
Number=Sing
woman
woman
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
save
saves
VERB
VBZ
det
all
all
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
memorabilia
memorabilia
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
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IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
past
past
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
find
finds
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VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
belief
beliefs
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
challenge
challenged
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obl:agent
Number=Plur
girl
girls
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
name
named
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Number=Sing
Alice
Alice
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Jane
Jane
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
meet
meet
VERB
VBP
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
case
along
along
ADP
IN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Tom
Tom
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
believe
believe
VERB
VB
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
say
says
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
young
young
ADJ
JJ
case
like
like
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
advmod
NumType=Mult
once
once
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.