She was born in Tokyo, the tenth and youngest child of Hugh Waddell, a Presbyterian minister and missionary who was lecturing in the Imperial University. She spent the first eleven years of her life in Japan before her family returned to Belfast. Her mother died shortly afterwards, and her father remarried. Hugh Waddell himself died and left his younger children in the care of their stepmother. Following the marriage of her elder sister Meg, Helen was left at home to care for Mrs Waddell, whose health was deteriorating.
She was born in Tokyo, the tenth and youngest child of Hugh Waddell, a Presbyterian minister and missionary who was lecturing in the Imperial University.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Tokyo
Tokyo
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
NumType=Frac|Number=Sing
tenth
tenth
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Sup
young
youngest
ADJ
JJS
conj
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Hugh
Hugh
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Waddell
Waddell
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Presbyterian
Presbyterian
ADJ
JJ
appos
Number=Sing
minister
minister
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
missionary
missionary
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
lecture
lecturing
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Imperial
Imperial
ADJ
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
University
University
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She spent the first eleven years of her life in Japan before her family returned to Belfast.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
spend
spent
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
eleven
eleven
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Japan
Japan
PROPN
NNP
mark
before
before
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
return
returned
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Belfast
Belfast
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her mother died shortly afterwards, and her father remarried.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
advmod
shortly
shortly
ADV
RB
advmod
afterwards
afterwards
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
remarry
remarried
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Hugh Waddell himself died and left his younger children in the care of their stepmother.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Hugh
Hugh
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Waddell
Waddell
PROPN
NNP
nmod:npmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes
himself
himself
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
die
died
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Cmp
young
younger
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
care
care
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
stepmother
stepmother
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Following the marriage of her elder sister Meg, Helen was left at home to care for Mrs Waddell, whose health was deteriorating.
case
VerbForm=Ger
follow
Following
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
marriage
marriage
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
elder
elder
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Meg
Meg
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Helen
Helen
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
leave
left
VERB
VBN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
care
care
VERB
VB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Mrs
Mrs
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Waddell
Waddell
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel
whose
whose
PRON
WP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
health
health
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
deteriorate
deteriorating
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.