Later, when Gourlay passes, the bodies, led by the Deacon, ask him for access to his property in order to tap a spring, which would provide running water for the town. He refuses. Chapter VI. After John passes on his way to school, the bodies start discussing him. Johnny Coe tells the story of the boy's birth, when Jock Gourlay's stubbornness endangered his life.
Later, when Gourlay passes, the bodies, led by the Deacon, ask him for access to his property in order to tap a spring, which would provide running water for the town.
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
Later
ADV
RBR
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Number=Sing
Gourlay
Gourlay
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passes
VERB
VBZ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
body
bodies
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
lead
led
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
deacon
Deacon
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
ask
ask
VERB
VBP
iobj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
access
access
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
property
property
NOUN
NN
mark
in
in
ADP
IN
fixed
Number=Sing
order
order
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
tap
tap
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
spring
spring
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
provide
provide
VERB
VB
compound
Number=Sing
running
running
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
water
water
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
town
town
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
e refuses. 
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
refuse
refuses
VERB
VBZ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
apter VI. A
root
Number=Sing
Chapter
Chapter
PROPN
NNP
dep
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
VI
VI
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
er John passes on his way to school, the bodies start discussing him. Jo
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
pass
passes
VERB
VBZ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
body
bodies
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
start
start
VERB
VBP
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
discuss
discussing
VERB
VBG
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
ny Coe tells the story of the boy's birth, when Jock Gourlay's stubbornness endangered his life.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Johnny
Johnny
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Coe
Coe
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
boy
boy
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
birth
birth
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Jock
Jock
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Gourlay
Gourlay
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nsubj
Number=Sing
stubbornness
stubbornness
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
endangered
endangered
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.