He was raised by his great-grandmother until he was 11, when he was placed in a foster home in Kansas City, Missouri. He was soon running with the wrong crowd, and at the age of 13 was threatened with a four-year stretch in reform school for buying alcohol under-age. However, the headmaster of his high school, Hugh Oliver Cook, knew that Leonard was being habitually assaulted by the guardian of the foster home, and offered to adopt him if he were not jailed.
He was raised by his great-grandmother until he was 11, when he was placed in a foster home in Kansas City, Missouri.
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
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
raise
raised
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl:agent
Number=Sing
grandmother
grandmother
NOUN
NN
mark
until
until
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
11
11
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
place
placed
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
foster
foster
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Kansas
Kansas
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Missouri
Missouri
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He was soon running with the wrong crowd, and at the age of 13 was threatened with a four-year stretch in reform school for buying alcohol under-age.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
Degree=Pos
soon
soon
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
run
running
VERB
VBG
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
wrong
wrong
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
crowd
crowd
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
13
13
NUM
CD
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
threaten
threatened
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
stretch
stretch
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
reform
reform
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
mark
for
for
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
buy
buying
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
alcohol
alcohol
NOUN
NN
case
under
under
ADP
IN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
obl
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
However, the headmaster of his high school, Hugh Oliver Cook, knew that Leonard was being habitually assaulted by the guardian of the foster home, and offered to adopt him if he were not jailed.
advmod
however
However
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
headmaster
headmaster
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Hugh
Hugh
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Oliver
Oliver
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
cook
Cook
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Leonard
Leonard
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
aux:pass
VerbForm=Ger
be
being
AUX
VBG
advmod
habitually
habitually
ADV
RB
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
assault
assaulted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:agent
Number=Sing
guardian
guardian
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
foster
foster
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
offer
offered
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
adopt
adopt
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
mark
if
if
SCONJ
IN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
jail
jailed
VERB
VBN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.