Helen Lawson is a fictional character in the novel Valley of the Dolls written by Jacqueline Susann. Lawson is described as having been a very successful Broadway star for many years (Lawson is said to be based on the real-life Broadway actress Ethel Merman). Her age is never revealed, there are only vague hints, but she's probably supposed to have been born ca. 1900.
Helen Lawson is a fictional character in the novel Valley of the Dolls written by Jacqueline Susann.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Helen
Helen
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NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lawson
Lawson
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fictional
fictional
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
character
character
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
novel
novel
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Valley
Valley
PROPN
NNP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
Dolls
Dolls
PROPN
NNPS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
write
written
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Jacqueline
Jacqueline
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Susann
Susann
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Lawson is described as having been a very successful Broadway star for many years (Lawson is said to be based on the real-life Broadway actress Ethel Merman).
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Lawson
Lawson
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
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VBZ
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
describe
described
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VBN
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
aux
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
AUX
VBG
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
very
very
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
successful
successful
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
Broadway
Broadway
PROPN
NNP
advcl
Number=Sing
star
star
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
many
many
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Lawson
Lawson
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
say
said
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
base
based
VERB
VBN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Broadway
Broadway
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
actress
actress
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Ethel
Ethel
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Merman
Merman
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Her age is never revealed, there are only vague hints, but she's probably supposed to have been born ca.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
Her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
age
age
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
reveal
revealed
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
VERB
VBP
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
vague
vague
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
hint
hints
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
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=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
's
AUX
VBZ
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
suppose
supposed
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
AUX
VB
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
bear
born
VERB
VBN
xcomp
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
1900.
root
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1900
1900
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.