Legends included elements such as someone entering into the state of sopor or coma, only to wake up years later and die a horrible death. Other legends tell of coffins opened to find a corpse with a long beard or corpses with the hands raised and palms turned upward. Of note is a legend about the premature burial of Ann Hill Carter Lee, the wife of Henry Lee III. On his deathbed in 1799, George Washington made his attendants promise not to bury him for two days.
Legends included elements such as someone entering into the state of sopor or coma, only to wake up years later and die a horrible death.
nsubj
Number=Plur
legend
Legends
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
include
included
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
element
elements
NOUN
NNS
case
Degree=Pos
such
such
ADJ
JJ
fixed
as
as
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
someone
someone
PRON
NN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
enter
entering
VERB
VBG
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
sopor
sopor
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
coma
coma
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
wake
wake
VERB
VB
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
obl:npmod
Number=Plur
year
years
NOUN
NNS
advmod
Degree=Cmp
late
later
ADV
RBR
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
die
die
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
horrible
horrible
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Other legends tell of coffins opened to find a corpse with a long beard or corpses with the hands raised and palms turned upward.
amod
Degree=Pos
other
Other
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
legend
legends
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tell
VERB
VBP
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
coffin
coffins
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
open
opened
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
corpse
corpse
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
beard
beard
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
corpse
corpses
NOUN
NNS
mark
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
hand
hands
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
raise
raised
VERB
VBN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Plur
palm
palms
NOUN
NNS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
turn
turned
VERB
VBD
advmod
upward
upward
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Of note is a legend about the premature burial of Ann Hill Carter Lee, the wife of Henry Lee III.
advmod
ExtPos=ADV
of
Of
ADP
IN
root
Number=Sing
note
note
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
legend
legend
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
premature
premature
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
burial
burial
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Ann
Ann
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hill
Hill
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Carter
Carter
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
wife
wife
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Henry
Henry
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Lee
Lee
PROPN
NNP
nummod
NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card
III
III
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
On his deathbed in 1799, George Washington made his attendants promise not to bury him for two days.
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
deathbed
deathbed
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1799
1799
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
George
George
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Washington
Washington
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
attendant
attendants
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
promise
promise
VERB
VB
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
bury
bury
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.