Martin began the practice of having the Weatherbird comment on current events, and set the standards of six words maximum for the ``birdline'' (the Weatherbird's comments). Assisted by reporter Carlos Hurd (who helped write the birdlines), Martin drew the Weatherbird until his death.
Martin began the practice of having the Weatherbird comment on current events, and set the standards of six words maximum for the ``birdline'' (the Weatherbird's comments).
nsubj
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
practice
practice
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
have
having
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Weatherbird
Weatherbird
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
comment
comment
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
current
current
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
event
events
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
set
set
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
standard
standards
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
six
six
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Plur
word
words
NOUN
NNS
nmod
Number=Sing
maximum
maximum
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
obl
Number=Sing
birdline
birdline
NOUN
NN
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Weatherbird
Weatherbird
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
appos
Number=Plur
comment
comments
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Assisted by reporter Carlos Hurd (who helped write the birdlines), Martin drew the Weatherbird until his death.
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
assist
Assisted
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
reporter
reporter
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Carlos
Carlos
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hurd
Hurd
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
help
helped
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
birdline
birdlines
NOUN
NNS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
draw
drew
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
Weatherbird
Weatherbird
PROPN
NNP
case
until
until
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.