If a letter were intercepted, he (Martin) would lose his official position and he and his family would be endangered. Max continues to write regardless when his own sister, Griselle, an actress in Berlin, goes missing. He becomes frantic to learn her fate. Martin responds on bank stationery (less likely to be inspected) and tells Max his sister is dead.
If a letter were intercepted, he (Martin) would lose his official position and he and his family would be endangered.
mark
if
If
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
letter
letter
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
advcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
intercept
intercepted
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
lose
lose
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
official
official
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
position
position
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
conj
Number=Sing
family
family
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
conj
Degree=Pos
endangered
endangered
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Max continues to write regardless when his own sister, Griselle, an actress in Berlin, goes missing.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Max
Max
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
continue
continues
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
advmod
regardless
regardless
ADV
RB
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Griselle
Griselle
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
actress
actress
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Berlin
Berlin
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
go
goes
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
Degree=Pos
missing
missing
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He becomes frantic to learn her fate.
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
become
becomes
VERB
VBZ
xcomp
Degree=Pos
frantic
frantic
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
learn
learn
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
fate
fate
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Martin responds on bank stationery (less likely to be inspected) and tells Max his sister is dead.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Martin
Martin
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
respond
responds
VERB
VBZ
case
on
on
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
bank
bank
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
stationery
stationery
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
advmod
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADV
RBR
amod
Degree=Pos
likely
likely
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
aux:pass
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
inspect
inspected
VERB
VBN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
tell
tells
VERB
VBZ
iobj
Number=Sing
Max
Max
PROPN
NNP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
sister
sister
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
ccomp
Degree=Pos
dead
dead
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.