In 1968, with the help of a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, McLean began reaching a wider public, with visits to towns up and down the Hudson River. He learned the art of performing from his friend and mentor Pete Seeger. McLean accompanied Seeger on his Clearwater boat trip up the Hudson River in 1969 to raise awareness about environmental pollution in the river.
In 1968, with the help of a grant from the New York State Council on the Arts, McLean began reaching a wider public, with visits to towns up and down the Hudson River.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1968
1968
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
help
help
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
grant
grant
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
State
State
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Council
Council
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
Art
Arts
PROPN
NNPS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
McLean
McLean
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
reach
reaching
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
wide
wider
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Sing
public
public
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
visit
visits
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
town
towns
NOUN
NNS
case
up
up
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
down
down
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Hudson
Hudson
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
River
River
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He learned the art of performing from his friend and mentor Pete Seeger.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
learn
learned
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
art
art
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
perform
performing
VERB
VBG
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
friend
friend
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
mentor
mentor
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
Pete
Pete
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Seeger
Seeger
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
McLean accompanied Seeger on his Clearwater boat trip up the Hudson River in 1969 to raise awareness about environmental pollution in the river.
nsubj
Number=Sing
McLean
McLean
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
accompany
accompanied
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Seeger
Seeger
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
Clearwater
Clearwater
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
boat
boat
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
trip
trip
NOUN
NN
case
up
up
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Hudson
Hudson
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
River
River
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1969
1969
NUM
CD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
raise
raise
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
awareness
awareness
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
environmental
environmental
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
pollution
pollution
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
river
river
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.