The explanation offered by Muirhead is more prosaic than the fanciful rumours suggested. He examined the clothing left behind in the lighthouse and concluded that James Ducat and Thomas Marshall had gone down to the western landing stage, and that Donald MacArthur (the 'Occasional') had left the lighthouse during heavy rain in his shirt sleeves.
The explanation offered by Muirhead is more prosaic than the fanciful rumours suggested.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
explanation
explanation
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
offer
offered
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Muirhead
Muirhead
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
root
Degree=Pos
prosaic
prosaic
ADJ
JJ
case
than
than
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fanciful
fanciful
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
rumour
rumours
NOUN
NNS
acl
Mood=Ind|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggested
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He examined the clothing left behind in the lighthouse and concluded that James Ducat and Thomas Marshall had gone down to the western landing stage, and that Donald MacArthur (the 'Occasional') had left the lighthouse during heavy rain in his shirt sleeves.
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
examine
examined
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
clothing
clothing
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
leave
left
VERB
VBN
advmod
behind
behind
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
lighthouse
lighthouse
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
conclude
concluded
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
James
James
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Ducat
Ducat
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Marshall
Marshall
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
go
gone
VERB
VBN
advmod
down
down
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
western
western
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
landing
landing
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
stage
stage
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Donald
Donald
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
MacArthur
MacArthur
PROPN
NNP
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
punct
'
'
PUNCT
``
appos
Degree=Pos
occasional
Occasional
ADJ
JJ
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
leave
left
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
lighthouse
lighthouse
NOUN
NN
case
during
during
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
heavy
heavy
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
rain
rain
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
shirt
shirt
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
sleeve
sleeves
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.