Nellie moved back to Birmingham during the First World War, where she joined the Post Office and became the first mail sorter for the British Expeditionary Force. In 1920 Nellie married a schoolmaster, Herbert Humpherson, and settled in Warwickshire, but in 1928, through the intervention of Flora Drummond, she was persuaded to act as secretary and liaison officer for Emmeline Pankhurst, whom she nursed through her final illness.
Nellie moved back to Birmingham during the First World War, where she joined the Post Office and became the first mail sorter for the British Expeditionary Force.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nellie
Nellie
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
advmod
back
back
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Birmingham
Birmingham
PROPN
NNP
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
First
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
World
World
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Sing
War
War
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
join
joined
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Post
Post
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Office
Office
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
mail
mail
NOUN
NN
xcomp
Number=Sing
sorter
sorter
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
Expeditionary
Expeditionary
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Force
Force
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
In 1920 Nellie married a schoolmaster, Herbert Humpherson, and settled in Warwickshire, but in 1928, through the intervention of Flora Drummond, she was persuaded to act as secretary and liaison officer for Emmeline Pankhurst, whom she nursed through her final illness.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1920
1920
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Sing
Nellie
Nellie
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
marry
married
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
schoolmaster
schoolmaster
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
appos
Number=Sing
Herbert
Herbert
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Humpherson
Humpherson
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
settle
settled
VERB
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Warwickshire
Warwickshire
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1928
1928
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
intervention
intervention
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
flora
Flora
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Drummond
Drummond
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
persuade
persuaded
VERB
VBN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
act
act
VERB
VB
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
secretary
secretary
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
liaison
liaison
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
officer
officer
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Emmeline
Emmeline
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Pankhurst
Pankhurst
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
whom
whom
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
nurse
nursed
VERB
VBD
case
through
through
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
final
final
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
illness
illness
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.