They attempted this by beating the fire with long stage poles. The curtains rose while backstage personnel hastened to bring the fire under control, the actors beginning the scene. After speaking a few lines, Claxton was made aware of the fire by Lillian Cleaves, another actress backstage who was standing behind the box set. She whispered sotto voce through the canvas of the boathouse that there was fire on stage and urged them to leave.
They attempted this by beating the fire with long stage poles.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
They
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
attempt
attempted
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
PRON
DT
mark
by
by
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
beat
beating
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
fire
fire
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
long
long
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
stage
stage
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Plur
pole
poles
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
The curtains rose while backstage personnel hastened to bring the fire under control, the actors beginning the scene.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
curtain
curtains
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
rise
rose
VERB
VBD
mark
while
while
SCONJ
IN
compound
Number=Sing
backstage
backstage
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
personnel
personnel
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hasten
hastened
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
bring
bring
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
fire
fire
NOUN
NN
case
under
under
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
control
control
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Plur
actor
actors
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
begin
beginning
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
scene
scene
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
After speaking a few lines, Claxton was made aware of the fire by Lillian Cleaves, another actress backstage who was standing behind the box set.
mark
after
After
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
speak
speaking
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
line
lines
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Claxton
Claxton
PROPN
NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
make
made
VERB
VBN
xcomp
Degree=Pos
aware
aware
ADJ
JJ
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
fire
fire
NOUN
NN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Lillian
Lillian
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cleaves
Cleaves
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
another
another
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
actress
actress
NOUN
NN
appos
Number=Sing
backstage
backstage
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
stand
standing
VERB
VBG
case
behind
behind
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
box
box
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
set
set
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She whispered sotto voce through the canvas of the boathouse that there was fire on stage and urged them to leave.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
whisper
whispered
VERB
VBD
compound
sotto
sotto
X
FW
obj
voce
voce
X
FW
case
through
through
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
canvas
canvas
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
boathouse
boathouse
NOUN
NN
mark
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Sing
fire
fire
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
stage
stage
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
urge
urged
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
leave
leave
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.