(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (CD 1961)))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT the) (JJ fifth) (NN grade))))) (. .)))
It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1961
1961
NUM
CD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
fifth
fifth
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
grade
grade
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (NP (PRP$ My) (NNS marks)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN school)))) (VP (VBD were) (ADJP (JJ miserable)))) (CC and) (, ,) (S (NP (DT the) (NN thing)) (VP (VBD was))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB know) (NP (RB enough) (S (VP (TO to) (ADVP (RB really)) (VP (VB care)))))))) (. .)))
My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn't know enough to really care.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
mark
marks
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
miserable
miserable
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:outer
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
conj
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
advmod
enough
enough
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advmod
really
really
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
care
care
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NP (NP (PRP$ My) (JJR older) (NN bother)) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD lived) (PP (IN with) (NP (NN Mom))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT an) (JJ ugly) (NN multi-family) (NN house)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Detroit))))))) (. .)))
My older bother and I lived with Mom in an ugly multi-family house in Detroit.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Cmp
old
older
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Sing
bother
bother
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
live
lived
VERB
VBD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
mom
Mom
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
ugly
ugly
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
multi-family
multi-family
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Detroit
Detroit
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VBD watched) (NP (NN TV)) (NP (DT every) (NN night))) (. .)))
We watched TV every night.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
watch
watched
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
det
PronType=Tot
every
every
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
night
night
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN background) (NN noise)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ our) (NNS lives)))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (NN gunfire) (CC and) (NNS horses) (POS ')) (NNS hoofs)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (`` ``) (NP (NNP Wagon) (NNP Train)) ('' '') (CC or) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Cheyenne)) ('' '')) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (NN laughter)) (PP (IN from) (NP (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP Love) (NP (NNP Lucy)))) ('' '') (, ,) (CC or) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Mister) (NNP Ed)) ('' ''))))))) (. .)))
The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses' hoofs from "Wagon Train" or "Cheyenne", and laughter from "I Love Lucy", or "Mister Ed".
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
background
background
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
noise
noise
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
life
lives
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Number=Sing
gunfire
gunfire
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
horse
horses
NOUN
NNS
case
's
'
PART
POS
conj
Number=Plur
hoof
hoofs
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Wagon
Wagon
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Train
Train
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Cheyenne
Cheyenne
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
laughter
laughter
NOUN
NN
mark
from
from
ADP
IN
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
love
Love
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
Lucy
Lucy
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Mister
Mister
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Ed
Ed
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN After) (NP (NN supper))) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD 'd) (VP (VP (VB lie) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (NNP Mom) (POS 's)) (NN bed)))) (CC and) (VP (VB stare) (PP (IN for) (NP (NNS hours))) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN TV) (NN screen)))))) (. .)))
After supper, we'd lie on Mom's bed and stare for hours at the TV screen.
case
after
After
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
supper
supper
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
'd
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
lie
lie
VERB
VB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mom
Mom
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
bed
bed
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
stare
stare
VERB
VB
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
hour
hours
NOUN
NNS
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
screen
screen
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (CD one) (NN day)) (NP (NN Mom)) (VP (VBD changed) (NP (PRP$ our) (NN world)) (ADVP (RB forever))) (. .)))
But one day Mom changed our world forever.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
mom
Mom
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
change
changed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
our
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
advmod
forever
forever
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (VBD turned) (PRT (RP off)) (NP (DT the) (NN TV))) (. .)))
She turned off the TV.
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
turn
turned
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
off
off
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ Our) (NN mother)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB get) (PP (IN through) (NP (JJ third) (NN grade))))))))) (. .)))
Our mother had only been able to get through third grade.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
Our
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
mother
mother
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
root
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
get
get
VERB
VB
case
through
through
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
third
third
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
grade
grade
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (, ,) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (ADJP (RB much) (JJR brighter) (CC and) (JJR smarter)) (SBAR (IN than) (S (NP (PRP we) (NNS boys)) (VP (VBP know) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN time)))))))) (. .)))
But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
she
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
much
much
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Cmp
bright
brighter
ADJ
JJR
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Cmp
smart
smarter
ADJ
JJR
mark
than
than
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
nsubj
Number=Plur
boy
boys
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP She)) (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN noticed) (NP (NN something)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ suburban) (NNS houses)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD cleaned) (NP (NNS books))))))))) (. .)))
She had noticed something in the suburban houses where she cleaned books.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
notice
noticed
VERB
VBN
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
suburban
suburban
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
house
houses
NOUN
NNS
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
clean
cleaned
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (RB So) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VP (VBD came) (ADVP (RB home)) (NP (CD one) (NN day))) (, ,) (VP (VBD switched) (PP (IN off) (NP (DT the) (NN TV)))) (, ,) (VP (VBD sat) (NP (PRP us)) (PRT (RP down))) (CC and) (VP (VBD explained) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NNS sons)) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG going) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB make) (NP (NP (NN something)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP themselves))))))))))))) (. .)))
So she came home one day, switched off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
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
come
came
VERB
VBD
advmod
home
home
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
one
NUM
CD
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
switch
switched
VERB
VBD
case
off
off
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
sit
sat
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
compound:prt
down
down
ADP
RP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
explain
explained
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
son
sons
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
go
going
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
make
make
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
something
something
PRON
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
themselves
themselves
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP You) (NNS boys)) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBG going) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB read) (NP (CD two) (NNS books)) (NP (DT every) (NN week)))))))) (, ,) ('' '') (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD said)) (. .)))
"You boys are going to read two books every week," she said.
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
dep
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
You
PRON
PRP
nsubj
Number=Plur
boy
boys
NOUN
NNS
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
are
AUX
VBP
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
go
going
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
det
PronType=Tot
every
every
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
week
week
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
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
say
said
VERB
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (`` ``) (CC And) (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP 're) (VP (VBG going) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB write) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN report)) (PP (IN on) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP you)) (VP (VBP read))))))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
"And you're going to write a report on what you read."
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
're
AUX
VBP
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
go
going
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
report
report
NOUN
NN
mark
on
on
ADP
IN
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
acl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
read
read
VERB
VBP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP We)) (VP (VP (VBD moaned)) (CC and) (VP (VBD complained) (PP (IN about) (SBAR (WHADJP (WRB how) (JJ unfair)) (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was))))))) (. .)))
We moaned and complained about how unfair it was.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
We
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
moan
moaned
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
complain
complained
VERB
VBD
mark
about
about
SCONJ
IN
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
obl
Degree=Pos
unfair
unfair
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Besides)) (, ,) (NP (PRP we)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB have) (NP (NP (DT any) (NNS books)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN house)) (ADJP (JJ other) (PP (IN than) (NP (NP (NNP Mom) (POS 's)) (NNP Bible))))))))) (. .)))
Besides, we didn't have any books in the house other than Mom's Bible.
advmod
besides
Besides
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
have
have
VERB
VB
det
any
any
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
house
house
NOUN
NN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
case
than
than
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mom
Mom
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Sing
Bible
Bible
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (PRP she)) (VP (VBD explained) (SBAR (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP we)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB go) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (DT the) (NNS books)) (VP (VBD were)))))))) (: :) (`` ``) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD 'll) (VP (VB drive) (NP (PRP you)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN library)))))))) (. .) ('' '')))
But she explained that we would go where the books were: "I'll drive you to the library."
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
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
explain
explained
VERB
VBD
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
we
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
ccomp
PronType=Int
where
where
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
will
'll
AUX
MD
parataxis
VerbForm=Inf
drive
drive
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs
you
you
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
library
library
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (ADVP (RB So) (ADVP (RB pretty) (RB soon)) (NP (EX there)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (DT these) (CD two) (JJ peevish) (NNS boys)) (VP (VBG sitting) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ white) (CD 1959) (NNP Oldsmobile))) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (PRP$ their) (NN way)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Detroit) (NNP Public) (NNP Library)))))))) (. .)))
So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
advmod
pretty
pretty
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
soon
soon
ADV
RB
expl
there
there
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
peevish
peevish
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
boy
boys
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
sit
sitting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
white
white
ADJ
JJ
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1959
1959
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
PROPN
NNP
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
compound
Number=Sing
Detroit
Detroit
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
Public
Public
ADJ
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Library
Library
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD wandered) (ADVP (RB reluctantly)) (PP (IN among) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS children) (POS 's)) (NNS books)))) (. .)))
I wandered reluctantly among the children's books.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
wander
wandered
VERB
VBD
advmod
reluctantly
reluctantly
ADV
RB
case
among
among
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
child
children
NOUN
NNS
case
's
's
PART
POS
obl
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD loved) (NP (NNS animals)))) (, ,) (RB so) (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD saw) (NP (NP (DT some) (NNS books)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD seemed) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB be) (PP (IN about) (NP (NNS animals))))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD started) (S (VP (VBG leafing) (PP (IN through) (NP (PRP them))))))) (. .)))
I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
love
loved
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
animal
animals
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
see
saw
VERB
VBD
det
some
some
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
seem
seemed
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
case
about
about
ADP
IN
xcomp
Number=Plur
animal
animals
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
start
started
VERB
VBD
xcomp
VerbForm=Ger
leaf
leafing
VERB
VBG
case
through
through
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (NP (NP (DT The) (JJ first) (NN book)) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD read) (ADVP (RB clear)) (PP (IN through) (NP (NNP wasChip) (DT the) (NNP Dam) (NNP Builder)))))) (. .)))
The first book I read clear through wasChip the Dam Builder.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
read
read
VERB
VBD
advmod
clear
clear
ADV
RB
case
through
through
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
wasChip
wasChip
PROPN
NNP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Dam
Dam
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
Builder
Builder
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN about) (NP (NNS beavers)))) (. .)))
It was about beavers.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
case
about
about
ADP
IN
root
Number=Plur
beaver
beavers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN For) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ first) (NN time)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN life))))) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN lost) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT another) (NN world))))) (. .)))
For the first time in my life I was lost in another world.
case
for
For
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
lose
lost
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
another
another
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT No) (NN television) (NN program)) (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VBN taken) (NP (PRP me)) (ADVP (RB so) (RB far) (RB away) (PP (IN from) (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS surroundings)))) (SBAR (IN as) (SINV (VBD did) (NP (NP (DT this) (NN virtue) (NN visit)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT a) (JJ cold) (NN stream))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN forest)) (CC and) (NP (DT these) (NNS animals))))) (VP (VBG building) (NP (DT a) (NN home))))))) (. .)))
No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this virtue visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.
det
no
No
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
television
television
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
program
program
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
take
taken
VERB
VBN
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Pos
far
far
ADV
RB
advmod
away
away
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
surroundings
surroundings
NOUN
NNS
mark
as
as
SCONJ
IN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
virtue
virtue
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
visit
visit
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
cold
cold
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
stream
stream
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
forest
forest
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
these
DET
DT
conj
Number=Plur
animal
animals
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
build
building
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP It)) (VP (VBD did) (RB n't) (VP (VB dawn) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP me))) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT the) (NN time)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (DT the) (NN experience)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (RB quite) (JJ different) (PP (IN from) (S (VP (VBG watching) (NP (NN TV)))))))) (. .)))
It didn't dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
It
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
AUX
VBD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
dawn
dawn
VERB
VB
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
experience
experience
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
quite
quite
ADV
RB
conj
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
mark
from
from
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
watch
watching
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (EX There)) (VP (VBD were) (NP (NP (NNS images)) (VP (VBG forming) (PP (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mind))) (CONJP (RB instead) (IN of)) (PP (IN before) (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS eyes))))))) (. .)))
There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes.
expl
there
There
PRON
EX
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Number=Plur
image
images
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
form
forming
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
case
instead
instead
ADV
RB
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
case
before
before
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
eye
eyes
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB return) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP them))) (ADVP (RB again) (CC and) (RB again)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN flip)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT a) (NN page))))))) (. .)))
And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
root
VerbForm=Inf
return
return
VERB
VB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
advmod
again
again
ADV
RB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
again
again
ADV
RB
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
flip
flip
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
page
page
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Soon)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD began) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB look) (ADVP (RB forward)) (PP (IN to) (S (S (VP (VBG visiting) (NP (DT this) (JJ quiet) (NN sanctuary)))) (VP (VB form) (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ other) (NN world))))))))) (. .)))
Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet sanctuary form my other world.
advmod
Degree=Pos
soon
Soon
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
look
look
VERB
VB
advmod
forward
forward
ADV
RB
mark
to
to
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
visit
visiting
VERB
VBG
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
quiet
quiet
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
sanctuary
sanctuary
NOUN
NN
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
form
form
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD moved) (PP (IN from) (NP (NNS animals))) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNS plants)))) (, ,) (CC and) (RB then) (VP (IN to) (NP (NNS rocks)))) (. .)))
I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
move
moved
VERB
VBD
case
from
from
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
animal
animals
NOUN
NNS
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
plant
plants
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
conj
Number=Plur
rock
rocks
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SINV (PP (IN Between) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS covers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PDT all) (DT those) (NNS books))))) (VP (VBD were)) (NP (JJ whole) (NNS worlds))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ free) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB go) (ADVP (RB anywhere) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP them)))))))))) (. .)))
Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them.
case
between
Between
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
root
Number=Plur
cover
covers
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
that
those
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
whole
whole
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
world
worlds
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
go
go
VERB
VB
advmod
anywhere
anywhere
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs
they
them
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Along) (NP (DT the) (NN way))) (NP (DT a) (JJ funny) (NN thing)) (VP (VBD happened) (: :) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD started) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB know) (NP (NNS things)))))))) (. .)))
Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things.
case
along
Along
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
funny
funny
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
thing
thing
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
happen
happened
VERB
VBD
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
start
started
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
thing
things
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Teachers)) (VP (VBD started) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB notice) (NP (PRP it)) (ADVP (RB too)))))) (. .)))
Teachers started to notice it too.
nsubj
Number=Plur
teacher
Teachers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
start
started
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
notice
notice
VERB
VB
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
advmod
too
too
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD got) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN point)) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (RB n't) (VP (VB wait) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB get) (ADVP (RB home)) (PP (IN to) (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS books))))))))))))) (. .)))
I got to the point where I couldn't wait to get home to my books.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
get
got
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
point
point
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Rel
where
where
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
wait
wait
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
get
get
VERB
VB
advmod
home
home
ADV
RB
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (S (ADVP (RB Now)) (NP (PRP$ my) (JJR older) (NN brother)) (VP (VBZ is) (NP (DT an) (NN engineer)))) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP am) (NP (NP (NN chief)) (PP (IN of) (NP (JJ pediatric) (NN neurosurgery))) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (NNP John) (NNP Hopkins) (NP (NNP Children) (POS 's)) (NNP Center)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Baltimore)))))))) (. .)))
Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore.
advmod
now
Now
ADV
RB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Cmp
old
older
ADJ
JJR
nsubj
Number=Sing
brother
brother
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
engineer
engineer
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
am
AUX
VBP
conj
Number=Sing
chief
chief
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
pediatric
pediatric
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
neurosurgery
neurosurgery
NOUN
NN
case
at
at
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
John
John
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hopkins
Hopkins
PROPN
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Children
Children
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
Center
Center
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Baltimore
Baltimore
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Sometimes)) (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB still)) (VP (MD ca) (RB n't) (VP (VB believe) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (NN life) (POS 's)) (NN journey)) (, ,) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT a) (ADJP (JJ failing) (CC and) (JJ indifferent)) (NN student)) (PP (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NNP Detroit) (JJ public) (NN school))) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT this) (NN position)))))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBZ takes) (NP (NP (PRP me)) (PP (RB all) (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NN world)))) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB teach) (CC and) (VB perform) (NP (JJ critical) (NN surgery)))))))))) (. .)))
Sometimes I still can't believe my life's journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.
advmod
sometimes
Sometimes
ADV
RB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
ca
AUX
MD
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
believe
believe
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
journey
journey
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
fail
failing
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
indifferent
indifferent
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
student
student
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
Detroit
Detroit
PROPN
NNP
amod
Degree=Pos
public
public
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
this
this
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
position
position
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
take
takes
VERB
VBZ
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
world
world
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
teach
teach
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
VerbForm=Inf
perform
perform
VERB
VB
amod
Degree=Pos
critical
critical
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
surgery
surgery
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP know) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN journey)) (VP (VBD began) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN day)) (SBAR (S (NP (NN Mom)) (VP (VP (VBD switched) (PP (IN off) (NP (DT the) (NN TV) (NN set)))) (CC and) (VP (VBD put) (NP (PRP us)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ her) (NNP Oldsmobile))) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (DT that) (NN drive)) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN library)))))))))))))) (. .)))
But I know when the journey began the day Mom switched off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
know
know
VERB
VBP
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
journey
journey
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
begin
began
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl:tmod
Number=Sing
day
day
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
mom
Mom
NOUN
NN
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
switch
switched
VERB
VBD
case
off
off
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
TV
TV
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
set
set
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
put
put
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs
we
us
PRON
PRP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
her
her
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
Oldsmobile
Oldsmobile
PROPN
NNP
case
for
for
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
drive
drive
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
library
library
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
It was 1961 and I was in the fifth grade. My marks in school were miserable and, the thing was, I didn't know enough to really care. My older bother and I lived with Mom in an ugly multi-family house in Detroit. We watched TV every night. The background noise of our lives was gunfire and horses' hoofs from "Wagon Train" or "Cheyenne", and laughter from "I Love Lucy", or "Mister Ed". After supper, we'd lie on Mom's bed and stare for hours at the TV screen.  But one day Mom changed our world forever. She turned off the TV. Our mother had only been able to get through third grade. But, she was much brighter and smarter than we boys know at the time. She had noticed something in the suburban houses where she cleaned books. So she came home one day, switched off the TV, sat us down and explained that her sons were going to make something of themselves. "You boys are going to read two books every week," she said. "And you're going to write a report on what you read."  We moaned and complained about how unfair it was. Besides, we didn't have any books in the house other than Mom's Bible. But she explained that we would go where the books were: "I'll drive you to the library."  So pretty soon there were these two peevish boys sitting in her white 1959 Oldsmobile on their way to Detroit Public Library. I wandered reluctantly among the children's books. I loved animals, so when I saw some books that seemed to be about animals, I started leafing through them.  The first book I read clear through wasChip the Dam Builder. It was about beavers. For the first time in my life I was lost in another world. No television program had ever taken me so far away from my surroundings as did this virtue visit to a cold stream in a forest and these animals building a home.  It didn't dawn on me at the time, but the experience was quite different from watching TV. There were images forming in my mind instead of before my eyes. And I could return to them again and again with the flip of a page.  Soon I began to look forward to visiting this quiet sanctuary form my other world. I moved from animals to plants, and then to rocks. Between the covers of all those books were whole worlds, and I was free to go anywhere in them. Along the way a funny thing happened: I started to know things. Teachers started to notice it too. I got to the point where I couldn't wait to get home to my books.  Now my older brother is an engineer and I am chief of pediatric neurosurgery at John Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Sometimes I still can't believe my life's journey, from a failing and indifferent student in a Detroit public school to this position, which takes me all over the world to teach and perform critical surgery.  But I know when the journey began the day Mom switched off the TV set and put us in her Oldsmobile for that drive to the library.