(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD used) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB think) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP myself))) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (ADJP (RB fairly) (JJ open)) (NN person)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS bookshelves)) (VP (VBD told) (NP (DT a) (JJ different) (NN story)))) (. .)))
I used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
use
used
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
think
think
VERB
VB
case
of
of
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
myself
myself
PRON
PRP
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
fairly
fairly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
open
open
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
bookshelve
bookshelves
NOUN
NNS
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
tell
told
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Apart) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ few) (JJ Indian) (NNS novels)) (CC and) (NP (DT the) (ADJP (ADJP (JJ Australian)) (CC and) (ADJP (NNP South) (JJ African))) (NN book))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN literature) (NN collection)) (VP (VBD consisted) (PP (IN of) (NP (ADJP (JJ British) (CC and) (JJ American)) (NNS titles)))) (. .)))
Apart from a few Indian novels and the Australian and South African book, my literature collection consisted of British and American titles.
advmod
apart
Apart
ADV
RB
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
few
few
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
Indian
Indian
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
novel
novels
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Australian
Australian
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
compound
Number=Sing
South
South
PROPN
NNP
conj
Degree=Pos
African
African
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
literature
literature
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Sing
collection
collection
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
consist
consisted
VERB
VBD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Degree=Pos
American
American
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
title
titles
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RBR Worse) (RB still)) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB hardly)) (ADVP (RB ever)) (VP (VBD read) (NP (NN anything)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN translation)))) (. .)))
Worse still, I hardly ever read anything in translation.
advmod
Degree=Cmp
badly
Worse
ADV
RBR
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advmod
hardly
hardly
ADV
RB
advmod
ever
ever
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
read
read
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing|PronType=Ind
anything
anything
PRON
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
translation
translation
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NN reading)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBN limited) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (NNS stories)) (PP (IN by) (NP (JJ English-speaking) (NNS authors))))))) (. .)))
My reading was limited to stories by English-speaking authors.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
reading
reading
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
limit
limited
VERB
VBN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
english-speaking
English-speaking
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
author
authors
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB So)) (, ,) (PP (IN at) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN start)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 2012))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD set) (NP (PRP myself)) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN challenge)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG trying) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB read) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN book)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT every) (NN country)) (PP (IN in) (NP (DT a) (NN year)))))) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (PRT (RP out)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP what)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG missing)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
So, at the start of 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what I was missing.
advmod
so
So
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
start
start
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
2012
2012
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
set
set
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes
myself
myself
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
challenge
challenge
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
try
trying
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
PronType=Tot
every
every
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
country
country
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
obj
PronType=Rel
what
what
PRON
WP
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
miss
missing
VERB
VBG
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN As) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ unlikely) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB find) (NP (NP (NNS publications)) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (QP (RB nearly) (CD 200)) (NNS nations)) (PP (IN on) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS shelves)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ local) (NN bookshop))))))))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD decided) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB ask) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN planet) (POS 's)) (NNS readers)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN help))))))) (. .)))
As I was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, I decided to ask the planet's readers for help.
mark
as
As
SCONJ
IN
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
advcl
Degree=Pos
unlikely
unlikely
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
find
find
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
publication
publications
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
advmod
nearly
nearly
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
200
200
NUM
CD
nmod
Number=Plur
nation
nations
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Plur
shelf
shelves
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
local
local
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
bookshop
bookshop
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
decide
decided
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
ask
ask
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
planet
planet
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
iobj
Number=Plur
reader
readers
NOUN
NNS
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
help
help
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD created) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN blog)) (VP (VBN called) (S (NP (NP (DT A) (NNP Year)) (PP (IN of) (S (VP (VBG Reading) (NP (DT the) (NNP World)))))))))) (CC and) (VP (VBD put) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN appeal)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NP (NNS suggestions)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NNS titles)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (VP (VB read) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP English)))))))))))))) (. .)))
I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
create
created
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
blog
blog
NOUN
NN
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
call
called
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
Year
Year
PROPN
NNP
mark
of
of
ADP
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
read
Reading
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
World
World
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
put
put
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
appeal
appeal
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
suggestion
suggestions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
title
titles
NOUN
NNS
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN response)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ amazing))) (. .)))
The response was amazing.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
response
response
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
amazing
amazing
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (SBAR (IN Before) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD knew) (NP (PRP it))))) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNS people)) (PP (ADVP (RB all)) (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NN planet)))) (VP (VBD were) (VP (VBG getting) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NN touch)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (NNS ideas)) (CC and) (NP (NP (NNS offers)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN help)))))))))) (. .)))
Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help.
mark
before
Before
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
know
knew
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
planet
planet
NOUN
NN
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
get
getting
VERB
VBG
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
touch
touch
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Plur
idea
ideas
NOUN
NNS
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Plur
offer
offers
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
help
help
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT Some)) (VP (VBD posted) (NP (PRP me)) (NP (NNS books)) (PP (IN from) (NP (PRP$ their) (NN home) (NNS countries)))) (. .)))
Some posted me books from their home countries.
nsubj
some
Some
DET
DT
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
post
posted
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
home
home
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Plur
country
countries
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Others)) (VP (VBD did) (NP (NP (NNS hours)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN research)))) (PP (IN on) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN behalf)))) (. .)))
Others did hours of research on my behalf.
nsubj
Number=Plur
other
Others
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
do
did
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Plur
hour
hours
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
research
research
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Sing
behalf
behalf
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN In) (NP (NN addition))) (, ,) (NP (JJ several) (NNS writers)) (VP (VBD sent) (NP (PRP me)) (NP (NP (JJ unpublished) (NNS translations)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP$ their) (NNS novels)))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG giving) (NP (PRP me)) (NP (DT a) (JJ rare) (NN opportunity) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB read) (NP (NP (NNS works)) (VP (ADVP (RB otherwise)) (JJ unavailable) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (CD 62) (NN %)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ British)) (SBAR (WHNP (WP who)) (S (ADVP (RB only)) (VP (VBP speak) (NP (NNP English)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
In addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the British who only speak English.
case
in
In
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
addition
addition
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
writer
writers
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
send
sent
VERB
VBD
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
amod
Degree=Pos
unpublished
unpublished
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
translation
translations
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Plur
novel
novels
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
give
giving
VERB
VBG
iobj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
rare
rare
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
opportunity
opportunity
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
read
read
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Plur
work
works
NOUN
NNS
advmod
otherwise
otherwise
ADV
RB
xcomp
Degree=Pos
unavailable
unavailable
ADJ
JJ
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
62
62
NUM
CD
obl
Number=Sing
%
%
SYM
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Degree=Pos
British
British
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
PronType=Rel
who
who
PRON
WP
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
speak
speak
VERB
VBP
obj
Number=Sing
English
English
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Even) (RB so)) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG selecting) (NP (NNS books)))) (VP (VBD was) (NP (DT no) (JJ easy) (NN task))) (. .)))
Even so, selecting books was no easy task.
advmod
even
Even
ADV
RB
advmod
so
so
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
select
selecting
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Plur
book
books
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
no
no
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
easy
easy
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
task
task
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN With) (NP (NP (NNS translations)) (VP (VBG making) (PRT (RP up)) (NP (NP (QP (RB only) (RB around) (CD 4.5)) (NN percent)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (JJ literary) (NNS works)) (VP (VBN published) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNP UK)) (CC and) (NP (NNP Ireland))))))))))) (, ,) (S (VP (VBG getting) (NP (NP (JJ English) (NNS versions)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS stories)))))) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ difficult))) (. .)))
With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the UK and Ireland, getting English versions of stories was difficult.
mark
with
With
SCONJ
IN
obl
Number=Plur
translation
translations
NOUN
NNS
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
make
making
VERB
VBG
compound:prt
up
up
ADP
RP
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
advmod
around
around
ADV
RB
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
4.5
4.5
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Sing
percent
percent
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
literary
literary
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
work
works
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
publish
published
VERB
VBN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
UK
UK
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Ireland
Ireland
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
csubj
VerbForm=Ger
get
getting
VERB
VBG
amod
Degree=Pos
English
English
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
version
versions
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
difficult
difficult
ADJ
JJ
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC But) (NP (DT the) (NN effort)) (VP (VBD was) (ADJP (JJ worth) (NP (PRP it)))) (. .)))
But the effort was worth it.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
effort
effort
NOUN
NN
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Degree=Pos
worth
worth
ADJ
JJ
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD found) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG visiting) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ mental) (NN space)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NNS storytellers))))))))) (. .)))
I found I was visiting the mental space of the storytellers.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
visit
visiting
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
mental
mental
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
space
space
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Plur
storyteller
storytellers
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT These) (NNS stories)) (CONJP (RB not) (RB only)) (VP (VP (VBD opened) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN mind)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ real) (NN life)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ other) (NNS places)))))) (, ,) (CC but) (VP (VBD opened) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN heart)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN way)) (SBAR (S (NP (NP (NNS people)) (ADVP (RB there))) (VP (MD might) (VP (VB feel))))))))) (. .)))
These stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.
det
Number=Plur|PronType=Dem
this
These
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
advmod
only
only
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
open
opened
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
mind
mind
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
real
real
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
life
life
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
other
other
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Plur
place
places
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
open
opened
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
way
way
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
aux
VerbForm=Fin
might
might
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
feel
feel
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (CC And) (NP (DT that)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN turn))) (VP (VBD changed) (NP (PRP$ my) (NN thinking))) (. .)))
And that in turn changed my thinking.
cc
and
And
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
turn
turn
NOUN
NN
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
change
changed
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
thinking
thinking
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (PP (IN Through) (S (VP (VBG reading) (NP (NP (DT the) (NNS stories)) (VP (VBN shared) (PP (IN with) (NP (PRP me))))) (PP (IN by) (NP (NP (JJ bookish) (NNS strangers)) (PP (IN around) (NP (DT the) (NN globe)))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD realised) (SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (RB not) (ADJP (JJ alone)))) (, ,) (CC but) (NP (NP (NN part)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN network)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD spread) (PP (ADVP (RB all)) (IN over) (NP (DT the) (NN planet)))))))))))) (. .)))
Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realised I was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet.
mark
through
Through
SCONJ
IN
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
read
reading
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Plur
story
stories
NOUN
NNS
acl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
share
shared
VERB
VBN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
obl
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
by
by
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
bookish
bookish
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
stranger
strangers
NOUN
NNS
case
around
around
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
globe
globe
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
realise
realised
VERB
VBD
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
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
ccomp
Degree=Pos
alone
alone
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
network
network
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
spread
spread
VERB
VBD
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
case
over
over
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
planet
planet
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
I used to think of myself as a fairly open person, but my bookshelves told a different story. Apart from a few Indian novels and the Australian and South African book, my literature collection consisted of British and American titles. Worse still, I hardly ever read anything in translation. My reading was limited to stories by English-speaking authors.  So, at the start of 2012, I set myself the challenge of trying to read a book from every country in a year to find out what I was missing. As I was unlikely to find publications from nearly 200 nations on the shelves of my local bookshop, I decided to ask the planet's readers for help. I created a blog called A Year of Reading the World and put out an appeal for suggestions of titles that I could read in English.  The response was amazing. Before I knew it, people all over the planet were getting in touch with ideas and offers of help. Some posted me books from their home countries. Others did hours of research on my behalf. In addition, several writers sent me unpublished translations of their novels, giving me a rare opportunity to read works otherwise unavailable to the 62% of the British who only speak English. Even so, selecting books was no easy task. With translations making up only around 4.5 percent of literary works published in the UK and Ireland, getting English versions of stories was difficult.  But the effort was worth it. I found I was visiting the mental space of the storytellers. These stories not only opened my mind to the real life in other places, but opened my heart to the way people there might feel.  And that in turn changed my thinking. Through reading the stories shared with me by bookish strangers around the globe, I realised I was not alone, but part of a network that spread all over the planet.