(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP do) (RB n't) (VP (VB know) (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how)) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD became) (NP (DT a) (NN writer)))))))) (, ,) (CC but) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP think) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (PP (IN because) (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ certain) (NN force)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP me)))) (SBAR (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD had) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB write))))))) (CC and) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (ADVP (RB finally)) (VP (VP (VBD burst) (ADVP (RP through))) (CC and) (VP (VBD found) (NP (DT a) (NN channel)))))))))))))) (. .)))
I don't know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
do
do
AUX
VBP
advmod
not
n't
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
know
know
VERB
VB
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
think
think
VERB
VBP
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
because
because
ADP
IN
fixed
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
certain
certain
ADJ
JJ
ccomp
Number=Sing
force
force
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
burst
burst
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
through
through
ADP
RP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
find
found
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
channel
channel
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NNS people)) (VP (VBD were) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN working) (NN class)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS people)))))) (. .)))
My people were of the working class of people.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
were
AUX
VBD
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Number=Sing
working
working
NOUN
NN
root
Number=Sing
class
class
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Plur
person
people
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (PRP$ My) (NN father)) (, ,) (NP (DT a) (NN stone-cutter)) (, ,)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN man)) (PP (IN with) (NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN respect) (CC and) (NN veneration)) (PP (IN for) (NP (NN literature))))))) (. .)))
My father, a stone-cutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration for literature.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
My
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Sing
father
father
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
stone-cutter
stone-cutter
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
root
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
respect
respect
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
veneration
veneration
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
literature
literature
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (DT a) (JJ tremendous) (NN memory)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD loved) (NP (NN poetry)))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN poetry)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (PRP he)) (VP (VBD loved) (ADVP (JJS best)))))) (VP (VBD was) (ADVP (RB naturally) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJ rhetorical) (NN kind)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (NN man)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB like)))))))))) (. .)))
He had a tremendous memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the rhetorical kind that such a man would like.
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
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
tremendous
tremendous
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
memory
memory
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
love
loved
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
poetry
poetry
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
poetry
poetry
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
love
loved
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Sup
good
best
ADJ
JJS
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
naturally
naturally
ADV
RB
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
rhetorical
rhetorical
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
kind
kind
NOUN
NN
obj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
det:predet
such
such
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
acl:relcl
VerbForm=Inf
like
like
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Nevertheless)) (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (JJ good) (NN poetry)) (, ,) (NP (NP (NP (NNP Hamlet) (POS 's)) (NNP Soliloquy) (, ,) (NNP Macbeth) (, ,) (NNP Mark) (NNP Antony) (POS 's)) (`` ``) (NML (NNP Funeral) (NNP Oration)) ('' '')) (, ,) (NP (NP (NNP Grey) ('' ')) (POS s) (`` ``) (NP (NNP Elegy)) ('' '')) (, ,) (CC and) (NP (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NN rest)) (PP (IN of) (NP (PRP it)))))) (. .)))
Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlet's Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antony's "Funeral Oration", Grey' s "Elegy", and all the rest of it.
advmod
nevertheless
Nevertheless
ADV
RB
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
amod
Degree=Pos
good
good
ADJ
JJ
root
Number=Sing
poetry
poetry
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Hamlet
Hamlet
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
appos
Number=Sing
Soliloquy
Soliloquy
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Macbeth
Macbeth
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Mark
Mark
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Antony
Antony
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
compound
Number=Sing
Funeral
Funeral
PROPN
NNP
conj
Number=Sing
Oration
Oration
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Grey
Grey
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
case
Typo=Yes
's
s
PART
POS
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
conj
Number=Sing
Elegy
Elegy
PROPN
NNP
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
rest
rest
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD heard) (NP (NP (PRP it)) (NP (DT all))) (PP (IN as) (NP (DT a) (NN child))))) (: ;) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD memorized) (CC and) (VBD learned) (NP (NP (PRP it)) (NP (DT all))))) (. .)))
I heard it all as a child; I memorized and learned it all.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
hear
heard
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
det
all
all
DET
DT
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
child
child
NOUN
NN
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
memorize
memorized
VERB
VBD
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
learn
learned
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
det
all
all
DET
DT
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (NFP  ))
root
PUNCT
NFP
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP He)) (VP (VBD sent) (NP (PRP me)) (PP (IN to) (NP (NN college))) (PP (IN to) (NP (DT the) (NN state) (NN university)))) (. .)))
He sent me to college to the state university.
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
send
sent
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
state
state
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
university
university
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN desire) (S (VP (VP (TO to) (VP (VB write))) (, ,) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBD had) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (JJ strong)) (PP (IN during) (NP (NP (PDT all) (PRP$ my) (NNS days)) (PP (IN in) (NP (JJ high) (NN school))))))))) (, ,)))) (VP (VBD grew) (ADJP (JJR stronger)) (ADVP (RB still))) (. .)))
The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grew stronger still.
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
The
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
desire
desire
NOUN
NN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
acl:relcl
Degree=Pos
strong
strong
ADJ
JJ
case
during
during
ADP
IN
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
day
days
NOUN
NNS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
high
high
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
school
school
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
grow
grew
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Cmp
strong
stronger
ADJ
JJR
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (NN editor)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN college) (NN paper)) (, ,) (NP (DT the) (NN college) (NN magazine)) (, ,) (NP (FW etc.))))))) (, ,) (CC and) (S (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ last) (NN year) (QP (CC or) (CD two)))) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN member)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN course)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NN playwriting)))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (VP (VBD had) (ADVP (RB just)) (VP (VBN been) (VP (VBN established) (ADVP (RB there)))))))))))) (. .)))
I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc., and in my last year or two I was a member of a course in playwriting which had just been established there.
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
root
Number=Sing
editor
editor
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
paper
paper
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
college
college
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
magazine
magazine
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Abbr=Yes|Number=Plur
etc.
etc.
NOUN
FW
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
conj
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
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
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
conj
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod
Number=Sing
course
course
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
playwriting
playwriting
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
advmod
just
just
ADV
RB
aux:pass
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
establish
established
VERB
VBN
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD wrote) (NP (NP (JJ several) (JJ little) (NN one-act) (NNS plays)) (, ,) (VP (ADVP (RB still)) (VBG thinking) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD would) (VP (VB become) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN lawyer)) (CC or) (NP (DT a) (NN newspaper) (NN man))) (, ,) (S (ADVP (RB never)) (VP (VBG daring) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB believe) (SBAR (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (MD could) (ADVP (RB seriously)) (VP (VB become) (NP (DT a) (NN writer)))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
I wrote several little one-act plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
several
several
ADJ
JJ
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
one-act
one-act
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Plur
play
plays
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
still
still
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
think
thinking
VERB
VBG
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
would
would
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
lawyer
lawyer
NOUN
NN
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
newspaper
newspaper
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
dare
daring
VERB
VBG
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
believe
believe
VERB
VB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
could
could
AUX
MD
advmod
seriously
seriously
ADV
RB
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
become
become
VERB
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
writer
writer
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (ADVP (RB Then)) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VP (VBD went) (PP (IN to) (NP (NNP Harvard)))) (, ,) (VP (VBD wrote) (NP (DT some) (JJR more) (NNS plays)) (ADVP (RB there))) (, ,) (VP (VBD became) (ADJP (JJ obsessed) (PP (IN with) (NP (DT the) (NN idea) (SBAR (IN that) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD had) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VP (VB be) (NP (DT a) (NN playwright))) (, ,) (VP (VBD left) (NP (NNP Harvard))) (, ,) (VP (VBD had) (S (NP (PRP$ my) (NNS plays)) (VP (VBN rejected)))) (, ,) (CC and) (ADVP (RB finally)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN autumn)) (PP (IN of) (NP (CD 1926))))) (, ,) (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB how)) (, ,) (SBARQ (WHADVP (WRB why)) (, ,) (CC or) (PP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT what) (NN manner))) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBP have) (ADVP (RB never)) (ADVP (RB exactly)) (VP (VBN been) (ADJP (JJ able) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB determine))))))))))))))))))))) (. .)))
Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine.
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
Then
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
go
went
VERB
VBD
case
to
to
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Harvard
Harvard
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
write
wrote
VERB
VBD
det
some
some
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADJ
JJR
obj
Number=Plur
play
plays
NOUN
NNS
advmod
PronType=Dem
there
there
ADV
RB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
obsessed
obsessed
ADJ
JJ
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
idea
idea
NOUN
NN
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
acl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
cop
VerbForm=Inf
be
be
AUX
VB
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
xcomp
Number=Sing
playwright
playwright
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Harvard
Harvard
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
play
plays
NOUN
NNS
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
reject
rejected
VERB
VBN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
advmod
finally
finally
ADV
RB
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
autumn
autumn
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1926
1926
NUM
CD
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
how
how
ADV
WRB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
why
why
ADV
WRB
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
or
or
CCONJ
CC
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
PronType=Int
what
what
DET
WDT
obl
Number=Sing
manner
manner
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
have
have
AUX
VBP
advmod
never
never
ADV
RB
advmod
exactly
exactly
ADV
RB
cop
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
be
been
AUX
VBN
conj
Degree=Pos
able
able
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
determine
determine
VERB
VB
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (CC But) (SBAR (ADVP (RB probably)) (IN because) (S (NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN force)) (PP (IN in) (NP (PRP me)))) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBD had) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB write) (PP (IN at) (NP (NN length)))))))))) (VP (VBD sought) (PRT (RP out)) (NP (PRP$ its) (NN channel))))) (, ,) (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD began) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB write) (NP (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ first) (NN book)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP London))))))))) (, ,) (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD was) (VP (VBG living) (ADVP (RB all) (RB alone)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT that) (NN time))))) (. .)))
But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London, I was living all alone at that time.
cc
but
But
CCONJ
CC
advmod
probably
probably
ADV
RB
mark
because
because
SCONJ
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
force
force
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
me
PRON
PRP
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
length
length
NOUN
NN
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
seek
sought
VERB
VBD
compound:prt
out
out
ADP
RP
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
its
its
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
channel
channel
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
begin
began
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
write
write
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
my
my
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
book
book
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
London
London
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
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
parataxis
Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part
live
living
VERB
VBG
advmod
all
all
ADV
RB
advmod
alone
alone
ADV
RB
case
at
at
ADP
IN
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
time
time
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
(ROOT (S (NP (PRP I)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (NP (CD two) (NNS rooms)) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN bedroom)) (CC and) (NP (DT a) (NN sitting) (NN room)))) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NP (DT a) (NN litter) (NN square)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP Chelsea)))) (SBAR (WHPP (IN in) (WHNP (WDT which))) (S (NP (PDT all) (DT the) (NNS houses)) (VP (VBD had) (NP (DT that) (JJ familiar) (, ,) (NML (NML (VBN smoked) (NN brick)) (CC and) (NML (NN cream-yellow-plaster) (NN look)))))))))) (. .)))
I had two rooms a bedroom and a sitting room in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and cream-yellow-plaster look.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs
I
I
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
two
two
NUM
CD
obj
Number=Plur
room
rooms
NOUN
NNS
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
bedroom
bedroom
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
sitting
sitting
NOUN
NN
conj
Number=Sing
room
room
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
litter
litter
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
square
square
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Chelsea
Chelsea
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
obl
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
det:predet
all
all
DET
PDT
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Plur
house
houses
NOUN
NNS
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
det
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
familiar
familiar
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
smoke
smoked
VERB
VBN
compound
Number=Sing
brick
brick
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
cream-yellow-plaster
cream-yellow-plaster
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
look
look
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
I don't know how I became a writer, but I think it was because of a certain force in me that had to write and that finally burst through and found a channel. My people were of the working class of people. My father, a stone-cutter, was a man with a great respect and veneration for literature. He had a tremendous memory, and he loved poetry, and the poetry that he loved best was naturally of the rhetorical kind that such a man would like. Nevertheless it was good poetry, Hamlet's Soliloquy, Macbeth, Mark Antony's "Funeral Oration", Grey' s "Elegy", and all the rest of it. I heard it all as a child; I memorized and learned it all.  He sent me to college to the state university. The desire to write, which had been strong during all my days in high school, grew stronger still. I was editor of the college paper, the college magazine, etc., and in my last year or two I was a member of a course in playwriting which had just been established there. I wrote several little one-act plays, still thinking I would become a lawyer or a newspaper man, never daring to believe I could seriously become a writer. Then I went to Harvard, wrote some more plays there, became obsessed with the idea that I had to be a playwright, left Harvard, had my plays rejected, and finally in the autumn of 1926, how, why, or in what manner I have never exactly been able to determine. But probably because the force in me that had to write at length sought out its channel, I began to write my first book in London, I was living all alone at that time. I had two rooms a bedroom and a sitting room in a litter square in Chelsea in which all the houses had that familiar, smoked brick and cream-yellow-plaster look.