*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ The/DT lyric/JJ beauties/NNS ] of/IN [ Schubert/NNP 's/POS Trout/NNP Quintet/NNP ] --/: [ its/PRP$ elemental/JJ rhythms/NNS ] and/CC [ infectious/JJ melodies/NNS ] --/: make/VBP [ it/PRP ] [ a/DT source/NN ] of/IN [ pure/JJ pleasure/NN ] for/IN almost/RB [ all/DT music/NN listeners/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC for/IN [ students/NNS ] of/IN [ musical/JJ forms/NNS ] and/CC [ would-be/JJ classifiers/NNS ] ,/, [ the/DT work/NN ] presents/VBZ [ its/PRP$ problems/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Since/IN [ it/PRP ] requires/VBZ only/RB [ five/CD players/NNS ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] would/MD seem/VB to/TO fall/VB into/IN [ the/DT category/NN ] of/IN [ chamber/NN music/NN ] --/: yet/CC [ it/PRP ] calls/VBZ for/IN [ a/DT double/JJ bass/NN ] ,/, [ an/DT instrument/NN ] generally/RB regarded/VBN as/IN [ symphonic/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Moreover/RB ,/, [ the/DT piece/NN ] is/VBZ written/VBN in/IN [ five/CD movements/NNS ] ,/, rather/RB than/IN [ the/DT conventional/JJ four/CD ] of/IN [ most/JJS quintets/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ this/DT ] gives/VBZ [ the/DT opus/NN ] [ a/DT serenade/NN ] or/CC [ divertimento/JJ flavor/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT many/JJ ] and/CC [ frequent/JJ performances/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT Trout/NNP ] serve/VBP to/TO emphasize/VB [ the/DT dual/JJ nature/NN ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ writing/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Some/DT renditions/NNS ] are/VBP of/IN [ symphonic/JJ dimensions/NNS ] ,/, with/IN [ the/DT contrabass/NN ] given/VBN [ free/JJ rein/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Other/JJ interpretations/NNS ] present/VB [ the/DT music/NN ] as/IN [ an/DT ] essentially/RB [ intimate/JJ creation/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ these/DT readings/NNS ] ,/, [ the/DT double/JJ bass/NN ] is/VBZ either/CC kept/VBN discreetly/RB in/IN [ the/DT background/NN ] ,/, or/CC [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ dressed/VBN in/IN [ clown/NN 's/POS attire/NN ] --/: [ the/DT musical/JJ equivalent/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT bull/NN ] in/IN [ a/DT china/NN shop/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Recently/RB [ I/PRP ] was/VBD struck/VBN anew/RB by/IN [ the/DT divergent/JJ approaches/NNS ] ,/, when/WRB in/IN [ the/DT course/NN ] of/IN [ one/CD afternoon/NN ] and/CC [ evening/NN ] [ I/PRP ] listened/VBD to/TO no/RB fewer/JJR than/IN [ ten/CD different/JJ performances/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT occasion/NN ] for/IN [ this/DT marathon/NN ] :/: [ Angel/NNP 's/POS long-awaited/JJ reissue/NN ] in/IN [ its/PRP$ ] ``/`` [ Great/NNP Recordings/NNP ] Of/NNP [ The/NNP Century/NNP ] ''/'' [ series/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Schnabel-Pro/NNP Arte/NNP version/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Let/VB [ me/PRP ] say/VB at/IN [ the/DT outset/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT music/NN ] sounded/VBD as/IN sparkling/VBG on/IN [ the/DT last/JJ playing/NN ] as/IN [ it/PRP ] did/VBD on/IN [ the/DT first/JJ ] ./. ================================== Whether/IN considered/VBN alone/RB or/CC in/IN [ relation/NN ] to/TO [ other/JJ editions/NNS ] ,/, [ COLH/NNP 40/NNP ] is/VBZ [ a/DT document/NN ] of/IN [ prime/JJ importance/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Artur/NNP Schnabel/NNP ] was/VBD [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT greatest/JJS Schubert-Beethoven-Mozart/JJ players/NNS ] of/IN [ all/DT time/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ any/DT commentary/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ ] on/IN [ this/DT repertory/NN ] is/VBZ valuable/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ Schnabel/NNP ] was/VBD [ a/DT great/JJ teacher/NN ] in/IN [ addition/NN ] to/TO being/VBG [ a/DT great/JJ performer/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT fact/NN ] that/IN [ four/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT ten/CD versions/NNS I/PRP ] listened/VBD to/TO are/VBP by/IN [ Schnabel/NNP pupils/NNS ] (/( [ Clifford/NNP Curzon/NNP ] ,/, [ Frank/NNP Glazer/NNP ] ,/, [ Adrian/NNP Aeschbacher/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ Victor/NNP Babin/NNP ] )/) also/RB sheds/VBZ [ light/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT master/NN 's/POS pedagogical/JJ skills/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Certain/JJ pianistic/JJ traits/NNS ] are/VBP common/JJ to/TO [ all/DT five/CD Schnabelian/JJ renditions/NNS ] ,/, most/RBS notably/RB [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ Schnabel/JJ trill/NN ] ''/'' (/( [ which/WDT ] differs/VBZ from/IN [ the/DT conventional/JJ trill/NN ] in/IN that/IN [ the/DT two/CD notes/NNS ] are/VBP struck/VBN simultaneously/RB )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT most/RBS impressive/JJ testimony/NN ] to/TO [ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS distinction/NN ] as/IN [ a/DT teacher/NN ] is/VBZ reflected/VBN by/IN [ the/DT individuality/NN ] [ which/WDT ] marks/VBZ [ each/DT student/NN 's/POS approach/NN ] as/RB distinctly/RB [ his/PRP$ own/JJ ] ./. ================================== [ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS emphasis/NN ] on/IN [ structural/JJ clarity/NN ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ innate/JJ rhythmic/JJ vibrancy/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ impetuous/JJ intensity/NN ] [ all/DT ] tend/VBP to/TO stamp/VB [ his/PRP$ reading/NN ] as/IN [ a/DT symphonic/JJ one/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Yet/RB [ no/DT detail/NN ] was/VBD too/RB small/JJ to/TO receive/VB [ attention/NN ] from/IN [ this/DT master/NN ] ,/, and/CC as/IN [ a/DT result/NN ] [ the/DT playing/NN ] here/RB has/VBZ [ humor/NN ] ,/, [ delicacy/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ radiant/JJ humanity/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT ] is/VBZ [ a/DT serious-minded/JJ interpretation/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ never/RB strait-laced/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC although/IN [ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS pianism/NN ] bristles/VBZ with/IN [ excitement/NN ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ meticulously/RB faithful/JJ to/TO [ Schubert/NNP 's/POS dynamic/JJ markings/NNS ] and/CC [ phrase/NN indications/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT piano/NN performance/NN ] on/IN [ this/DT Trout/NNP ] is/VBZ [ one/CD ] [ that/WP ] really/RB demands/VBZ [ a/DT search/NN ] for/IN [ superlatives/NNS ] ./. ================================== About/IN [ the/DT Pro/NNP Arte/NNP 's/POS contribution/NN ] [ I/PRP ] am/VBP less/RBR happy/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] ,/, for/IN [ one/CD ] ,/, rather/RB regret/VBP that/IN [ Schnabel/NNP ] did/VBD n't/RB collaborate/VB with/IN [ the/DT Budapest/NNP Quartet/NNP ] ,/, [ whose/WP$ rugged/JJ ] ,/, [ athletic/JJ playing/NN ] was/VBD [ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ] closer/RB to/TO [ this/DT pianist/NN 's/POS interpretative/JJ outlook/NN ] than/IN [ the/DT style/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Belgian/JJ group/NN ] ./. ================================== From/IN [ a/DT technical/JJ standpoint/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT string/NN playing/NN ] is/VBZ good/JJ ,/, but/CC [ the/DT Pro/NNP Arte/NNP people/NNS ] fail/VBP to/TO enter/VB into/IN [ the/DT spirit/NN ] of/IN [ things/NNS ] here/RB ./. ================================== [ The/DT violinist/NN ] ,/, in/IN [ particular/JJ ] ,/, is/VBZ very/RB indulgent/JJ with/IN swoops/NN and/CC slides/NNS ,/, and/CC [ his/PRP$ tone/NN ] is/VBZ pinched/JJ and/CC [ edgy/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT twenty-five-year-old/JJ recording/NN ] offers/VBZ rather/RB faded/JJ [ string/NN tone/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ the/DT balance/NN ] between/IN [ the/DT instruments/NNS ] is/VBZ good/JJ and/CC [ the/DT transfer/NN ] is/VBZ very/RB quiet/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] is/VBZ [ a/DT break/NN ] in/IN [ continuity/NN ] just/RB before/IN [ the/DT fourth/JJ variation/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ Forellen/NNP ] ''/'' [ movement/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ I/PRP ] suspect/VBP that/IN [ this/DT ] is/VBZ due/JJ to/TO [ imperfect/JJ splicing/VBG ] between/IN [ sides/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT original/JJ A[fj]/SYM ] ./. ================================== Turning/VBG to/TO [ the/DT more/JJR modern/NN versions/NNS ] ,/, [ Curzon/NNP 's/POS ] (/( [ London/NNP ] )/) offers/VBZ [ the/DT most/RBS sophisticated/JJ keyboard/NN work/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Every/DT detail/NN ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ interpretation/NN ] has/VBZ been/VBN beautifully/RB thought/VBN out/RB ,/, and/CC of/IN [ these/DT ] [ I/PRP ] would/MD especially/RB cite/VB [ the/DT delicious/JJ laendler/JJ ] touch/NN [ the/DT pianist/NN ] brings/VBZ to/TO [ the/DT fifth/JJ variation/NN ] (/( [ an/DT obvious/JJ indication/NN ] that/IN [ he/PRP ] is/VBZ playing/VBG with/IN [ Viennese/JJ musicians/NNS ] )/) ,/, and/CC [ the/DT gossamer/NN ] shading/VBG throughout/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Some/DT ] of/IN [ Curzon/NNP 's/POS playing/NN ] strikes/VBZ [ me/PRP ] as/RB finicky/JJ ,/, however/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Why/WRB ,/, for/IN [ example/NN ] ,/, does/VBZ [ he/PRP ] favor/VB [ two/CD tempos/NNS ] ,/, rather/RB than/IN [ one/CD ] ,/, for/IN [ the/DT third/JJ movement/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT assisting/VBG musicians/NNS ] from/IN [ the/DT Vienna/NNP Octet/NNP ] are/VBP somewhat/RB lacking/VBG in/IN [ expertise/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ their/PRP$ contribution/NN ] is/VBZ rustic/JJ and/CC [ appealing/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ Special/JJ compliments/NNS ] to/TO [ the/DT double/JJ bass/NN ] playing/VBG of/IN [ Johann/NNP Krumpp/NNP ] :/: [ his/PRP$ scrawny/JJ ] ,/, [ tottering/JJ sound/NN ] adds/VBZ [ a/DT delightful/JJ hilarity/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT performance/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) [ The/DT Glazer-Fine/NNP Arts/NNP edition/NN ] (/( [ Concert-Disc/NNP ] )/) is/VBZ [ a/DT model/NN ] of/IN [ lucidity/NN ] and/CC [ organization/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] is/VBZ ,/, moreover/RB ,/, [ a/DT ] perfectly/RB integrated/JJ [ ensemble/NN effort/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC having/VBG lived/VBN with/IN [ the/DT disc/NN ] for/IN [ some/DT time/NN ] now/RB ,/, [ I/PRP ] find/VBP [ the/DT performance/NN ] less/RBR exciting/JJ than/IN [ either/DT Schnabel/NNP 's/POS ] or/CC Fleisher/VB [ 's/POS ] (/( [ whose/WP$ superb/JJ performance/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT Budapest/NNP Quartet/NNP ] has/VBZ still/RB to/TO be/VB recorded/VBN )/) and/CC [ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ] less/RBR filled/JJ with/IN [ humor/NN ] than/IN [ Curzon/NNP 's/POS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Aeschbacher/NNP 's/POS work/NN ] is/VBZ very/RB much/RB akin/JJ to/TO [ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS ] ,/, but/CC [ the/DT sound/NN ] on/IN [ his/PRP$ Decca/NN disc/NN ] is/VBZ dated/VBN ,/, and/CC [ you/PRP ] will/MD have/VB [ a/DT hard/JJ time/NN ] locating/VBG [ a/DT copy/NN ] of/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT Hephzibah/NNP Menuhin-Amadeus/NNP Quartet/NNP ] (/( [ Angel/NNP ] )/) and/CC [ Victor/NNP Babin-Festival/NNP Quartet/NNP ] (/( [ RCA/NNP Victor/NNP ] )/) [ editions/NNS ] give/VBP [ us/PRP superlative/JJ string/NN ] playing/VBG (/( [ both/DT ] in/IN [ symphonic/JJ style/NN ] )/) crippled/VBN by/IN [ unimaginative/JJ piano/NN playing/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ Babin/NNP ] has/VBZ acquired/VBN [ some/DT ] of/IN [ Schnabel/NNP 's/POS keyboard/NN manner/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ his/PRP$ playing/NN ] is/VBZ of/IN [ limited/JJ insight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) [ Badura-Skoda-Vienna/NNP Konzerthaus/NNP ] (/( [ Westminster/NNP ] )/) and/CC [ Demus-Schubert/NNP Quartet/NNP ] (/( [ Deutsche/NNP Grammophon/NNP ] )/) are/VBP [ both/DT warm-toned/JJ ] ,/, pleasantly/RB [ lyrical/JJ ] ,/, but/CC rather/RB slack/JJ and/CC [ tensionless/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Helmut/NNP Roloff/NNP ] ,/, playing/VBG with/IN [ a/DT group/NN ] of/IN [ musicians/NNS ] from/IN [ the/DT Bayreuth/NNP Ensemble/NNP ] ,/, gives/VBZ [ a/DT sturdy/JJ reading/NN ] ,/, in/IN much/RB [ the/DT same/JJ vein/NN ] as/IN [ that/DT ] of/IN [ the/DT last-mentioned/JJ pianists/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Telefunken/NN ] has/VBZ accorded/VBN [ him/PRP beautiful/JJ sound/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ this/DT bargain-priced/JJ disc/NN ] (/( [ it/PRP ] sells/VBZ for/IN [ $/$ 2.98/CD ] )/) is/VBZ worthy/JJ of/IN [ consideration/NN ] ./. ================================== Returning/VBG once/RB again/RB to/TO [ the/DT Schnabel/NNP reissue/NN ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] am/VBP beguiled/VBN anew/RB by/IN [ the/DT magnificence/NN ] of/IN [ this/DT pianist/NN 's/POS musical/JJ penetration/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Here/RB is/VBZ truly/RB [ a/DT ] ``/`` [ Great/JJ Recording/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Century/NN ] ''/'' ,/, and/CC [ its/PRP$ greatness/NN ] is/VBZ by/IN [ no/DT means/NNS ] diminished/VBN by/IN [ the/DT fact/NN ] that/IN [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ not/RB quite/RB perfect/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT recording/NN ] surely/RB belongs/VBZ in/IN [ everyone/NN ] [ 's/POS collection/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Must/MD [ records/NNS ] always/RB sound/VB like/IN [ records/NNS ] ?/. ?/. ================================== From/IN [ the/DT beginning/NN ] of/IN [ commercial/JJ ] recording/NN ,/, [ new/JJ discs/NNS ] purported/VBD to/TO be/VB indistinguishable/JJ from/IN [ The/DT Real/JJ Thing/NN ] have/VBP regularly/RB been/VBN put/VBN in/IN [ circulation/NN ] ./. ================================== Seen/VBN in/IN [ perspective/NN ] ,/, [ many/JJ ] of/IN [ these/DT releases/NNS ] have/VB [ a/DT genuine/JJ claim/NN ] to/TO be/VB [ milestones/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Although/IN lacking/VBG [ absolute/JJ verisimilitude/NN ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] supply/VBP [ the/DT ear/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT imagination/NN ] with/IN [ all/DT necessary/JJ materials/NNS ] for/IN [ re-creation/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT original/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== On/IN [ the/DT basis/NN ] of/IN [ what/WP ] [ they/PRP ] give/VBP [ us/PRP ] [ we/PRP ] can/MD know/VB how/WRB [ the/DT young/JJ Caruso/NNP ] sang/VBD ,/, appreciate/VB [ the/DT distinctive/JJ qualities/NNS ] of/IN [ Parsifal/NNP ] under/IN [ Karl/NNP Muck/NNP 's/POS baton/NN ] ,/, or/CC sense/VB [ the/DT type/NN ] of/IN [ ensemble/NN Toscanini/NNP ] created/VBN in/IN [ his/PRP$ years/NNS ] with/IN [ the/DT New/NNP York/NNP Philharmonic/NNP ] ./. ================================== Since/IN [ the/DT concept/NN ] of/IN [ high/JJ fidelity/NN ] became/VBD [ important/JJ ] [ some/DT dozen/NN years/NNS ] ago/RB ,/, [ the/DT claims/NNS ] of/IN [ technical/JJ improvements/NNS ] have/VBP multiplied/VBN tenfold/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ many/JJ cases/NNS ] [ the/DT revolutionary/JJ production/NN ] has/VBZ offered/VBN no/RB more/RBR than/IN [ sensational/JJ effects/NNS ] :/: [ the/DT first/JJ hearing/NN ] was/VBD fascinating/JJ and/CC [ the/DT second/JJ ] disillusioning/JJ as/IN [ the/DT gap/NN ] between/IN [ sound/NN ] and/CC [ substance/NN ] became/VBD [ clearer/JJR ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Other/JJ innovations/NNS ] with/IN [ better/JJR claims/NNS ] to/TO [ musical/JJ interest/NN ] survived/VBD rehearing/NN to/TO acquire/VB in/IN [ time/NN ] [ the/DT status/NN ] of/IN [ classics/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== If/IN [ we/PRP ] return/VBP to/TO [ them/PRP ] [ today/RB ] ,/, [ we/PRP ] have/VBP [ no/DT difficulty/NN ] spotting/VBG [ their/PRP$ weaknesses/NNS ] but/CC [ we/PRP ] find/VBP [ them/PRP ] still/RB [ pleasing/JJ ] ./. ================================== [ Records/NNS ] sound/VBP like/IN [ records/NNS ] because/IN [ they/PRP ] provide/VBP [ a/DT different/JJ sort/NN ] of/IN [ experience/NN ] than/IN [ live/JJ music/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT difference/NN ] is/VBZ made/VBN up/RP of/IN [ many/JJ factors/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Some/DT ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] are/VBP obvious/JJ ,/, such/DT as/IN [ the/DT fact/NN ] that/IN [ we/PRP ] associate/VBP recorded/JJ and/CC [ live/JJ music/NN ] with/IN [ our/PRP$ responses/NNS ] and/CC [ behavior/NN ] in/IN [ different/JJ types/NNS ] of/IN [ environments/NNS ] and/CC [ social/JJ settings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ Music/NN ] often/RB sounds/VBZ best/JJS to/TO [ me/PRP ] when/WRB [ I/PRP ] can/MD dress/VB informally/RB and/CC sit/VB in/IN [ something/NN ] more/RBR comfortable/JJ than/IN [ a/DT theatre/NN seat/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) From/IN [ the/DT technical/JJ standpoint/NN ] ,/, [ records/NNS ] differ/VBP from/IN [ live/JJ music/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT degree/NN ] that/IN [ they/PRP ] fail/VBP to/TO convey/VB [ the/DT true/JJ color/NN ] ,/, [ texture/NN ] ,/, [ complexity/NN ] ,/, [ range/NN ] ,/, [ intensity/NN ] ,/, [ pulse/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ pitch/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT original/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Any/DT alteration/NN ] of/IN [ one/CD ] of/IN [ these/DT factors/NNS ] is/VBZ [ distortion/NN ] ,/, although/IN [ we/PRP ] generally/RB use/VB [ that/DT word/NN ] only/RB for/IN [ effects/NNS ] so/RB pronounced/VBN that/IN [ they/PRP ] can/MD be/VB stated/VBN quantitatively/RB on/IN [ the/DT basis/NN ] of/IN [ standard/JJ tests/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Yet/CC [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ [ the/DT accumulation/NN ] of/IN [ distortion/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT fitting/VBG ] together/RB of/IN [ fractional/JJ bits/NNS ] until/IN [ the/DT total/NN ] reaches/VBZ [ the/DT threshold/NN ] of/IN [ our/PRP$ awareness/NN ] ,/, [ that/WP ] makes/VBZ [ records/NNS ] sound/JJ like/IN [ records/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT sound/NN ] may/MD be/VB good/JJ ;/: ;/: but/CC if/IN [ you/PRP ] know/VB [ The/DT Real/JJ Thing/NN ] ,/, [ you/PRP ] know/VBP that/IN [ what/WP ] [ you/PRP ] are/VBP hearing/VBG is/VBZ only/RB [ a/DT clever/JJ imitation/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Command/NNP 's/POS new/JJ Brahms/NNP Second/NNP ] is/VBZ [ a/DT major/JJ effort/NN ] to/TO make/VB [ a/DT record/NN ] [ that/WP ] sounds/VBZ like/IN [ a/DT real/JJ orchestra/NN ] rather/RB than/IN [ a/DT copy/NN ] of/IN [ one/CD ] ./. ================================== Like/IN [ the/DT recent/JJ Scheherazade/NNP ] from/IN [ London/NNP ] (/( [ High/NNP Fidelity/NNP ] ,/, [ Sept./NNP 1961/CD ] )/) ,/, [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ successful/JJ because/IN [ emphasis/NN ] has/VBZ been/VBN placed/VBN on/IN [ good/JJ musical/JJ ] and/CC [ engineering/NN practices/NNS ] rather/RB than/IN on/IN creating/VBG [ sensational/JJ effects/NNS ] ./. ================================== Because/IN of/IN [ this/DT ] ,/, only/RB [ those/DT ] with/IN truly/RB [ fine/JJ equipment/NN ] will/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO appreciate/VB [ the/DT exact/JJ degree/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT engineers/NNS '/POS triumph/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT easiest/JJS way/NN ] to/TO describe/VB [ this/DT release/NN ] is/VBZ to/TO say/VB that/IN [ it/PRP ] reproduces/VBZ [ an/DT interesting/JJ ] and/CC [ effective/JJ Steinberg/NNP performance/NN ] with/IN [ minimal/JJ alteration/NN ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ musical/JJ values/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT engineering/NN ] as/IN [ such/DT ] never/RB obtrudes/VBZ upon/IN [ your/PRP$ consciousness/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT effect/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT recording/NN ] is/VBZ very/RB open/JJ and/CC [ natural/JJ ] ,/, with/IN [ the/DT frequency/NN emphasis/NN ] exactly/RB [ what/WP ] [ you/PRP ] would/MD expect/VB from/IN [ a/DT live/JJ performance/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT absence/NN ] of/IN [ peaky/JJ highs/NNS ] and/CC [ beefed-up/JJ bass/NN ] not/RB only/RB produces/VBZ [ greater/JJR fidelity/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ it/PRP ] eliminates/VBZ [ listener/NN fatigue/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT contributing/VBG factor/NN ] is/VBZ [ the/DT perspective/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT uniform/JJ aesthetic/JJ distance/NN ] [ which/WDT ] is/VBZ maintained/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT orchestra/NN ] is/VBZ far/RB enough/RB away/RB from/IN [ you/PRP ] that/IN [ you/PRP ] miss/VBP [ the/DT bow/NN ] scrapes/NNS ,/, [ valve/NN clicks/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ other/JJ noises/NNS ] incidental/JJ to/TO playing/NN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Yet/RB [ you/PRP ] feel/VBP [ the/DT orchestra/NN ] is/VBZ near/JJ at/IN [ hand/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT individual/JJ instruments/NNS ] have/VBP [ the/DT same/JJ firm/JJ presence/NN ] associated/VBN with/IN listening/VBG from/IN [ a/DT good/JJ seat/NN ] in/IN [ an/DT ] acoustically/RB [ perfect/JJ hall/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Command/NNP ] has/VBZ achieved/VBN [ the/DT ideal/JJ amount/NN ] of/IN [ reverberation/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT music/NN ] is/VBZ always/RB allowed/VBN [ the/DT living/NN space/NN ] needed/VBN to/TO attain/VB [ its/PRP$ full/JJ sonority/NN ] ;/: ;/: yet/RB [ the/DT hall/NN ] never/RB intrudes/VBZ as/IN [ a/DT quasi-performer/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT timbre/NN ] remains/VBZ that/IN of/IN [ the/DT instruments/NNS ] unclouded/JJ by/IN [ resonance/NN ] ./. ================================== [ All/DT ] of/IN [ this/DT ] would/MD be/VB wasted/VBN ,/, of/IN [ course/NN ] ,/, if/IN [ the/DT performance/NN ] lacked/VBD [ authority/NN ] and/CC [ musical/JJ distinction/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN [ me/PRP ] [ it/PRP ] has/VBZ more/RBR of/IN [ both/DT ] [ elements/NNS ] than/IN [ the/DT majority/NN ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ competitors/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Steinberg/NNP ] seems/VBZ to/TO have/VB gone/VBN directly/RB back/RB to/TO [ the/DT score/NN ] ,/, discounting/VBG [ tradition/NN ] ,/, and/CC has/VBZ built/VBN [ his/PRP$ performance/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT intention/NN ] to/TO reproduce/VB as/IN faithfully/RB as/RB possible/JJ exactly/RB [ what/WP ] [ Brahms/NNP ] set/VBD down/IN on/IN [ paper/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Those/DT ] accustomed/VBN to/TO [ broader/JJR ] ,/, [ more/RBR romantic/JJ statements/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT symphony/NN ] can/MD be/VB expected/VBN to/TO react/VB strongly/RB when/WRB [ they/PRP ] hear/VB [ this/DT one/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Without/IN losing/VBG [ the/DT distinctive/JJ undertow/NN ] of/IN [ Brahmsian/JJ rhythm/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT pacing/VBG ] is/VBZ firm/JJ and/CC [ the/DT over-all/JJ performance/NN ] has/VBZ [ a/DT ] tightly/RB knit/VBN [ quality/NN ] [ that/WP ] makes/VBZ for/IN [ maximum/JJ cumulative/JJ effect/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT Presto/FW Ma/FW non/FW assai/FW ] of/IN [ the/DT first/JJ trio/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT scherzo/NN ] is/VBZ taken/VBN literally/RB and/CC may/MD shock/VB [ you/PRP ] ,/, as/IN [ the/DT real/JJ Allegro/FW ] con/FW [ Spirito/FW ] of/IN [ the/DT finale/NN ] is/VBZ likely/JJ to/TO bring/VB [ you/PRP ] to/TO [ your/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ the/DT end/NN ] ,/, however/RB ,/, [ the/DT thing/NN ] about/IN [ this/DT performance/NN ] [ that/WP ] is/VBZ most/RBS striking/JJ is/VBZ [ the/DT way/NN ] [ it/PRP ] sings/VBZ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Steinberg/NNP ] obviously/RB has/VBZ concluded/VBN that/IN [ it/PRP ] is/VBZ [ the/DT lyric/JJ element/NN ] [ which/WDT ] must/MD dominate/VB in/IN [ this/DT score/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] manages/VBZ at/IN [ times/NNS ] to/TO create/VB [ the/DT effect/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT whole/JJ orchestra/NN ] bursting/VBG into/IN [ song/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT engineering/NN ] provides/VBZ exactly/RB [ the/DT support/NN ] needed/VBN for/IN [ such/DT a/DT result/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Too/RB many/JJ records/NNS ] seem/VBP to/TO reduce/VB [ a/DT work/NN ] of/IN [ symphonic/JJ complexity/NN ] to/TO [ a/DT melody/NN ] and/CC [ its/PRP$ accompaniment/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT Command/NNP technique/NN ] invites/VBZ [ you/PRP ] to/TO listen/VB to/TO [ the/DT depth/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT orchestration/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Your/PRP$ ear/NN ] takes/VBZ [ you/PRP ] into/IN [ the/DT ensemble/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ you/PRP ] may/MD well/RB become/VB [ aware/JJ ] of/IN [ instrumental/JJ details/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] previously/RB were/VBD apparent/JJ only/RB in/IN [ the/DT score/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] is/VBZ [ this/DT sort/NN ] of/IN [ experience/NN ] [ that/WP ] makes/VBZ [ the/DT concept/NN ] of/IN [ high/JJ fidelity/NN ] of/IN [ real/JJ musical/JJ significance/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT home/NN music/NN listener/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT first/JJ ] substantially/RB [ complete/JJ stereo/NN Giselle/NNP ] (/( and/CC [ the/DT only/JJ one/CD ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ scope/NN ] since/IN [ Feyer/NNP 's/POS four-sided/JJ LP/NNP edition/NN ] of/IN [ 1958/CD ] for/IN [ Angel/NNP ] )/) ,/, [ this/DT set/NN ] is/VBZ ,/, [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP afraid/JJ ,/, likely/JJ to/TO provide/VB [ more/JJR horrid/JJ fascination/NN ] than/IN [ enjoyment/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT ] already/RB faded/VBN [ pastel/JJ charms/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT naive/JJ music/NN ] [ itself/PRP ] vanish/VBP entirely/RB in/IN [ Fistoulari/NNP 's/POS melodramatic/JJ contrasts/NNS ] between/IN [ ultravehement/JJ brute/JJ power/NN ] and/CC [ chilly/JJ ] ,/, if/IN [ suave/JJ ] ,/, [ sentimentality/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC in/IN [ its/PRP$ engineers/NNS '/POS frantic/JJ attempts/NNS ] to/TO achieve/VB [ maximum/JJ dynamic/JJ impact/NN ] and/CC [ earsplitting/JJ brilliance/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT recording/NN ] sounds/VBZ as/IN though/IN [ it/PRP ] had/VBD been/VBN ``/`` doctored/VBN for/IN [ super-high/JJ fidelity/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT home/NN listener/NN ] is/VBZ overpowered/VBN ,/, all/RB right/JJ ,/, but/CC [ the/DT experience/NN ] is/VBZ [ a/DT far/JJ ] from/IN [ pleasant/JJ one/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/RB with/IN [ the/DT penultimate/JJ Giselle/NNP release/NN ] (/( [ Wolff/NNP 's/POS abridgment/NN ] for/IN [ RCA/NNP Victor/NNP ] )/) [ I/PRP ] find/VBP [ the/DT cleaner/JJR ] ,/, [ less/RBR razor-edged/JJ monophonic/JJ version/NN ] ,/, for/IN [ all/DT its/PRP$ lack/NN ] of/IN [ big-stage/JJ spaciousness/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT ] more/RBR aurally/RB [ tolerable/JJ ] --/: but/CC [ this/DT ] may/MD be/VB [ the/DT result/NN ] of/IN processing/VBG [ defects/NNS ] in/IN [ my/PRP$ SD/NNP copies/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== Buffeted/VBN by/IN swirling/VBG [ winds/NNS ] ,/, [ the/DT little/JJ green/JJ biplane/NN ] struggled/VBD northward/RB between/IN [ the/DT mountains/NNS ] beyond/IN [ Northfield/NNP Gulf/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Wires/NNS ] whined/VBD as/IN [ a/DT cold/JJ November/NNP blast/NN ] rocked/VBD [ the/DT silver/JJ wings/NNS ] ,/, but/CC [ the/DT engine/NN roar/NN ] was/VBD reassuring/VBG to/TO [ the/DT pilot/NN ] bundled/VBN in/IN [ the/DT open/JJ cockpit/NN ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] peered/VBD ahead/RB and/CC grinned/VBD as/IN [ the/DT railroad/NN tracks/NNS ] came/VBD into/IN [ view/NN ] again/RB below/IN ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Good/JJ old/JJ iron/NN compass/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] thought/VBD ./. ================================== [ A/DT plume/NN ] of/IN [ smoke/NN ] rose/VBD from/IN [ a/DT Central/NNP Vermont/NNP locomotive/NN ] [ which/WDT ] idled/VBD behind/IN [ a/DT string/NN ] of/IN [ gravel/NN cars/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ little/JJ figures/NNS ] [ that/WDT ] were/VBD [ workmen/NNS ] labored/VBD to/TO set/VB [ the/DT ruptured/JJ roadbed/NN ] to/TO [ rights/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT girders/NNS ] of/IN [ a/DT shattered/VBN Dog/NNP River/NNP bridge/NN ] lay/VBD strewn/VBN for/IN [ half/DT a/DT mile/NN ] downstream/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Vermont/NNP 's/POS main/JJ railroad/NN line/NN ] was/VBD prostrate/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC in/IN [ the/DT dark/JJ days/NNS ] after/IN [ the/DT Great/JJ Flood/NNP ] of/IN [ 1927/CD ] --/: [ the/DT worst/JJS natural/NN disaster/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT state/NN 's/POS history/NN ] --/: [ the/DT little/JJ plane/NN ] was/VBD [ its/PRP$ sole/JJ replacement/NN ] in/IN carrying/VBG [ the/DT United/NNP States/NNP mails/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Rain/NN ] of/IN [ near/JJ cloudburst/NN proportions/NNS ] had/VBD fallen/VBN for/IN [ three/CD full/JJ days/NNS ] and/CC [ it/PRP ] was/VBD still/RB raining/VBG on/IN [ the/DT morning/NN ] of/IN [ Friday/NNP ] ,/, [ November/NNP 4/CD ] ,/, [ 1927/CD ] ,/, when/WRB [ officials/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT Post/NNP Office/NNP Department/NNP 's/POS Railway/NNP Mail/NNP Service/NNP ] realized/VBD [ that/DT their/PRP$ distribution/NN system/NN ] for/IN [ Vermont/NNP ] had/VBD been/VBN almost/RB totally/RB destroyed/VBN overnight/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Clerks/NNS ] and/CC [ postmasters/NNS ] shoveled/VBD [ muck/NN ] out/RB of/IN [ their/PRP$ offices/NNS ] --/: [ those/DT ] [ who/WP ] still/RB had/VBD [ offices/NNS ] --/: and/CC wondered/VBD how/WRB to/TO move/VB [ the/DT mail/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT state/NN 's/POS railroad/NN system/NN ] counted/VBD [ miles/NNS ] of/IN [ broken/VBN bridges/NNS ] and/CC missing/VBG [ rights-of-way/JJ ] :/: [ it/PRP ] would/MD obviously/RB remain/VB out/IN of/IN [ commission/NN ] for/IN [ weeks/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC once/RB [ medicine/NN ] ,/, [ food/NN ] ,/, [ clothing/NN ] and/CC [ shelter/NN ] had/VBD been/VBN provided/VBN for/IN [ the/DT flood/NN 's/POS victims/NNS ] ,/, [ communications/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT mail/NN ] were/VBD [ the/DT next/JJ top/NN problems/NNS ] ./. ================================== From/IN [ Burlington/NNP ] ,/, [ outgoing/JJ mail/NN ] could/MD be/VB ferried/VBN across/IN [ Lake/NNP Champlain/NNP ] to/TO [ the/DT railroad/NN ] at/IN [ Port/NNP Kent/NNP ] ,/, [ N./NNP Y/NNP ] ../. But/CC [ what/WP ] came/VBD in/RP was/VBD piling/VBG up/RP ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT nearest/JJS undisrupted/JJ end/NN ] of/IN [ track/NN ] from/IN [ Boston/NNP ] was/VBD at/IN [ Concord/NNP ] ,/, [ N./NNP H/NNP ] ../. When/WRB [ Governor/NNP Al/NNP Smith/NNP ] offered/VBD [ New/NNP York/NNP National/NNP Guard/NNP planes/NNS ] to/TO fly/VB [ the/DT mail/NN ] in/RB and/CC out/RB of/IN [ the/DT state/NN ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] seemed/VBD [ a/DT likely/JJ temporary/JJ solution/NN ] ,/, easing/VBG [ Burlington/NNP 's/POS bottleneck/NN ] and/CC that/DT at/IN [ Montpelier/NNP ] too/RB ./. ================================== [ The/DT question/NN ] was/VBD ``/`` Where/WRB to/TO land/VB ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ no/DT such/JJ thing/NN ] as/IN [ an/DT airport/NN ] in/IN [ Vermont/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Burlington/NNP aviator/NN John/NNP J./NNP Burns/NNP ] suggested/VBD [ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN southwest/RB ] of/IN [ Fort/NNP Ethan/NNP Allen/NNP ] ,/, and/CC soon/RB [ a/DT dozen/CD hastily-summoned/JJ National/NNP Guard/NNP pilots/NNS ] were/VBD bringing/VBG [ their/PRP$ wide-winged/JJ ] ``/`` [ Jenny/NNP ] ''/'' and/CC [ DeHaviland/NNP ] two-seaters/JJ to/TO rest/VB on/IN [ the/DT frozen/JJ sod/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT military/JJ base/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT only/JJ available/JJ field/NN ] [ that/WDT ] could/MD be/VB used/VBN near/IN [ flood-ravaged/JJ Montpelier/NNP ] was/VBD on/IN [ the/DT Towne/NNP farm/NN ] off/IN [ upper/JJ Main/NNP Street/NNP ] ,/, [ a/DT narrow/JJ hillside/NN ] where/WRB [ takeoffs/NNS ] and/CC [ landings/NNS ] could/MD be/VB safely/RB made/VBN only/RB under/IN [ light/JJ wind/NN conditions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Over/IN in/IN [ Barre/NNP ] [ the/DT streets/NNS ] had/VBD been/VBN deep/JJ in/IN [ swirling/VBG water/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ bridges/NNS ] were/VBD crumpled/VBN and/CC gone/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Anticipating/VBG [ delivery/NN ] of/IN [ medicines/NNS ] and/CC [ yeast/NN ] by/IN [ plane/NN ] ,/, [ Granite/NNP City/NNP citizens/NNS ] formed/VBD [ an/DT airfield/NN committee/NN ] and/CC with/IN [ the/DT aid/NN ] of/IN [ quarrymen/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT 172nd/JJ Infantry/NNP ] ,/, [ Vermont/NNP National/NNP Guard/NNP ] ,/, laid/VBN out/RP [ runways/NNS ] on/IN [ Wilson/NNP flat/JJ ] ,/, [ high/JJ ] on/IN [ Millstone/NNP Hill/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT ] ``/`` [ Barre/NNP Aviation/NNP Field/NNP ] ''/'' was/VBD set/VBN to/TO receive/VB [ its/PRP$ first/JJ aircraft/NN ] [ the/DT Sunday/NNP ] following/VBG [ the/DT flood/NN ] ./. ================================== Though/IN [ the/DT makeshift/JJ airports/NNS ] were/VBD ready/JJ ,/, [ the/DT York/NNP State/NNP Guard/NNP flyers/NNS ] proved/VBD unable/JJ to/TO keep/VB [ any/DT kind/NN ] of/IN [ mail/NN schedule/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] had/VBD [ courage/NN ] but/CC [ their/PRP$ meager/JJ training/NN ] consisted/VBD of/IN [ weekend/NN hops/NNS ] in/IN [ good/JJ weather/NN ] ,/, in/IN and/CC out/IN of/IN [ established/VBN airports/NNS ] ,/, And/CC [ the/DT ] increasingly/RB [ cold/JJ weather/NN ] soon/RB raised/VBN [ hob/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT water/NN ] cooled/VBD [ engines/NNS ] of/IN [ their/PRP$ World/NNP War/NNP 1/CD ] ,/, [ planes/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] seemed/VBD like/IN [ a/DT good/JJ time/NN ] for/IN [ officials/NNS ] to/TO use/VB [ a/DT recently-passed/JJ law/NN ] empowering/VBG [ the/DT post/NN office/NN department/NN ] to/TO contract/VB for/IN [ the/DT transport/NN ] of/IN [ first/JJ class/NN mail/NN ] by/IN [ air/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] had/VBD to/TO act/VB fast/RB ,/, for/IN [ letters/NNS ] were/VBD clogging/VBG [ the/DT terminals/NNS ] ./. ================================== Down/IN in/IN [ Concord/NNP ] ,/, [ New/NNP Hampshire/NNP ] ,/, was/VBD [ a/DT flier/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT right/JJ place/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT right/JJ time/NN ] :/: [ Robert/NNP S./NNP Fogg/NNP ] ,/, [ a/DT native/JJ New/NNP Englander/NNP ] ,/, had/VBD been/VBN [ a/DT World/NNP War/NNP 1/CD ] ,/, flying/VBG [ instructor/NN ] ,/, [ barnstormer/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT original/JJ planners/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT Concord/NNP Airport/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Tall/JJ ] ,/, [ wiry/JJ ] ,/, [ dark-haired/JJ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] had/VBD already/RB racked/VBN up/RP [ one/CD historical/JJ first/JJ ] in/IN [ air/NN mail/NN history/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Piloting/VBG [ a/DT Curtiss/NNP Navy/NNP MF/NNP flying/VBG boat/NN ] off/IN [ Lake/NNP Winnipesaukee/NNP ] in/IN [ 1925/CD ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] had/VBD inaugurated/VBN [ the/DT original/JJ Rural/NNP Delivery/NNP air/NN service/NN ] in/IN [ America/NNP ] ./. ================================== During/IN [ the/DT excitement/NN following/VBG Lindbergh/NN 's/POS flight/NN ] to/TO [ Paris/NNP ] earlier/RB in/IN [ 1927/CD ] ,/, dare/NN [ devil/NN aviators/NNS ] overnight/RB became/VBD [ legendary/JJ heroes/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ Concord/NNP ] ,/, [ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] was/VBD [ the/DT most/RBS prominent/JJ New/NNP Hampshire/NNP boy/NN ] with/IN [ wings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Public-spirited/JJ backers/NNS ] staked/VBD [ him/PRP ] to/TO [ a/DT brand-new/JJ airplane/NN ] ,/, aimed/VBN at/IN putting/VBG [ their/PRP$ city/NN ] and/CC [ state/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT flying/NN map/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT ship/NN ] was/VBD [ a/DT Waco/NNP biplane/NN ] ,/, [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT first/JJ two/CD ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ type/NN ] to/TO be/VB fitted/VBN with/IN [ the/DT air/NN ] cooled/VBD ,/, [ 225/CD Wright/NNP radial/JJ engine/NN ] known/VBN as/IN [ the/DT Whirlwind/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT trim/JJ green/NN ] and/CC [ silver-painted/JJ craft/NN ] only/RB [ 22-12/CD feet/NNS ] long/RB ,/, [ the/DT Waco/NNP ] was/VBD entered/VBN to/TO compete/VB in/IN [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ On-to-Spokane/NNP ] ''/'' [ Air/NNP Derby/NNP ] of/IN [ 1927/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ a/DT matter/NN ] of/IN [ fact/NN ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP ] and/CC [ his/PRP$ plane/NN ] did/VBD n't/RB get/VB beyond/IN [ Pennsylvania/NNP ] in/IN [ the/DT race/NN ] --/: [ an/DT engine/NN oil/NN leak/NN ] forced/VBD [ him/PRP ] down/RB --/: but/CC [ the/DT flying/VBG service/NN ] and/CC [ school/NN ] [ he/PRP ] started/VBD subsequently/RB were/VBD [ first/JJ steps/NNS ] in/IN paying/VBG off/RP [ his/PRP$ wry-faced/JJ backers/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== So/RB with/IN [ all/DT this/DT experience/NN ] ,/, [ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] was/VBD [ a/DT natural/NN choice/NN ] to/TO receive/VB [ the/DT first/JJ Emergency/NNP Air/NNP Mail/NNP Star/NNP Route/NNP contract/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ work/NN ] began/VBD just/RB [ six/CD days/NNS ] after/IN [ the/DT flood/NN ] ./. ================================== By/IN [ airline/NN ] from/IN [ Concord/NNP ] to/TO [ Burlington/NNP ] is/VBZ [ a/DT distance/NN ] of/IN about/IN [ 150/CD miles/NNS ] ,/, counting/VBG [ a/DT slight/JJ deviation/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT stop/NN ] at/IN [ either/DT Barre/NNP ] or/CC [ Montpelier/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT first/JJ few/JJ days/NNS Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] set/VBD [ his/PRP$ plane/NN ] down/RP on/IN [ Towne/NNP field/NN ] back/RB of/IN [ the/DT State/NNP House/NNP ] when/WRB [ the/DT wind/NN ] was/VBD right/JJ ,/, and/CC used/VBD [ Wilson/NNP flat/JJ ] above/IN [ Barre/NNP ] when/WRB [ it/PRP ] [ was/VBD n't/RB ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Between/IN [ the/DT unsafe/JJ Towne/NNP field/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT long/JJ roundabout/JJ back/NN road/NN haul/NN ] [ that/WDT ] was/VBD necessary/JJ to/TO gain/VB [ access/NN ] to/TO [ Wilson/NNP flat/NN ] ,/, [ arrangements/NNS ] at/IN [ the/DT state/NN capital/NN ] were/VBD far/RB from/IN [ satisfactory/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Each/DT time/NN ] in/RB ,/, [ the/DT unhappy/JJ pilot/NN ] ,/, pushing/VBG [ his/PRP$ luck/NN ] ,/, begged/VBD [ the/DT postal/JJ officials/NNS ] [ that/WDT ] met/VBD [ him/PRP ] to/TO find/VB [ a/DT safer/JJR landing/NN place/NN ] ,/, preferably/RB on/IN [ the/DT flat-topped/JJ hills/NNS ] across/IN [ the/DT Winooski/NNP River/NNP ] ./. ================================== ``/`` But/CC [ Fogg/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, [ they/PRP ] countered/VBD ,/, ``/`` [ we/PRP ] ca/MD n't/RB get/VB over/IN there/RB ./. ================================== And/CC besides/IN [ you/PRP ] seem/VBP to/TO make/VB [ it/PRP ] [ all/DT ] right/RB here/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] took/VBD [ a/DT tragedy/NN ] to/TO bring/VB [ things/NNS ] to/TO [ a/DT head/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== After/IN [ a/DT week/NN ] of/IN [ precarious/JJ uphill/JJ landings/NNS ] and/CC [ downwind/JJ takeoffs/NNS ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP one/CD day/NN ] looked/VBD down/RB at/IN [ the/DT shattered/VBN yellow/JJ wreckage/NN ] of/IN [ an/DT Army/NNP plane/NN ] strewn/VBN across/IN [ snow-covered/JJ Towne/NNP field/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Sent/VBN to/TO [ Montpelier/NNP ] by/IN [ Secretary/NNP Herbert/NNP Hoover/NNP ] ,/, [ Red/NNP Cross/NNP Aide/NNP Reuben/NNP Sleight/NNP ] had/VBD been/VBN killed/VBN ,/, and/CC [ his/PRP$ pilot/NN ] ,/, [ Lt./NNP Franklin/NNP Wolfe/NNP ] ,/, badly/RB injured/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== With/IN [ the/DT field/NN ] [ a/DT blur/NN ] of/IN [ white/JJ the/DT unfortunate/JJ pilot/NN ] had/VBD simply/RB flown/VBN into/IN [ the/DT hillside/NN ] ./. ================================== Faced/VBN with/IN [ this/DT situation/NN ] ,/, [ Postmaster/NNP Charles/NNP F./NNP McKenna/NNP ] of/IN [ Montpelier/NNP ] went/VBD with/IN [ Fogg/NNP ] on/IN [ a/DT Burlington/NNP trip/NN ] ,/, and/CC together/RB [ they/PRP ] scouted/VBD [ the/DT terrain/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT heights/NNS ] of/IN [ Berlin/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT long/JJ flat/NN ] known/VBN as/IN [ the/DT St./NNP John/NNP field/NN ] seemed/VBD to/TO answer/VB [ their/PRP$ purpose/NN ] ,/, and/CC since/IN [ the/DT Winooski/NNP bridges/NNS ] were/VBD at/IN [ last/JJ passable/JJ ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] decided/VBD to/TO use/VB [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== With/IN [ a/DT wary/JJ eye/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT farmer/NN 's/POS bull/NN ] ,/, [ Fred/NNP Somers/NNP ] of/IN [ Montpelier/NNP ] and/CC [ Mr./NNP St./NNP John/NNP ] marked/VBD [ the/DT field/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT red/JJ table/NN cloth/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ a/DT wind/NN direction/NN indicator/NN ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] tied/VBD [ a/DT cotton/NN rag/NN ] to/TO [ a/DT sapling/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== With/IN [ these/DT aids/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ a/DT pair/NN ] of/IN [ skiis/NNS ] substituting/VBG for/IN [ wheels/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT Waco/NNP ] ,/, [ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] made/VBD [ the/DT first/JJ landing/NN ] on/IN [ what/WP ] is/VBZ now/RB [ part/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Barre-Montpelier/NNP Airport/NNP ] on/IN [ November/NNP 21/CD ] ,/, [ 1927/CD ] ./. ================================== [ Each/DT trip/NN ] saw/VBD [ the/DT front/JJ cockpit/NN ] filled/VBD higher/RB with/IN [ mail/NN pouches/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== During/IN [ the/DT second/JJ week/NN ] of/IN [ operations/NNS ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP ] received/VBD [ a/DT telegram/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT Post/NNP Office/NNP Department/NNP ] ,/, asking/VBG [ him/PRP ] to/TO ``/`` put/VB on/RP [ two/CD airplanes/NNS ] and/CC make/VB [ two/CD flights/NNS ] daily/RB ,/, plus/CC [ one/CD Sunday/NNP trip/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Since/IN [ Fogg/NNP 's/POS ] was/VBD [ a/DT one-man/JJ ] ,/, [ one-plane/JJ flying/VBG service/NN ] ,/, [ this/DT ] meant/VBD that/IN [ he/PRP ] would/MD have/VB to/TO do/VB [ both/DT ] [ trips/NNS ] ,/, flying/VBG alone/RB [ 600/CD miles/NNS ] [ a/DT day/NN ] ,/, under/IN [ sub-freezing/JJ temperature/NN conditions/NNS ] ./. ================================== Over/IN [ the/DT weeks/NNS ] ,/, [ America/NNP 's/POS first/JJ Star/NNP Route/NNP Air/NNP Mail/NNP ] settled/VBD into/IN [ a/DT routine/JJ pattern/NN ] despite/IN [ the/DT vagaries/NNS ] of/IN [ weather/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT lack/NN ] of/IN [ ground/NN facilities/NNS ] and/CC [ aids/NNS ] to/TO [ navigation/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Each/DT morning/NN ] at/IN [ five/CD Fogg/NNP ] crawled/VBD out/RB of/IN [ bed/NN ] to/TO [ bundle/VB ] into/IN flying/VBG [ togs/NNS ] over/IN [ the/DT furnace/NN register/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ home/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Always/RB troubled/VBN by/IN [ poor/JJ circulation/NN ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] experimented/VBD with/IN [ various/JJ combinations/NNS ] of/IN [ socks/NNS ] and/CC [ shoes/NNS ] before/IN finally/RB adopting/VBG [ old-style/JJ felt/VBN farmer/NN 's/POS boots/NNS ] with/IN [ his/PRP$ sheepskin/NN ] flying/VBG [ boots/NNS ] pulled/VBD over/IN [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT sheep-lined/JJ leather/NN flying/VBG suit/NN ] ,/, plus/CC [ helmet/NN ] ,/, [ goggles/NNS ] and/CC [ mittens/NNS ] completed/VBD [ his/PRP$ attire/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT rigors/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT open/JJ cockpit/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT airman/NN 's/POS stock/NN answer/NN ] to/TO ``/`` Were/VBD n't/RB [ you/PRP cold/JJ ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Became/VBD ``/`` Yes/RB ,/, [ the/DT first/JJ ] [ half/DT hour/NN ] is/VBZ tough/JJ ,/, but/CC by/IN then/RB [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP so/RB numb/JJ [ I/PRP ] do/VBP n't/RB notice/VB [ it/PRP ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== As/IN [ daylight/NN ] began/VBD to/TO show/VB through/IN [ the/DT frosty/JJ windows/NNS ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP ] would/MD place/VB [ a/DT call/NN ] to/TO [ William/NNP A./NNP Shaw/NNP ] at/IN [ the/DT U.S./NNP Weather/NNP Station/NNP ] at/IN [ Northfield/NNP ] ,/, [ Vermont/NNP ] ,/, for/IN [ temperature/NN ] and/CC [ wind-velocity/NN readings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Shaw/NNP ] could/MD also/RB give/VB [ the/DT flyer/NN ] [ a/DT pretty/RB good/JJ idea/NN ] of/IN [ area/NN visibility/NN ] by/IN [ a/DT visual/JJ check/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT mountains/NNS ] to/TO be/VB seen/VBN from/IN [ his/PRP$ station/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Ceilings/NNS ] ''/'' were/VBD judged/VBN by/IN [ comparison/NN ] with/IN [ known/VBN mountain/NN heights/NNS ] and/CC [ cloud/NN positions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Later/RB on/RB in/IN [ the/DT day/NN Fogg/NNP ] could/MD get/VB [ a/DT better/JJR weather/NN picture/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT Burlington/NNP Weather/NNP Bureau/NNP ] supervised/VBD by/IN [ Frank/NNP E./NNP Hartwell/NNP ] ./. ================================== Out/IN at/IN [ the/DT airport/NN ] [ each/DT morning/NN ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP 's/POS skilled/JJ mechanic/NN Caleb/NNP Marston/NNP ] would/MD have/VB [ the/DT Waco/NNP ] warmed/VBD up/RP and/CC running/VBG in/IN [ the/DT drafty/JJ hangar/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ He/PRP ] 'd/MD get/VB [ the/DT engine/NN oil/NN ] flowing/VBG with/IN [ an/DT electric/JJ heater/NN ] under/IN [ a/DT big/JJ canvas/NN cover/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) Wishing/VBG to/TO show/VB [ that/DT aviation/NN ] was/VBD dependable/JJ and/CC here/RB to/TO stay/VB ,/, [ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] always/RB made/VBD [ a/DT point/NN ] of/IN taking/VBG off/RP [ each/DT morning/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT dot/NN ] of/IN [ seven/CD ] ,/, disregarding/VBG [ rain/NN ] ,/, [ snow/NN ] and/CC [ sleet/NN ] in/IN [ true/JJ postal/JJ tradition/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Concord/NNP ] learned/VBD to/TO set/VB [ its/PRP$ clocks/NNS ] by/IN [ the/DT rackety/JJ bark/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Whirlwind/NNP 's/POS exhaust/NN overhead/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Sometimes/RB [ the/DT pilot/NN ] had/VBD to/TO turn/VB back/RB if/IN fully/RB blocked/VBN by/IN [ fog/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ 85/CD %/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ trips/NNS ] were/VBD completed/VBN ./. ================================== [ Plane/NN radios/NNS ] were/VBD not/RB yet/RB [ available/JJ ] ,/, and/CC once/RB in/IN [ the/DT air/NN ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP ] flew/VBD [ his/PRP$ ship/NN ] by/IN [ compass/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT good/JJ memory/NN ] for/IN [ landmarks/NNS ] as/IN seen/VBN from/IN [ above/JJ ] ,/, and/CC [ a/DT capacity/NN ] for/IN [ dead/JJ reckoning/NN ] and/CC [ quick/JJ computation/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Often/RB ,/, threading/VBG through/IN [ the/DT overcast/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] was/VBD forced/VBN to/TO fly/VB close/RB to/TO [ the/DT ground/NN ] by/IN [ a/DT low/JJ ceiling/NN ] ,/, skimming/VBG above/IN [ the/DT Winooski/NNP ] or/CC [ the/DT White/NNP River/NNP ] along/IN [ the/DT line/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT broken/VBN railroad/NN ] ./. ================================== When/WRB [ driving/JJ rain/NN ] or/CC [ mist/NN ] socked/VBD in/IN [ one/CD valley/NN ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP ] would/MD chandelle/VB up/IN and/CC over/IN to/TO reverse/VB [ course/NN ] and/CC try/VB [ another/DT one/CD ] ,/, ranging/VBG from/IN [ the/DT Ottauquechee/NNP ] up/IN to/TO [ Danville/NNP ] in/IN [ search/NN ] of/IN [ safe/JJ passage/NN ] through/IN [ the/DT mountain/NN ] passes/NNS ./. ================================== [ The/DT dependable/JJ Wright/NNP engine/NN ] was/VBD never/RB stopped/VBN on/IN [ these/DT trips/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] ticked/VBD over/RP smoothly/RB ,/, idling/VBG while/IN [ Fogg/NNP ] exchanged/VBD [ mails/NNS ] with/IN [ the/DT armed/VBN messenger/NN ] from/IN [ Burlington/NNP ] at/IN [ Fort/NNP Ethan/NNP Allen/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ one/CD ] from/IN [ Montpelier/NNP ] and/CC [ Barre/NNP ] at/IN [ the/DT St./NNP John/NNP field/NN ] ./. ================================== Sometimes/RB ,/, on/IN [ a/DT return/NN trip/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT aviator/NN ] would/MD ``/`` go/VB [ upstairs/NN ] ''/'' high/RB over/IN [ the/DT clouds/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== There/RB [ he/PRP ] 'd/MD take/VB [ a/DT compass/NN reading/NN ] ,/, figure/VB [ his/PRP$ air/NN speed/NN ] ,/, and/CC deduce/VB that/IN in/IN [ a/DT certain/JJ number/NN ] of/IN [ minutes/NNS ] [ he/PRP ] 'd/MD be/VB over/IN [ the/DT broad/JJ meadows/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT Merrimack/NNP Valley/NNP ] where/WRB [ it/PRP ] would/MD be/VB safe/JJ to/TO let/VB down/RP through/IN [ the/DT overcast/NN ] and/CC see/VB [ the/DT ground/NN ] before/IN [ it/PRP ] hit/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Bob/NNP Fogg/NNP ] did/VBD n't/RB have/VB [ today/NN 's/POS advantages/NNS ] of/IN [ Instrument/NNP Flight/NNP ] and/CC [ Ground/NNP Control/NNP Approach/NNP systems/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ the/DT end/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT calculated/VBN time/NN ] [ he/PRP ] 'd/MD nose/VB [ the/DT Waco/NNP ] down/RP through/IN [ the/DT cloud/NN bank/NN ] and/CC [ hope/VB ] to/TO break/VB through/IN where/WRB [ some/DT feature/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT winter/NN landscape/NN ] would/MD be/VB recognizable/JJ ./. ================================== Usually/RB back/RB in/IN [ Concord/NNP ] by/IN [ noon/NN ] ,/, [ there/EX ] was/VBD just/RB [ time/NN ] to/TO get/VB partially/RB thawed/VBN out/RP ,/, refuel/VB ,/, and/CC grab/VB [ a/DT bit/NN ] of/IN [ Mrs./NNP Fogg/NNP 's/POS hot/JJ broth/NN ] before/IN starting/VBG [ the/DT second/JJ trip/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Day/NN ] after/IN [ day/NN Fogg/NNP ] shuttled/VBD back/RB and/CC forth/RB on/IN [ his/PRP$ one-man/JJ air/NN mail/NN route/NN ] ,/, until/IN [ the/DT farmers/NNS ] in/IN [ their/PRP$ snowy/JJ barnyards/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT road/NN repairmen/NNS ] came/VBD to/TO recognize/VB [ the/DT stubby/JJ plane/NN ] as/IN [ their/PRP$ link/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT country/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT flyer/NN ] had/VBD [ his/PRP$ share/NN ] of/IN [ near-misses/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ Fort/NNP Ethan/NNP Allen/NNP ] [ the/DT ever-present/JJ wind/NN ] off/IN [ Lake/NNP Champlain/NNP ] could/MD readily/RB flip/VB [ a/DT puny/JJ man-made/JJ thing/NN ] like/IN [ an/DT airplane/NN ] if/IN [ the/DT pilot/NN ] miscalculated/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Once/IN [ the/DT soldiers/NNS ] from/IN [ the/DT barracks/NN ] had/VBD to/TO hold/VB [ the/DT ship/NN ] from/IN blowing/VBG away/RB while/IN [ Fogg/NNP ] revved/VBD [ the/DT engine/NN ] and/CC got/VBD [ the/DT tail/NN ] up/RP ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ a/DT nod/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ head/NN ] [ they/PRP ] let/VB go/VB ,/, turning/VBG to/TO cup/VB [ their/PRP$ ears/NNS ] against/IN [ the/DT icy/JJ slipstream/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Tracks/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT snow/NN ] showed/VBD [ the/DT plane/NN ] was/VBD airborne/JJ in/IN [ less/JJR ] than/IN [ a/DT hundred/CD feet/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ One/CD afternoon/NN ] during/IN [ a/DT cold/JJ ] ,/, [ powdery/JJ snowstorm/NN ] ,/, [ Fogg/NNP ] took/VBD off/RP for/IN [ Concord/NNP ] from/IN [ the/DT St./NNP John/NNP field/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ 1/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Introduction/NNP ] [ It/PRP ] has/VBZ recently/RB become/VBN practical/JJ to/TO use/VB [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] and/CC [ planets/NNS ] as/IN [ a/DT new/JJ source/NN ] of/IN [ information/NN ] about/IN [ these/DT bodies/NNS ] and/CC [ their/PRP$ atmospheres/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT results/NNS ] of/IN [ present/JJ observations/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT thermal/JJ radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] are/VBP consistent/JJ with/IN [ the/DT very/RB low/JJ thermal/JJ conductivity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT surface/NN layer/NN ] [ which/WDT ] was/VBD derived/VBN from/IN [ the/DT variation/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT infrared/JJ emission/NN ] during/IN [ eclipses/NNS ] (/( [ e.g./NN ] ,/, [ Garstung/NNP ] ,/, [ 1958/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB sufficiently/RB accurate/JJ and/CC [ complete/JJ measurements/NNS ] are/VBP available/JJ ,/, [ it/PRP ] will/MD be/VB possible/JJ to/TO set/VB [ limits/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT thermal/JJ ] and/CC [ electrical/JJ characteristics/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT surface/NN ] and/CC [ subsurface/JJ materials/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Observations/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT planet/NN ] [ which/WDT ] has/VBZ [ an/DT extensive/JJ atmosphere/NN ] will/MD probe/VB [ the/DT atmosphere/NN ] to/TO [ a/DT greater/JJR extent/NN ] than/IN [ those/DT ] using/VBG [ shorter/JJR wave/NN lengths/NNS ] and/CC should/MD in/IN [ some/DT cases/NNS ] give/VB otherwise/RB [ unobtainable/JJ information/NN ] about/IN [ the/DT characteristics/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT solid/JJ surface/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Radio/NN observations/NNS ] of/IN [ Venus/NNP ] and/CC [ Jupiter/NNP ] have/VBP already/RB supplied/VBN [ unexpected/JJ experimental/JJ data/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT physical/NN conditions/NNS ] of/IN [ these/DT planets/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT observed/VBN intensity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ Venus/NNP ] is/VBZ much/RB higher/JJR than/IN [ the/DT expected/VBN thermal/JJ intensity/NN ] ,/, although/IN [ the/DT spectrum/NN ] indicated/VBN by/IN [ measurements/NNS ] at/IN [ wave/NN lengths/NNS ] near/IN [ 3/CD cm/NN ] and/CC [ 10/CD cm/NN ] is/VBZ like/IN that/IN of/IN [ a/DT black/JJ body/NN ] at/IN about/IN [ 600-degrees/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT result/NN ] suggests/VBZ [ a/DT very/RB high/JJ temperature/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT solid/JJ surface/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT planet/NN ] ,/, although/IN [ there/EX ] is/VBZ [ the/DT possibility/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT observed/VBN radiation/NN ] may/MD be/VB [ a/DT combination/NN ] of/IN [ both/DT thermal/JJ ] and/CC [ non-thermal/JJ components/NNS ] and/CC that/IN [ the/DT observed/VBN spectrum/NN ] is/VBZ [ that/DT ] of/IN [ a/DT black/JJ body/NN ] merely/RB by/IN [ coincidence/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN [ the/DT case/NN ] of/IN [ Jupiter/NNP ] ,/, [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN spectrum/NN ] is/VBZ definitely/RB not/RB like/IN [ the/DT spectrum/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT black-body/JJ radiator/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ it/PRP ] seems/VBZ very/RB likely/JJ that/IN [ the/DT radiation/NN ] reaching/VBG [ the/DT earth/NN ] is/VBZ [ a/DT combination/NN ] of/IN [ thermal/JJ radiation/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT atmosphere/NN ] and/CC [ non-thermal/JJ components/NNS ] ./. ================================== Of/IN [ the/DT remaining/VBG planets/NNS ] ,/, only/RB [ Mars/NNP ] and/CC [ Saturn/NNP ] have/VB been/VBN observed/VBN as/IN [ radio/NN sources/NNS ] ,/, and/CC not/RB [ very/RB much/JJ information/NN ] is/VBZ available/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mars/NNP ] has/VBZ been/VBN observed/VBN twice/RB at/IN about/IN [ 3-cm/CD wave/NN length/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT intensity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT observed/VBN radiation/NN ] is/VBZ in/IN [ reasonable/JJ agreement/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT thermal/JJ radiation/NN ] [ which/WDT ] might/MD be/VB predicted/VBN on/IN [ the/DT basis/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT known/VBN temperature/NN ] of/IN [ Mars/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT low/JJ intensity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radiation/NN ] from/IN [ Saturn/NNP ] has/VBZ limited/VBN [ observations/NNS ] ,/, but/CC again/RB [ the/DT measured/VBN radiation/NN ] seems/VBZ to/TO be/VB consistent/JJ with/IN [ a/DT thermal/JJ origin/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ No/DT attempts/NNS ] to/TO measure/VB [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT remaining/VBG planets/NNS ] have/VBP been/VBN reported/VBN ,/, and/CC ,/, because/IN of/IN [ their/PRP$ distances/NNS ] ,/, [ small/JJ diameters/NNS ] ,/, or/CC [ low/JJ temperatures/NNS ] ,/, [ the/DT thermal/JJ radiation/NN ] at/IN [ radio/NN wave/NN lengths/NNS ] reaching/VBG [ the/DT earth/NN ] from/IN [ these/DT sources/NNS ] is/VBZ expected/VBN to/TO be/VB of/IN [ very/RB low/JJ intensity/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ spite/NN ] of/IN [ this/DT ] ,/, [ the/DT very/RB large/JJ radio/NN reflectors/NNS ] and/CC improved/VBN [ amplifying/VBG techniques/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] are/VBP now/RB becoming/VBG [ available/JJ ] should/MD make/VB [ it/PRP ] possible/JJ to/TO observe/VB [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN most/JJS of/IN [ the/DT planets/NNS ] in/IN [ a/DT few/JJ years/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT study/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] and/CC [ planets/NNS ] began/VBD with/IN [ the/DT detection/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT thermal/JJ radiation/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] at/IN [ 1.25-cm/CD wave/NN length/NN ] by/IN [ Dicke/NNP ] and/CC [ Beringer/NNP ] (/( [ 1946/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT ] was/VBD followed/VBN by/IN [ a/DT comprehensive/JJ series/NN ] of/IN [ observations/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT 1.25-cm/CD emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] over/IN [ three/CD lunar/JJ cycles/NNS ] by/IN [ Piddington/NNP ] and/CC [ Minnett/NNP ] (/( [ 1949/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] deduced/VBD from/IN [ their/PRP$ measurements/NNS ] that/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT whole/JJ disk/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] varied/VBD during/IN [ a/DT lunation/NN ] in/IN [ a/DT ] roughly/RB [ sinusoidal/JJ fashion/NN ] ;/: ;/: that/IN [ the/DT amplitude/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT variation/NN ] was/VBD considerably/RB less/JJR than/IN [ the/DT amplitude/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT variation/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT infrared/JJ emission/NN ] as/IN measured/VBD by/IN [ Pettit/NNP ] and/CC [ Nicholson/NNP ] (/( [ 1930/CD ] )/) and/CC [ Pettit/NNP ] (/( [ 1935/CD ] )/) ;/: ;/: and/CC that/IN [ the/DT maximum/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] came/VBD about/IN [ 3-12/CD days/NNS ] after/IN [ Full/NNP Moon/NNP ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] is/VBZ again/RB in/IN [ contrast/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT infrared/JJ emission/NN ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] reaches/VBZ [ its/PRP$ maximum/NN ] at/IN [ Full/NNP Moon/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Piddington/NNP ] and/CC [ Minnett/NNP ] explained/VBD [ their/PRP$ observations/NNS ] by/IN pointing/VBG out/IN that/IN [ rocklike/JJ materials/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] are/VBP likely/JJ to/TO make/VB up/IN [ the/DT surface/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] would/MD be/VB partially/RB transparent/JJ to/TO [ radio/NN waves/NNS ] ,/, although/IN opaque/JJ to/TO [ infrared/JJ radiation/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT infrared/JJ emission/NN ] could/MD then/RB be/VB assumed/VBN to/TO originate/VB at/IN [ the/DT surface/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] ,/, while/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] originates/VBZ at/IN [ some/DT depth/NN ] beneath/IN [ the/DT surface/NN ] ,/, where/WRB [ the/DT temperature/NN variation/NN ] due/JJ to/TO [ solar/JJ radiation/NN ] is/VBZ reduced/VBN in/IN [ amplitude/NN ] and/CC shifted/VBN in/IN [ phase/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Since/IN [ the/DT absorption/NN ] of/IN [ radio/NN waves/NNS ] in/IN [ rocklike/JJ material/NN ] varies/VBZ with/IN [ wave/NN length/NN ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] should/MD be/VB possible/JJ to/TO sample/VB [ the/DT temperature/NN variation/NN ] at/IN [ different/JJ depths/NNS ] beneath/IN [ the/DT surface/NN ] and/CC possibly/RB detect/VB [ changes/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT structure/NN ] or/CC [ composition/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT lunar/JJ surface/NN material/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT planet/NN ] was/VBD first/RB detected/VBN in/IN [ 1955/CD ] ,/, when/WRB [ Burke/NNP ] and/CC [ Franklin/NNP ] (/( [ 1955/CD ] )/) identified/VBD [ the/DT origin/NN ] of/IN [ interference-like/JJ radio/NN noise/NN ] on/IN [ their/PRP$ records/NNS ] at/IN about/IN [ 15/CD meters/NNS wave/NN length/NN ] as/IN [ emission/NN ] from/IN [ Jupiter/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT sporadic/JJ type/NN ] of/IN [ planetary/JJ radiation/NN ] is/VBZ discussed/VBN by/IN [ Burke/NNP ] (/( [ chap./NN 13/CD ] )/) and/CC [ Gallet/NN ] (/( [ chap./NN 14/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Steady/JJ radiation/NN ] [ which/WDT ] was/VBD presumably/RB of/IN [ thermal/JJ origin/NN ] was/VBD observed/VBN from/IN [ Venus/NNP ] at/IN [ 3.15/CD ] and/CC [ 9.4/CD cm/NN ] ,/, and/CC from/IN [ Mars/NNP ] and/CC [ Jupiter/NNP ] at/IN [ 3.15/CD cm/NN ] in/IN [ 1956/CD ] (/( [ Mayer/NNP ] ,/, [ McCullough/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ Sloanaker/NNP ] ,/, [ 1958/CD ] ,/, [ A/NNP ] ,/, [ B/NNP ] ,/, [ C/NNP ] )/) ,/, and/CC from/IN [ Saturn/NNP ] at/IN [ 3.75/CD cm/NN ] in/IN [ 1957/CD ] (/( [ Drake/NNP ] and/CC [ Ewen/NNP ] ,/, [ 1958/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ the/DT ] relatively/RB [ short/JJ time/NN ] since/IN [ these/DT early/JJ observations/NNS ] ,/, [ Venus/NNP ] has/VBZ been/VBN observed/VBN at/IN [ additional/JJ wave/NN lengths/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT range/NN ] from/IN [ 0.8/CD ] to/TO [ 10.2/CD cm/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ Jupiter/NNP ] has/VBZ been/VBN observed/VBN over/IN [ the/DT wave-length/NN range/NN ] from/IN [ 3.03/CD ] to/TO [ 68/CD A[fj]/SYM ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT observable/JJ characteristics/NNS ] of/IN [ planetary/JJ radio/NN radiation/NN ] are/VBP [ the/DT intensity/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT polarization/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT direction/NN ] of/IN [ arrival/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT waves/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT maximum/JJ angular/JJ diameter/NN ] of/IN [ any/DT planetary/JJ disk/NN ] as/IN observed/VBN from/IN [ the/DT earth/NN ] is/VBZ about/IN [ 1/CD minute/NN ] of/IN [ arc/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT ] is/VBZ much/RB smaller/JJR than/IN [ the/DT highest/JJS resolution/NN ] of/IN even/RB [ the/DT very/RB large/JJ reflectors/NNS ] now/RB under/IN [ construction/NN ] ,/, and/CC consequently/RB [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ different/JJ regions/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT disk/NN ] can/MD not/RB be/VB resolved/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] should/MD be/VB possible/JJ ,/, however/RB ,/, to/TO put/VB [ useful/JJ limits/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT diameters/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT radio/NN sources/NNS ] by/IN observing/VBG with/IN [ large/JJ reflectors/NNS ] or/CC with/IN [ interferometers/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Measurements/NNS ] of/IN [ polarization/NN ] are/VBP presently/RB limited/VBN by/IN [ apparatus/NN sensitivity/NN ] and/CC will/MD remain/VB [ difficult/JJ ] because/RB of/IN [ the/DT low/JJ intensity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT planetary/JJ radiation/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT earth/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] have/VB been/VBN [ few/JJ measurements/NNS ] specifically/RB for/IN [ the/DT determination/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT polarization/NN ] of/IN [ planetary/JJ radiation/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT measurements/NNS ] made/VBN with/IN [ the/DT NRL/NNP 50-foot/CD reflector/NN ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] is/VBZ [ altitude-azimuth-mounted/JJ ] ,/, would/MD have/VB shown/VBN [ a/DT systematic/JJ change/NN ] with/IN [ local/JJ hour/NN angle/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT measured/VBN intensities/NNS ] of/IN [ Venus/NNP ] and/CC [ Jupiter/NNP ] if/IN [ a/DT substantial/JJ part/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radiation/NN ] had/VBD been/VBN linearly/RB polarized/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Recent/JJ interferometer/NN measurements/NNS ] (/( [ Radhakrishnan/NNP ] and/CC [ Roberts/NNP ] ,/, [ 1960/CD ] )/) have/VB shown/VBN [ the/DT 960-mc/CD emission/NN ] of/IN [ Jupiter/NNP ] to/TO be/VB partially/RB polarized/VBN and/CC to/TO originate/VB in/IN [ a/DT region/NN ] of/IN [ larger/JJR diameter/NN ] than/IN [ the/DT visible/JJ disk/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Other/JJ ] than/IN [ this/DT very/RB significant/JJ result/NN ] ,/, most/JJS of/IN [ the/DT information/NN ] now/RB available/JJ about/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT planets/NNS ] is/VBZ restricted/VBN to/TO [ the/DT intensity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radiation/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT concept/NN ] of/IN [ apparent/JJ black-body/NN temperature/NN ] is/VBZ used/VBN to/TO describe/VB [ the/DT radiation/NN ] received/VBN from/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT planets/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT received/JJ radiation/NN ] is/VBZ compared/VBN with/IN [ the/DT radiation/NN ] from/IN [ a/DT hypothetical/JJ black/JJ body/NN ] [ which/WDT ] subtends/VBZ [ the/DT same/JJ solid/JJ angle/NN ] as/IN [ the/DT visible/JJ disk/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT planet/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT apparent/JJ black-body/JJ disk/NN temperature/NN ] is/VBZ [ the/DT temperature/NN ] [ which/WDT ] must/MD be/VB assumed/VBN for/IN [ the/DT black/JJ body/NN ] in/IN [ order/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT intensity/NN ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ radiation/NN ] should/MD equal/VB that/IN of/IN [ the/DT observed/JJ radiation/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT use/NN ] of/IN [ this/DT concept/NN ] does/VBZ not/RB specify/VB [ the/DT origin/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radiation/NN ] ,/, and/CC only/RB if/IN [ the/DT planet/NN ] really/RB radiates/VBZ as/IN [ a/DT black/JJ body/NN ] ,/, will/MD [ the/DT apparent/JJ black-body/JJ temperature/NN ] correspond/VB to/TO [ the/DT physical/NN temperature/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT emitting/VBG material/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT radio/NN radiation/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT sun/NN ] [ which/WDT ] is/VBZ reflected/VBN from/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] and/CC [ planets/NNS ] should/MD be/VB negligible/JJ compared/VBD with/IN [ their/PRP$ thermal/JJ emission/NN ] at/IN [ centimeter/NN wave/NN lengths/NNS ] ,/, except/IN possibly/RB at/IN [ times/NNS ] of/IN [ exceptional/JJ outbursts/NNS ] of/IN [ solar/JJ radio/NN noise/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT quiescent/JJ level/NN ] of/IN [ centimeter/NN wave-length/NN solar/JJ radiation/NN ] would/MD increase/VB [ the/DT average/JJ disk/NN brightness/NN temperature/NN ] by/IN less/RBR than/IN [ 1-degree/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ meter/NN wave/NN lengths/NNS ] [ an/DT increase/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT order/NN ] of/IN [ 10-degrees/CD ] in/IN [ the/DT average/JJ disk/NN temperatures/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT nearer/JJR planets/NNS ] would/MD be/VB expected/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Therefore/RB ,/, neglecting/VBG [ the/DT extreme/JJ outbursts/NNS ] ,/, reflected/VBN [ solar/JJ radiation/NN ] is/VBZ not/RB expected/VBN to/TO cause/VB [ sizable/JJ errors/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT measurements/NNS ] of/IN [ planetary/JJ radiation/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT centimeter/NN ] -/: and/CC [ decimeter-wave-length/NN range/NN ] ./. ================================== [ 2/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT moon/NN 2.1/CD observations/NNS Radio/NN observations/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] have/VB been/VBN made/VBN over/IN [ the/DT range/NN ] of/IN [ wave/NN lengths/NNS ] from/IN [ 4.3/CD mm/NN ] to/TO [ 75/CD cm/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT results/NNS ] are/VBP summarized/VBN in/IN [ Table/NN 1/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Observations/NNS ] have/VBP also/RB been/VBN made/VBN at/IN [ 1.5/CD mm/NN ] using/VBG [ optical/JJ techniques/NNS ] (/( [ Sinton/NN ] ,/, [ 1955/CD ] ,/, [ 1956/CD ] ,/, ;/: ;/: see/VB also/RB [ chap./NN 11/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Not/RB [ all/DT the/DT observers/NNS ] have/VBP used/VBN [ the/DT same/JJ procedures/NNS ] or/CC made/VBD [ the/DT same/JJ assumptions/NNS ] about/IN [ the/DT lunar/JJ brightness/NN distribution/NN ] when/WRB reducing/VBG [ the/DT data/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ this/DT ] ,/, together/RB with/IN [ differences/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT methods/NNS ] of/IN calibrating/VBG [ the/DT antennae/NNS ] and/CC [ receivers/NNS ] ,/, must/MD account/VB for/IN much/RB of/IN [ the/DT disagreement/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT measured/VBN radio/NN brightness/NN temperatures/NNS ] ./. ================================== In/IN [ the/DT observations/NNS ] at/IN [ 4.3/CD mm/NN ] (/( [ Coates/NNP ] ,/, [ 1959/CD ] )/) ,/, [ the/DT diameter/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ] ,/, [ 6'.7/CD ] ,/, was/VBD small/JJ enough/RB to/TO allow/VB [ resolution/NN ] of/IN [ some/DT ] of/IN [ the/DT larger/JJR features/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT lunar/JJ surface/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ contour/NN diagrams/NNS ] have/VBP been/VBN made/VBN of/IN [ the/DT lunar/JJ brightness/NN distribution/NN ] at/IN [ three/CD lunar/JJ phases/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ These/DT observations/NNS ] indicate/VBP that/IN [ the/DT lunar/JJ maria/NNS heat/VBP ] up/RB more/RBR rapidly/RB and/CC also/RB cool/JJ off/IN more/RBR rapidly/RB than/IN do/VB [ the/DT mountainous/JJ regions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mare/NNP Imbrium/NNP ] seems/VBZ to/TO be/VB [ an/DT exception/NN ] and/CC remains/VBZ cooler/JJR than/IN [ the/DT regions/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] surround/VBP [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ These/DT contour/NN diagrams/NNS ] also/RB suggest/VBP [ a/DT ] rather/RB [ rapid/JJ falloff/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT radio/NN brightness/NN ] with/IN [ latitude/NN ] ./. ================================== Very/RB recently/RB ,/, [ observations/NNS ] have/VBP been/VBN made/VBN at/IN [ 8-mm/CD wave/NN length/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT reflector/NN 22/CD meters/NNS ] in/IN [ diameter/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT resultant/JJ beam/NN width/NN ] of/IN only/RB about/IN [ 2/CD ] '/'' (/( [ Amenitskii/NNP ] ,/, [ Noskova/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ Salomonovich/NNP ] ,/, [ 1960/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT constant-temperature/NN contours/NNS ] are/VBP much/RB smoother/JJ than/IN [ those/DT ] observed/VBN at/IN [ 4.3/CD mm/NN ] by/IN [ Coates/NNP ] (/( [ 1959/CD ] )/) and/CC apparently/RB [ the/DT emission/NN ] at/IN [ 8/CD mm/NN ] is/VBZ not/RB nearly/RB so/RB sensitive/JJ to/TO [ differences/NNS ] in/IN [ surface/NN features/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Such/JJ high-resolution/JJ observations/NNS ] as/IN [ these/DT ] are/VBP needed/VBN at/IN [ several/JJ wave/NN lengths/NNS ] in/IN [ order/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] can/MD be/VB properly/RB interpreted/VBN ./. ================================== [ The/DT observations/NNS ] of/IN [ Mayer/NNP ] ,/, [ McCullough/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ Sloanaker/NNP ] at/IN [ 3.15/CD cm/NN ] and/CC of/IN [ Sloanaker/NNP ] at/IN [ 10.3/CD cm/NN ] have/VBP not/RB previously/RB been/VBN published/VBN and/CC will/MD be/VB [ briefly/NN ] described/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Measurements/NNS ] at/IN [ 3.15/CD cm/NN ] were/VBD obtained/VBN on/IN [ 11/CD days/NNS ] spread/VBN over/IN [ the/DT interval/NN ] May/MD [ 3/CD ] to/TO [ June/NNP 19/CD ] ,/, [ 1956/CD ] ,/, using/VBG [ the/DT 50-foot/CD reflector/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT U.S./NNP Naval/NNP Research/NNP Laboratory/NNP ] in/IN [ Washington/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT half-intensity/JJ diameter/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ] was/VBD about/IN [ 9/CD ] '/'' ,/, and/CC [ the/DT angle/NN ] subtended/JJ by/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] included/VBD [ the/DT entire/NN main/JJ beam/NN ] and/CC [ part/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT first/JJ side/NN lobes/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT antenna/NN patterns/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT power/NN gain/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT peak/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT beam/NN ] were/VBD [ both/DT ] measured/VBN (/( [ Mayer/NNP ] ,/, [ McCullough/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ Sloanaker/NNP ] ,/, [ 1958/CD ] )/) ,/, so/RB that/IN [ the/DT absolute/JJ power/NN sensitivity/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ] over/IN [ the/DT solid/JJ angle/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] was/VBD known/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT ratio/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT measured/VBN antenna/NN temperature/NN change/NN ] during/IN [ a/DT drift/NN scan/NN ] across/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT average/NN brightness/NN temperature/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] over/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ] (/( assuming/VBG that/IN [ the/DT brightness/NN temperature/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT sky/NN ] is/VBZ negligible/JJ )/) was/VBD found/VBN ,/, by/IN [ graphical/JJ integration/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN directivity/NN diagram/NN ] ,/, to/TO be/VB [ 0.85/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT measured/VBN brightness/NN temperature/NN ] is/VBZ [ a/DT good/JJ approximation/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT brightness/NN temperature/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT center/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT lunar/JJ disk/NN ] because/IN of/IN [ the/DT narrow/JJ antenna/NN beam/NN ] and/CC because/IN [ the/DT temperature/NN distribution/NN ] over/IN [ the/DT central/JJ portion/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN 's/POS disk/NN ] is/VBZ nearly/RB uniform/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT result/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT observations/NNS ] is/VBZ A[fj]/SYM where/WRB [ the/DT phase/NN angle/NN ] ,/, [ Q/NNP ] ,/, is/VBZ measured/VBN in/IN [ degrees/NNS ] from/IN [ new/JJ moon/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT probable/JJ errors/NNS ] include/VBP absolute/JJ as/IN well/RB as/IN [ relative/JJ errors/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT result/NN ] is/VBZ plotted/VBN along/IN with/IN [ the/DT 8.6-mm/CD observations/NNS ] of/IN [ Gibson/NN ] (/( [ 1958/CD ] )/) in/IN [ figure/NN 1/CD ] ,/, [ A/DT ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT variation/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT 3-cm/CD emission/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] during/IN [ a/DT lunation/NN ] is/VBZ very/RB much/RB less/RBR than/IN [ the/DT variation/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT 8.6-mm/CD emission/NN ] ,/, as/IN would/MD be/VB expected/VBN from/IN [ the/DT explanation/NN ] of/IN [ Piddington/NNP ] and/CC [ Minnett/NNP ] (/( [ 1949/CD ] )/) ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ the/DT discussion/NN ] [ which/WDT ] follows/VBZ ,/, [ the/DT time/NN average/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT radio/NN emission/NN ] will/MD be/VB referred/VBN to/TO as/IN [ the/DT constant/JJ component/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT superimposed/JJ periodic/JJ variation/NN ] will/MD be/VB called/VBN [ the/DT variable/JJ component/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT 10.3-cm/CD observation/NN ] of/IN [ Sloanaker/NNP ] was/VBD made/VBN on/IN [ May/NNP 20/CD ] ,/, [ 1958/CD ] ,/, using/VBG [ the/DT 84-foot/CD reflector/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT Maryland/NNP Point/NNP Observatory/NNP ] of/IN [ the/DT U.S./NNP Naval/NNP Research/NNP Laboratory/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT age/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] was/VBD about/IN [ 2/CD days/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT half-intensity/JJ diameter/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT main/JJ lobe/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN ] was/VBD about/IN [ 18'.5/CD ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT brightness/NN temperature/NN ] was/VBD reduced/VBN by/IN assuming/VBG [ a/DT Gaussian/JJ shape/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT antenna/NN beam/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT ] uniformly/RB [ bright/JJ disk/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT moon/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* 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Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT first/JJ time/NN ] [ any/DT ] of/IN [ us/PRP ] had/VBD laughed/VBN since/IN [ the/DT morning/NN ] began/VBD ./. ================================== [ The/DT rider/NN ] from/IN [ Concord/NNP ] was/VBD as/RB good/JJ as/IN [ his/PRP$ word/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] came/VBD spurring/VBG and/CC whooping/VBG down/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ horse/NN ] kicking/VBG up/RP [ clouds/NNS ] of/IN [ dust/NN ] ,/, shouting/VBG :/: ``/`` [ They/PRP ] 're/VBP a-coming/VBG !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== By/IN [ God/NNP ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] 're/VBP a-coming/VBG ,/, [ they/PRP ] are/VBP ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== [ We/PRP ] heard/VBD [ him/PRP ] before/IN [ he/PRP ] ever/RB showed/VBD ,/, and/CC [ we/PRP ] heard/VBD [ him/PRP ] yelling/VBG after/IN [ he/PRP ] was/VBD out/IN of/IN [ sight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Solomon/NNP Chandler/NNP ] had/VBD n't/RB misjudged/VBN [ the/DT strength/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ lungs/NNS ] ,/, not/RB at/IN [ all/DT ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] think/VBP [ you/PRP ] could/MD have/VB heard/VBN [ him/PRP ] [ a/DT mile/NN ] away/RB ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] was/VBD bursting/VBG at/IN [ every/DT seam/NN ] with/IN [ importance/NN ] ./. ================================== [ I/PRP ] have/VBP observed/VBN that/IN being/VBG up/IN on/IN [ a/DT horse/NN ] changes/VBZ [ the/DT whole/JJ character/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT man/NN ] ,/, and/CC when/WRB [ a/DT very/RB small/JJ man/NN ] is/VBZ up/IN on/IN [ a/DT saddle/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] 'd/MD like/VB as/RB not/RB prefer/VB to/TO eat/VB [ his/PRP$ meals/NNS ] there/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ That/DT ] 's/VBZ understandable/JJ ,/, and/CC [ I/PRP ] appreciate/VBP [ the/DT sentiment/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN for/IN [ this/DT rider/NN ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] never/RB saw/VBD [ him/PRP ] before/IN or/CC afterwards/RB and/CC never/RB saw/VBD [ him/PRP ] dismounted/VBN ,/, so/RB whether/IN [ he/PRP ] stood/VBD [ tall/JJ ] or/CC [ short/JJ ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ shoes/NNS ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] ca/MD n't/RB say/VB ;/: ;/: but/CC [ I/PRP ] do/VBP know/VB that/IN [ he/PRP ] gave/VBD [ the/DT day/NN tone/NN ] and/CC [ distinction/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT last/JJ thing/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT world/NN ] [ that/WP ] resembled/VBD [ a/DT war/NN ] was/VBD [ our/PRP$ line/NN ] of/IN [ farmers/NNS ] and/CC [ storekeepers/NNS ] and/CC [ mechanics/NNS ] perched/VBN on/IN [ top/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT stone/NN wall/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ this/DT dashing/JJ rider/NN ] made/VBD [ us/PRP ] feel/VB [ a/DT good/JJ deal/NN ] sharper/RBR and/CC [ more/JJR alert/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT situation/NN ] ./. ================================== [ We/PRP ] came/VBD down/IN off/IN [ the/DT wall/NN ] as/IN if/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD toppled/VBN [ all/DT ] of/IN [ us/PRP ] ,/, and/CC [ we/PRP ] crouched/VBD behind/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] have/VBP heard/VBN [ people/NNS ] talk/VB with/IN [ contempt/NN ] about/IN 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to/TO ,/, [ the/DT state/NN my/PRP$ hands/NNS ] were/VBD in/IN ,/, just/RB as/IN [ I/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB dare/VB to/TO do/VB [ anything/NN ] about/IN [ the/DT priming/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT gun/NN ] would/MD fire/VB or/CC not/RB ,/, just/RB as/IN [ chance/NN ] willed/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] put/VB [ a/DT lot/NN more/JJR trust/NN ] in/IN [ my/PRP$ two/CD legs/NNS ] than/IN in/IN [ the/DT gun/NN ] ,/, because/IN [ the/DT most/RBS important/JJ thing/NN ] [ I/PRP ] had/VBD learned/VBN about/IN [ war/NN ] was/VBD that/IN [ you/PRP ] could/MD run/VB away/RB and/CC survive/VB to/TO talk/VB about/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT gunfire/NN ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] was/VBD so/RB near/JJ that/IN [ it/PRP ] seemed/VBD just/RB [ a/DT piece/NN ] up/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] now/RB 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================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT fine/JJ ] and/CC [ showy/JJ rider/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ his/PRP$ skill/NN ] was/VBD wasted/VBN on/IN [ us/PRP ] ./. ================================== From/IN above/IN [ me/PRP ] and/CC somewhere/RB behind/IN [ me/PRP ] ,/, [ a/DT rifle/NN ] cracked/VBD ./. ================================== [ The/DT redcoat/NN officer/NN ] collapsed/VBD like/IN [ a/DT punctured/VBN bolster/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT horse/NN ] reared/VBD and/CC threw/VBD [ him/PRP ] from/IN [ the/DT saddle/NN ] ,/, except/IN [ that/DT one/CD booted/JJ foot/NN ] caught/VBN in/IN [ the/DT stirrup/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Half/NN ] crazed/VBD by/IN [ the/DT weight/NN ] dragging/VBG ,/, [ the/DT dust/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT heat/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT horse/NN ] leaped/VBD [ our/PRP$ wall/NN ] ,/, dashing/VBG out/RP [ the/DT rider/NN 's/POS 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================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] must/MD state/VB that/IN [ the/DT faster/RBR things/NNS ] happened/VBD ,/, [ the/DT ] slower/RBR [ they/PRP ] happened/VBD ;/: ;/: [ the/DT passage/NN ] and/CC [ rhythm/NN ] of/IN [ time/NN ] changed/VBN ,/, and/CC when/WRB [ I/PRP ] remember/VBP back/RB to/TO [ what/WP ] happened/VBD then/RB ,/, [ each/DT event/NN ] is/VBZ [ a/DT separate/JJ ] and/CC frozen/JJ [ incident/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ my/PRP$ recollection/NN ] ,/, [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT long/JJ interval/NN ] between/IN [ the/DT death/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT officer/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT appearance/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT first/JJ ] of/IN [ the/DT retreating/VBG redcoats/NNS ] ,/, and/CC in/IN [ that/DT interval/NN ] [ the/DT dust/NN cloud/NN ] over/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] seems/VBZ to/TO hover/VB indefinitely/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Yet/RB [ it/PRP ] could/MD not/RB have/VB been/VBN more/JJR than/IN [ a/DT matter/NN ] of/IN [ seconds/NNS ] ,/, and/CC then/RB [ the/DT front/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT British/JJ army/NN ] came/VBD into/IN [ view/NN ] ./. ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD only/RB [ hours/NNS ] since/IN [ I/PRP ] had/VBD last/RB seen/VBN [ them/PRP ] ,/, but/CC [ they/PRP ] had/VBD changed/VBN and/CC [ I/PRP ] had/VBD changed/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ the/DT very/RB front/JJ rank/NN ] ,/, [ two/CD men/NNS ] were/VBD wounded/VBN and/CC staggered/VBN along/RB ,/, trailing/VBG [ blood/NN ] behind/IN [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ No/DT drummers/NNS ] here/RB ,/, [ no/DT pipers/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT red/JJ coats/NNS ] were/VBD covered/VBN with/IN [ a/DT fine/JJ film/NN ] of/IN [ dust/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] marched/VBD with/IN [ bayonets/NNS ] fixed/VBN ,/, and/CC as/IN fixed/VBN on/IN [ their/PRP$ faces/NNS ] was/VBD [ anger/NN ] ,/, [ fear/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ torment/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Rank/NN ] after/IN [ rank/NN ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] came/VBD down/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT faces/NNS ] were/VBD [ all/PDT the/DT same/JJ ] ,/, and/CC [ they/PRP ] walked/VBD in/IN [ a/DT sea/NN ] of/IN [ dust/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Committeemen/NNS ] ,/, hold/VB [ your/PRP$ fire/NN ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Hold/VB [ your/PRP$ fire/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT voice/NN ] called/VBD ,/, and/CC [ what/WP ] made/VBD [ it/PRP ] even/RB more/RBR terrible/JJ and/CC [ unreal/JJ ] was/VBD that/IN [ the/DT redcoat/NN ranks/NNS ] never/RB paused/VBD for/IN [ an/DT instant/NN ] ,/, only/RB [ some/DT ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] glancing/VBG toward/IN [ the/DT stone/NN wall/NN ] ,/, from/IN behind/IN [ which/WDT ] [ the/DT voice/NN ] came/VBD ./. ================================== [ The/DT front/NN ] of/IN [ their/PRP$ column/NN ] had/VBD already/RB passed/VBN [ us/PRP ] ,/, when/WRB [ another/DT officer/NN ] came/VBD riding/VBG down/IN [ the/DT side/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, not/RB [ five/CD paces/NNS ] from/IN where/WRB [ we/PRP ] were/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ My/PRP$ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ] carried/VBD [ a/DT musket/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] had/VBD loaded/VBN [ it/PRP ] with/IN [ bird/NN shot/NN ] ,/, and/CC as/IN [ the/DT officer/NN ] came/VBD opposite/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] rose/VBD up/RB behind/IN [ the/DT wall/NN ] and/CC fired/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/CD moment/NN ] [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT man/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT saddle/NN ] ;/: ;/: [ the/DT next/JJ a/DT headless/JJ horror/NN ] on/IN [ a/DT horse/NN ] [ that/WP ] bolted/VBD through/IN [ the/DT redcoat/NN ] ranks/NNS ,/, and/CC during/IN [ the/DT next/JJ second/JJ ] or/CC [ two/CD ] ,/, [ we/PRP ] [ all/DT ] of/IN [ us/PRP ] fired/VBD into/IN [ the/DT ] suddenly/RB disorganized/JJ [ column/NN ] of/IN [ soldiers/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/CD moment/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT road/NN ] was/VBD filled/VBN with/IN [ disciplined/JJ troops/NNS ] ,/, marching/VBG [ four/CD ] by/IN [ four/CD ] with/IN [ a/DT purpose/NN ] as/RB implacable/JJ as/IN [ death/NN ] ;/: ;/: [ the/DT next/JJ ] ,/, [ a/DT cloud/NN ] of/IN [ gun/NN smoke/NN ] covered/VBD [ a/DT screaming/VBG fury/NN ] of/IN [ sound/NN ] ,/, out/IN of/IN [ which/WDT ] [ the/DT redcoat/NN soldiers/NNS ] emerged/VBD with/IN [ their/PRP$ bayonets/NNS ] and/CC [ their/PRP$ cursing/VBG fury/NN ] ./. ================================== In/IN [ the/DT course/NN ] of/IN [ this/DT ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] had/VBD fired/VBN on/IN [ us/PRP ] ;/: ;/: but/CC [ I/PRP ] have/VBP [ no/DT memory/NN ] of/IN [ that/DT ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] had/VBD squeezed/VBN [ the/DT trigger/NN ] of/IN [ my/PRP$ own/JJ gun/NN ] ,/, and/CC to/TO [ my/PRP$ amazement/NN ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] had/VBD fired/VBN and/CC kicked/VBN back/RB into/IN [ my/PRP$ shoulder/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT force/NN ] of/IN [ an/DT angry/JJ mule/NN ] ;/: ;/: and/CC then/RB [ I/PRP ] was/VBD 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================================== ================================== [ Everyone/NN ] else/RB was/VBD running/VBG ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Later/RB [ we/PRP ] realized/VBD that/IN [ the/DT redcoats/NNS ] had/VBD stopped/VBN [ their/PRP$ charge/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT wall/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Their/PRP$ only/JJ hope/NN ] of/IN [ survival/NN ] was/VBD to/TO hold/VB to/TO [ the/DT road/NN ] and/CC keep/VB marching/NN ./. ================================== [ We/PRP ] tumbled/VBD to/TO [ a/DT stop/NN ] in/IN [ Deacon/NNP Gordon/NNP 's/POS cow/NN hole/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT low-lying/JJ bit/NN ] of/IN [ pasture/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT muddy/JJ pool/NN ] of/IN [ water/NN ] in/IN [ its/PRP$ middle/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT dozen/NN cows/NNS ] mooed/VBD sadly/RB and/CC regarded/VBD [ us/PRP ] as/IN if/IN [ we/PRP ] were/VBD insane/JJ ,/, as/RB perhaps/RB [ we/PRP ] were/VBD at/IN [ that/DT moment/NN ] ,/, with/IN [ the/DT crazy/JJ excitement/NN ] of/IN [ our/PRP$ first/JJ encounter/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT yelling/NN ] and/CC shooting/NN still/RB continuing/VBG up/IN at/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT thirst/NN ] of/IN [ some/DT ] of/IN [ the/DT men/NNS ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] was/VBD so/RB great/JJ that/IN [ they/PRP ] waded/VBD into/IN [ the/DT muddy/JJ water/NN ] and/CC scooped/VBD up/RP [ handfuls/NNS ] of/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Isaac/NNP Pitt/NNP ] ,/, [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT men/NNS ] from/IN [ Lincoln/NNP ] ,/, had/VBD taken/VBN [ a/DT musket/NN ball/NN ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ belly/NN ] ;/: ;/: and/CC though/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD found/VBN [ the/DT strength/NN ] to/TO run/VB with/IN [ us/PRP ] ,/, now/RB [ 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================================== ================================== Wherever/WRB [ you/PRP ] looked/VBD ,/, [ you/PRP ] saw/VBD [ Committeemen/NNS ] running/VBG across/IN [ the/DT meadows/NNS ] ,/, [ some/DT ] away/RB from/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, [ some/DT ] toward/IN [ it/PRP ] ,/, [ some/DT ] parallel/RB to/TO [ it/PRP ] ;/: ;/: and/CC about/IN [ a/DT mile/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT west/NN ] [ a/DT cluster/NN ] of/IN at/IN [ least/JJS fifty/CD Militia/NNS ] were/VBD making/VBG [ their/PRP$ way/NN ] in/IN [ our/PRP$ direction/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Cousin/NNP Joshua/NNP ] and/CC [ some/DT others/NNS ] felt/VBD that/IN [ we/PRP ] should/MD march/VB toward/IN [ Lexington/NN ] and/CC take/VB up/RP [ new/JJ positions/NNS ] ahead/RB of/IN [ the/DT slow-moving/JJ British/NNP column/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ another/DT group/NN ] maintained/VBD that/IN [ we/PRP ] should/MD stick/VB to/TO [ this/DT spot/NN ] and/CC [ this/DT section/NN ] of/IN [ road/NN ] ./. 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] was/VBD likely/RB enough/RB [ the/DT best/JJS one/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mattathias/NNP Dover/NNP ] said/VBD :/: ``/`` [ It/PRP ] makes/VBZ [ sense/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== If/IN [ we/PRP ] cluster/VBP together/RB ,/, [ the/DT redcoats/NNS ] can/MD make/VB [ an/DT advantage/NN ] out/IN of/IN [ it/PRP ] ,/, but/CC [ there/EX ] 's/VBZ not/RB [ a/DT blessed/JJ thing/NN ] [ they/PRP ] can/MD do/VB with/IN [ two/CD ] or/CC [ three/CD ] of/IN [ us/PRP ] except/IN chase/VB [ us/PRP ] ,/, and/CC [ we/PRP ] can/MD outrun/VB [ them/PRP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== That/IN settled/VBD [ it/PRP ] ,/, and/CC [ we/PRP ] broke/VBD into/IN [ parties/NNS ] of/IN [ two/CD ] and/CC [ three/CD ] ./. ================================== [ Cousin/NNP Joshua/NNP Dover/NNP ] decided/VBD to/TO remain/VB with/IN [ the/DT Reverend/NNP ] and/CC [ poor/JJ Isaac/NNP Pitt/NNP ] until/IN [ life/NN ] passed/VBD away/RB --/: and/CC [ he/PRP ] was/VBD hurt/VBN so/RB badly/RB [ he/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB seem/VB for/IN long/RB in/IN [ this/DT world/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] went/VBD off/IN with/IN [ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ] ,/, [ who/WP ] maintained/VBD that/IN if/IN [ he/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB see/VB to/TO [ me/PRP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB know/VB [ who/WP ] would/MD ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Good/UH heavens/UH ] ,/, [ Adam/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ,/, ``/`` [ I/PRP ] thought/VBD [ one/CD thing/NN ] [ you/PRP ] 'd/MD have/VB [ no/DT trouble/NN learning/NN ] is/VBZ when/WRB to/TO get/VB out/RB of/IN [ a/DT place/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] learned/VBD that/IN now/RB ''/'' ,/, [ I/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== [ We/PRP ] ran/VBD [ east/RB ] for/IN about/IN [ half/NN a/DT mile/NN ] before/IN [ we/PRP ] turned/VBD back/RB to/TO [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, panting/VBG from/IN [ the/DT effort/NN ] and/CC soaked/VBN with/IN [ sweat/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT clump/NN ] of/IN [ trees/NNS ] [ that/WP ] appeared/VBD to/TO provide/VB [ cover/NN ] right/RB up/IN to/TO [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT shouting/NN ] and/CC [ gunfire/NN ] never/RB slackened/VBD ./. ================================== Under/IN [ the/DT trees/NNS ] ,/, [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT dead/JJ redcoat/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT young/JJ boy/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT pasty/JJ white/JJ skin/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT face/NN ] full/JJ of/IN [ pimples/NNS ] ,/, [ who/WP ] had/VBD taken/VBN [ a/DT rifle/NN ball/NN ] directly/RB between/IN [ the/DT eyes/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Three/CD men/NNS ] were/VBD around/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] had/VBD stripped/VBN [ him/PRP ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ musket/NN ] and/CC [ equipment/NN ] ,/, and/CC now/RB [ they/PRP ] were/VBD pulling/VBG [ his/PRP$ boots/NNS ] and/CC [ jacket/NN ] off/RP ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ] grabbed/VBD [ one/CD ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] by/IN [ the/DT shoulder/NN ] and/CC flung/VBD [ him/PRP ] away/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` [ God/UH 's/POS name/UH ] ,/, [ what/WP ] are/VBP [ you/PRP ] to/TO rob/VB [ the/DT dead/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT fight/NN ] going/VBG on/IN ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Cousin/NNP Simmons/NNP ] roared/VBD ./. ================================== [ They/PRP ] tried/VBD to/TO outface/VB [ him/PRP ] ,/, but/CC [ Joseph/NNP Simmons/NNP ] was/VBD as/RB wide/JJ as/IN [ two/CD average/JJ men/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ it/PRP ] would/MD have/VB taken/VBN [ braver/JJR men/NNS ] than/IN [ these/DT ] were/VBD to/TO outface/VB [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ His/PRP$ jowls/NNS ] were/VBD spiked/VBN by/IN [ barbs/NNS ] of/IN [ graying/VBG beard/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ small/JJ ] ,/, [ mean/JJ eyes/NNS ] regarded/VBD [ Marty/NNP ] steadily/RB ,/, unblinkingly/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] were/VBD threaded/VBN by/IN [ little/JJ filaments/NNS ] of/IN [ red/NN ] as/IN if/IN [ tiny/JJ veins/NNS ] had/VBD burst/VBN and/CC flooded/VBN [ blood/NN ] into/IN [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ he/PRP ] chewed/VBD [ his/PRP$ gum/NN ] and/CC exuded/VBD wheezing/JJ [ breath/NN ] ,/, [ Marty/NNP ] smelt/VBD [ the/DT reek/NN ] of/IN [ bad/JJ whiskey/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] recognized/VBD [ the/DT man/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD driven/VBN [ the/DT car/NN ] [ that/WDT ] passed/VBD [ them/PRP ] on/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] outside/IN [ Admassy/NNP 's/POS place/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT ] was/VBD [ Acey/NNP Squire/NNP ] ,/, [ proprietor/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT juke/NN joint/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] smiled/VBD at/IN [ Squire/NNP ] pleasantly/RB and/CC said/VBD ,/, ``/`` [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT cab/NN ] waiting/VBG for/IN [ me/PRP ] here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Do/VBP [ you/PRP ] know/VB where/WRB [ it/PRP ] might/MD have/VB gone/VBN ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== [ Squire/NNP ] chewed/VBD [ his/PRP$ gum/NN ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ jaw/NN ] moving/VBG in/IN [ a/DT steady/JJ rhythm/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] looked/VBD straight/RB at/IN [ Marty/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB [ answer/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] scanned/VBD [ the/DT faces/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT others/NNS ] nearest/RBS [ him/PRP ] ,/, looked/VBD into/IN [ their/PRP$ staring/VBG eyes/NNS ] ./. ================================== ``/`` Did/VBD [ anyone/NN ] see/VB [ my/PRP$ cab/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] asked/VBD ,/, keeping/VBG [ his/PRP$ voice/NN casual/RB ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] avoided/VBD showing/VBG [ any/DT surprise/NN ] or/CC [ annoyance/NN ] when/WRB [ no/DT one/NN ] answered/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] have/VBP to/TO get/VB back/RB to/TO [ Jarrodsville/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] went/VBD on/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] see/VBP [ there/EX ] are/VBP [ some/DT cars/NNS ] here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] wonder/VBP if/IN [ one/CD ] of/IN [ you/PRP gentlemen/NNS ] could/MD drive/VB [ me/PRP ] back/RB to/TO [ town/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] 'd/MD be/VB happy/JJ to/TO pay/VB for/IN [ the/DT favor/NN ] ,/, of/IN [ course/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT seventeen/CD men/NNS ] stood/VBD and/CC stared/VBD at/IN [ him/PRP ] for/IN [ a/DT moment/NN ] longer/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC then/RB [ a/DT startling/JJ thing/NN ] occurred/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD so/RB utterly/RB unexpected/JJ that/IN [ Marty/NNP ] stood/VBD for/IN [ several/JJ moments/NNS ] with/IN [ his/PRP$ mouth/NN ] hanging/VBG [ open/RB ] foolishly/RB after/IN [ it/PRP ] had/VBD happened/VBN ./. ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ no/DT word/NN ] spoken/VBN ,/, [ no/DT apparent/JJ signal/NN ] given/VBN ./. ================================== Yet/CC [ the/DT men/NNS all/DT ] moved/VBD at/IN [ the/DT same/JJ instant/NN ] ./. ================================== [ They/PRP ] piled/VBD into/IN [ the/DT waiting/VBG cars/NNS ] ,/, [ motors/NNS ] roared/VBD ,/, [ the/DT cars/NNS ] sped/VBD off/RB ./. ================================== [ The/DT station/NN wagon/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT old/JJ Plymouth/NNP ] headed/VBD [ east/JJ ] toward/IN [ Jarrodsville/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT Ford/NNP ] and/CC [ the/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ] sped/VBD west/RB toward/IN [ Sanford/NNP 's/POS Run/NNP ] ./. ================================== In/IN [ seconds/NNS all/DT four/CD cars/NNS ] were/VBD out/IN of/IN [ sight/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Marty/NNP Land/NNP ] stood/VBD alone/RB on/IN [ a/DT red-clay/NN road/NN ] as/IN [ storm/NN clouds/NNS ] gathered/VBD ominously/RB in/IN [ the/DT sky/NN ] again/RB ./. ================================== From/IN [ a/DT great/JJ distance/NN thunder/NN ] growled/VBD and/CC broke/VBD [ the/DT silence/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Land/NNP ] looked/VBD back/RB toward/IN [ the/DT dilapidated/JJ house/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] thought/VBD [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD [ a/DT pale/JJ face/NN ] at/IN [ a/DT window/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Perhaps/RB [ it/PRP ] was/VBD [ Dora/NNP May/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Perhaps/RB [ she/PRP ] would/MD be/VB glad/JJ that/IN [ they/PRP ] had/VBD n't/RB hurt/VBN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ There/EX ] were/VBD [ other/JJ farmhouses/NNS ] nearby/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Across/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ one/NN ] no/RB more/JJR than/IN [ a/DT hundred/CD yards/NNS ] away/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ another/DT ] on/IN [ this/DT side/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT ] little/RB further/RBR down/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] were/VBD many/RB more/JJR between/IN here/RB and/CC [ Jarrodsville/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Telephone/NN poles/NNS ] lined/VBD [ the/DT road/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] reared/VBD [ tall/JJ ] and/CC mocking/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Their/PRP$ wires/NNS ] stretched/VBD out/IN into/IN [ infinity/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Not/RB [ a/DT single/JJ strand/NN ] of/IN [ wire/NN ] reached/VBD into/IN [ the/DT silent/JJ houses/NNS ] beside/IN [ the/DT red-clay/NN road/NN ] ./. ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ nothing/NN ] [ he/PRP ] could/MD do/VB but/CC walk/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC [ Jarrodsville/NNP ] was/VBD more/JJR than/IN [ three/CD miles/NNS ] away/RB ,/, down/IN [ an/DT old/JJ dirt/NN road/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT rain/NN ] had/VBD turned/VBN into/IN [ a/DT quagmire/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] faced/VBD [ east/RB ] and/CC started/VBD walking/VBG down/IN [ the/DT left/JJ side/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== After/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD proceeded/VBN [ a/DT few/JJ feet/NNS ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] paused/VBD and/CC turned/VBD up/RP [ the/DT cuffs/NNS ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ trousers/NNS ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] were/VBD already/RB damp/JJ and/CC [ mud-caked/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT viscous/JJ mud/NN ] was/VBD ankle-deep/JJ ,/, and/CC in/IN [ places/NNS great/JJ puddles/NNS ] spread/VBN across/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] and/CC reflected/VBD [ the/DT murky/JJ light/NN ] ./. ================================== As/IN [ he/PRP ] approached/VBD [ the/DT first/JJ farmhouse/NN ] ,/, [ thunder/NN ] sounded/VBD behind/IN [ him/PRP ] again/RB ,/, closer/RBR now/RB and/CC louder/RBR ,/, like/IN [ a/DT ] steadily/RB advancing/VBG [ drum/NN corps/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] were/VBD [ several/JJ people/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT porch/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT farmhouse/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT very/RB old/JJ man/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT young/JJ woman/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT brood/NN ] of/IN [ children/NNS ] ranging/VBG from/IN [ toddlers/NNS ] to/TO [ teen-agers/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN just/RB [ an/DT instant/NN ] [ he/PRP ] thought/VBD of/IN appealing/VBG to/TO [ them/PRP ] for/IN [ help/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Perhaps/RB [ they/PRP ] had/VBD [ a/DT car/NN ] or/CC [ truck/NN ] and/CC would/MD drive/VB [ him/PRP ] into/IN [ town/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Then/RB [ he/PRP ] realized/VBD [ the/DT utter/JJ futility/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT idea/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] were/VBD staring/VBG at/IN [ him/PRP ] in/IN [ the/DT same/JJ blank/JJ ] and/CC [ menacing/JJ way/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT men/NNS ] outside/IN [ the/DT gate/NN ] had/VBD stared/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Even/RB [ the/DT eyes/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT smallest/JJS children/NNS ] seemed/VBD [ malicious/JJ ] ./. ================================== On/IN [ his/PRP$ side/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] [ there/EX ] were/VBD [ two/CD farm/NN hands/NNS ] ,/, well/RB back/RB in/IN [ a/DT field/NN ] ,/, leaning/VBG against/IN [ a/DT plow/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] ,/, too/RB ,/, stared/VBD at/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT drums/NNS ] of/IN [ thunder/NN ] were/VBD right/RB behind/IN [ him/PRP ] now/RB ./. ================================== [ A/DT foolish/JJ thought/NN ] came/VBD into/IN [ his/PRP$ head/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] remembered/VBD [ a/DT story/NN ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD read/VBN as/IN [ a/DT youth/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD probably/RB [ one/CD ] of/IN Kipling/NNP [ 's/POS tales/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT British/NNP Army/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] concerned/VBD [ an/DT officer/NN ] [ who/WP ] had/VBD been/VBN disgraced/VBN and/CC drummed/VBN out/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT steady/JJ roll/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT drums/NNS ] had/VBD sounded/VBN behind/IN [ him/PRP ] as/IN [ he/PRP ] walked/VBD between/IN [ the/DT endless/JJ ranks/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT men/NNS ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD commanded/VBN ,/, and/CC [ each/DT man/NN ] about-faced/VBD and/CC turned/VBD [ his/PRP$ ] back/RB as/IN [ the/DT officer/NN ] approached/VBD ./. ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] wished/VBD [ these/DT poor/JJ farm/NN people/NNS ] would/MD turn/VB [ their/PRP$ backs/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT fencing/NN ] by/IN [ the/DT roadside/NN ] ended/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Now/RB [ the/DT dirt/NN highway/NN ] was/VBD bordered/VBN on/IN [ either/DT side/NN ] by/IN [ a/DT ] fairly/RB [ deep/JJ drainage/NN ditch/NN ] ,/, too/RB broad/JJ to/TO leap/VB over/IN unless/IN [ you/PRP ] were/VBD [ an/DT Olympic/JJ star/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT day/NN 's/POS rain/NN ] had/VBD been/VBN added/VBN to/TO [ the/DT stagnant/JJ water/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD trapped/VBN on/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] when/WRB [ he/PRP ] heard/VBD [ the/DT sound/NN ] of/IN [ an/DT approaching/VBG car/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD coming/VBG toward/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT car/NN ] was/VBD now/RB in/IN [ sight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Marty/NNP 's/POS heart/NN ] skipped/VBD [ a/DT beat/NN ] when/WRB [ he/PRP ] recognized/VBD [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ] [ that/WDT ] had/VBD passed/VBN [ his/PRP$ cab/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ] [ that/WDT ] had/VBD been/VBN parked/VBN at/IN [ the/DT Burch/NNP farm/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Acey/NNP Squire/NNP 's/POS station/NN wagon/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] had/VBD headed/VBN back/RB toward/IN [ Jarrodsville/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ That/DT ] had/VBD only/RB been/VBN [ a/DT ruse/NN ] to/TO lure/VB [ him/PRP ] out/IN on/IN [ the/DT deserted/JJ road/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Now/RB [ Acey/NNP ] and/CC [ his/PRP$ friends/NNS ] were/VBD returning/VBG to/TO seek/VB [ him/PRP ] out/RP ./. ================================== [ The/DT station/NN wagon/NN ] came/VBD to/TO [ a/DT stop/NN ] [ a/DT couple/NN ] of/IN [ hundred/CD feet/NNS ] in/IN [ front/NN ] of/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, beside/IN [ a/DT fenced/JJ field/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Then/RB [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ another/DT sound/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT second/JJ car/NN ] was/VBD coming/VBG from/IN [ the/DT west/NN ] ,/, from/IN [ the/DT direction/NN ] of/IN [ Sanford/NNP 's/POS Run/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT Ford/NNP ] [ that/WDT ] had/VBD been/VBN outside/IN [ Burch/NNP 's/POS farm/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] looked/VBD helplessly/RB in/IN [ both/DT ] [ directions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT narrow/JJ road/NN ] ,/, barely/RB wide/JJ enough/RB for/IN [ two/CD cars/NNS ] to/TO pass/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] could/MD not/RB leave/VB [ the/DT road/NN ] because/IN of/IN [ the/DT water-filled/JJ drainage/NN ditch/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ the/DT two/CD cars/NNS ] were/VBD equidistant/JJ from/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, [ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ] started/VBD up/RB again/RB and/CC [ the/DT Ford/NNP ] gathered/VBD [ speed/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] bore/VBD down/RB on/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ nothing/NN ] [ he/PRP ] could/MD do/VB except/IN [ jump/NN ] into/IN [ the/DT ditch/NN ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] jumped/VBD ,/, and/CC sank/VBD to/TO [ his/PRP$ knees/NNS ] in/IN [ muddy/JJ water/NN ] ./. ================================== As/IN [ the/DT two/CD cars/NNS ] roared/VBD by/RB ,/, [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT high-pitched/JJ eerie/JJ ] ,/, [ nerve-shattering/JJ sound/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Marty/NNP ] knew/VBD how/WRB [ the/DT Union/NNP soldiers/NNS ] must/MD have/VB felt/VBD at/IN [ Chancellorsville/NNP ] and/CC [ Antietam/NNP ] and/CC [ Gettysburg/NNP ] when/WRB [ the/DT ragged/JJ gray/JJ ranks/NNS ] charged/VBD at/IN [ them/PRP ] ,/, screaming/VBG [ the/DT wild/JJ banshee/NN howl/NN ] [ they/PRP ] called/VBD [ the/DT Rebel/NN yell/NN ] ./. ================================== For/IN [ moments/NNS ] [ he/PRP ] stood/VBD in/IN [ water/NN ] ,/, shivering/VBG and/CC gasping/VBG for/IN [ breath/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD turned/VBN [ his/PRP$ ankle/NN ] slightly/RB ,/, and/CC [ it/PRP ] pained/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT cars/NNS ] ,/, with/IN [ their/PRP$ load/NN ] of/IN howling/VBG [ men/NNS ] ,/, had/VBD disappeared/VBN in/IN [ the/DT distance/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] had/VBD been/VBN [ two/CD more/JJR cars/NNS ] parked/VBN at/IN [ the/DT farm/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT Plymouth/NNP ] and/CC [ a/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] would/MD be/VB coming/VBG for/IN [ him/PRP ] next/RB ,/, bearing/VBG down/RB on/IN [ him/PRP ] from/IN [ both/DT ] [ directions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC then/RB [ the/DT station/NN wagon/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT Ford/NNP ] would/MD seek/VB [ him/PRP ] out/RP again/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD be/VB harassed/VBN repeatedly/RB and/CC would/MD escape/VB [ death/NN ] by/IN [ inches/NNS time/NN ] after/IN [ time/NN ] ,/, [ all/PDT the/DT way/NN ] to/TO [ Jarrodsville/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] still/RB had/VBD [ three/CD miles/NNS ] to/TO go/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Back/RB [ East/RB ] [ the/DT more/RBR affluent/JJ juvenile/JJ delinquents/NNS ] ,/, [ who/WP ] could/MD afford/VB [ hyped-up/JJ autos/NNS ] instead/RB of/IN [ switch/NN blades/NNS ] as/IN [ lethal/JJ weapons/NNS ] ,/, played/VBD [ this/DT same/JJ game/NN ] and/CC called/VBD [ it/PRP ] ``/`` [ Chicken/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] could/MD not/RB go/VB through/IN [ the/DT fields/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ That/DT way/NN ] was/VBD barred/VBN on/IN [ both/DT ] [ sides/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] by/IN [ a/DT high/JJ barbed-wire/JJ fence/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD to/TO make/VB for/IN [ the/DT section/NN ] of/IN [ road/NN ] just/RB ahead/RB that/IN was/VBD bordered/VBN by/IN [ the/DT rail/NN fence/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT section/NN ] by/IN [ the/DT farmhouse/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ least/RBS ] [ he/PRP ] could/MD climb/VB up/IN on/IN [ the/DT fence/NN ] when/WRB [ his/PRP$ tormenters/NNS ] roared/VBD by/RB again/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT Admassy/NNP place/NN ] could/MD not/RB be/VB far/RB now/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD go/VB in/RB there/RB ,/, climb/VB through/IN [ the/DT window/NN ] ,/, and/CC at/IN [ least/RBS ] be/VB safe/JJ for/IN [ a/DT little/JJ while/NN ] and/CC able/JJ to/TO rest/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD even/RB [ a/DT bare/JJ chance/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT phone/NN ] had/VBD not/RB been/VBN disconnected/VBN ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB dare/MD climb/VB back/RB up/RB to/TO [ the/DT road/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD deep/JJ in/IN [ water/NN ] ,/, but/CC at/IN [ least/JJS they/PRP ] could/MD not/RB reach/VB [ him/PRP ] there/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] splashed/VBD on/RB ,/, [ mud/NN ] sucking/VBG at/IN [ his/PRP$ feet/NNS ] with/IN [ each/DT step/NN ] ,/, until/IN [ he/PRP ] reached/VBD [ the/DT end/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT drainage/NN ditch/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT beginning/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT fence/NN ] [ that/WDT ] enclosed/VBD [ the/DT farm/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] climbed/VBD back/RB to/TO [ the/DT road/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] felt/VBD utterly/RB exhausted/VBN ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] stood/VBD ,/, panting/VBG ,/, for/IN [ a/DT moment/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC then/RB [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD [ something/NN ] that/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD not/RB seen/VBN before/RB ,/, and/CC [ panic/NN ] gripped/VBD [ him/PRP ] again/RB ./. ================================== [ The/DT fence/NN ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ only/JJ refuge/NN ] when/WRB [ the/DT metal/NN death/NN ] came/VBD roaring/VBG at/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, was/VBD made/VBN of/IN [ rails/NNS ] ,/, all/RB right/JJ ,/, but/CC [ the/DT rails/NNS ] were/VBD protected/VBN by/IN [ a/DT thick/JJ screening/NN ] of/IN [ barbed/JJ wire/NN ] [ that/WDT ] would/MD rip/VB [ his/PRP$ flesh/NN ] if/IN [ he/PRP ] pressed/VBD against/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] lurched/VBD on/RB down/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] despairingly/RB ,/, because/IN [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ no/DT place/NN ] else/RB to/TO go/VB ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] lost/VBD [ all/DT sense/NN ] of/IN [ dignity/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] could/MD not/RB stand/VB on/IN [ dignity/NN ] when/WRB [ you/PRP ] were/VBD soaked/VBN and/CC muddied/VBN and/CC [ your/PRP$ life/NN ] was/VBD at/IN [ stake/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Probably/RB [ people/NNS ] were/VBD watching/VBG [ him/PRP ] from/IN [ the/DT porch/NN ] or/CC from/IN behind/IN [ the/DT windows/NNS ] of/IN [ this/DT farmhouse/NN ] ,/, too/RB ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB bother/VB to/TO look/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] broke/VBD into/IN [ a/DT dogtrot/NN ] ,/, breathing/VBG heavily/RB ,/, streaming/VBG with/IN [ sweat/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD to/TO reach/VB [ Admassy/NNP 's/POS place/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ his/PRP$ only/JJ sanctuary/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT fences/NNS ] on/IN [ both/DT ] [ sides/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] bristled/VBD with/IN [ the/DT barbed/JJ wire/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT fences/NNS ] stretched/VBD on/RB endlessly/RB ./. ================================== And/CC then/RB [ he/PRP ] heard/VBD [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== And/CC now/RB [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT Plymouth/NNP ] was/VBD coming/VBG at/IN [ him/PRP ] from/IN [ the/DT east/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT west/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] had/VBD timed/VBN [ it/PRP ] better/RBR [ this/DT time/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] would/MD reach/VB [ him/PRP ] at/IN almost/RB exactly/RB [ the/DT same/JJ instant/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] stopped/VBD [ stone-still/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== If/IN [ he/PRP ] backed/VBD against/IN [ the/DT fence/NN ] ,/, [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT cars/NNS ] would/MD brush/VB [ him/PRP ] as/IN [ it/PRP ] passed/VBD ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] would/MD be/VB cruelly/RB lacerated/VBN by/IN [ the/DT wire/NN ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] stumbled/VBD to/TO [ the/DT middle/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] and/CC simply/RB stood/VBD there/RB ,/, waiting/VBG for/IN [ them/PRP ] ,/, [ a/DT perfect/JJ target/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT cars/NNS ] must/MD have/VB had/VBN [ their/PRP$ gas/NN pedals/NNS ] pushed/VBD down/RB to/TO [ the/DT floor/NN boards/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] were/VBD coming/VBG on/RB at/IN [ reckless/JJ speed/NN ] for/IN [ such/JJ old/JJ vehicles/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] thundered/VBD at/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] held/VBD [ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ] close/JJ to/TO [ his/PRP$ sides/NNS ] and/CC made/VBD [ himself/PRP ] as/RB small/JJ as/IN [ possible/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ the/DT Plymouth/NNP ] neared/VBD ,/, [ it/PRP ] veered/VBD toward/IN [ him/PRP ] and/CC seemed/VBD about/IN to/TO run/VB [ him/PRP ] down/RP ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] forced/VBD [ himself/PRP ] to/TO stay/VB frozen/VBN there/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== If/IN [ he/PRP ] moved/VBD ,/, [ he/PRP ] would/MD be/VB in/IN [ the/DT path/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT other/JJ car/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] thought/VBD [ the/DT fender/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Plymouth/NNP ] brushed/VBD [ his/PRP$ jacket/NN ] as/IN [ it/PRP ] went/VBD by/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ a/DT fraction/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT second/JJ ] [ the/DT pickup/NN truck/NN ] hurtled/VBD by/RB on/IN [ the/DT other/JJ side/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT weird/JJ ] ,/, [ insane/JJ sound/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Rebel/NN yell/NN ] reverberated/VBD again/RB and/CC echoed/VBD from/IN [ the/DT distant/JJ hills/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB leave/VB [ the/DT middle/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT road/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB try/VB to/TO run/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] trudged/VBD on/IN ,/, [ his/PRP$ aching/VBG eyes/NNS ] focused/VBD straight/RB ahead/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD nearing/VBG [ the/DT Admassy/NNP house/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD going/VBG to/TO make/VB [ it/PRP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] told/VBD [ himself/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC then/RB [ he/PRP ] heard/VBD [ a/DT car/NN ] coming/VBG from/IN [ the/DT east/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] felt/VBD as/IN if/IN [ he/PRP ] would/MD break/VB down/RB and/CC weep/VB ./. ================================== ``/`` Oh/UH ,/, no/UH ,/, not/RB again/RB ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD aloud/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Not/RB again/RB so/RB soon/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ a/DT new/JJ sound/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT sound/NN ] as/IN piercing/VBG as/IN [ the/DT Rebel/NN yell/NN ] ,/, yet/RB different/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT sound/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT siren/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Now/RB [ he/PRP ] saw/VBD that/IN [ the/DT approaching/VBG car/NN ] was/VBD painted/VBN [ white/JJ ] ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] began/VBD to/TO wave/VB [ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ] frantically/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT prowl/JJ car/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT sheriff/NN 's/POS office/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT car/NN ] drew/VBD up/RB alongside/IN [ him/PRP ] and/CC stopped/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` Get/VB in/RB ''/'' ,/, [ Charley/NNP Estes/NNP ] said/VBD brusquely/RB ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] staggered/VBD into/IN [ the/DT back/JJ seat/NN ] and/CC lay/VBD back/RB ,/, fighting/VBG for/IN [ breath/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] was/VBD [ someone/NN ] in/IN [ front/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT sheriff/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ Pete/NNP Holmes/NNP ] ,/, [ the/DT cabdriver/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Pete/NNP ] turned/VBD around/RB and/CC said/VBD to/TO [ Marty/NNP ] ,/, ``/`` [ I/PRP ] guess/VBP [ you/PRP ] think/VBP [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP [ a/DT yellow-bellied/JJ hound/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC there/RB was/VBD n't/RB [ no/DT use/NN ] in/IN [ me/PRP ] staying/VBG there/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] could/MD n't/RB fight/VB [ a/DT dozen/NN ] or/CC so/RB of/IN [ 'em/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== If/IN [ I/PRP ] 'd/MD stayed/VBD ,/, [ all/DT ] that/IN [ I/PRP ] 'd/MD have/VB got/VBN was/VBD [ four/CD punctured/JJ tires/NNS ] and/CC [ one/CD busted/JJ head/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Why/WRB did/VBD n't/RB [ you/PRP ] wait/VB at/IN [ the/DT Burch/NNP house/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] must/MD 've/VB known/VBN [ I/PRP ] 'd/MD gone/VBN to/TO get/VB [ the/DT sheriff/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] was/VBD lucky/JJ [ they/PRP ] let/VB [ me/PRP ] go/VB ,/, [ I/PRP ] guess/VBP ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT sheriff/NN ] was/VBD occupied/VBN with/IN maneuvering/VBG [ the/DT car/NN ] around/IN in/IN [ a/DT very/RB narrow/JJ space/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ it/PRP ] was/VBD finally/RB pointed/VBN [ east/RB ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ,/, ``/`` [ You/PRP ] should/MD never/RB have/VB come/VBN out/IN here/RB alone/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT ] is/VBZ [ redneck/NN country/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Every/DT man/NN ] in/IN [ every/DT one/NN ] of/IN [ these/DT houses/NNS ] is/VBZ [ a/DT Night/NNP Rider/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ She/PRP ] lived/VBD and/CC was/VBD given/VBN [ a/DT name/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Helva/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN [ her/PRP$ first/JJ three/CD vegetable/NN months/NNS ] [ she/PRP ] waved/VBD [ her/PRP$ crabbed/JJ claws/NNS ] ,/, kicked/VBD weakly/RB with/IN [ her/PRP$ clubbed/JJ feet/NNS ] and/CC enjoyed/VBD [ the/DT usual/JJ routine/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT infant/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] was/VBD not/RB alone/RB for/IN [ there/EX ] were/VBD [ three/CD other/JJ such/JJ children/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT big/JJ city/NN 's/POS special/JJ nursery/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Soon/RB [ they/PRP ] [ all/DT ] were/VBD removed/VBN to/TO [ Central/NNP Laboratory/NNP School/NNP ] where/WRB [ their/PRP$ delicate/JJ transformation/NN ] began/VBD ./. ================================== [ One/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT babies/NNS ] died/VBD in/IN [ the/DT initial/JJ transferral/JJ ] but/CC of/IN [ Helva/NNP 's/POS ] ``/`` [ class/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ seventeen/CD ] thrived/VBD in/IN [ the/DT metal/NN shells/NNS ] ./. ================================== Instead/RB of/IN kicking/VBG [ feet/NNS ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP 's/POS neural/JJ responses/NNS ] started/VBD [ her/PRP$ wheels/NNS ] ;/: ;/: instead/RB of/IN grabbing/VBG with/IN [ hands/NNS ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] manipulated/VBD [ mechanical/JJ extensions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ she/PRP ] matured/VBD ,/, more/RBR and/CC [ more/RBR neural/JJ synapses/NNS ] would/MD be/VB adjusted/VBN to/TO operate/VB [ other/JJ mechanisms/NNS ] [ that/WDT ] went/VBD into/IN [ the/DT maintenance/NN ] and/CC running/VBG of/IN [ a/DT space/NN ship/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN [ Helva/NNP ] was/VBD destined/VBN to/TO be/VB [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ brain/NN ] ''/'' [ half/DT ] of/IN [ a/DT scout/NN ship/NN ] ,/, partnered/VBN with/IN [ a/DT man/NN ] or/CC [ a/DT woman/NN ] ,/, [ whichever/WDT ] [ she/PRP ] chose/VBD ,/, as/IN [ the/DT mobile/JJ half/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] would/MD be/VB among/IN [ the/DT elite/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ kind/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ initial/JJ intelligence/NN tests/NNS ] registered/VBD above/IN [ normal/JJ ] and/CC [ her/PRP$ adaptation/NN index/NN ] was/VBD unusually/RB high/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/RB long/RB as/IN [ her/PRP$ development/NN ] within/IN [ her/PRP$ shell/NN ] lived/VBD up/IN to/TO [ expectations/NNS ] ,/, and/CC [ there/EX ] were/VBD [ no/DT side-effects/NNS ] from/IN [ the/DT pituitary/JJ tinkering/NN ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP ] would/MD live/VB [ a/DT rewarding/JJ ] ,/, [ rich/JJ ] and/CC [ unusual/JJ life/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT far/JJ cry/NN ] from/IN [ what/WP ] [ she/PRP ] would/MD have/VB faced/VBN as/IN [ an/DT ordinary/JJ ] ,/, ``/`` [ normal/JJ ] ''/'' [ being/NN ] ./. ================================== However/RB ,/, [ no/DT diagram/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ brain/NN patterns/NNS ] ,/, [ no/DT early/JJ I.Q./NN tests/NNS ] recorded/VBD [ certain/JJ essential/JJ facts/NNS ] about/IN [ Helva/NNP ] [ that/DT Central/NN ] must/MD eventually/RB learn/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] would/MD have/VB to/TO bide/VB [ their/PRP$ official/JJ time/NN ] and/CC see/VB ,/, trusting/VBG that/IN [ the/DT massive/JJ doses/NNS ] of/IN [ shell-psychology/NN ] would/MD suffice/VB [ her/PRP ] ,/, too/RB ,/, as/IN [ the/DT necessary/JJ bulwark/NN ] against/IN [ her/PRP$ unusual/JJ confinement/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT pressures/NNS ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ profession/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT ship/NN ] run/VBN by/IN [ a/DT human/NN brain/NN ] could/MD not/RB run/VB [ rogue/JJ ] or/CC [ insane/JJ ] with/IN [ the/DT power/NN ] and/CC [ resources/NNS Central/NN ] had/VBD to/TO build/VB into/IN [ their/PRP$ scout/NN ships/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Brain/NN ships/NNS ] were/VBD ,/, of/IN [ course/NN ] ,/, long/RB past/IN [ the/DT experimental/JJ stages/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Most/JJS babes/NNS ] survived/VBD [ the/DT techniques/NNS ] of/IN [ pituitary/JJ manipulation/NN ] [ that/WDT ] kept/VBD [ their/PRP$ bodies/NNS ] small/JJ ,/, eliminating/VBG [ the/DT necessity/NN ] of/IN [ transfers/NNS ] from/IN [ smaller/JJR ] to/TO [ larger/JJR shells/NNS ] ./. ================================== And/CC very/RB ,/, very/RB few/JJ were/VBD lost/VBN when/WRB [ the/DT final/JJ connection/NN ] was/VBD made/VBN to/TO [ the/DT control/NN panels/NNS ] of/IN [ ship/NN ] or/CC [ industrial/JJ combine/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Shell/NN people/NNS ] resembled/VBD [ mature/JJ dwarfs/NNS ] in/IN [ size/NN ] [ whatever/WDT ] [ their/PRP$ natal/JJ deformities/NNS ] were/VBD ,/, but/CC [ the/DT well-oriented/JJ brain/NN ] would/MD not/RB have/VB changed/VBN [ places/NNS ] with/IN [ the/DT most/RBS perfect/JJ body/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT Universe/NN ] ./. ================================== So/RB ,/, for/IN [ happy/JJ years/NNS ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP ] scooted/VBD around/IN in/IN [ her/PRP$ shell/NN ] with/IN [ her/PRP$ classmates/NNS ] ,/, playing/VBG [ such/JJ games/NNS ] as/IN [ Stall/NN ] ,/, [ Power-Seek/NN ] ,/, studying/VBG [ her/PRP$ lessons/NNS ] in/IN [ trajectory/NN ] ,/, [ propulsion/NN techniques/NNS ] ,/, [ computation/NN ] ,/, [ logistics/NNS ] ,/, [ mental/JJ hygiene/NN ] ,/, [ basic/JJ alien/NN psychology/NN ] ,/, [ philology/NN ] ,/, [ space/NN history/NN ] ,/, [ law/NN ] ,/, [ traffic/NN ] ,/, [ codes/NNS ] :/: [ all/PDT the/DT ] et/FW [ ceteras/FW ] [ that/WDT ] eventually/RB became/VBD compounded/VBN into/IN [ a/DT reasoning/NN ] ,/, [ logical/JJ ] ,/, informed/VBN [ citizen/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Not/RB so/RB obvious/JJ to/TO [ her/PRP ] ,/, but/CC of/IN [ more/JJR importance/NN ] to/TO [ her/PRP$ teachers/NNS ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP ] ingested/VBD [ the/DT precepts/NNS ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ conditioning/NN ] as/RB easily/RB as/IN [ she/PRP ] absorbed/VBD [ her/PRP$ nutrient/JJ fluid/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] would/MD [ one/CD day/NN ] be/VB grateful/JJ to/TO [ the/DT patient/NN drone/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT sub-conscious-level/NN instruction/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Helva/NNP 's/POS civilization/NN ] was/VBD not/RB without/IN [ busy/JJ ] ,/, [ do-good/JJ associations/NNS ] ,/, exploring/VBG [ possible/JJ inhumanities/NNS ] to/TO [ terrestrial/JJ ] as/RB well/RB as/IN [ extraterrestrial/JJ citizens/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/CD such/JJ group/NN ] got/VBD [ all/DT ] incensed/VBN over/IN [ shelled/JJ ] ``/`` [ children/NNS ] ''/'' when/WRB [ Helva/NNP ] was/VBD just/RB turning/VBG [ fourteen/CD ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ they/PRP ] were/VBD forced/VBN to/TO ,/, [ Central/NNP Worlds/NNPS ] shrugged/VBD [ its/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ] ,/, arranged/VBD [ a/DT tour/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Laboratory/NNP Schools/NNPS ] and/CC set/VBD [ the/DT tour/NN ] off/IN to/TO [ a/DT big/JJ start/NN ] by/IN showing/VBG [ the/DT members/NNS case/NN histories/NNS ] ,/, [ complete/JJ ] with/IN [ photographs/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Very/RB few/JJ committees/NNS ] ever/RB looked/VBD past/IN [ the/DT first/JJ few/JJ photos/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Most/JJS of/IN [ their/PRP$ original/JJ objections/NNS ] about/IN ``/`` [ shells/NNS ] ''/'' were/VBD overridden/VBN by/IN [ the/DT relief/NN ] that/IN [ these/DT hideous/JJ ] (/( to/TO [ them/PRP ] )/) [ bodies/NNS ] were/VBD mercifully/RB concealed/VBN ./. ================================== [ Helva/NNP 's/POS class/NN ] was/VBD doing/VBG [ Fine/NNP Arts/NNPS ] ,/, [ a/DT selective/JJ subject/NN ] in/IN [ her/PRP$ crowded/JJ program/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] had/VBD activated/VBN [ one/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ microscopic/JJ tools/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] [ she/PRP ] would/MD later/RB use/VB for/IN [ minute/JJ repairs/NNS ] to/TO [ various/JJ parts/NNS ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ control/NN panel/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ subject/NN ] was/VBD large/JJ --/: [ a/DT copy/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT Last/NNP Supper/NNP ] --/: and/CC [ her/PRP$ canvas/NN ] ,/, [ small/JJ ] --/: [ the/DT head/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT tiny/JJ screw/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] had/VBD tuned/VBN [ her/PRP$ sight/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT proper/JJ degree/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ she/PRP ] worked/VBD [ she/PRP ] absentmindedly/RB crooned/VBD ,/, producing/VBG [ a/DT curious/JJ sound/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Shell/NN people/NNS ] used/VBD [ their/PRP$ own/JJ vocal/NN cords/NNS ] and/CC [ diaphragms/NNS ] but/CC [ sound/NN ] issued/VBN through/IN [ microphones/NNS ] rather/RB than/IN [ mouths/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Helva/NNP 's/POS hum/NN ] then/RB had/VBD [ a/DT curious/JJ vibrancy/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT warm/JJ ] ,/, [ dulcet/JJ quality/NN ] even/RB in/IN [ its/PRP$ aimless/JJ chromatic/JJ wanderings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ``/`` Why/WRB ,/, [ what/WDT ] [ a/DT lovely/JJ voice/NN ] [ you/PRP ] have/VBP ''/'' ,/, said/VBD [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT female/JJ visitors/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Helva/NNP ] ``/`` looked/VBD ''/'' up/IN and/CC caught/VBD [ a/DT fascinating/JJ panorama/NN ] of/IN [ regular/JJ ] ,/, [ dirty/JJ craters/NNS ] on/IN [ a/DT flaky/JJ pink/JJ surface/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ hum/NN ] became/VBD [ a/DT gurgle/NN ] of/IN [ surprise/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] instinctively/RB regulated/VBD [ her/PRP ] ``/`` [ sight/NN ] ''/'' until/IN [ the/DT skin/NN ] lost/VBD [ its/PRP$ cratered/VBN look/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT pores/NNS ] assumed/VBD [ normal/JJ proportions/NNS ] ./. ================================== ``/`` Yes/UH ,/, [ we/PRP ] have/VBP quite/RB [ a/DT few/JJ years/NNS ] of/IN [ voice/NN training/NN ] ,/, [ madam/NN ] ''/'' ,/, remarked/VBD [ Helva/NNP ] calmly/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Vocal/NN peculiarities/NNS ] often/RB become/VBP excessively/RB irritating/JJ during/IN [ prolonged/VBN intra-stellar/NN distances/NNS ] and/CC must/MD be/VB eliminated/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] enjoyed/VBD [ my/PRP$ lessons/NNS ] ''/'' ./. ================================== Although/IN [ this/DT ] was/VBD [ the/DT first/JJ time/NN ] that/IN [ Helva/NNP ] had/VBD seen/VBN unshelled/VBN [ people/NNS ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] took/VBD [ this/DT experience/NN ] calmly/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Any/DT other/JJ reaction/NN ] would/MD have/VB been/VBN reported/VBN instantly/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] meant/VBD that/IN [ you/PRP ] have/VBP [ a/DT nice/JJ singing/NN voice/NN dear/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT lady/NN ] amended/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` Thank/VB [ you/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Would/MD [ you/PRP ] like/VB to/TO see/VB [ my/PRP$ work/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Helva/NNP ] asked/VBD ,/, politely/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] instinctively/RB sheered/VBD away/RB from/IN [ personal/JJ discussions/NNS ] but/CC [ she/PRP ] filed/VBD [ the/DT comment/NN ] away/RB for/IN [ further/JJR meditation/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Work/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Asked/VBD [ the/DT lady/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] am/VBP currently/RB reproducing/VBG [ the/DT Last/NNP Supper/NNP ] on/IN [ the/DT head/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT screw/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` No/UH ,/, [ I/PRP ] say/VBP ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT lady/NN ] twittered/VBD ./. ================================== [ Helva/NNP ] turned/VBD [ her/PRP$ vision/NN ] back/RB to/TO [ magnification/NN ] and/CC surveyed/VBD [ her/PRP ] copy/NN critically/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` Of/IN [ course/NN ] ,/, [ some/DT ] of/IN [ my/PRP$ color/NN values/NNS ] do/VBP not/RB match/VB [ the/DT old/JJ Master/NN 's/POS ] and/CC [ the/DT perspective/NN ] is/VBZ faulty/JJ but/CC [ I/PRP ] believe/VBP [ it/PRP ] to/TO be/VB [ a/DT fair/JJ copy/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT lady/NN 's/POS eyes/NNS ] ,/, unmagnified/JJ ,/, bugged/VBD out/IN ./. ================================== ``/`` Oh/UH ,/, [ I/PRP ] forget/VBP ''/'' ,/, and/CC [ Helva/NNP 's/POS voice/NN ] was/VBD really/RB contrite/JJ ./. ================================== If/IN [ she/PRP ] could/MD have/VB blushed/VBN ,/, [ she/PRP ] would/MD have/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ You/PRP ] [ people/NNS ] do/VBP n't/RB have/VB [ adjustable/JJ vision/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT monitor/NN ] of/IN [ this/DT discourse/NN ] grinned/VBD with/IN [ pride/NN ] and/CC [ amusement/NN ] as/IN [ Helva/NNP 's/POS tone/NN ] indicated/VBD [ pity/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT unfortunate/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` Here/RB ,/, [ this/DT ] will/MD help/VB ''/'' ,/, suggested/VBD [ Helva/NNP ] ,/, substituting/VBG [ a/DT magnifying/VBG device/NN ] in/IN [ one/CD extension/NN ] and/CC holding/VBG [ it/PRP ] over/IN [ the/DT picture/NN ] ./. ================================== In/IN [ a/DT kind/NN ] of/IN [ shock/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT ladies/NNS ] and/CC [ gentlemen/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT committee/NN ] bent/VBD to/TO observe/VB [ the/DT ] incredibly/RB copied/VBN and/CC brilliantly/RB executed/VBN [ Last/NNP Supper/NNP ] on/IN [ the/DT head/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT screw/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` Well/UH ''/'' ,/, remarked/VBD [ one/CD gentleman/NN ] [ who/WP ] had/VBD been/VBN forced/VBN to/TO accompany/VB [ his/PRP$ wife/NN ] ,/, ``/`` [ the/DT good/JJ Lord/NNP ] can/MD eat/VB where/WRB [ angels/NNS ] fear/VBP to/TO tread/VB ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` Are/VBP [ you/PRP ] referring/VBG ,/, sir/UH ''/'' ,/, asked/VBD [ Helva/NNP ] politely/RB ,/, ``/`` to/TO [ the/DT Dark/NNP Age/NNP discussions/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT number/NN ] of/IN [ angels/NNS ] [ who/WP ] could/MD stand/VB on/IN [ the/DT head/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT pin/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] had/VBD that/IN in/IN [ mind/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` If/IN [ you/PRP ] substitute/VBP '/'' [ atom/NN ] '/'' for/IN '/'' [ angel/NN ] '/'' ,/, [ the/DT problem/NN ] is/VBZ not/RB [ insoluble/JJ ] ,/, given/VBN [ the/DT metallic/JJ content/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT pin/NN ] in/IN [ question/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Which/WDT ] [ you/PRP ] are/VBP programed/VBN to/TO compute/VB ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ``/`` Of/IN [ course/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` Did/VBD [ they/PRP ] remember/VB to/TO program/VB [ a/DT sense/NN ] of/IN [ humor/NN ] ,/, as/IN well/RB ,/, [ young/JJ lady/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ``/`` [ We/PRP ] are/VBP directed/VBN to/TO develop/VB [ a/DT sense/NN ] of/IN [ proportion/NN ] ,/, [ sir/NN ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] contributes/VBZ [ the/DT same/JJ effect/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT good/JJ man/NN ] chortled/VBD appreciatively/RB and/CC decided/VBD [ the/DT trip/NN ] was/VBD [ worth/JJ his/PRP$ time/NN ] ./. ================================== If/IN [ the/DT investigation/NN committee/NN ] spent/VBD [ months/NNS ] digesting/VBG [ the/DT thoughtful/JJ food/NN ] served/VBD [ them/PRP ] at/IN [ the/DT Laboratory/NNP School/NNP ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] left/VBD [ Helva/NNP ] with/IN [ a/DT morsel/NN ] as/RB well/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` Singing/VBG ''/'' as/IN applicable/JJ to/TO [ herself/PRP ] required/VBN [ research/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] had/VBD ,/, of/IN [ course/NN ] ,/, been/VBN exposed/VBN to/TO and/CC enjoyed/VBD [ a/DT music/NN appreciation/NN course/NN ] [ which/WDT ] had/VBD included/VBN [ the/DT ] better/RB known/VBN [ classical/JJ works/NNS ] such/JJ as/IN ``/`` [ Tristan/FW und/FW Isolde/FW ] ''/'' ,/, ``/`` [ Candide/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, ``/`` [ Oklahoma/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, ``/`` [ Nozze/FW ] de/FW [ Figaro/FW ] ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT atomic/JJ age/NN singers/NNS ] ,/, [ Eileen/NNP Farrell/NNP ] ,/, [ Elvis/NNP Presley/NNP ] and/CC [ Geraldine/NNP Todd/NNP ] ,/, as/RB well/RB as/IN [ the/DT curious/JJ rhythmic/JJ progressions/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT Venusians/NNPS ] ,/, [ Capellan/NNP visual/JJ chromatics/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT sonic/JJ concerti/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT Altairians/NNPS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC ``/`` [ singing/NN ] ''/'' for/IN [ any/DT shell/NN person/NN ] posed/VBD [ considerable/JJ technical/JJ difficulties/NNS ] to/TO be/VB overcome/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Shell/NN people/NNS ] were/VBD schooled/VBN to/TO examine/VB [ every/DT aspect/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT problem/NN ] or/CC [ situation/NN ] before/IN making/VBG [ a/DT prognosis/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Balanced/VBN properly/RB between/IN [ optimism/NN ] and/CC [ practicality/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT nondefeatist/JJ attitude/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT shell/NN people/NNS ] led/VBD [ them/PRP ] to/TO extricate/VB [ themselves/PRP ] ,/, [ their/PRP$ ships/NNS ] and/CC [ personnel/NNS ] ,/, from/IN [ bizarre/JJ situations/NNS ] ./. ================================== Therefore/RB to/TO [ Helva/NNP ] ,/, [ the/DT problem/NN ] that/IN [ she/PRP ] could/MD n't/RB open/VB [ her/PRP$ mouth/NN ] to/TO sing/VB ,/, among/IN [ other/JJ restrictions/NNS ] ,/, did/VBD not/RB bother/VB [ her/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] would/MD work/VB out/IN [ a/DT method/NN ] ,/, [ by-passing/VBG her/PRP$ limitations/NNS ] ,/, whereby/WRB [ she/PRP ] could/MD sing/VB ./. ================================== [ She/PRP ] approached/VBD [ the/DT problem/NN ] by/IN investigating/VBG [ the/DT methods/NNS ] of/IN [ sound/JJ reproduction/NN ] through/IN [ the/DT centuries/NNS ] ,/, [ human/NN ] and/CC [ instrumental/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ own/JJ sound/NN production/NN equipment/NN ] was/VBD essentially/RB more/RBR instrumental/JJ than/IN [ vocal/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Breath/NN control/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT proper/JJ enunciation/NN ] of/IN [ vowel/NN sounds/NNS ] within/IN [ the/DT oral/JJ cavity/NN ] appeared/VBD to/TO require/VB [ the/DT most/JJS development/NN ] and/CC [ practice/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Shell/NN people/NNS ] did/VBD not/RB ,/, strictly/RB speaking/VBG ,/, breathe/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN [ their/PRP$ purposes/NNS ] ,/, [ oxygen/NN ] and/CC [ other/JJ gases/NNS ] were/VBD not/RB drawn/VBN from/IN [ the/DT surrounding/VBG atmosphere/NN ] through/IN [ the/DT medium/NN ] of/IN [ lungs/NNS ] but/CC sustained/VBN artificially/RB by/IN [ solution/NN ] in/IN [ their/PRP$ shells/NNS ] ./. ================================== After/IN [ experimentation/NN ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP ] discovered/VBD that/IN [ she/PRP ] could/MD manipulate/VB [ her/PRP$ diaphragmic/JJ unit/NN ] to/TO sustain/VB [ tone/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== By/IN relaxing/VBG [ the/DT throat/NN muscles/NNS ] and/CC expanding/VBG [ the/DT oral/JJ cavity/NN ] well/RB into/IN [ the/DT frontal/JJ sinuses/NNS ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] could/MD direct/VB [ the/DT vowel/NN ] sounds/NNS into/IN [ the/DT most/RBS felicitous/JJ position/NN ] for/IN [ proper/JJ reproduction/NN ] through/IN [ her/PRP$ throat/NN microphone/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] compared/VBD [ the/DT results/NNS ] with/IN [ tape/NN recordings/NNS ] of/IN [ modern/JJ singers/NNS ] and/CC was/VBD not/RB unpleased/VBN although/IN [ her/PRP$ own/JJ tapes/NNS ] had/VBD [ a/DT peculiar/JJ quality/NN ] about/IN [ them/PRP ] ,/, not/RB at/IN all/RB unharmonious/JJ ,/, merely/RB unique/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Acquiring/VBG [ a/DT repertoire/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT Laboratory/NNP library/NN ] was/VBD [ no/DT problem/NN ] to/TO [ one/NN ] trained/VBN to/TO [ perfect/JJ recall/NN ] ./. ================================== [ She/PRP ] found/VBD [ herself/PRP ] able/JJ to/TO sing/VB [ any/DT role/NN ] and/CC [ any/DT song/NN ] [ which/WDT ] struck/VBD [ her/PRP$ fancy/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] would/MD not/RB have/VB occurred/VBN to/TO [ her/PRP ] that/IN [ it/PRP ] was/VBD curious/JJ for/IN [ a/DT female/NN ] to/TO sing/VB [ bass/NN ] ,/, [ baritone/NN ] ,/, [ tenor/NN ] ,/, [ alto/NN ] ,/, mezzo/JJ ,/, [ soprano/NN ] and/CC [ coloratura/NN ] as/IN [ she/PRP ] pleased/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD ,/, to/TO [ Helva/NNP ] ,/, only/RB [ a/DT matter/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT correct/JJ reproduction/NN ] and/CC [ diaphragmic/JJ control/NN ] required/VBN by/IN [ the/DT music/NN ] attempted/VBD ./. ================================== If/IN [ the/DT authorities/NNS ] remarked/VBD on/IN [ her/PRP$ curious/JJ avocation/NN ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] did/VBD so/RB among/IN [ themselves/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Shell/NN people/NNS ] were/VBD encouraged/VBN to/TO develop/VB [ a/DT hobby/NN ] so/RB long/RB as/IN [ they/PRP ] maintained/VBD [ proficiency/NN ] in/IN [ their/PRP$ technical/JJ work/NN ] ./. ================================== On/IN [ the/DT anniversary/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ sixteenth/JJ year/NN ] in/IN [ her/PRP$ shell/NN ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP ] was/VBD unconditionally/RB graduated/VBN and/CC installed/VBN in/IN [ her/PRP$ ship/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT A[fj]/SYM ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ permanent/JJ titanium/NN shell/NN ] was/VBD recessed/VBN behind/IN [ an/DT even/RB ] [ more/RBR indestructible/JJ barrier/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT central/JJ shaft/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT scout/NN ship/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT neural/JJ ] ,/, [ audio/JJ ] ,/, [ visual/JJ ] and/CC [ sensory/JJ connections/NNS ] were/VBD made/VBN and/CC sealed/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ extendibles/NNS ] were/VBD diverted/VBN ,/, connected/VBN or/CC augmented/VBN and/CC [ the/DT final/JJ ] ,/, [ delicate-beyond-description/JJ brain/NN taps/NNS ] were/VBD completed/VBN while/IN [ Helva/NNP ] remained/VBD anesthetically/RB unaware/JJ of/IN [ the/DT proceedings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== When/WRB [ she/PRP ] awoke/VBD ,/, [ she/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT ship/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ brain/NN ] and/CC [ intelligence/NN ] controlled/VBD [ every/DT function/NN ] from/IN [ navigation/NN ] to/TO [ such/JJ loading/NN ] as/IN [ a/DT scout/NN ship/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ class/NN ] needed/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] could/MD take/VB care/VB of/IN [ herself/PRP ] and/CC [ her/PRP$ ambulatory/JJ half/NN ] ,/, in/IN [ any/DT situation/NN ] already/RB recorded/VBN in/IN [ the/DT annals/NN ] of/IN [ Central/NNP Worlds/NNPS ] and/CC [ any/DT situation/NN its/PRP$ ] [ most/RBS fertile/JJ minds/NNS ] could/MD imagine/VB ./. ================================== [ Her/PRP$ first/JJ actual/JJ flight/NN ] ,/, for/IN [ she/PRP ] and/CC [ her/PRP ] [ kind/NN ] had/VBD made/VBN [ mock/JJ flights/NNS ] on/IN [ dummy/JJ panels/NNS ] since/IN [ she/PRP ] was/VBD [ eight/CD ] ,/, showed/VBD [ her/PRP$ complete/JJ mastery/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT techniques/NNS ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ profession/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] was/VBD ready/JJ for/IN [ her/PRP$ great/JJ adventures/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT arrival/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP$ mobile/JJ partner/NN ] ./. ================================== [ There/EX ] were/VBD [ nine/CD qualified/VBN scouts/NNS ] sitting/VBG around/IN [ collecting/VBG base/NN ] pay/NN [ the/DT day/NN Helva/NNP ] was/VBD commissioned/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] were/VBD [ several/JJ missions/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] demanded/VBD [ instant/JJ attention/NN ] but/CC [ Helva/NNP ] had/VBD been/VBN of/IN [ interest/NN ] to/TO [ several/JJ department/NN heads/NNS ] in/IN [ Central/NN ] for/IN [ some/DT time/NN ] and/CC [ each/DT man/NN ] was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO have/VB [ her/PRP ] assigned/VBN to/TO [ his/PRP$ section/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Consequently/RB [ no/DT one/NN ] had/VBD remembered/VBN to/TO introduce/VB [ Helva/NNP ] to/TO [ the/DT prospective/JJ partners/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT ship/NN ] always/RB chose/VBD [ its/PRP$ own/JJ partner/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Had/VBD there/RB been/VBN [ another/DT ] ``/`` [ brain/NN ] ''/'' [ ship/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT Base/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT moment/NN ] ,/, [ Helva/NNP ] would/MD have/VB been/VBN guided/VBN to/TO make/VB [ the/DT first/JJ move/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ it/PRP ] was/VBD ,/, while/IN [ Central/NN ] wrangled/VBD among/IN [ itself/PRP ] ,/, [ Robert/NNP Tanner/NNP ] sneaked/VBD out/IN of/IN [ the/DT pilots/NNS '/POS ] barracks/NN ,/, out/IN to/TO [ the/DT field/NN ] and/CC over/IN to/TO [ Helva/NNP 's/POS slim/JJ metal/NN hull/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` Hello/UH ,/, [ anyone/NN ] at/IN [ home/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Tanner/NNP ] wisecracked/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` Of/IN [ course/NN ] ''/'' ,/, replied/VBD [ Helva/NNP ] logically/RB ,/, activating/VBG [ her/PRP$ outside/JJ scanners/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Are/VBP [ you/PRP ] [ my/PRP$ partner/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] asked/VBD hopefully/RB ,/, as/IN [ she/PRP ] recognized/VBD [ the/DT Scout/NNP Service/NNP uniform/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ All/DT ] [ you/PRP ] have/VBP to/TO do/VB is/VBZ ask/VB ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] retorted/VBD hopefully/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` [ No/DT one/NN ] has/VBZ come/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] thought/VBD perhaps/RB [ there/EX ] were/VBD [ no/DT partners/NNS ] available/JJ and/CC [ I/PRP ] 've/VBP had/VBD [ no/DT directives/NNS ] from/IN [ Central/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== Even/RB to/TO [ herself/PRP ] [ Helva/NNP ] sounded/VBD [ a/DT little/JJ self-pitying/JJ ] but/CC [ the/DT truth/NN ] was/VBD [ she/PRP ] was/VBD lonely/JJ ,/, sitting/VBG on/IN [ the/DT darkened/JJ field/NN ] ./. ================================== Always/RB [ she/PRP ] had/VBD had/VBN [ the/DT company/NN ] of/IN [ other/JJ shells/NNS ] and/CC more/RBR recently/RB ,/, [ technicians/NNS ] by/IN [ the/DT score/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT sudden/JJ solitude/NN ] had/VBD lost/VBN [ its/PRP$ momentary/JJ charm/NN ] and/CC become/VBN [ oppressive/JJ ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ No/DT directives/NNS ] from/IN [ Central/NN ] is/VBZ scarcely/RB [ a/DT cause/NN ] for/IN [ regret/NN ] ,/, but/CC there/EX happen/VBP to/TO be/VB [ eight/CD other/JJ guys/NNS ] biting/VBG [ their/PRP$ fingernails/NNS ] to/TO [ the/DT quick/NN ] just/RB waiting/VBG for/IN [ an/DT invitation/NN ] to/TO board/VB [ you/PRP ] ,/, [ you/PRP beautiful/JJ thing/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ The/DT sentry/NN ] was/VBD not/RB dead/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD ,/, in/IN [ fact/NN ] ,/, showing/VBG [ signs/NNS ] of/IN reviving/VBG ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD been/VBN carrying/VBG [ an/DT Enfield/NNP rifle/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT holstered/JJ navy/NN cap-and-ball/JJ pistol/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT bayonet/NN ] hung/VBD in/IN [ a/DT belt/NN scabbard/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD partially/RB uniformed/JJ in/IN [ a/DT cavalry/NN tunic/NN ] and/CC [ hat/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] stripped/VBD [ these/DT ] from/IN [ him/PRP ] and/CC donned/VBD [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] and/CC [ Dean/NNP ] tied/VBD and/CC gagged/VBD [ the/DT man/NN ] ,/, using/VBG [ his/PRP$ belt/NN ] and/CC [ shirt/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT purpose/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] dragged/VBD [ him/PRP ] inside/IN [ the/DT building/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Fiske/NNP ] joined/VBD [ them/PRP ] ,/, unsteady/VB on/IN [ his/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Julia/NNP ] ,/, seeing/VBG [ the/DT bandage/NN ] ,/, rushed/VBD to/TO [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ You/PRP ] are/VBP hurt/VBN ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] breathed/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] never/RB felt/VBD better/RB in/IN [ my/PRP$ life/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ Fiske/NNP ] blustered/VBD ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] turned/VBD to/TO [ Susan/NNP ] and/CC kissed/VBD [ her/PRP ] on/IN [ the/DT cheek/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Thank/VB [ you/PRP ] ,/, [ My/PRP$ dear/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ You/PRP ] are/VBP very/RB brave/JJ ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] silenced/VBD [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD talk/VB later/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== First/RB ,/, [ we/PRP ] 've/VB got/VBD to/TO get/VB out/RB of/IN here/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD grab/VB [ horses/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, [ Dean/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ The/DT main/JJ bunch/NN ] is/VBZ outside/RB ,/, but/CC [ there/EX ] are/VBP [ some/DT ] over/IN there/RB inside/IN [ the/DT wall/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] debated/VBD [ it/PRP ] ,/, trying/VBG to/TO decide/VB whether/IN [ Fiske/NNP ] was/VBD strong/JJ enough/RB to/TO ride/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ it/PRP ] at/IN [ least/JJS ] offered/VBD [ him/PRP ] [ a/DT chance/NN ] for/IN living/NN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] had/VBD [ none/NN ] here/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC ,/, for/IN [ the/DT sake/NN ] of/IN [ Julia/NNP ] and/CC [ Susan/NNP ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] had/VBD to/TO be/VB tried/VBN ./. ================================== [ The/DT guerrilla/NN bivouac/NN ] remained/VBD [ silent/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Light/NN ] showed/VBD in/IN [ the/DT orderly/JJ room/NN ] across/IN [ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Someone/NN ] evidently/RB was/VBD on/IN [ duty/NN ] there/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ No/DT doubt/NN ] [ there/EX ] would/MD be/VB [ men/NNS ] guarding/VBG [ the/DT horses/NNS ] ./. ================================== About/IN [ a/DT dozen/NN animals/NNS ] were/VBD held/VBN inside/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN ] ,/, as/IN [ best/RBS Mike/NNP ] could/MD make/VB out/RP in/IN [ the/DT moonlight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Evidently/RB [ this/DT ] was/VBD [ a/DT precaution/NN ] so/IN that/IN [ mounts/NNS ] would/MD be/VB available/JJ in/IN [ an/DT emergency/NN ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] handed/VBD [ the/DT guard/NN 's/POS rifle/NN ] to/TO [ Fiske/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Dean/NNP ] and/CC [ myself/PRP ] will/MD try/VB to/TO cut/VB out/RP [ horses/NNS ] to/TO ride/VB ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD stampede/VB [ the/DT rest/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] stay/VBP with/IN [ the/DT ladies/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ All/DT ] of/IN [ you/PRP ] be/VB ready/JJ to/TO ride/VB [ hell/NN ] for/IN [ leather/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] added/VBD ,/, ``/`` If/IN [ this/DT ] does/VBZ n't/RB work/VB out/RB ,/, [ the/DT three/CD ] of/IN [ you/PRP ] barricade/VB [ yourself/PRP ] in/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] and/CC [ talk/VB terms/NNS ] with/IN [ them/PRP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] handed/VBD [ the/DT bayonet/NN ] to/TO [ Dean/NNP ] and/CC kept/VBD [ the/DT pistol/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Susan/NNP ] halted/VBD [ Dean/NNP ] and/CC kissed/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] clung/VBD to/TO [ him/PRP ] ,/, talking/VBG to/TO [ him/PRP ] ,/, and/CC dabbing/VBG at/IN [ her/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] turned/VBD away/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD thinking/VBG that/IN [ the/DT way/NN ] [ she/PRP ] had/VBD responded/VBN to/TO [ his/PRP$ own/JJ kiss/NN ] had/VBD n't/RB meant/VBN [ what/WP ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD believed/VBN [ it/PRP ] had/VBD ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] felt/VBD unutterably/RB weary/JJ ./. ================================== [ Dean/NNP ] turned/VBD from/IN [ Susan/NNP ] and/CC took/VBD [ Julia/NNP Fortune/NNP ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ arms/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] kissed/VBD [ her/PRP ] also/RB ,/, and/CC with/IN [ deep/JJ tenderness/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] too/RB began/VBD to/TO weep/VB ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] released/VBD [ her/PRP ] and/CC joined/VBD [ Mike/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` All/RB right/JJ ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] only/RB said/VBD ,/, ``/`` Later/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` Be/VB careful/JJ ,/, [ McLish/NNP ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Susan/NNP ] said/VBD fiercely/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` [ The/DT way/NN ] [ you/PRP ] were/VBD [ careful/JJ ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] snorted/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Running/VBG around/RB in/IN [ the/DT moonlight/NN ] almost/RB naked/JJ and/CC slugging/VBG [ a/DT man/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT rock/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== [ He/PRP ] kept/VBD going/VBG ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] wanted/VBD [ no/DT more/RBR sentimental/JJ scenes/NNS ] with/IN [ her/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] might/MD say/VB or/CC do/VB [ something/NN ] foolish/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Something/NN ] [ all/DT ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] would/MD regret/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] might/MD tell/VB [ her/PRP ] how/WRB [ sorry/JJ a/DT spectacle/NN ] [ she/PRP ] was/VBD making/VBG of/IN [ herself/PRP ] ,/, pretending/VBG to/TO be/VB blind/JJ to/TO [ the/DT way/NN Julia/NNP Fortune/NNP ] had/VBD taken/VBN [ Dean/NNP 's/POS affections/NNS ] from/IN [ her/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC using/VBG [ him/PRP ] ,/, [ Mike/NNP McLish/NNP ] ,/, as/IN [ a/DT sop/NN ] to/TO [ her/PRP$ pride/NN ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] handed/VBD [ the/DT bayonet/NN ] to/TO [ Dean/NNP ] and/CC kept/VBD [ the/DT pistol/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Stay/VB well/RB back/RB of/IN [ me/PRP ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP going/VBG to/TO walk/VB up/RB to/TO [ the/DT horses/NNS ] ,/, bold/JJ as/IN [ brass/NN ] ,/, pretending/VBG [ I/PRP ] 'm/VBP [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== There/RB 's/VBZ bound/VBN to/TO be/VB [ someone/NN ] on/IN [ guard/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ the/DT hat/NN ] might/MD fool/VB [ them/PRP ] long/RB enough/RB for/IN [ me/PRP ] to/TO get/VB close/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== Holding/VBG [ the/DT pistol/NN ] concealed/VBD ,/, [ he/PRP ] walked/VBD to/TO [ the/DT rear/JJ wall/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD pierced/VBN by/IN [ a/DT wagon/NN gate/NN ] built/VBN of/IN [ two/CD wings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/CD wing/NN ] stood/VBD [ open/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] passed/VBD through/IN [ it/PRP ] and/CC moved/VBD toward/IN [ the/DT dark/JJ mass/NN ] of/IN [ horses/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] were/VBD tethered/VBN ,/, [ army/NN style/NN ] ,/, on/IN [ stable/JJ lines/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ A/DT voice/NN ] spoke/VBD [ near-at-hand/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Who/WP ] 's/VBZ [ that/DT ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== Just/RB [ me/PRP ] ''/'' ,/, [ Mike/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Is/VBZ that/IN [ you/PRP ] ,/, [ Bill/NNP ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== [ He/PRP ] located/VBD [ his/PRP$ man/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT guard/NN ] stood/VBD in/IN [ the/DT shadow/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN wall/NN ] just/RB out/IN of/IN [ reach/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT moonlight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] kept/VBD walking/VBG and/CC got/VBD within/IN [ arm/NN 's/POS reach/NN ] before/IN [ the/DT man/NN ] became/VBD [ suspicious/JJ ] and/CC straightened/VBN from/IN [ his/PRP$ lax/JJ slouch/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] struck/VBD with/IN [ the/DT muzzle/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT pistol/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT luck/NN ] [ that/WP ] had/VBD been/VBN running/VBG [ their/PRP$ way/NN ] left/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT guard/NN ] instinctively/RB parried/VBD [ the/DT blow/NN ] with/IN [ his/PRP$ rifle/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] tried/VBD to/TO veer/VB [ the/DT rifle/NN ] around/IN to/TO [ fire/NN ] into/IN [ Mike/NNP 's/POS body/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] ,/, off/JJ [ balance/JJ ] ,/, managed/VBD to/TO bat/VB [ the/DT muzzle/NN ] away/RB [ a/DT moment/NN ] before/IN [ it/PRP ] exploded/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT bullet/NN ] went/VBD [ wide/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] swung/VBD [ the/DT pistol/NN ] in/IN [ a/DT savage/JJ backlash/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT time/NN ] [ it/PRP ] connected/VBD solidly/RB on/IN [ the/DT man/NN 's/POS temple/NN ] ,/, felling/VBG [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT explosion/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT rifle/NN ] had/VBD crashed/VBN against/IN [ the/DT walls/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT deep/JJ echoes/NNS ] were/VBD still/RB rolling/VBG in/IN [ the/DT hills/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT startled/VBN horses/NNS ] began/VBD rearing/VBG on/IN [ their/PRP$ tethers/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Dean/NNP ] came/VBD rushing/VBG up/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Are/VBP [ you/PRP ] hit/VBN ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] demanded/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` No/RB ,/, but/CC [ the/DT fat/NN ] 's/VBZ in/IN [ the/DT fire/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ There/EX ] 's/VBZ [ no/DT chance/NN ] now/RB of/IN [ all/DT ] of/IN [ us/PRP ] getting/VBG away/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] 'll/MD have/VB to/TO try/VB [ it/PRP ] alone/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== [ The/DT sentry/NN 's/POS saddled/JJ horse/NN ] stood/VBD picketed/VBN nearby/RB ,/, having/VBG been/VBN kept/VBN [ handy/JJ ] in/IN [ case/NN ] of/IN [ need/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] took/VBD [ the/DT bayonet/NN ] from/IN [ Dean/NNP 's/POS hand/NN ] and/CC slashed/VBD [ the/DT picket/NN line/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Up/RB [ you/PRP ] go/VBP ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Ride/VB ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== [ Dean/NNP ] resisted/VBD [ Mike/NNP 's/POS attempt/NN ] to/TO push/VB [ him/PRP ] toward/IN [ the/DT horse/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Why/WRB not/RB [ you/PRP ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] protested/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Dammit/UH ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] said/VBD frantically/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ You/PRP ] 're/VBP lighter/JJR than/IN [ me/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] [ 's/POS our/PRP$ only/JJ chance/NN ] now/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Try/VB to/TO find/VB [ these/DT Feds/NNPS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ us/PRP ] can/MD fort/VB up/RP in/IN [ the/DT house/NN ] and/CC hang/VB on/RP until/IN [ you/PRP ] get/VBP back/RB ./. ================================== [ You/PRP ] 're/VBP [ the/DT one/NN ] [ that/WP ] 's/VBZ taking/VBG [ the/DT big/JJ chance/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Dean/NNP ] still/RB hesitated/VBD ,/, but/CC [ Mike/NNP ] lifted/VBD [ him/PRP ] almost/RB bodily/RB into/IN [ the/DT saddle/NN ] and/CC thrust/VBD [ the/DT reins/NNS ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ hand/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ No/DT telling/NN ] how/WRB [ good/JJ ] [ this/DT horse/NN ] is/VBZ ''/'' ,/, [ Mike/NNP ] panted/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Favor/VB [ him/PRP ] and/CC save/VB [ something/NN ] in/IN [ case/NN ] [ you/PRP ] hit/VBP [ trouble/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Watch/VB out/RB for/IN [ Apaches/NNPS ] when/WRB [ it/PRP ] comes/VBZ [ daylight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Take/VB [ the/DT pistol/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ You/PRP ] might/MD need/VB [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ We/PRP ] 'll/MD still/RB have/VB [ the/DT rifle/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ I/PRP ] might/MD be/VB able/JJ to/TO round/VB up/IN [ some/DT more/JJR ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] 'll/MD stampede/VB [ the/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ these/DT horses/NNS ] so/IN [ they/PRP ] ca/MD n't/RB chase/VB [ you/PRP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== [ Dean/NNP ] leaned/VBD from/IN [ the/DT saddle/NN ] and/CC gave/VBD [ him/PRP ] [ a/DT mighty/JJ whack/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT back/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ McLish/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] said/VBD as/IN [ he/PRP ] kicked/VBD [ the/DT horse/NN ] into/IN [ motion/NN ] ,/, ``/`` [ I/PRP ] 'd/MD be/VB [ a/DT mighty/RB sad/JJ man/NN ] if/IN [ we/PRP ] never/RB met/VBD again/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== Then/RB [ he/PRP ] was/VBD on/IN [ his/PRP$ way/NN ] at/IN [ a/DT gallop/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] ran/VBD down/IN [ the/DT line/NN ] ,/, slashing/VBG [ picket/NN ropes/NNS ] with/IN [ the/DT bayonet/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] lifted/VBD [ a/DT screeching/VBG war/NN whoop/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== That/IN touched/VBN off/RP [ a/DT total/JJ stampede/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] darted/VBD inside/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN ] and/CC freed/VBD [ the/DT horses/NNS ] there/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ These/DT ] poured/VBD through/IN [ the/DT gate/NN ] and/CC joined/VBD [ the/DT flight/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT animals/NNS ] thundered/VBD away/RB into/IN [ the/DT moonlight/NN ] ,/, heading/VBG for/IN [ the/DT ridges/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ] were/VBD swarming/VBG from/IN [ their/PRP$ bivouac/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT west/JJ end/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT enclosure/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Apaches/NNPS ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] yelled/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ They/PRP ] 're/VBP [ stealin/VBG ] '/'' [ the/DT stock/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== [ He/PRP ] scuttled/VBD in/IN [ shadow/NN ] along/IN [ the/DT east/JJ wall/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN ] and/CC then/RB followed/VBD [ the/DT south/JJ wall/NN ] until/IN [ he/PRP ] was/VBD at/IN [ the/DT rear/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT two/CD frame/NN buildings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] crouched/VBD there/RB ./. ================================== [ His/PRP$ shout/NN ] had/VBD been/VBN taken/VBN up/RB and/CC repeated/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ] were/VBD running/VBG across/IN [ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN ] and/CC through/IN [ the/DT rear/JJ gate/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT wake/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT departing/VBG horses/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ All/DT ] were/VBD carrying/VBG [ guns/NNS they/PRP ] had/VBD seized/VBN up/RB ,/, but/CC [ they/PRP ] were/VBD half-clad/JJ or/CC hardly/RB clad/VBN at/IN [ all/DT ] ./. ================================== [ Durkin/NNP ] and/CC [ Calhoun/NNP ] came/VBD running/VBG from/IN [ the/DT post/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] had/VBD [ pistols/NNS ] in/IN [ their/PRP$ hands/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] bawled/VBD [ questions/NNS ] [ that/WP ] were/VBD not/RB answered/VBN in/IN [ the/DT uproar/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] followed/VBD [ the/DT others/NNS ] toward/IN [ the/DT east/JJ gate/NN ] ./. ================================== Beyond/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN rifles/NNS ] began/VBD to/TO explode/VB as/IN [ some/DT ] of/IN [ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ] fired/VBN at/IN [ shadows/NNS ] that/IN [ they/PRP ] imagined/VBD were/VBD [ Apaches/NNPS ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] made/VBD [ a/DT dash/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT rear/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT frame/NN buildings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] crawled/VBD beneath/IN [ the/DT two/CD supply/NN wagons/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] stood/VBD between/IN [ the/DT buildings/NNS ] and/CC peered/VBD around/IN [ a/DT corner/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT area/NN ] was/VBD deserted/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT man/NN ] was/VBD standing/VBG in/IN [ the/DT open/JJ door/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT lighted/JJ orderly/JJ room/NN ] [ a/DT few/JJ yards/NNS ] to/TO [ Mike/NNP 's/POS left/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] ,/, too/RB ,/, suddenly/RB made/VBN up/RP [ his/PRP$ mind/NN ] and/CC went/VBD racing/VBG to/TO join/VB [ the/DT confused/VBN activity/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT east/JJ end/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT stockade/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] crawled/VBD to/TO [ the/DT door/NN ] and/CC peered/VBD in/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT orderly/JJ room/NN ] seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB deserted/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT lantern/NN ] hung/VBD from/IN [ a/DT peg/NN ] ,/, giving/VBG [ light/NN ] ./. ================================== Ducking/VBG inside/RB ,/, [ he/PRP ] found/VBD that/IN [ three/CD rifles/NNS ] were/VBD stacked/VBN in/IN [ a/DT corner/NN ] ./. ================================== [ A/DT brace/NN ] of/IN [ pistols/NNS ] ,/, holstered/VBN on/IN [ belts/NNS ] ,/, hung/VBD from/IN [ a/DT peg/NN ] ,/, along/IN with/IN [ ammunition/NN pouches/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ An/DT ammunition/NN case/NN ] stood/VBD [ open/JJ ] ,/, containing/VBG [ canisters/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] contained/VBD [ powder/NN cartridges/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] seized/VBD [ a/DT blanket/NN ] from/IN [ a/DT pallet/NN ] in/IN [ a/DT corner/NN ] ,/, spread/VBD [ it/PRP ] on/IN [ the/DT floor/NN ] and/CC used/VBD [ it/PRP ] to/TO form/VB [ a/DT bag/NN ] in/IN [ which/WDT ] [ he/PRP ] placed/VBD [ his/PRP$ booty/NN ] ./. ================================== Shouldering/VBG [ the/DT load/NN ] [ he/PRP ] peered/VBD from/IN [ the/DT door/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ ] looting/NN of/IN [ the/DT orderly/JJ room/NN ] had/VBD taken/VBN only/RB [ a/DT minute/NN ] or/CC [ two/CD ] and/CC [ the/DT vicinity/NN ] was/VBD still/RB clear/JJ of/IN [ guerrillas/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] looked/VBD at/IN [ the/DT looming/VBG hoods/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT supply/NN wagons/NNS ] ,/, struck/VBN by/IN [ a/DT new/JJ inspiration/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] set/VBD [ his/PRP$ bundle/NN ] down/RP ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Snatching/VBG [ the/DT lantern/NN ] from/IN [ its/PRP$ peg/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] shattered/VBD [ its/PRP$ globe/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT blow/NN ] against/IN [ a/DT post/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] picked/VBD up/IN [ the/DT powder/NN canister/NN ] and/CC ran/VBD out/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Bursting/VBG [ paper/NN cartridges/NNS ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] scattered/VBD [ powder/NN ] beneath/IN [ the/DT nearest/JJS wagon/NN ] and/CC dumped/VBD [ the/DT contents/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT canister/NN ] upon/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] shouldered/VBD [ the/DT blanket/NN ] again/RB ,/, backed/VBD off/RB ,/, and/CC tossed/VBD [ the/DT lantern/NN ] with/IN [ its/PRP$ open/JJ wick/NN ] beneath/IN [ the/DT wagon/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] turned/VBD and/CC raced/VBD across/IN [ the/DT parade/NN ground/NN ] toward/IN [ the/DT rock/NN house/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Powder/NN flame/NN ] gushed/VBD beneath/IN [ the/DT wagon/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT stockade/NN ] was/VBD brilliantly/RB lighted/VBN and/CC [ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ] sighted/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] realized/VBD [ the/DT truth/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Bullets/NNS ] began/VBD to/TO snap/VB past/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/NN ] struck/VBD [ the/DT muzzle/NN ] of/IN [ one/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT rifles/NNS ] [ that/WP ] projected/VBD from/IN [ the/DT shoulder/NN pack/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Its/PRP$ force/NN ] spun/VBD [ him/PRP ] around/IN ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] recovered/VBD and/CC got/VBD into/IN [ stride/NN ] again/RB ./. ================================== [ A/DT bullet/NN ] tore/VBD [ the/DT earth/NN ] from/IN beneath/IN [ his/PRP$ foot/NN ] when/WRB [ he/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT stride/NN ] or/CC [ two/CD ] from/IN [ safety/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Another/DT ] struck/VBD [ him/PRP ] heavily/RB in/IN [ the/DT thigh/NN ] and/CC [ he/PRP ] went/VBD down/RB ./. ================================== [ Guerrillas/NNS ] were/VBD racing/VBG toward/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Susan/NNP ] and/CC [ Julia/NNP ] came/VBD from/IN [ the/DT door/NN ] and/CC dragged/VBD [ him/PRP ] with/IN [ them/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT three/CD ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] floundered/VBN through/IN [ the/DT door/NN ] into/IN [ the/DT interior/NN ] and/CC fell/VBD in/IN [ a/DT heap/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Susan/NNP ] bounced/VBD to/TO [ her/PRP$ feet/NNS ] and/CC slammed/VBD [ the/DT door/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] crouched/VBD aside/RB as/IN [ bullets/NNS ] beat/VBD at/IN [ the/DT portal/NN ] ,/, chewing/VBG into/IN [ the/DT planks/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Some/DT ] tore/VBD entirely/RB through/IN [ the/DT whipsawed/VBN post/NN oak/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT iron/NN ] hinges/NNS held/VBD ,/, but/CC [ the/DT planks/NNS ] were/VBD in/IN [ danger/NN ] of/IN being/VBG torn/VBN from/IN [ the/DT crossbars/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] rolled/VBD to/TO [ Susan/NNP ] ,/, grasped/VBD [ her/PRP ] around/IN [ the/DT knees/NNS ] ,/, dragging/VBG [ her/PRP ] off/IN [ her/PRP$ feet/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] hovered/VBD over/IN [ her/PRP ] to/TO shield/VB [ her/PRP ] ,/, for/IN [ spent/VBN bullets/NNS ] were/VBD thudding/VBG against/IN [ the/DT rear/JJ walls/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] peered/VBD from/IN [ a/DT loophole/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Guerrillas/NNS ] were/VBD only/RB [ a/DT dozen/NN yards/NNS ] away/RB ,/, charging/VBG [ the/DT house/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] snatched/VBD [ a/DT pistol/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT heap/NN ] of/IN [ scattered/VBN booty/NN ] and/CC fired/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] dropped/VBD [ a/DT man/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT first/JJ bullet/NN ] ./. ================================== At/IN [ the/DT same/JJ moment/NN Wheeler/NNP Fiske/NNP ] fired/VBD [ the/DT rifle/NN Mike/NNP ] had/VBD given/VBN [ him/PRP ] and/CC [ another/DT guerrilla/NN ] was/VBD hit/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ That/WP ] halted/VBD [ the/DT rush/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ] scattered/VBD for/IN [ cover/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT wagons/NNS ] were/VBD burning/VBG fiercely/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT mudwagon/NN ] had/VBD caught/VBN [ fire/NN ] also/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT blaze/NN ] was/VBD spreading/VBG to/TO [ the/DT frame/NN buildings/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ] realized/VBD [ they/PRP ] faced/VBD [ a/DT new/JJ problem/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Gawdamighty/UH ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/CD ] screeched/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ There/EX ] goes/VBZ [ our/PRP$ grub/NN ] [ an/CC ] '/'' [ ammunition/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ``/`` Get/VB [ a/DT bucket/NN line/NN ] going/VBG ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Calhoun/NNP ] shouted/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Hurry/VB ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Hurry/VB ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== [ The/DT guerrillas/NNS ] began/VBD [ a/DT frantic/JJ search/NN ] for/IN [ pails/NNS ] in/IN [ which/WDT ] to/TO bring/VB [ water/NN ] from/IN [ the/DT spring/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ what/WP ] [ few/JJ containers/NNS they/PRP ] found/VBD were/VBD inadequate/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Many/JJ ] of/IN [ them/PRP ] ,/, in/IN [ increasing/VBG panic/NN ] ,/, came/VBD running/VBG with/IN [ water/NN ] in/IN [ their/PRP$ hats/NNS ] in/IN [ a/DT ludicrous/JJ effort/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Both/DT ] [ buildings/NNS ] were/VBD in/IN [ flames/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT heat/NN ] drove/VBD [ the/DT guerrillas/NNS ] back/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT roof/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT command/NN post/NN ] began/VBD to/TO buckle/VB ./. ================================== ``/`` Drag/VB [ the/DT wagons/NNS ] to/TO [ the/DT spring/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Lew/NNP Durkin/NNP ] yelled/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` Run/VB [ 'em/PRP right/RB ] into/IN [ the/DT spring/NN ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Hustle/VB ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== [ One/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT wagons/NNS ] erupted/VBD [ a/DT massive/JJ pillar/NN ] of/IN [ flame/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ A/DT sizable/JJ supply/NN ] of/IN [ powder/NN ] had/VBD been/VBN touched/VBN off/RP ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT wagons/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT coach/NN ] were/VBD beyond/IN saving/VBG and/CC so/RB were/VBD [ the/DT buildings/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT glow/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT fire/NN ] reached/VBD through/IN [ the/DT openings/NNS ] in/IN [ the/DT windows/NNS ] ,/, giving/VBG [ light/NN ] enough/RB to/TO examine/VB [ Mike/NNP 's/POS wound/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT bullet/NN ] had/VBD torn/VBN through/IN [ the/DT flesh/NN ] just/RB above/IN [ the/DT knee/NN ] ,/, inflicting/VBG [ an/DT ugly/JJ gash/NN ] [ that/WP ] was/VBD forming/VBG [ a/DT pool/NN ] of/IN [ blood/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT floor/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ it/PRP ] had/VBD missed/VBN [ the/DT bone/NN ] and/CC had/VBD passed/VBN on/IN through/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Susan/NNP ] and/CC [ Julia/NNP ] ripped/VBD [ strips/NNS ] from/IN [ their/PRP$ clothing/NN ] and/CC bound/VBD [ the/DT injury/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Mike/NNP ] tested/VBD [ the/DT leg/NN ] and/CC found/VBD that/IN [ he/PRP ] was/VBD able/JJ to/TO hobble/VB around/RB on/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ They/PRP ] neither/CC liked/VBD nor/CC disliked/VBD [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== To/TO [ them/PRP ] [ he/PRP ] could/MD have/VB been/VBN [ the/DT broken/VBN bell/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT church/NN tower/NN ] [ which/WDT ] rang/VBD before/IN and/CC after/IN [ Mass/NNP ] ,/, and/CC at/IN [ noon/NN ] ,/, and/CC at/IN [ six/CD each/DT evening/NN ] --/: [ its/PRP$ tone/NN ] ,/, [ repetitive/JJ ] ,/, [ monotonous/JJ ] ,/, never/RB breaking/VBG [ the/DT boredom/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT streets/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] was/VBD unimportant/JJ ./. ================================== Yet/RB if/IN [ he/PRP ] were/VBD not/RB there/RB ,/, [ they/PRP ] would/MD have/VB missed/VBN [ him/PRP ] ,/, as/IN [ they/PRP ] would/MD have/VB missed/VBN [ the/DT sounds/NNS ] of/IN [ bees/NNS ] buzzing/VBG against/IN [ the/DT screen/NN door/NN ] in/IN [ early/JJ June/NNP ] ;/: ;/: or/CC [ the/DT smell/NN ] of/IN [ thick/JJ tomato/NN paste/NN ] --/: [ the/DT ripe/JJ smell/NN ] [ that/WP ] was/VBD [ both/DT sweet/JJ ] and/CC [ sour/JJ ] --/: rising/VBG up/RP from/IN [ aluminum/NN trays/NNS ] wrapped/VBN in/IN [ fly-dotted/JJ cheesecloth/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Or/CC [ the/DT surging/VBG whirling/NN sounds/NNS ] of/IN [ bats/NNS ] at/IN [ night/NN ] ,/, when/WRB [ their/PRP$ black/JJ bodies/NNS ] dived/VBD into/IN [ the/DT blackness/NN ] above/IN and/CC below/IN [ the/DT amber/JJ street/NN lights/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Or/CC [ the/DT bay/NN ] of/IN [ female/JJ dogs/NNS ] in/IN [ heat/NN ] ./. ================================== [ They/PRP ] never/RB called/VBD [ him/PRP ] by/IN [ name/NN ] ,/, although/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD [ one/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Filippo/NNP Rossi/NNP ] ,/, [ that/DT ] 's/VBZ [ what/WDT ] [ he/PRP ] was/VBD called/VBN in/IN [ the/DT old/JJ country/NN ] ;/: ;/: but/CC here/RB [ he/PRP ] was/VBD just/RB [ Signore/NNP ] or/CC [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ this/DT ] was/VBD not/RB [ unusual/JJ ] ,/, because/IN [ youth/NN ] in/IN [ these/DT quarters/NNS ] was/VBD always/RB pushed/VBN at/IN [ a/DT distance/NN ] from/IN [ its/PRP$ elders/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Youth/NN ] obeyed/VBD when/WRB commanded/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] went/VBD to/TO [ church/NN ] on/IN [ Sunday/NNP ] and/CC [ one/CD Saturday/NNP ] [ a/DT month/NN ] went/VBD to/TO [ confession/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ youth/NN ] asked/VBD [ nothing/NN ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ parents/NNS ] --/: not/RB [ a/DT touch/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT hand/NN ] or/CC [ a/DT kiss/NN ] given/VBN in/IN passing/VBG ./. ================================== [ The/DT only/JJ thing/NN ] unusual/JJ about/IN [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] had/VBD long/JJ since/IN happened/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT past/NN ] was/VBD dead/JJ here/RB as/IN [ the/DT present/NN ] was/VBD dead/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Once/IN [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] had/VBD had/VBN [ a/DT wife/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC once/IN [ she/PRP ] ,/, too/RB ,/, ignored/VBD [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== With/IN [ a/DT tiny/JJ fur-piece/NN ] wrapped/VBN around/IN [ her/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] wiggled/VBD [ her/PRP$ satin-covered/JJ buttocks/NNS ] down/IN [ the/DT street/NN ] before/IN [ him/PRP ] and/CC did/VBD n't/RB [ stop/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ one/CD hand/NN ] [ she/PRP ] clutched/VBD [ a/DT hundred/CD dollar/NN bill/NN ] and/CC in/IN [ the/DT other/JJ a/DT straw/NN suitcase/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT way/NN ] [ she/PRP ] strutted/VBD down/IN [ the/DT street/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] would/MD have/VB been/VBN blind/JJ not/RB to/TO have/VB noticed/VBN [ both/DT ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Without/IN looking/VBG at/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, without/IN looking/VBG at/IN [ anything/NN ] except/IN [ Drexel/NNP Street/NNP ] directly/RB in/IN [ front/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] climbed/VBD up/IN into/IN [ one/CD ] of/IN [ those/DT orange/JJ streetcars/NNS ] ,/, rode/VBD away/RB in/IN [ it/PRP ] ,/, and/CC never/RB came/VBD back/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` But/CC [ she/PRP ] should/MD n't/RB have/VB come/VBN here/RB in/IN [ the/DT first/JJ place/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ the/DT women/NNS ] had/VBD said/VBD ./. ================================== ``/`` No/UH ,/, no/UH ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Not/RB that/DT [ one/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] thought/VBD [ she/PRP ] was/VBD bigger/JJR than/IN [ we/PRP ] are/VBP because/IN [ she/PRP ] came/VBD from/IN [ Torino/NNP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Eh/NNP ] ,/, [ Torino/NNP ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] gave/VBD [ herself/PRP ] [ fancy/JJ airs/NNS ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Just/RB because/IN [ she/PRP ] had/VBD [ a/DT part/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT stage/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT old/JJ country/NN ] ,/, [ she/PRP ] thought/VBD [ she/PRP ] could/MD carry/VB [ her/PRP$ head/NN ] higher/JJR than/IN [ ours/PRP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] had/VBD slapped/VBN [ their/PRP$ thighs/NNS ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ It/PRP ] 's/VBZ not/RB for/IN making/VBG [ pretty/JJ speeches/NNS ] about/IN [ Dante/NN those/DT actresses/NNS ] get/VBP paid/VBN so/RB good/JJ ''/'' ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Henh/UH ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Calloused/JJ [ fingers/NNS ] ,/, caressed/VBD only/RB by/IN [ the/DT smoothness/NN ] of/IN [ polished/VBN rosaries/NNS ] ,/, had/VBD swayed/VBN excitedly/RB beneath/IN [ puckered/JJ chins/NNS ] where/WRB [ tiny/JJ black/JJ hairs/NNS ] sprouted/VBD ,/, never/RB to/TO be/VB tweezed/VBN away/RB ./. ================================== [ Mauve-colored/JJ mouths/NNS ] [ that/WP ] had/VBD never/RB known/VBN [ anything/NN ] sweeter/JJR than/IN [ the/DT taste/NN ] of/IN [ new/JJ wine/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT passion/NN ] of/IN [ man/NN 's/POS tongue/NN ] had/VBD not/RB smiled/VBN ,/, but/CC had/VBD condemned/VBN again/RB and/CC again/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Puttana/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== But/CC if/IN [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] even/RB thought/VBD about/IN [ his/PRP$ wife/NN ] now/RB ,/, [ nobody/NN ] cared/VBD [ a/DT fig/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD enough/RB for/IN [ people/NNS ] to/TO know/VB that/IN at/IN [ one/CD time/NN ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD looked/VBN down/IN [ the/DT street/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT fleshy/JJ suppleness/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT woman/NN ] [ he/PRP ] had/VBD consumed/VBN --/: watching/VBG [ her/PRP ] become/VB [ thinner/JJR ] and/CC [ thinner/JJR ] in/IN [ the/DT distance/NN ] ,/, as/RB thin/JJ as/IN [ the/DT seams/NNS ] on/IN [ her/PRP$ stockings/NNS ] ,/, and/CC still/RB thinner/JJR ./. ================================== [ His/PRP$ voice/NN ] had/VBD not/RB commanded/VBN [ her/PRP ] to/TO stop/VB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] had/VBD not/RB questioned/VBN why/WRB ./. ================================== [ The/DT women/NNS ] said/VBD [ they/PRP ] had/VBD seen/VBN [ him/PRP ] wave/VB [ an/DT exhausted/VBN farewell/NN ] ;/: ;/: but/CC [ he/PRP ] might/MD have/VB been/VBN shooing/VBG away/RB [ the/DT fleas/NNS ] [ that/WP ] hopped/VBD from/IN [ his/PRP$ yellow/JJ dog/NN ] onto/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ He/PRP ] was/VBD never/RB without/IN [ that/DT dog/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) And/CC [ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] --/: [ those/DT miniature/JJ sundials/NNS ] of/IN [ variegated/JJ yellow/NN ] --/: had/VBD not/RB altered/VBN [ their/PRP$ expression/NN ] or/CC [ direction/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP 's/POS very/JJ soul/NN ] could/MD have/VB left/VBN [ him/PRP ] and/CC flown/VBN down/IN [ that/DT street/NN ] ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] would/MD n't/RB have/VB had/VBD [ anyone/NN ] know/VB [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== Perhaps/RB [ he/PRP ] had/VBD known/VBN then/RB where/WRB that/IN [ hundred/CD dollar/NN bill/NN ] had/VBD come/VBN from/IN and/CC where/WRB [ it/PRP ] was/VBD taking/VBG [ his/PRP$ wife/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC when/WRB [ he/PRP ] called/VBD for/IN [ his/PRP$ withered/JJ ] ,/, [ wrinkled/JJ sister/NN ] Rose/NNP to/TO care/VB for/IN [ him/PRP ] and/CC [ the/DT children/NNS ] ,/, had/VBD [ he/PRP ] guessed/VBD that/IN [ all/DT he/PRP ] would/MD remember/VB of/IN [ his/PRP$ woman/NN ] was/VBD [ the/DT memory/NN ] of/IN [ her/PRP ] climbing/VBG into/IN [ that/DT streetcar/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== [ There/EX ] seemed/VBD to/TO be/VB [ a/DT contemptuous/JJ purpose/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT way/NN ] [ he/PRP ] sat/VBD there/RB with/IN [ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] glued/VBD to/TO [ Drexel/NNP Street/NNP ] and/CC [ his/PRP$ back/NN ] in/IN [ opposition/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT church/NN ] behind/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== For/IN [ all/DT he/PRP ] saw/VBD or/CC cared/VBD to/TO see/VB ,/, [ this/DT ] could/MD have/VB been/VBN [ a/DT town/NN ] in/IN [ Italy/NNP ] ,/, not/RB [ the/DT outskirts/NNS ] of/IN [ Philadelphia/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] could/MD have/VB been/VBN [ Bari/NNP ] or/CC [ Chieti/NNP ] for/IN [ the/DT way/NN ] [ it/PRP ] smelled/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ What/WP ] did/VBD [ it/PRP ] matter/VB to/TO [ him/PRP ] that/IN [ the/DT park/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT foot/NN ] of/IN [ Ash/NNP Road/NNP ] stretched/VBD beneath/IN [ elevated/VBN trains/NNS ] [ that/WP ] roared/VBD from/IN [ the/DT stucco/NN station/NN ] into/IN [ the/DT city/NN 's/POS center/NN ] at/IN [ half-hour/NN intervals/NNS ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Or/CC that/IN [ the/DT tiny/JJ creek/NN ] spun/VBD [ its/PRP$ silent/JJ course/NN ] toward/IN [ the/DT Schuylkill/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ This/DT place/NN ] was/VBD [ hatred/NN ] to/TO [ him/PRP ] ,/, just/RB as/IN [ hatred/NN ] was/VBD [ his/PRP$ only/JJ companion/NN ] in/IN [ his/PRP$ aloneness/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== To/TO [ him/PRP ] [ they/PRP ] were/VBD [ one/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT same/JJ ] ./. ================================== [ Sameness/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] was/VBD framed/VBN in/IN by/IN [ a/DT wall/NN ] of/IN [ ginkgo/NN trees/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] divided/VBD [ these/DT quarters/NNS ] from/IN [ the/DT city/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Sameness/NN ] lined/VBD [ the/DT streets/NNS ] with/IN [ two-story/JJ houses/NNS ] [ the/DT color/NN ] of/IN [ ash/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] slashed/VBD [ the/DT sloping/JJ manure-scented/JJ lawns/NNS ] with/IN [ concrete/NN steps/NNS ] [ which/WDT ] climbed/VBD upward/RB to/TO [ white/JJ wooden/JJ porches/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] swayed/VBD with/IN [ the/DT wicker/NN swings/NNS ] and/CC screeched/VBD with/IN [ the/DT rusted/JJ hinges/NNS ] of/IN [ screen/NN doors/NNS ] ./. ================================== Even/RB [ the/DT stable-garage/NN ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] housed/VBD [ nothing/NN ] now/RB but/CC [ the/DT scent/NN ] of/IN [ rot/NN ] ,/, had/VBD [ a/DT lawn/NN ] before/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC [ the/DT coffee/NN shop/NN ] on/IN [ Drexel/NNP Street/NNP ] ,/, where/WRB [ the/DT men/NNS ] spent/VBD [ their/PRP$ evenings/NNS ] and/CC [ Sundays/NNPS ] playing/VBG [ cards/NNS ] ,/, had/VBD [ a/DT rose/NN hedge/NN ] beneath/IN [ its/PRP$ window/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT hedge/NN ] reeked/VBD of/IN [ coffee/NN dregs/NNS ] thrown/VBN against/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== Only/RB [ one/CD house/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT street/NN ] had/VBD [ no/DT lawn/NN ] before/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] squatted/VBD [ low/JJ ] and/CC [ square/NN ] upon/IN [ the/DT sidewalk/NN ] with/IN [ a/DT heavy/JJ iron/NN grating/NN ] supporting/VBG [ a/DT glass/NN facade/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ That/DT ] was/VBD [ Bartoli/NNP 's/POS shop/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Above/IN [ it/PRP ] ,/, from/IN [ a/DT second-story/JJ showroom/NN ] ,/, [ wooden/JJ angels/NNS ] surveyed/VBD [ the/DT neighborhood/NN ] ./. ================================== Did/VBD [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] remember/VB [ them/PRP ] there/RB ?/. ?/. ================================== Yet/RB everywhere/RB else/RB [ sameness/NN ] was/VBD [ stucco/NN ] and/CC [ wood/NN ] in/IN [ square/NN blocks/NNS ] --/: like/IN [ fortresses/NNS ] perched/VBN against/IN [ the/DT slant/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT hill/NN ] ,/, rising/VBG with/IN [ the/DT hill/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT top/NN ] where/WRB [ the/DT church/NN ] was/VBD and/CC beyond/IN [ that/DT ] to/TO [ the/DT cemetery/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Only/RB paved/VBN [ alleyways/NNS ] tunneled/VBD through/IN [ the/DT walls/NNS ] of/IN [ those/DT fortresses/NNS ] into/IN [ the/DT mysterious/JJ core/NN ] of/IN [ intimacy/NN ] behind/IN [ the/DT houses/NNS ] where/WRB [ backyards/NNS ] owned/VBD [ no/DT fences/NNS ] ,/, where/WRB [ one/CD man/NN 's/POS property/NN ] blended/VBD with/IN [ the/DT next/JJ ] to/TO form/VB [ courtyards/NNS ] in/IN [ which/WDT ] [ no/DT one/NN ] knew/VBD [ privacy/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Love/NN ] and/CC [ hatred/NN ] and/CC [ fear/NN ] were/VBD [ one/NN ] here/RB ,/, shaded/VBD only/RB by/IN [ fig/NN trees/NNS ] and/CC [ grape/NN vines/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC [ the/DT forked/JJ tongue/NN ] of/IN [ gossip/NN ] licked/VBD [ its/PRP$ sinister/JJ way/NN ] from/IN [ back/NN porch/NN ] to/TO [ back/NN porch/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] silently/RB fed/VBN upon/IN [ these/DT streets/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ They/PRP ] kept/VBD [ him/PRP ] alive/JJ ,/, waiting/VBG ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Waiting/VBG for/IN [ what/WP ] and/CC for/IN [ whom/WP ] ,/, only/RB [ he/PRP ] could/MD tell/VB and/CC would/MD not/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD as/IN though/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD made/VBN [ a/DT pact/NN ] with/IN [ the/DT devil/NN ] [ himself/PRP ] ,/, but/CC [ it/PRP ] was/VBD not/RB yet/RB [ time/NN ] to/TO pay/VB [ the/DT price/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD holding/VBG out/IN for/IN [ something/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD determined/VBN to/TO hold/VB out/IN ./. ================================== [ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP 's/POS son/NN ] threw/VBD [ himself/PRP ] down/IN ,/, [ belly/NN first/JJ ] ,/, upon/IN [ a/DT concrete/JJ step/NN ] ,/, taking/VBG in/IN [ the/DT coolness/NN ] of/IN [ it/PRP ] ,/, and/CC dreaming/VBG of/IN [ the/DT day/NN ] [ he/PRP ] would/MD be/VB rich/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ fifteen/CD he/PRP ] did/VBD n't/RB [ care/NN ] that/IN [ he/PRP ] had/VBD [ no/DT mother/NN ] ,/, that/IN [ he/PRP ] could/MD n't/RB remember/VB [ her/PRP$ face/NN ] or/CC [ her/PRP$ touch/NN ] ;/: ;/: neither/CC did/VBD [ he/PRP ] care/VB that/IN [ Aunt/NNP Rose/NNP ] provided/VBD for/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD named/VBN [ Pompeii/NNP ] as/IN [ a/DT tribute/NN ] to/TO [ his/PRP$ heritage/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ he/PRP ] could/MD n't/RB have/VB cared/VBN [ less/RBR ] about/IN [ that/DT ] either/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== To/TO [ him/PRP ] [ life/NN ] was/VBD [ a/DT restless/JJ boredom/NN ] [ that/WP ] began/VBD with/IN [ the/DT rising/JJ sun/NN ] and/CC ended/VBD only/RB with/IN [ sleep/NN ] ./. ================================== When/WRB [ he/PRP ] would/MD be/VB [ a/DT man/NN ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] would/MD be/VB [ a/DT rich/JJ man/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD not/RB be/VB like/IN [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ rich/JJ Americans/NNPS ] ''/'' [ who/WP ] lived/VBD in/IN [ white-columned/JJ houses/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT other/JJ side/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT park/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD not/RB ride/VB [ the/DT eight-thirty/JJ local/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT city/NN ] [ each/DT morning/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD not/RB carry/VB [ a/DT brief/JJ case/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Nor/CC would/MD [ he/PRP ] work/VB at/IN [ all/DT ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD square/VB [ his/PRP$ shoulders/NNS ] and/CC carry/VB [ a/DT cane/NN ] before/IN [ each/DT step/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD sit/VB inside/IN [ the/DT coffee/NN ] shop/NN and/CC pound/VB [ a/DT gloved/VBN fist/NN ] upon/IN [ the/DT table/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT girl/NN ] would/MD hear/VB [ him/PRP ] and/CC come/VB running/VBG ,/, bowing/VBG with/IN [ her/PRP$ ] running/VBG ,/, calling/VBG out/IN in/IN [ her/PRP$ ] bowing/VBG ,/, ``/`` At/IN [ your/PRP$ service/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] would/MD order/VB [ her/PRP ] to/TO bring/VB [ coffee/NN ] ,/, and/CC would/MD take/VB from/IN [ his/PRP$ vest/NN pocket/NN ] [ a/DT thin/JJ black/JJ pipe/NN ] [ which/WDT ] [ he/PRP ] would/MD stuff/VB --/: [ he/PRP ] would/MD not/RB remove/VB [ his/PRP$ gloves/NNS ] --/: and/CC [ light/VB ] and/CC [ smoke/VB ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] could/MD do/VB that/IN when/WRB [ he/PRP ] would/MD be/VB [ a/DT man/NN ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Hey/UH ] ,/, [ Laura/NNP ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] called/VBD to/TO [ his/PRP$ sister/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT porch/NN ] above/IN [ the/DT steps/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] was/VBD only/RB [ ten/CD months/NNS ] older/JJR than/IN [ he/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ Laura/NNP ] ,/, [ what/WP ] would/MD [ you/PRP ] say/VB if/IN [ I/PRP ] smoked/VBD [ a/DT pipe/NN ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== [ Laura/NNP ] did/VBD not/RB answer/VB [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ She/PRP ] leaned/VBD [ unconcerned/JJ ] against/IN [ the/DT broken/VBN porch/NN fence/NN ] ,/, brushing/VBG and/CC drying/VBG [ her/PRP ] wet/JJ ,/, [ gilded/JJ hair/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT sun/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ One/CD lithe/JJ leg/NN ] straddled/VBD [ the/DT railing/NN ] and/CC swung/VBD loosely/RB before/IN [ the/DT creaking/VBG ] ,/, torn/VBN [ pales/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ tanned/JJ foot/NN ] ,/, [ whose/WP$ arch/NN ] swept/VBD [ high/JJ ] and/CC [ white/JJ ] ,/, pointed/VBD artfully/RB toward/IN tapering/VBG [ toes/NNS ] --/: [ toes/NNS ] like/IN [ fingers/NNS ] ,/, [ whose/WP$ tips/NNS ] glowed/VBD [ white/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ All/DT the/DT while/NN ] [ she/PRP ] sat/VBD [ there/EX ] ,/, [ her/PRP$ sinewy/JJ arms/NNS ] swirled/VBD before/IN [ her/PRP$ chest/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Her/PRP$ face/NN ] showed/VBD [ no/DT sign/NN ] of/IN having/VBG heard/VBN [ Pompeii/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT face/NN ] [ that/WP ] had/VBD lost/VBN [ its/PRP$ childlike/JJ softness/NN ] and/CC was/VBD beginning/VBG to/TO fold/VB within/IN [ its/PRP$ fragile/JJ features/NNS ] [ a/DT harshness/NN ] [ that/WP ] belied/VBD [ the/DT lyric/JJ lines/NNS ] of/IN [ its/PRP$ contours/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT eyes/NNS ] ,/, [ blue/JJ ] and/CC always/RB somewhat/RB downcast/JJ ,/, possessed/VBD [ a/DT sullen/JJ quality/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Even/RB though/IN [ the/DT boy/NN ] could/MD not/RB see/VB [ them/PRP ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] knew/VBD [ they/PRP ] were/VBD clouded/VBN by/IN [ distance/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD never/RB sure/JJ [ they/PRP ] fully/RB took/VBD [ him/PRP ] in/IN ./. ================================== [ Pompeii/NNP ] called/VBD again/RB ,/, ``/`` [ Laura/NNP ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT only/JJ answer/NN ] [ that/WP ] reached/VBD [ him/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT ] screeching/VBG of/IN [ the/DT porch/NN rail/NN ] from/IN [ her/PRP$ leg/NN ] moving/VBG against/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ She/PRP ] 's/VBZ in/IN [ a/DT mood/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] thought/VBD ``/`` [ There/EX ] 's/VBZ not/RB [ a/DT month/NN ] [ she/PRP ] does/VBZ n't/RB get/VB [ herself/PRP ] in/IN [ a/DT mood/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== Well/RB ,/, [ what/WP ] did/VBD [ that/DT matter/NN ] when/WRB [ the/DT sun/NN ] was/VBD shining/VBG and/CC [ there/EX ] were/VBD [ dreams/NNS ] to/TO dream/VB about/IN ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC as/IN for/IN [ his/PRP$ pipe/NN ] ,/, if/IN [ he/PRP ] wanted/VBD to/TO smoke/VB [ one/NN ] ,/, [ nobody/NN ] would/MD stop/VB [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Not/RB even/RB [ Laura/NNP ] ./. ================================== Suddenly/RB [ he/PRP ] was/VBD interrupted/VBN in/IN [ his/PRP$ daydreaming/NN ] by/IN [ a/DT warm/JJ wetness/NN ] lapping/VBG against/IN [ his/PRP$ chin/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ his/PRP$ eyes/NNS ] opened/VBD [ wide/JJ ] and/CC [ long/JJ ] at/IN [ the/DT sight/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT goat/NN 's/POS claret/JJ tongue/NN ] ,/, feasting/VBG against/IN [ the/DT salt/NN taste/NN ] of/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Above/IN [ the/DT tongue/NN ] ,/, [ an/DT aged/VBN yellow/JJ eye/NN ] ,/, [ sallow/JJ ] and/CC [ time-cast/JJ ] ,/, encrusted/VBN within/IN [ a/DT sphere/NN ] of/IN [ marbleized/VBN pink/JJ skin/NN ] ,/, stared/VBD unfalteringly/RB at/IN [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ``/`` [ Christ/NN sake/NN ] ,/, [ goat/NN ] ,/, [ git/VB ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT goat/NN ] would/MD not/RB ./. ================================== ``/`` [ You/PRP ] 're/VBP boiling/VBG [ milk/NN ] ,/, ai/VB n't/RB [ you/PRP ] ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Soothing/VBG [ it/PRP ] with/IN [ his/PRP$ hand/NN ] ,/, knowing/VBG [ the/DT whiskered/JJ jowls/NNS ] and/CC [ the/DT swollen/JJ smoothness/NN ] of/IN [ teats/NNS ] [ that/WP ] wrinkled/VBD expectantly/RB to/TO [ his/PRP$ touch/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Pompeii/NNP ] rolled/VBD over/IN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ His/PRP$ head/NN ] undulated/VBD gradually/RB ,/, covering/VBG [ space/NN ] ,/, to/TO come/VB straining/VBG beneath/IN [ the/DT taut/JJ belly/NN ] within/IN [ the/DT warmth/NN ] of/IN [ those/DT teats/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== With/IN [ his/PRP$ mouth/NN ] opened/VBD [ wide/JJ ] ,/, [ he/PRP ] squirted/VBD [ the/DT warm/JJ white/JJ milk/NN ] against/IN [ the/DT roof/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ mouth/NN ] and/CC [ his/PRP$ tongue/NN ] savored/VBD [ the/DT light/NN ] ,/, [ earthy/JJ taste/NN ] of/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT boy/NN 's/POS fingers/NNS ] and/CC [ mouth/NN ] operated/VBN with/IN [ the/DT skilled/VBN unity/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT bagpipe/NN player/NN ] ,/, pressing/VBG and/CC pulling/VBG ,/, delighting/VBG in/IN [ what/WP ] [ he/PRP ] did/VBD ./. ================================== Above/IN [ him/PRP ] slid/VBD [ the/DT evasive/JJ shadow/NN ] of/IN [ a/DT storm/NN cloud/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Its/PRP$ form/NN ] was/VBD [ a/DT heavy/JJ figure/NN ] in/IN [ a/DT fluttering/VBG soutane/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT boy/NN ] could/MD see/VB only/RB [ the/DT goat/NN 's/POS belly/NN ] ./. ================================== [ The/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] near/IN [ the/DT corner/NN ] let/VBD [ the/DT shadow/NN ] pass/VB over/IN [ him/PRP ] ,/, sensing/VBG [ something/NN ] portentous/JJ in/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] knew/VBD [ it/PRP ] was/VBD there/RB ,/, knew/VBD also/RB [ what/WP ] [ it/PRP ] was/VBD about/IN ,/, but/CC [ he/PRP ] would/MD n't/RB raise/VB [ a/DT finger/NN ] except/IN to/TO smooth/VB [ his/PRP$ yellow/JJ dog/NN 's/POS back/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ There/EX ] would/MD be/VB [ time/NN ] enough/RB ,/, perhaps/RB [ the/DT Old/NNP Man/NNP ] reassured/VBD [ himself/PRP ] ,/, to/TO pay/VB [ the/DT devil/NN his/PRP$ due/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Time/NN ] enough/RB to/TO give/VB up/IN [ his/PRP$ soul/NN ] ./. ================================== In/IN [ the/DT meantime/NN ] ,/, [ six/CD sandals/NNS ] ,/, stained/VBN [ an/DT ocher/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT same/JJ color/NN ] as/IN [ Pompeii/NNP 's/POS shaved/VBN hair/NN ] ,/, edged/VBD up/IN close/RB to/TO [ him/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT clapping/VBG ] [ they/PRP ] made/VBD on/IN [ the/DT concrete/NN ] interrupted/VBD [ him/PRP ] in/IN [ the/DT ecstatic/JJ pleasure/NN ] [ he/PRP ] knew/VBD ,/, so/RB that/IN [ he/PRP ] quickly/RB released/VBD [ his/PRP$ hold/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT goat/NN ] and/CC pretended/VBD to/TO be/VB examining/VBG [ its/PRP$ haunches/NNS ] for/IN [ ticks/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ He/PRP ] knew/VBD at/IN [ a/DT glance/NN ] that/IN [ the/DT biggest/JJS sandals/NNS ] belonged/VBD to/TO Niobe/VB ,/, [ the/DT neatest/JJS ones/NNS ] to/TO [ Concetta/NNP ] ,/, and/CC [ the/DT laced/JJ ones/NNS ] to/TO [ Romeo/NNP ] ,/, [ Concetta/NNP 's/POS idiot/JJ brother/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Pompeii/NNP ] expected/VBD [ Romeo/NNP 's/POS small/JJ body/NN ] to/TO sink/VB closer/RB and/CC closer/RB to/TO [ the/DT ground/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] expected/VBD [ Concetta/NNP 's/POS thin/JJ hand/NN ] to/TO reach/VB down/IN to/TO grasp/VB [ the/DT boy/NN ] ,/, and/CC [ her/PRP$ shrill/JJ ] ,/, [ impetuous/JJ voice/NN ] to/TO sound/VB against/IN [ the/DT rotundity/NN ] of/IN [ his/PRP$ disfigured/JJ flesh/NN ] [ that/WP ] was/VBD never/RB sure/JJ of/IN hearing/VBG [ anything/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1990 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus. Any research using this corpus or based *x* *x* on it should acknowledge that fact, as well as the preliminary *x* *x* nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* ================================== [ Needless/JJ ] to/TO say/VB ,/, [ I/PRP ] was/VBD furious/JJ at/IN [ this/DT unparalleled/JJ intrusion/NN ] upon/IN [ free/JJ enterprise/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== How/WRB dared/VBN [ they/PRP ] demand/VB to/TO ``/`` snoop/VB ''/'' in/IN [ private/JJ financial/JJ records/NNS ] ,/, [ disbursements/NNS ] ,/, [ confidential/JJ contracts/NNS ] and/CC [ agreements/NNS ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ It/PRP ] is/VBZ as/RB though/RB ''/'' ,/, [ I/PRP ] said/VBD on/IN [ the/DT historic/JJ three-hour/JJ ] ,/, [ coast-to-coast/JJ radio/NN broadcast/NN ] [ which/WDT ] [ I/PRP ] bought/VBD (/( following/VBG [ Father/NNP Coughlin/NNP ] and/CC [ pre-empting/JJ the/DT Eddie/NNP Cantor/NNP ] ,/, [ Manhattan/NNP Merry-go-round/NNP ] and/CC [ Major/NNP Bowes/NNP ] shows/NNS )/) ``/`` [ That/DT Man/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT White/NNP House/NNP ] ,/, like/IN [ some/DT despot/NN ] of/IN [ yore/RB ] ,/, insisted/VBD on/IN reading/VBG [ my/PRP$ diary/NN ] ,/, raiding/VBG [ my/PRP$ larder/NN ] and/CC ransacking/VBG [ my/PRP$ lingerie/NN ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== ''/'' [ My/PRP$ impassioned/JJ plea/NN ] for/IN [ civil/JJ rights/NNS ] created/VBD [ a/DT landslide/NN ] of/IN [ correspondence/NN ] and/CC [ one/CD sponsor/NN ] even/RB asked/VBD [ me/PRP ] to/TO consider/VB replacing/VBG [ the/DT Eddie/NNP Cantor/NNP comedy/NN hour/NN ] on/IN [ a/DT permanent/JJ basis/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ what/WP quarter/NN ] could/MD [ a/DT poor/JJ defenseless/JJ woman/NN ] expect/VB from/IN [ a/DT dictator/NN ] [ who/WP ] would/MD even/RB make/VB so/RB bold/JJ as/IN to/TO close/VB [ all/DT ] of/IN [ the/DT banks/NNS ] in/IN [ our/PRP$ great/JJ nation/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT savage/JJ barbarian/NN hordes/NNS ] of/IN [ red/JJ Russian/NNP Communism/NNP ] descended/VBD on/IN [ the/DT Athens/NNP ] [ that/WDT ] was/VBD [ mighty/JJ Metronome/NNP ] ,/, sacking/VBG and/CC despoiling/VBG with/IN [ their/PRP$ Bolshevistic/JJ battle/NN cry/NN ] of/IN ``/`` Soak/VB [ the/DT rich/NN '/POS ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== After/IN [ an/DT unspeakable/JJ siege/NN ] ,/, lasting/VBG [ the/DT better/JJR part/NN ] of/IN [ two/CD months/NNS ] ,/, [ it/PRP ] was/VBD announced/VBN that/IN [ the/DT studio/NN ] ``/`` owed/VBN ''/'' [ the/DT government/NN ] [ a/DT tax/NN debt/NN ] in/IN [ excess/NN ] of/IN [ eight/CD million/CD dollars/NNS ] while/IN [ I/PRP ] ,/, [ who/WP ] had/VBD always/RB remained/VBN aloof/RB from/IN [ such/JJ iniquitous/JJ practices/NNS ] as/IN paying/VBG [ taxes/NNS ] on/IN [ the/DT salary/NN ] [ I/PRP ] had/VBD earned/VBN and/CC [ the/DT little/RB ] [ I/PRP ] legally/RB inherited/VBD as/IN [ Morris/NNP '/POS helpless/JJ relict/NN ] ,/, was/VBD ``/`` stung/VBN ''/'' with/IN [ a/DT personal/JJ bill/NN ] of/IN [ such/JJ astronomical/JJ proportions/NNS ] as/IN to/TO ``/`` wipe/VB out/RP ''/'' [ all/DT ] but/CC [ a/DT fraction/NN ] of/IN [ my/PRP$ poor/JJ ] ,/, [ hard-come-by/JJ savings/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] was/VBD also/RB publicly/RB reprimanded/VBN ,/, dragged/VBN through/IN [ the/DT mud/NN ] by/IN [ the/DT radical/JJ press/NN ] and/CC made/VBD [ a/DT figure/NN ] of/IN [ fun/NN ] by/IN [ such/JJ leftist/JJ publications/NNS ] as/IN [ The/DT New/NNP Republic/NNP ] ,/, [ The/DT New/NNP Yorker/NNP ] ,/, [ Time/NNP ] and/CC [ The/DT Christian/NNP Science/NNP Monitor/NNP ] ./. ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD then/RB that/IN [ I/PRP ] availed/VBD [ myself/PRP ] of/IN [ the/DT rights/NNS ] of/IN [ a/DT citizen/NN ] and/CC declared/VBD [ the/DT income/NN tax/NN ] unconstitutional/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT litigation/NN ] was/VBD costly/JJ and/CC seemingly/RB endless/JJ ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] fought/VBD like/IN [ a/DT tigress/NN ] but/CC by/IN [ the/DT time/NN ] [ I/PRP ] appealed/VBD [ my/PRP$ case/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT Supreme/NNP Court/NNP ] (/( [ 1937/CD ] )/) ,/, [ Mr./NNP Roosevelt/NNP ] and/CC [ his/PRP$ ] ``/`` [ henchmen/NNS ] ''/'' had/VBD done/VBN [ their/PRP$ ] ``/`` [ dirty/JJ work/NN ] ''/'' all/RB too/RB well/RB ,/, even/RB going/VBG so/RB far/RB as/IN to/TO attempt/VB to/TO ``/`` pack/VB ''/'' [ the/DT highest/JJS tribunal/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT land/NN ] in/IN [ order/NN ] to/TO defeat/VB [ little/JJ ] [ me/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Presidential/JJ coercion/NN ] had/VBD succeeded/VBN not/RB only/RB in/IN poisoning/VBG [ the/DT courtiers/NNS ] ,/, ``/`` [ toadies/NNS ] ''/'' and/CC [ sycophants/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ bench/NN ] ''/'' against/IN [ me/PRP ] ,/, but/CC [ it/PRP ] had/VBD been/VBN so/RB far-reaching/JJ as/IN to/TO discourage/VB [ any/DT lawyer/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT nation/NN ] from/IN representing/VBG [ me/PRP ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] was/VBD ready/JJ ,/, like/IN [ Portia/NNP ] ,/, to/TO present/VB [ my/PRP$ own/JJ brief/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ the/DT Supreme/NNP Court/NNP ] would/MD n't/RB even/RB hear/VB [ my/PRP$ case/NN ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ My/PRP$ plea/NN ] was/VBD unanimously/RB voted/VBN down/RP and/CC ``/`` thrown/VBN out/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Again/RB ,/, [ my/PRP$ name/NN ] was/VBD on/IN [ all/PDT the/DT front/JJ pages/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] was/VBD ,/, [ it/PRP ] seemed/VBD ,/, [ persona/FW ] non/FW grata/FW in/IN [ every/DT quarter/NN ] ,/, but/CC not/RB entirely/RB without/IN [ a/DT staunch/JJ following/NN ] of/IN [ noted/JJ political/JJ thinkers/NNS ] and/CC [ students/NNS ] of/IN [ jurisprudence/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ Charles/NNP Evans/NNP Hughes/NNP ] said/VBD ,/, ``/`` [ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP 's/POS limitations/NNS ] as/IN [ an/DT actress/NN ] are/VBP exceeded/VBN only/RB by/IN [ her/PRP$ logic/NN ] as/IN [ a/DT litigant/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Albert/NNP Einstein/NNP ] was/VBD quoted/VBN as/IN saying/VBG :/: ``/`` [ The/DT workings/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT woman/NN 's/POS mind/NN ] amaze/VBP [ me/PRP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Henry/NNP Ford/NNP ] spoke/VBD of/IN [ me/PRP ] as/IN ``/`` utterly/RB [ astounding/JJ ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Heywood/NNP Broun/NNP ] wrote/VBD :/: ``/`` [ Belle/NNP Poitrine/NNP ] is/VBZ [ the/DT most/RBS original/JJ thinker/NN ] since/IN [ Caligula/NNP ] ''/'' ,/, and/CC even/RB [ F.D.R./NNP ] had/VBD to/TO concede/VB that/IN ``/`` if/IN [ the/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ this/DT nation/NN ] showed/VBD [ the/DT foresight/NN ] and/CC [ patriotism/NN ] of/IN [ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP ] ,/, [ America/NNP ] would/MD rapidly/RB resemble/VB [ ancient/JJ Babylon/NNP ] and/CC [ Nineveh/NNP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== Not/RB only/RB were/VBD [ the/DT court/NN costs/NNS ] prohibitive/JJ ,/, but/CC [ I/PRP ] was/VBD subjected/VBN to/TO [ crippling/JJ fines/NNS ] ,/, in/IN [ addition/NN ] to/TO [ usurious/JJ interest/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT unpaid/JJ ] ``/`` [ debts/NNS ] ''/'' [ which/WDT ] [ the/DT government/NN ] claimed/VBD that/IN [ Metronome/NNP ] and/CC [ I/PRP ] owed/VBD --/: [ a/DT severe/JJ financial/JJ blow/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Nor/CC ,/, as/IN [ Manny/NNP ] said/VBD ,/, had/VBD [ the/DT notoriety/NN ] done/VBN [ my/PRP$ career/NN ] ``/`` any/RB good/JJ ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ My/PRP$ enemies/NNS ] were/VBD only/RB too/RB anxious/JJ to/TO level/VB against/IN [ me/PRP such/JJ charges/NNS ] as/IN ``/`` [ reactionary/JJ ] ''/'' ,/, ``/`` [ robber/NN baroness/NN ] ''/'' ,/, and/CC even/RB ``/`` [ traitor/NN ] ''/'' !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Traitor/NN ] indeed/UH !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] point/VBP now/RB with/IN [ pride/NN ] to/TO [ the/DT fact/NN ] that/IN ,/, long/RB ere/IN [ the/DT Committee/NNP ] on/IN [ Un-American/NNP Activities/NNP ] ,/, [ the/DT Minute/NNP Women/NNP ] ,/, [ the/DT Economic/NNP Council/NNP ] and/CC [ other/JJ such/JJ notable/JJ ] ``/`` [ watchdog/NN ] ''/'' [ organizations/NNS ] were/VBD so/RB much/JJ as/IN heard/VBN of/IN ,/, [ I/PRP ] was/VBD [ Hollywood/NNP 's/POS leading/VBG bulwark/NN ] against/IN [ communism/NN ] ,/, fighting/VBG [ single-handedly/JJ ] ``/`` [ creeping/VBG socialism/NN ] ''/'' against/IN [ such/JJ insuperable/JJ odds/NNS ] as/IN [ the/DT Fascio-Communist/JJ troops/NNS ] of/IN [ the/DT NRA/NNP ] ,/, [ PWA/NNP ] ,/, [ WPA/NNP ] ,/, [ CCC/NNP ] and/CC [ an/DT army/NN ] of/IN more/JJR than/IN [ twenty-two/CD million/CD mercenaries/NNS ] [ whom/WP F.D.R./NNP ] employed/VBD secretly/RB ,/, through/IN [ the/DT transparent/JJ ruse/NN ] of/IN [ regular/JJ ] ``/`` [ relief/NN ] ''/'' [ checks/NNS ] ./. ================================== [ Needless/NNP ] to/TO say/VB ,/, [ my/PRP$ art/NN ] suffered/VBD drastically/RB during/IN [ this/DT turbulent/JJ period/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Could/MD [ it/PRP ] do/VB otherwise/RB ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Even/RB though/IN [ I/PRP ] have/VBP always/RB had/VBD [ a/DT genius/NN ] for/IN ``/`` throwing/VBG [ myself/PRP ] ''/'' into/IN [ every/DT role/NN ] and/CC ``/`` playing/VBG [ it/PRP ] for/IN [ all/DT it/PRP ] 's/VBZ worth/JJ ''/'' ,/, [ no/DT actress/NN ] can/MD be/VB expected/VBN to/TO do/VB [ her/PRP ] best/JJS work/NN when/WRB [ her/PRP$ fortune/NN ] ,/, [ her/PRP$ reputation/NN ] ,/, [ her/PRP$ livelihood/NN ] ,/, [ her/PRP$ home/NN ] and/CC [ her/PRP$ nation/NN ] [ itself/PRP ] are/VBP [ all/DT ] imperilled/VBN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Such/JJ sweeping/VBG distractions/NNS ] are/VBP hardly/RB conducive/JJ to/TO ``/`` [ Oscar/NNP ] ''/'' winning/JJ [ performances/NNS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] tried/VBD [ my/PRP$ hardest/JJS ] ,/, with/IN [ little/JJ ] help/NN ,/, may/MD [ I/PRP ] say/VB ,/, from/IN [ my/PRP$ husband/NN ] and/CC [ leading/VBG man/NN ] ,/, but/CC somehow/RB [ the/DT outside/JJ pressures/NNS ] were/VBD too/RB severe/JJ ./. ================================== [ Having/VBG ] (/( through/IN [ my/PRP$ unflagging/JJ effort/NN ] and/CC [ devotion/NN ] )/) achieved/VBN [ stardom/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT fortune/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT world-renowned/JJ wife/NN ] at/IN [ an/DT age/NN ] when/WRB [ most/JJS young/JJ men/NNS ] are/VBP casting/VBG [ their/PRP$ first/JJ vote/NN ] ,/, [ Letch/NNP ] proceeded/VBD to/TO neglect/VB [ them/PRP ] [ all/DT ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Never/RB [ a/DT ] ``/`` [ quick/JJ study/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ he/PRP ] now/RB made/VBD [ no/DT attempt/NN ] to/TO learn/VB [ his/PRP$ ] ``/`` [ lines/NNS ] ''/'' and/CC [ many/DT a/DT mile/NN ] of/IN [ film/NN ] was/VBD wasted/VBN ,/, [ many/DT a/DT scene/NN ] --/: sometimes/RB involving/VBG as/RB many/JJ as/IN [ a/DT thousand/CD fellow/JJ thespians/NNS ] --/: was/VBD taken/VBN [ thirty/CD ] ,/, [ forty/CD ] ,/, [ fifty/CD times/NNS ] because/IN [ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP 's/POS co-star/NN ] and/CC ``/`` [ helpmate/NN ] ''/'' had/VBD never/RB learned/VBN [ his/PRP$ part/NN ] ./. ================================== [ Each/DT time/NN Letch/NNP ] ``/`` went/VBD up/RB ''/'' in/IN [ his/PRP$ ] ``/`` [ lines/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, [ I/PRP ] was/VBD [ the/DT one/CD ] to/TO be/VB patient/JJ ,/, [ helpful/JJ ] and/CC apologetic/JJ while/IN [ he/PRP ] indulged/VBD in/IN [ outbursts/NNS ] of/IN [ temperament/NN ] ,/, [ profanity/NN ] and/CC [ abuse/NN ] ,/, blaming/VBG [ others/NNS ] ,/, going/VBG into/IN ``/`` [ sulks/NNS ] ''/'' and/CC ,/, on/IN [ more/JJR occasions/NNS ] than/IN [ I/PRP ] care/VBP to/TO count/VB ,/, storming/VBG off/IN [ the/DT ] ``/`` [ set/NN ] ''/'' for/IN [ the/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT day/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN for/IN [ his/PRP$ finances/NNS ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] was/VBD never/RB privileged/JJ to/TO know/VB exactly/RB how/WRB [ much/JJ money/NN Letch/NNP ] had/VBD ``/`` salted/VBN away/RB ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ I/PRP ] [ who/WP ] paid/VBD for/IN [ our/PRP$ little/JJ home/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT food/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT liquor/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT servants/NNS ] --/: even/RB [ Letch/NNP 's/POS bills/NNS ] at/IN [ his/PRP$ tailor/NN ] and/CC [ the/DT Los/NNP Angeles/NNP Athletic/NNP Club/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Never/RB once/RB did/VBD [ he/PRP ] buy/VB [ me/PRP ] [ a/DT single/JJ gift/NN ] and/CC for/IN [ our/PRP$ third/JJ anniversary/NN ] [ he/PRP ] gave/VBD [ me/PRP ] [ a/DT dislocated/JJ jaw/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( But/CC [ that/DT ] is/VBZ [ another/DT story/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) As/IN for/IN [ his/PRP$ private/JJ monies/NNS ] ,/, [ they/PRP ] were/VBD rapidly/RB dissipated/VBN in/IN drinking/NN ,/, gaming/NN and/CC carousing/NN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== More/RBR than/IN once/RB [ I/PRP ] was/VBD confronted/VBN by/IN [ professional/JJ gamblers/NNS ] ,/, ``/`` [ bookies/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, [ loan/NN ] ``/`` sharks/NNS ''/'' ,/, [ gangsters/NNS ] ,/, ``/`` [ thugs/NNS ] ''/'' and/CC ``/`` [ finger/NN men/NNS ] ''/'' --/: [ people/NNS ] of/IN [ a/DT class/NN ] [ I/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB even/RB know/VB existed/VBN --/: to/TO repay/VB [ my/PRP$ husband/NN 's/POS staggering/JJ losses/NNS ] ,/, ``/`` or/CC else/RB ''/'' [ I/PRP ] shuddered/VBD to/TO think/VB that/IN [ someone/NN ] so/RB dear/JJ to/TO [ me/PRP ] could/MD even/RB associate/VB with/IN [ such/JJ a/DT sinister/JJ milieu/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC at/IN [ three/CD different/JJ times/NNS ] during/IN [ our/PRP$ turbulent/JJ marriage/NN strange/JJ girls/NNS ] ,/, with/IN [ the/DT commonest/JJS ] of/IN [ accents/NNS ] ,/, telephoned/VBD to/TO announce/VB to/TO [ me/PRP ] that/IN [ Letch/NNP ] had/VBD sired/VBN [ their/PRP$ unborn/JJ children/NNS ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Having/NNP ] [ the/DT deepest/JJS ] of/IN [ maternal/JJ instincts/NNS ] ,/, [ my/PRP$ heart/NN ] fairly/RB bled/VBD when/WRB [ I/PRP ] thought/VBD of/IN [ the/DT darling/JJ pink/JJ ] and/CC [ white/JJ ] ``/`` [ bundles/NNS ] from/IN [ heaven/NN ] ''/'' [ I/PRP ] would/MD have/VB proudly/RB given/VBN [ my/PRP$ husband/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` Ah/UH ,/, [ you/PRP ] 're/VBP too/RB old/JJ ''/'' ,/, was/VBD invariably/RB [ his/PRP$ ungallant/JJ ] and/CC [ untrue/JJ retort/NN ] whenever/WRB [ I/PRP ] suggested/VBD ``/`` starting/VBG [ a/DT family/NN ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Letch/NNP ] had/VBD made/VBN [ it/PRP ] abundantly/RB clear/JJ that/IN [ he/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB [ care/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT company/NN ] of/IN [ my/PRP$ own/JJ precious/JJ daughter/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] now/RB felt/VBD [ it/PRP ] wiser/JJR to/TO keep/VB [ Baby-dear/NNP ] in/IN [ school/NN ] and/CC --/: during/IN [ the/DT summers/NNS ] --/: at/IN [ a/DT camp/NN ] run/VBN by/IN [ the/DT Society/NNP ] of/IN [ Friends/NNP all/DT year/NN ] around/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Her/PRP$ presence/NN ] only/RB made/VBD [ Letch/NNP ] more/RBR distant/JJ and/CC [ irritable/JJ ] and/CC ,/, in/IN [ the/DT hurry/NN ] of/IN buying/VBG [ Chateau/NNP Belletch/NNP ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] had/VBD neglected/VBN to/TO consider/VB [ a/DT room/NN ] for/IN [ Baby-dear/NNP ] ,/, so/IN [ there/EX ] was/VBD [ no/DT place/NN ] to/TO put/VB [ her/PRP ] ,/, anyhow/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ I/PRP ] sometimes/RB feel/VBP that/IN [ God/NNP ] ,/, in/IN [ His/PRP$ infinite/JJ wisdom/NN ] ,/, wants/VBZ [ us/PRP ] to/TO have/VB [ these/DT inexplicable/JJ little/JJ lapses/NNS ] of/IN [ memory/NN ] ./. ================================== [ It/PRP ] almost/RB always/RB works/VBZ out/RB for/IN [ the/DT best/JJS ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) Yet/CC [ I/PRP ] adored/VBD [ this/DT man/NN ] ,/, [ Letch/NNP Feeley/NNP ] ,/, why/WRB ,/, [ I/PRP ] can/MD not/RB say/VB ./. ================================== With/IN [ faint/JJ heart/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT brave/JJ smile/NN ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] endured/VBD [ his/PRP$ long/JJ absences/NNS ] from/IN [ Chateau/NNP Belletch/NNP ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ coldness/NN ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ indifference/NN ] ,/, [ his/PRP$ slights/NNS ] and/CC [ his/PRP$ abuse/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT times/NNS I/PRP ] can/MD recall/VB when/WRB [ I/PRP ] was/VBD publicly/RB humiliated/VBN by/IN [ him/PRP ] --/: [ lovely/JJ dinner/NN parties/NNS ] in/IN [ our/PRP$ Trianon/NNP Suite/NNP ] where/WRB [ the/DT collation/NN ] was/VBD postponed/VBN and/CC postponed/VBN and/CC postponed/VBN ,/, only/RB to/TO be/VB served/VBN [ dry/JJ ] and/CC overcooked/VBN at/IN [ a/DT table/NN ] where/WRB [ the/DT host/NN 's/POS chair/NN ] was/VBD vacant/JJ ;/: ;/: [ a/DT ] ``/`` [ splash/NN party/NN ] ''/'' at/IN [ the/DT new/JJ pool/NN ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] [ I/PRP ] had/VBD built/VBN in/IN [ the/DT hope/NN ] of/IN keeping/VBG [ Letch/NNP ] away/RB from/IN [ public/JJ beaches/NNS ] ,/, when/WRB [ Letch/NNP ] and/CC [ a/DT certain/JJ Aquacutie/NNP ] stayed/VBD underwater/RB together/RB for/IN [ the/DT better/JJR part/NN ] of/IN [ an/DT hour/NN ] ;/: ;/: [ a/DT lovely/JJ Epiphany/NNP party/NN ] at/IN [ Errol/NNP Flynn/NNP 's/POS ] ,/, on/IN [ which/WDT ] [ sacred/JJ occasion/NN Letch/NNP ] stole/VBD away/RB with/IN [ an/DT unknown/JJ ] ``/`` [ starlet/NN ] ''/'' ,/, leaving/VBG [ me/PRP ] ``/`` [ high/JJ ] and/CC [ dry/JJ ] ''/'' to/TO get/VB [ home/NN ] as/RB best/RBS [ I/PRP ] could/MD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ These/DT ] are/VBP but/CC [ a/DT sampling/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT insults/NNS I/PRP ] endured/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ Mrs./NNP Letch/NNP Feeley/NNP ] ,/, was/VBD [ it/PRP ] [ any/DT wonder/NN ] that/IN [ I/PRP ] ,/, once/RB [ the/DT social/JJ arbiter/NN ] of/IN [ Filmdom/NNP ] ,/, was/VBD excluded/VBN from/IN [ the/DT smart/JJ entertainments/NNS ] given/VBN by/IN [ the/DT Astaires/NNPS ] ,/, [ the/DT Coopers/NNPS ] ,/, [ the/DT Gables/NNPS ] ,/, [ the/DT Colmans/NNPS ] ,/, [ the/DT Rathbones/NNPS ] ,/, [ the/DT Taylors/NNPS ] ,/, [ the/DT Thalbergs/NNPS ] and/CC [ such/JJ devout/JJ ] ,/, closely/RB knit/VBN [ families/NNS ] as/IN [ the/DT Barrymores/NNPS ] and/CC [ the/DT Crosbys/NNPS ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ Letch/NNP 's/POS antisocial/JJ conduct/NN ] increased/VBN ,/, [ our/PRP$ invitations/NNS ] decreased/VBN and/CC [ my/PRP$ heart/NN ] was/VBD in/IN [ my/PRP$ mouth/NN ] whenever/WRB [ I/PRP ] played/VBD [ hostess/NN ] at/IN [ a/DT fashionable/JJ ] ``/`` [ screenland/NN ] ''/'' [ gathering/NN ] ./. ================================== Between/IN [ 1935/CD ] and/CC [ 1939/CD Letch/NNP ] and/CC [ I/PRP ] made/VBD [ ten/CD films/NNS ] together/RB ,/, [ each/DT less/RBR successful/JJ ] ,/, [ both/DT ] artistically/RB and/CC commercially/RB ,/, than/IN [ the/DT one/CD ] before/IN [ it/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Our/PRP$ last/JJ joint/NN venture/NN ] ,/, [ Sainted/NNP Lady/NNP ] ,/, [ a/DT ] deeply/RB [ religious/JJ film/NN ] based/VBN on/IN [ the/DT life/NN ] of/IN [ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ] ,/, and/CC timed/VBD so/IN that/IN [ its/PRP$ release/NN date/NN ] would/MD coincide/VB with/IN [ the/DT beatification/NN ] of/IN [ America/NNP 's/POS first/JJ saint/NN ] in/IN [ November/NNP ] ,/, [ 1938/CD ] ,/, was/VBD [ a/DT fiasco/NN ] from/IN [ start/NN ] to/TO finish/NN ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== As/IN [ I/PRP ] was/VBD playing/VBG [ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ] ,/, [ the/DT picture/NN ] was/VBD actually/RB ``/`` all/RB mine/JJ ''/'' ,/, with/IN nearly/RB [ every/DT scene/NN ] built/VBN around/IN [ me/PRP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC in/IN [ order/NN ] to/TO keep/VB [ Letch/NNP ] in/IN [ the/DT public/JJ eye/NN ] and/CC out/IN of/IN [ trouble/NN ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] wrote/VBD in/IN [ a/DT part/NN ] especially/RB for/IN [ him/PRP ] --/: that/IN of/IN [ a/DT dashing/VBG ruffian/NN ] [ who/WP ] ``/`` sees/VBZ [ the/DT light/NN ] ''/'' and/CC is/VBZ saved/VBN by/IN [ the/DT inspiring/JJ example/NN ] of/IN [ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== And/CC did/VBD [ he/PRP ] appreciate/VB [ my/PRP$ efforts/NNS ] on/IN [ his/PRP$ behalf/NN ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Did/VBD [ he/PRP ] trouble/VB to/TO memorize/VB [ the/DT very/RB small/JJ part/NN ] [ which/WDT ] [ I/PRP ] had/VBD ``/`` [ tailor-made/JJ ] ''/'' to/TO [ his/PRP$ specifications/NNS ] ,/, [ a/DT role/NN ] eventually/RB cut/VBD down/RP to/TO [ three/CD short/JJ speeches/NNS ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Did/VBD [ he/PRP ] show/VB [ the/DT rest/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT cast/NN ] --/: numbering/VBG [ four/CD thousand/CD ] --/: [ the/DT consideration/NN ] of/IN arriving/VBG at/IN [ the/DT studio/NN ] punctually/RB --/: or/CC even/RB at/IN [ all/DT ] ?/. ?/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] did/VBD not/RB !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ The/DT ] ``/`` [ shooting/NN ] ''/'' went/VBD on/IN for/IN [ eight/CD months/NNS ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== Most/JJS of/IN [ our/PRP$ working/NN days/NNS ] were/VBD spent/VBN on/IN [ the/DT telephone/NN ] calling/VBG ``/`` [ bookies/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, [ illegal/JJ gambling/NN dens/NNS ] ,/, [ a/DT certain/JJ ] ``/`` [ residential/JJ club/NN ] for/IN [ young/JJ actresses/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, more/JJR than/IN [ a/DT hundred/CD different/JJ bars/NNS ] or/CC [ the/DT steam/NN room/NN ] of/IN [ the/DT athletic/JJ club/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Whenever/WRB [ he/PRP ] deigned/VBD to/TO appear/VB at/IN [ the/DT studio/NN ] [ he/PRP ] was/VBD ``/`` hung/VBN over/RP ''/'' ,/, [ uncooperative/JJ ] ,/, [ rude/JJ ] and/CC [ insulting/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] made/VBD [ many/JJ tasteless/JJ ] ,/, [ irreverent/JJ ] and/CC [ unfunny/JJ remarks/NNS ] ,/, not/RB only/RB about/IN [ me/PRP ] in/IN [ the/DT title/NN role/NN ] ,/, but/CC about/IN [ religion/NN ] in/IN [ general/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== By/IN [ the/DT time/NN ] [ the/DT film/NN ] was/VBD released/VBN [ we/PRP ] were/VBD [ three/CD million/CD dollars/NNS ] over-spent/JJ ,/, [ war/NN ] was/VBD imminent/JJ and/CC [ the/DT public/NN ] apparently/RB had/VBD forgotten/VBN [ all/DT ] about/IN [ Mother/NNP Cabrini/NNP ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ Thanks/NNS ] to/TO [ Letch/NNP Feeley/NNP ] and/CC [ the/DT terrible/JJ strain/NN ] [ he/PRP ] imposed/VBD on/IN [ me/PRP ] ,/, [ the/DT notices/NNS ] were/VBD few/JJ and/CC [ unfavorable/JJ ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== Only/RB [ George/NNP Santayana/NNP ] seemed/VBD to/TO understand/VB and/CC appreciate/VB [ the/DT film/NN ] when/WRB [ he/PRP ] wrote/VBD :/: ``/`` [ Miss/NNP Poitrine/NNP ] has/VBZ perpetrated/VBN [ the/DT most/RBS eloquent/JJ argument/NN ] for/IN [ the/DT Protestant/NNP faith/NN ] yet/RB unleashed/VBN by/IN [ Hollywood/NNP ] ''/'' ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== But/CC [ it/PRP ] was/VBD [ small/JJ consolation/NN ] ./. ================================== In/IN [ a/DT rare/JJ fit/NN ] of/IN [ anger/NN ] and/CC [ spite/NN ] ,/, [ I/PRP ] ``/`` farmed/VBD out/RP ''/'' [ my/PRP$ own/JJ husband/NN ] to/TO [ a/DT small/JJ and/CC most/RBS undistinguished/JJ studio/NN ] to/TO make/VB [ one/CD picture/NN ] as/IN [ a/DT form/NN ] of/IN [ punishment/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ An/DT actor/NN ] must/MD have/VB [ discipline/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) [ The/DT film/NN ] was/VBD called/VBN [ The/DT Diet/NNP ] of/IN [ Worms/NNP ] ,/, [ which/WDT ] [ I/PRP ] felt/VBD was/VBD just/RB [ what/WP ] [ Letch/NNP ] deserved/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] turned/VBD out/RB to/TO be/VB [ a/DT life/NN ] of/IN [ Martin/NNP Luther/NNP ] ,/, of/IN [ all/DT things/NNS ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT disaster/NN ] !/. !/. ================================== ================================== ================================== In/IN [ clothes/NNS ] ,/, [ Letch/NNP ] simply/RB did/VBD not/RB [ project/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ He/PRP ] was/VBD laughed/VBN off/RB [ the/DT screen/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== At/IN [ the/DT same/JJ time/NN ] ,/, however/RB ,/, [ I/PRP ] availed/VBD [ myself/PRP ] of/IN [ the/DT services/NNS ] of/IN [ that/DT great/JJ English/NNP actor/NN ] and/CC [ master/NN ] of/IN [ make-up/NN ] ,/, [ Sir/NNP Gauntley/NNP Pratt/NNP ] ,/, to/TO do/VB [ a/DT ] ``/`` [ quickie/NN ] ''/'' called/VBD [ The/DT Mystery/NNP ] of/IN [ the/DT Mad/NNP Marquess/NNP ] ,/, in/IN [ which/WDT ] [ I/PRP ] played/VBD [ a/DT young/JJ American/NNP girl/NN ] [ who/WP ] inherits/VBZ [ a/DT haunted/JJ castle/NN ] on/IN [ the/DT English/NNP ] moors/NNS [ which/WDT ] is/VBZ filled/VBN with/IN [ secret/JJ passages/NNS ] and/CC [ sliding/VBG panels/NNS ] and/CC ,/, unbeknownst/JJ to/TO [ anyone/NN ] ,/, is/VBZ still/RB occupied/VBN by/IN [ an/DT eccentric/JJ maniac/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ It/PRP ] was/VBD [ a/DT ] ``/`` [ potboiler/NN ] ''/'' made/VBN on/IN [ a/DT ] ``/`` [ shoestring/NN ] ''/'' and/CC not/RB [ the/DT sort/NN ] of/IN [ film/NN ] [ I/PRP ] like/VBP ,/, as/IN [ all/DT ] [ I/PRP ] had/VBD to/TO do/VB was/VBD look/VB blank/VB and/CC scream/VB [ a/DT great/JJ deal/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ My/PRP$ heart/NN ] was/VBD not/RB in/IN [ it/PRP ] ,/, but/CC ,/, oddly/RB enough/RB ,/, [ it/PRP ] remains/VBZ [ the/DT ] most/RBS financially/RB [ successful/JJ picture/NN ] of/IN [ my/PRP$ career/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== (/( [ I/PRP ] watched/VBD [ it/PRP ] on/IN [ television/NN late/JJ one/CD night/NN last/JJ week/NN ] and/CC [ it/PRP ] ``/`` stands/VBZ up/RB ''/'' remarkably/RB well/RB ,/, even/RB [ twenty/CD years/NNS ] later/RBR ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== )/) [ Letch/NNP ] had/VBD returned/VBN from/IN [ his/PRP$ debacle/NN ] unrepentant/JJ and/CC more/RBR badly/RB behaved/VBN than/IN before/RB ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== [ I/PRP ] really/RB loved/VBD [ that/DT boy/NN ] ,/, and/CC ,/, in/IN [ a/DT feverish/JJ attempt/NN ] to/TO preserve/VB [ our/PRP$ marriage/NN ] and/CC to/TO try/VB to/TO revive/VB [ the/DT wonderful/JJ ] ,/, [ wonderful/JJ person/NN Letch/NNP ] had/VBD once/RB been/VBN ,/, [ I/PRP ] took/VBD [ my/PRP$ troubles/NNS ] to/TO [ Momma/NNP ] ,/, hoping/VBG that/IN [ her/PRP$ earthy/JJ advice/NN ] would/MD help/VB [ me/PRP ] ./. ================================== ``/`` If/IN [ I/PRP ] could/MD only/RB think/VB of/IN [ something/NN ] at/IN [ the/DT studio/NN ] ,/, near/IN [ me/PRP ] ,/, to/TO absorb/VB [ his/PRP$ boundless/JJ energy/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ I/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ What/WP ] is/VBZ [ Letch/NNP ] interested/VBN in/IN ''/'' ?/. ?/. ================================== ``/`` [ Bookies/NNS ] ,/, [ booze/NN ] and/CC [ babes/NNS ] ''/'' ,/, [ Momma/NNP ] said/VBD bluntly/RB ./. ================================== [ Her/PRP$ reply/NN ] stung/VBD [ me/PRP ] ,/, but/CC [ this/DT ] was/VBD too/RB important/JJ to/TO let/VB [ my/PRP$ hurt/NN ] make/VB [ any/DT difference/NN ] ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== ``/`` [ I/PRP ] ca/MD n't/RB turn/VB [ the/DT studio/NN ] into/IN [ a/DT gambling/NN hell/NN ] or/CC [ a/DT saloon/NN ] ''/'' ,/, [ I/PRP ] said/VBD ./. ================================== ================================== ================================== *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x* *x* *x* Copyright (C) 1995 University of Pennsylvania *x* *x* *x* *x* The data in this file are part of a preliminary version of the *x* *x* Penn Treebank Corpus and should not be redistributed. Any *x* *x* research using this corpus or based on it should acknowledge *x* *x* that fact, as well as the preliminary nature of the corpus. *x* *x* *x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* *x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x*x* SpeakerA1/SYM ./. Uh/UH ,/, do/VBP you/PRP have/VB a/DT pet/NN Randy/NNP ?/. SpeakerB2/SYM ./. Uh/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, currently/RB we/PRP have/VBP a/DT poodle/NN ./. SpeakerA3/SYM ./. A/DT poodle/NN ,/, miniature/JJ or/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, full/JJ size/NN ?/. SpeakerB4/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH miniature/JJ ./. SpeakerA5/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerB6/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA7/SYM ./. I/PRP read/VBD somewhere/RB that/IN ,/, the/DT poodles/NNS is/VBZ one/CD of/IN the/DT ,/, the/DT most/RBS intelligent/JJ dogs/NNS ,/, uh/UH ,/, around/RB ./. SpeakerB8/SYM ./. Well/UH ,/, um/UH ,/, I/PRP would/MD n't/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP definitely/RB would/MD n't/RB dispute/VB that/IN ,/, it/PRP ,/, it/PRP 's/BES actually/RB my/PRP$ wife/NN 's/POS dog/NN ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP ,/, I/PRP became/VBD part/NN owner/NN six/CD months/NNS ago/RB when/WRB we/PRP got/VBD married/VBN ,/, but/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, definitely/RB responds/VBZ to/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, to/IN authority/NN and/CC ,/, I/PRP 've/VBP had/VBN dogs/NNS in/IN the/DT past/JJ and/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP seems/VBZ ,/, it/PRP seems/VBZ to/TO ,/, uh/UH ,/, respond/VB real/RB well/RB ,/, it/PRP ,/, it/PRP she/PRP 's/HVS ,/, she/PRP 's/HVS picked/VBN up/RP a/DT lot/NN of/IN things/NNS ,/, uh/UH ,/, just/RB ,/, just/RB by/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, teaching/VBG by/IN force/NN ,/, I/PRP guess/VBP is/VBZ what/WP I/PRP 'd/MD like/VB to/TO say/VB ./. SpeakerA9/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, uh-huh/UH ./. So/RB ,/, you/PRP ,/, you/PRP 've/VBP only/RB known/VBN the/DT dog/NN ,/, wh-/XX ,/, how/WRB long/JJ did/VBD you/PRP say/VB ./. SpeakerB10/SYM ./. Well/UH ,/, about/RB a/DT year/NN I/PRP guess/VBP ./. SpeakerA11/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, well/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, is/VBZ it/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, how/WRB old/JJ is/VBZ the/DT dog/NN ?/. SpeakerB12/SYM ./. It/PRP just/RB turned/VBD two/CD ,/, I/PRP believe/VBP ./. SpeakerA13/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES still/RB just/RB a/DT pup/NN ./. SpeakerB14/SYM ./. Pretty/RB much/JJ ,/, yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA15/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP have/VBP a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, well/UH a/DT mutt/NN ,/, myself/PRP ./. I/PRP call/VBP it/PRP a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, Chowperd/NNP ./. SpeakerB16/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA17/SYM ./. It/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/, part/NN Chow/NNP and/CC part/NN Shepherd/NNP and/CC it/PRP ,/, as/IN I/PRP understand/VBP it/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, both/DT sides/NNS of/IN the/DT ,/, were/VBD thoroughbreds/NNS ./. So/RB ,/, she/PRP 's/BES a/DT genuine/JJ Chowperd/NNP ./. SpeakerB18/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, that/DT sounds/VBZ interesting/JJ ./. SpeakerA19/SYM ./. She/PRP has/VBZ the/DT ,/, the/DT color/NN and/CC the/DT black/JJ to-/NN ,/, tongue/NN of/IN a/DT Chow/NNP ,/, but/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP has/VBZ the/DT shap-/NN ,/, the/DT shape/NN of/IN the/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, Shepherd/NNP ./. SpeakerB20/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, that/DT 's/BES ,/, that/DT 's/BES neat/JJ ./. How/WRB ,/, about/RB how/WRB big/JJ then/RB ?/. SpeakerA21/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, she/PRP weighs/VBZ in/RP at/IN about/RB fifty/CD pounds/NNS ,/, so/RB she/PRP 's/BES a/DT medium/JJ size/NN ./. SpeakerB22/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA23/SYM ./. But/CC she/PRP 's/BES big/JJ enough/RB to/TO be/VB intimidating/JJ ,/, SpeakerB24/SYM ./. Most/JJS definitely/RB ./. SpeakerA25/SYM ./. it/PRP is/VBZ a/DT fi/VBN ,/, fixed/VBN female/NN ,/, by/IN the/DT way/NN ,/, SpeakerB26/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA27/SYM ./. and/CC right/RB from/IN day/NN one/CD ,/, she/PRP was/VBD teaching/VBG me/PRP ./. SpeakerB28/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, I/PRP would/MD n't/RB doubt/VB it/PRP ,/, yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA29/SYM ./. She/PRP 's/BES the/DT most/RBS intelligent/JJ dog/NN I/PRP 've/VBP ever/RB seen/VBN ./. Course/NN ,/, I/PRP 'm/VBP a/DT little/RB prejudiced/JJ ,/, of/IN course/NN ./. SpeakerB30/SYM ./. Well/UH that/DT 's/BES understandable/JJ ,/, yeah/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/, SpeakerA31/SYM ./. You/PRP know/VBP ,/, the/DT first/JJ time/NN I/PRP brought/VBD her/PRP$ home/NN ,/, she/PRP was/VBD only/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, was/VBD it/PRP six/CD weeks/NNS old/JJ ./. And/CC I/PRP spread/VBD the/DT newspapers/NNS out/RP in/IN the/DT kitchen/NN area/NN ./. SpeakerB32/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerA33/SYM ./. But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, next/JJ morning/NN ,/, she/PRP let/VBD me/PRP know/VB in/IN no/DT uncertain/JJ terms/NNS that/IN she/PRP wanted/VBD to/TO use/VB the/DT bathroom/NN ./. SpeakerB34/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA35/SYM ./. So/RB ,/, on/IN next/JJ night/NN ,/, I/PRP spread/VBD the/DT newspaper/NN in/IN the/DT bathroom/NN and/CC she/PRP used/VBD them/PRP there/RB ./. SpeakerB36/SYM ./. Oh/UH ./. SpeakerA37/SYM ./. But/CC it/PRP was/VBD n't/RB too/RB long/JJ until/IN she/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, found/VBD out/RP she/PRP could/MD wait/VB until/IN I/PRP let/VBP her/PRP out/RB in/IN the/DT morning/NN ./. SpeakerB38/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA39/SYM ./. And/CC since/IN then/RB ,/, I/PRP ,/, I/PRP live/VBP alone/RB ,/, SpeakerB40/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA41/SYM ./. and/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP live/VBP in/IN motor/NN home/NN ,/, by/IN the/DT way/NN ,/, I/PRP 'm/VBP ,/, uh/UH ,/, an/DT R/NN V/NN ,/, full/GW time/^RB R/NN V/NN -er/NN ,/, and/CC it/PRP 's/BES ,/, it/PRP 's/BES such/PDT a/DT pleasure/NN to/TO come/VB home/NN at/IN night/NN and/CC you/PRP can/MD see/VB her/PRP$ smiling/VBG from/IN ear/NN to/IN ear/NN ,/, she/PRP 's/BES so/RB happy/JJ to/TO see/VB me/PRP ./. SpeakerB42/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, definitely/UH ./. SpeakerA43/SYM ./. And/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP do/VBP n't/RB know/VB if/IN you/PRP get/VBP that/DT kind/NN of/IN greeting/NN or/CC not/RB ./. SpeakerB44/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP can/MD honestly/RB say/VB we/PRP do/VBP ,/, uh/UH ,/, we/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, just/RB recently/RB put/VBD a/DT security/NN system/NN in/IN our/PRP$ house/NN and/CC so/RB now/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, in/IN order/NN to/TO ,/, uh/UH ,/, to/TO accommodate/VB the/DT motion/NN detectors/NNS we/PRP have/VBP to/TO keep/VB her/PRP$ ,/, uh/UH ,/, uh/UH ,/, locked/VBN up/RP in/IN the/DT ,/, the/DT master/NN bedroom/NN during/IN the/DT day/NN and/CC then/RB she/PRP 's/HVS got/VBN the/DT ,/, the/DT bedroom/NN and/CC the/DT bathroom/NN to/IN ,/, for/IN free/JJ run/NN during/IN the/DT day/NN but/CC ,/, SpeakerA45/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerB46/SYM ./. we/PRP 've/VBP always/RB got/VBN ,/, uh/UH ,/, got/VBN a/DT nose/NN and/CC tongue/NN pressed/VBN up/IN against/IN the/DT window/NN when/WRB we/PRP come/VBP walking/VBG up/IN to/IN the/DT front/JJ door/NN ./. SpeakerA47/SYM ./. ./. SpeakerB48/SYM ./. She/PRP 's/BES definitely/RB ready/JJ to/TO get/VB out/RB and/CC run/VB around/RB ./. SpeakerA49/SYM ./. Well/UH my/PRP$ dog/NN 's/BES an/DT outdoor/JJ type/NN ,/, she/PRP does/VBZ not/RB like/VB to/TO be/VB indoors/RB ./. SpeakerB50/SYM ./. Really/UH ./. SpeakerA51/SYM ./. Uh/UH ,/, she/PRP 'd/MD rather/RB sle/VB ,/, sleep/VB outside/RB on/IN the/DT ,/, the/DT cold/JJ ground/NN at/IN night/NN ./. SpeakerB52/SYM ./. Oh/UH wow/UH ./. SpeakerA53/SYM ./. But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, I/PRP do/VBP make/VB her/PRP$ come/VB in/RB ./. SpeakerB54/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA55/SYM ./. And/CC I/PRP feed/VBP her/PRP$ indoors/RB ,/, that/DT 's/BES to/TO lure/VB her/PRP in/RB ,/, but/CC during/IN the/DT day/NN I/PRP have/VBP her/PRP on/IN a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, on/IN a/DT leash/NN ,/, SpeakerB56/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA57/SYM ./. which/WDT is/VBZ ,/, uh/UH ,/, on/IN sort/RB of/RB a/DT run/NN ./. I/PRP have/VBP a/DT ,/, a/DT thirty/CD foot/NN cable/NN ,/, SpeakerB58/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA59/SYM ./. running/VBG from/IN one/CD stake/NN to/IN another/DT ,/, and/CC then/RB attached/VBN to/IN that/DT is/VBZ a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, twelve/CD foot/NN leash/NN ,/, SpeakerB60/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA61/SYM ./. so/RB she/PRP can/MD cover/VB quite/PDT an/DT area/NN ./. SpeakerB62/SYM ./. Most/JJS definitely/RB ./. SpeakerA63/SYM ./. And/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP 's/BES the/DT best/JJS ,/, uh/UH ,/, burglar/NN alarm/NN going/VBG ./. SpeakerB64/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH that/DT 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/, definite/JJ security/NN involved/VBN in/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, in/IN a/DT dog/NN like/IN that/DT ./. SpeakerA65/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, she/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES the/DT strangest/JJS thing/NN ,/, though/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, children/NNS ,/, no/DT matter/NN how/WRB strange/JJ they/PRP are/VBP ,/, or/CC how/WRB new/JJ they/PRP might/MD be/VB can/MD walk/VB ,/, uh/UH ,/, right/RB up/IN to/IN her/PRP$ ,/, SpeakerB66/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerA67/SYM ./. but/CC adults/NNS ,/, if/IN they/PRP 're/VBP strange/JJ to/IN her/PRP$ ,/, or/CC ,/, or/CC they/PRP look/VBP suspicious/JJ or/CC something/NN ,/, boy/UH she/PRP acts/VBZ like/IN she/PRP wants/VBZ to/TO chew/VB their/PRP$ leg/NN off/RP ./. SpeakerB68/SYM ./. Wow/UH ./. SpeakerA69/SYM ./. And/CC I/PRP have/VBP not/RB discovered/VBN yet/RB where/WRB the/DT ,/, the/DT line/NN is/VBZ between/IN children/NNS and/CC adults/NNS ./. SpeakerB70/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, that/DT 's/BES interesting/JJ ./. SpeakerA71/SYM ./. But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP is/VBZ a/DT great/JJ comfort/NN to/IN me/PRP ./. SpeakerB72/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP know/VBP our/PRP$ dog/NN has/VBZ had/VBN ,/, uh/UH ,/, some/DT different/JJ reactions/NNS ,/, she/PRP 's/HVS never/RB really/RB been/VBN around/IN children/NNS and/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, if/IN ,/, if/IN the/DT child/NN is/VBZ ,/, is/VBZ pretty/RB straight/GW forward/^JJ ,/, um/UH ,/, she/PRP 's/BES fine/JJ ./. If/IN ,/, if/IN a/DT child/NN is/VBZ a/DT little/RB intimidated/JJ ,/, she/PRP 'll/MD jump/VB around/RB and/CC ,/, and/CC yip/VB and/CC bark/VB quite/PDT a/DT bit/NN ,/, and/CC if/IN the/DT child/NN gets/VBZ scared/JJ ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP 's/BES still/RB trying/VBG to/TO play/VB ,/, but/CC she/PRP does/VBZ n't/RB completely/RB understand/VB what/WP 's/BES going/VBG on/RP and/CC we/PRP 've/VBP had/VBN a/DT little/JJ confusion/NN with/IN ,/, with/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, with/IN younger/JJR kids/NNS ./. SpeakerA73/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerB74/SYM ./. But/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, you/PRP know/VBP ,/, that/DT 's/BES ,/, it/PRP 's/BES a/DT matter/NN of/IN exposure/NN really/RB ./. Um/UH ,/, we/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, took/VBD her/PRP$ home/NN to/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, my/PRP$ family/NN 's/POS place/NN in/IN South/NNP Dakota/NNP ,/, and/CC she/PRP was/VBD the/DT one/NN that/WDT was/VBD intimidated/JJ then/RB ./. There/RB was/VBD about/RB seven/CD kids/NNS ranging/VBG from/IN about/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, three/CD years/NNS to/IN ten/CD years/NNS running/VBG around/IN the/DT house/NN all/RB at/IN one/CD time/NN ,/, SpeakerA75/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerB76/SYM ./. you/PRP know/VBP come/VB to/TO visit/VB Grandpa/NNP and/CC Grandma/NNP and/CC ,/, the/DT dog/NN kind/RB of/RB ,/, kind/RB of/RB felt/VBD out/IN of/IN place/NN then/RB because/IN she/PRP was/VBD ,/, she/PRP was/VBD being/VBG fed/VBN ,/, and/CC everything/NN else/RB from/IN all/DT directions/NNS ./. She/PRP really/RB did/VBD n't/RB know/VB how/WRB to/TO handle/VB herself/PRP ./. SpeakerA77/SYM ./. You/PRP mean/VBP she/PRP did/VBD n't/RB appreciate/VB all/PDT that/DT attention/NN ./. SpeakerB78/SYM ./. She/PRP really/RB did/VBD ,/, she/PRP just/RB ,/, uh/UH ,/, she/PRP ,/, she/PRP was/VBD alm-/XX ,/, she/PRP was/VBD just/RB inundated/VBN with/IN ,/, with/IN all/PDT the/DT attention/NN ./. Uh/UH ,/, she/PRP ,/, she/PRP kind/RB of/RB ,/, she/PRP kind/RB of/RB sat/VBD and/CC MUMBLEx/XX it/PRP all/DT in/RB for/IN a/DT little/JJ while/IN and/CC then/RB she/PRP 'd/MD go/VB get/VB back/RB in/RB and/CC try/VB to/TO play/VB and/CC ,/, and/CC what/WP not/RB ,/, but/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, it/PRP was/VBD ,/, it/PRP was/VBD just/RB such/PDT a/DT ,/, such/JJ a/DT new/JJ experience/NN for/IN her/PRP$ ./. She/PRP 's/HVS only/RB been/VBN around/RB one/CD and/CC ,/, and/CC sometimes/RB two/CD people/NNS at/IN the/DT most/RBS so/RB ,/, uh/UH ./. SpeakerA79/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. What/WP 's/BES her/PRP$ name/NN by/IN the/DT way/NN ?/. SpeakerB80/SYM ./. Uh/UH ,/, pardon/UH ?/. SpeakerA81/SYM ./. What/WP ,/, what/WP do/VBP you/PRP call/VB the/DT dog/NN ?/. SpeakerB82/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES ,/, uh/UH ,/, Mitzi/NNP ./. SpeakerA83/SYM ./. Mitzi/NNP ./. SpeakerB84/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA85/SYM ./. Mine/PRP is/VBZ Gin/NNP ./. SpeakerB86/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, okay/UH ./. SpeakerA87/SYM ./. As/IN in/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, martini/NN ./. SpeakerB88/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA89/SYM ./. Actually/UH ,/, it/PRP 's/BES Gin/NNP two/CD ./. SpeakerB90/SYM ./. I/PRP ,/, I/PRP see/VBP ./. SpeakerA91/SYM ./. Because/IN ,/, uh/UH ,/, when/WRB I/PRP was/VBD a/DT teenager/NN ,/, in/IN high/JJ school/NN ,/, I/PRP had/VBD Gin/NNP one/CD ,/, but/CC then/RB when/WRB I/PRP went/VBD out/IN in/IN the/DT world/NN ,/, I/PRP could/MD n't/RB take/VB her/PRP with/IN me/PRP ./. SpeakerB92/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, I/PRP had/VBD ,/, uh/UH ,/, a/DT similar/JJ ,/, uh/UH ,/, experience/NN ./. I/PRP ,/, I/PRP grew/VBD up/RP on/IN a/DT farm/NN so/RB I/PRP always/RB had/VBD ,/, uh/UH ,/, outdoor/JJ pets/NNS and/CC ,/, SpeakerA93/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ./. SpeakerB94/SYM ./. uh/UH ,/, the/DT dog/NN I/PRP had/VBD when/WRB I/PRP moved/VBD to/IN Dallas/NNP about/RB five/CD years/NNS ago/RB was/VBD a/DT ,/, uh/UH ,/, Springer/NNP Spaniel/NNP ,/, black/JJ Lab/NNP cross/NN ./. And/CC he/PRP was/VBD a/DT real/RB ,/, a/DT real/RB lovable/JJ type/NN ,/, SpeakerA95/SYM ./. Oh/UH yeah/UH ./. SpeakerB96/SYM ./. but/CC ,/, uh/UH ,/, definitely/RB not/RB an/DT apartment/NN type/NN animal/NN so/RB he/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, he/PRP had/VBD to/TO stay/VB home/NN ./. SpeakerA97/SYM ./. Oh/UH ,/, what/WP a/DT shame/NN ./. SpeakerB98/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ,/, yeah/UH ,/, it/PRP really/RB was/VBD ./. He/PRP ,/, uh/UH ,/, apparently/RB had/VBD a/DT tough/JJ time/NN with/IN it/PRP for/IN a/DT little/JJ while/IN and/CC then/RB he/PRP ,/, he/PRP got/VBD ,/, he/PRP came/VBD to/TO accept/VB the/DT fact/NN that/DT Mom/NNP and/CC Dad/NNP were/VBD his/PRP$ company/NN from/IN then/RB on/RB ,/, but/CC ,/, uh/UH ./. SpeakerA99/SYM ./. Uh-huh/UH ,/, oh/UH well/UH ./. SpeakerB100/SYM ./. Yeah/UH ./. SpeakerA101/SYM ./. Well/UH Randy/UH ,/, we/PRP 've/VBP just/RB about/IN used/VBN up/RP our/PRP$ time/NN here/RB ,/, SpeakerB102/SYM ./. Okay/UH ./. SpeakerA103/SYM ./. and/CC I/PRP must/MD say/VB it/PRP was/VBD interesting/JJ ./. SpeakerB104/SYM ./. Most/JJS definitely/RB ./. SpeakerA105/SYM ./. I/PRP enjoyed/VBD talking/VBG about/IN pets/NNS with/IN you/PRP ./. SpeakerB106/SYM ./. Well/UH that/DT 's/BES great/JJ ./. SpeakerA107/SYM ./. Maybe/RB we/PRP 'll/MD get/VB together/RB again/RB in/IN the/DT future/NN ./. SpeakerB108/SYM ./. That/DT sounds/VBZ real/RB good/JJ ./. SpeakerA109/SYM ./. Take/VB care/NN now/RB ./. SpeakerB110/SYM ./. You/PRP too/RB ./. SpeakerA111/SYM ./. Bye/UH ./. ====================================== [ E.W./NNP Scripps/NNP Co./NNP ] said/VBD [ it/PRP ] has/VBZ acquired/VBN [ a/DT Georgia/NNP cable/NN television/NN company/NN ] and/CC [ a/DT Massachusetts/NNP publishing/NN firm/NN ] ./. [ Terms/NNS ] on/IN [ both/DT ] [ deals/NNS ] were/VBD n't/RB disclosed/VBN ./. ====================================== [ The/DT media/NNS company/NN ] said/VBD [ it/PRP ] purchased/VBD [ Cable/NNP USA/NNP Inc./NNP ] ,/, [ a/DT ] privately/RB held/VBN [ cable/NN television/NN system/NN ] in/IN [ Carroll/NNP County/NNP ] ,/, [ Ga./NNP ] ,/, [ a/DT suburb/NN ] of/IN [ Atlanta/NNP ] ./. [ The/DT system/NN ] is/VBZ still/RB under/IN [ construction/NN ] and/CC will/MD serve/VB [ a/DT market/NN ] of/IN [ 7,600/CD homes/NNS ] ./. ====================================== [ The/DT company/NN ] also/RB has/VBZ acquired/VBN [ Sundance/NNP Publishers/NNPS ] and/CC [ Distributors/NNPS Inc./NNP ] ,/, [ a/DT family/NN ] owned/VBN [ producer/NN ] and/CC [ distributor/NN ] of/IN [ educational/JJ materials/NNS ] in/IN [ Littleton/NNP ] ,/, [ Mass/NNP ] ./. ====================================== [ Lloyd/NNP ] 's/POS of/IN [ London/NNP ] said/VBD [ it/PRP ] plans/VBZ to/TO clamp/VB down/IN on/IN [ the/DT ability/NN ] of/IN underwriting/VBG [ syndicates/NNS ] to/TO leave/VB [ their/PRP$ annual/JJ accounts/NNS ] open/JJ beyond/IN [ the/DT customary/JJ three/CD years/NNS ] ./. ====================================== Underwriting/VBG [ syndicates/NNS ] at/IN [ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ] ,/, [ the/DT world/NN 's/POS largest/JJS insurance/NN market/NN ] ,/, generally/RB do/VBP n't/RB close/VB [ their/PRP$ accounts/NNS ] for/IN [ three/CD years/NNS ] ,/, to/TO allow/VB for/IN [ the/DT filing/NN ] of/IN [ claims/NNS ] and/CC [ litigation/NN ] ./. When/WRB [ such/JJ claims/NNS ] and/CC [ litigation/NN ] extend/VBP beyond/IN [ the/DT period/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT syndicates/NNS ] can/MD extend/VB [ their/PRP$ accounting/NN deadlines/NNS ] ./. [ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ] said/VBD [ there/EX ] are/VBP currently/RB [ 115/CD open/JJ account/NN years/NNS ] involving/VBG [ 68/CD ] of/IN [ the/DT market/NN ] 's/POS roughly/RB [ 360/CD syndicates/NNS ] ./. ====================================== [ The/DT open-year/JJ accounting/NN practice/NN ] ``/`` is/VBZ widely/RB recognized/VBN within/IN [ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ] as/RB of/IN [ serious/JJ concern/NN ] ''/'' to/TO [ the/DT 31,329/CD member/NN investors/NNS ] ,/, [ who/WP ] underwrite/VBP [ insurance/NN ] at/IN [ Lloyd/NNP ] 's/POS in/IN [ return/NN ] for/IN [ premium/NN ] and/CC [ investment/NN income/NN ] ,/, [ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ] said/VBD ./. [ The/DT procedure/NN ] causes/VBZ ``/`` [ great/JJ uncertainty/NN ] ''/'' because/IN [ an/DT investor/NN ] ca/MD n't/RB be/VB sure/JJ of/IN [ his/PRP$ ] or/CC [ her/PRP$ individual/JJ liability/NN ] ,/, [ Lloyd/NNP 's/POS ] said/VBD ./. ====================================== As/IN [ a/DT result/NN ] ,/, [ the/DT insurance/NN market/NN ] plans/VBZ [ new/JJ measures/NNS ] to/TO restrict/VB [ the/DT ability/NN ] of/IN [ syndicate/NN officials/NNS ] to/TO leave/VB [ years/NNS ] open/JJ ./. [ Lloyd/NNP ] 's/VBZ said/VBD [ it/PRP ] expects/VBZ to/TO enact/VB [ new/JJ rules/NNS ] mandating/VBG [ the/DT changes/NNS ] by/IN [ year/NN end/NN ] ./. ====================================== Under/IN [ the/DT new/JJ rules/NNS ] ,/, [ the/DT officials/NNS ] will/MD have/VB to/TO secure/VB [ additional/JJ information/NN ] and/CC [ reports/NNS ] from/IN [ actuaries/NNS ] ,/, including/VBG [ an/DT assessment/NN ] of/IN whether/IN [ officials/NNS ] have/VBP acted/VBN reasonably/RB ./. In/IN [ addition/NN ] ,/, [ officials/NNS ] will/MD have/VB to/TO get/VB [ quotes/NNS ] for/IN [ certain/JJ reinsurance/NN contracts/NNS ] and/CC obtain/VB [ approvals/NNS ] from/IN [ other/JJ syndicate/NN directors/NNS ] ./. ====================================== [ Ethyl/NNP Corp./NNP ] reported/VBD that/IN [ third-quarter/JJ net/JJ income/NN ] fell/VBD [ 12/CD %/NN ] from/IN [ a/DT year-earlier/JJ quarter/NN ] helped/VBN by/IN [ a/DT gain/NN ] from/IN [ discontinued/VBN operations/NNS ] ./. [ Profit/NN ] from/IN continuing/VBG [ operations/NNS ] rose/VBD [ 19/CD %/NN ] ./. ====================================== [ The/DT chemicals/NNS ] and/CC [ insurance/NN company/NN ] said/VBD [ net/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT latest/JJS quarter/NN ] was/VBD [ $/$ 54.8/CD million/CD ] ,/, or/CC [ 45/CD cents/NNS ] [ a/DT share/NN ] ./. In/IN [ the/DT year-earlier/JJ quarter/NN ] ,/, [ net/NN ] was/VBD [ $/$ 62.2/CD million/CD ] ,/, or/CC [ 51/CD cents/NNS ] [ a/DT share/NN ] ./. [ The/DT previous-year/JJ quarter/NN ] included/VBD [ $/$ 16.1/CD million/CD ] from/IN [ businesses/NNS ] spun/VBN off/RP as/IN [ Tredegar/NNP Industries/NNP Inc/NNP ] ./. ====================================== [ Revenue/NN ] was/VBD [ $/$ 613.7/CD million/CD ] ,/, up/RB [ 18/CD %/NN ] from/IN [ $/$ 521.2/CD million/CD ] [ a/DT year/NN ] ago/RB ./. ====================================== [ Ethyl/NNP ] said/VBD [ pretax/JJ profit/NN ] from/IN [ its/PRP$ insurance/NN segment/NN ] ,/, excluding/VBG [ investment/NN gains/NNS ] ,/, rose/VBD [ 28/CD %/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT latest/JJS quarter/NN ] to/TO [ $/$ 28.6/CD million/CD ] from/IN [ $/$ 22.4/CD million/CD ] ./. In/IN [ the/DT chemicals/NNS segment/NN ] ,/, [ pretax/JJ profit/NN ] rose/VBD [ 7/CD %/NN ] to/TO [ $/$ 69.2/CD million/CD ] from/IN [ $/$ 64.9/CD million/CD ] ./. [ The/DT company/NN 's/POS chemicals/NNS interests/NNS ] include/VBP ,/, among/IN [ other/JJ things/NNS ] ,/, [ petroleum/NN additives/NNS ] ,/, [ pharmaceuticals/NNS ingredients/NNS ] and/CC [ polysilicon/NN ] used/VBN by/IN [ the/DT semiconductor/NN industry/NN ] ./. ====================================== For/IN [ the/DT nine/CD months/NNS ] ,/, [ Ethyl/NNP ] said/VBD [ net/NN ] fell/VBD [ 2/CD %/NN ] to/TO [ $/$ 168.7/CD million/CD ] ,/, or/CC [ $/$ 1.40/CD ] [ a/DT share/NN ] ,/, from/IN [ $/$ 172.2/CD million/CD ] ,/, [ $/$ 1.42/CD ] [ a/DT share/NN ] ,/, [ a/DT year/NN ] ago/RB ./. ====================================== [ Net/NN ] in/IN [ the/DT latest/JJS period/NN ] included/VBD [ $/$ 11.9/CD million/CD ] from/IN [ discontinued/VBN operations/NNS ] and/CC [ a/DT charge/NN ] of/IN [ $/$ 6.2/CD million/CD ] from/IN [ a/DT plant/NN closing/NN ] ./. In/IN [ the/DT year-ago/JJ period/NN ] ,/, [ net/NN ] included/VBD [ $/$ 32.7/CD million/CD ] from/IN [ discontinued/VBN operations/NNS ] ./. ====================================== [ Revenue/NN ] was/VBD [ $/$ 1.79/CD billion/CD ] ,/, up/RB [ 18/CD %/NN ] from/IN [ $/$ 1.52/CD billion/CD ] [ a/DT year/NN ] earlier/RBR ./. ====================================== In/IN [ New/NNP York/NNP Stock/NNP Exchange/NNP composite/JJ ] trading/NN ,/, [ Ethyl/NNP ] closed/VBN at/IN [ $/$ 25.875/CD ] [ a/DT share/NN ] ,/, up/RB [ 12.5/CD cents/NNS ] ./.