Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because the skin on the elbows and knees is relatively thick, stronger formulations can be used more safely on those sites.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN Because)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN skin))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NNS elbows) (CC and) (NNS knees))))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB relatively) (JJ thick)))))
(, ,)
(NP (JJR stronger) (NNS formulations))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN used) (ADVP (RBR more) (RB safely))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT those) (NNS sites)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Thick skin like that found on the palms and soles is more likely to undergo blister formation.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (JJ Thick) (NN skin))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT that))
(VP (VBN found)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (NNS palms) (CC and) (NNS soles)))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RBR more) (JJ likely)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB undergo)
(NP (NN blister) (NN formation))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Wow your skin is really thick.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (INTJ (UH Wow))
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN skin))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB really) (JJ thick)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My dear girl, L for passing her BRONZE test! (thick skin) Yeah!
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (PRP$ My) (RB dear) (NN girl)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (NN L))
(PP (IN for)
(S (VP (VBG passing)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN BRONZE) (NN test)))
(. !)
(NP (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (JJ thick) (NN skin)) (-RRB- -RRB-) (UH Yeah)) (. !)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
UMMMM. someone by the lj name of’ ‘madhatterstoes’’ sent me a message saying: “May fleas infest your crotch and bite through your thick skin to sting your stupidity into fleeing and when you WAKE UP may you see how ugly you are, to encourage others to destroy themselves.”
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (NP (JJ UMMMM.) (NN someone))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (CD lj) (NN name))
(PP (IN of))))
(POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NP (NNS madhatterstoes) (POS ')) (: ')
(S (VP (VBD sent)
(NP (PRP me))
(NP (DT a) (NN message))
(S (VP (VBG saying)))))
(: :) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (NP (NNP May) (NNS fleas))
(VP (VBP infest)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN crotch) (CC and) (NN bite))
(PP (IN through)
(NP (PRP$ your) (JJ thick) (NN skin)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB sting)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NN stupidity))
(PP (IN into)
(S (VP (VBG fleeing)
(S (CC and)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP WAKE) (PRT (RP UP)))))
(MD may)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VB see)
(SBAR (WHADJP (WRB how) (JJ ugly))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are) (, ,)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB encourage)
(S (NP (NNS others))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB destroy)
(NP (PRP themselves)))
(. .) ('' ')))
(: ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But before I go, I’ll intimate that part of the reason I’m so attracted to this smooth half – asian body with excellent bone structure is that when I was 18 or 19 or something (you know, his age) back in college I dated this Vietnamese boy who had the most amazing skin and thighs so thick when you squeezed them from underneath etc. etc. etc.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(SBAR (IN before)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP go))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB intimate)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (NN part))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NP (DT the) (NN reason))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (RB so) (VBN attracted)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT this) (JJ smooth) (NN half)))))
(: -)
(NP (NP (JJ asian) (NN body))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ excellent) (NN bone) (NN structure))))
(VP (AUX is)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (QP (CD 18) (CC or) (CD 19)))
(CC or)
(NP (NP (NN something)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know) (, ,)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN age))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
(ADVP (RB back)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN college))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBN dated)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NNP Vietnamese) (NN boy))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (DT the)
(ADJP (RBS most) (JJ amazing)) (NN skin) (CC and) (NNS thighs))
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ thick)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBN squeezed)
(NP (PRP them))
(PP (IN from)
(PP (IN underneath)
(NP (FW etc.) (FW etc.) (FW etc))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Women were not necessarily embraced with open arms by men at the time but those who proved to have thick skin as well as skill were given the respect they earned.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNS Women))
(VP (AUX were) (RB not) (ADVP (RB necessarily))
(VP (VBN embraced)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ open) (NNS arms)))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (NNS men))
(PP (IN at)
(NP (DT the) (NN time)))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (NP (DT those))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBD proved)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (JJ thick) (NN skin)) (CONJP (RB as) (RB well) (IN as))
(NP (NN skill))))
(VP (AUX were)
(VP (VBN given)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN respect))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (VBD earned)))))
(. .)))
In Simple Wikipedia:
This is unusual for reptiles, because their skin is thick and scaly.Experiments with the black-and-yellow sea snake, “Pelamis platurus” (a pelagic species), have shown that this species can satisfy about 20 % of its oxygen requirements in this manner, which allows for prolonged dives.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT This))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ unusual)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNS reptiles))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP$ their) (NN skin))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ thick) (CC and) (JJ scaly.Experiments)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (JJ black-and-yellow) (NN sea) (NN snake)))
(, ,) ('' '')
(NP (NNP Pelamis) (FW platurus) ('' '') (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (DT a) (JJ pelagic) (NNS species)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (, ,))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN shown)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT this) (NNS species))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB satisfy)
(NP (NP (QP (RB about) (CD 20)) (NN %))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (PRP$ its) (NN oxygen) (NNS requirements))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN manner)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (VBZ allows)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (VBN prolonged) (NNS dives)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Maybe I need to try to develop a thick skin again.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Maybe))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX need)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB try)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB develop)
(NP (DT a) (JJ thick) (NN skin)) (ADVP (RB again)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’ve got some pretty thick skin, so I can take it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN got)
(NP (DT some) (JJ pretty) (JJ thick) (NN skin)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN so)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB take)
(NP (PRP it)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I. hate. exams. this website nnot wait to bake! oh and yst pudgy damn thick skin go tell me what cake he wants for his birthday. he wants to order 2 cakes from me. one for his birthday.. and one for mine =. = wtf. baking my own bday cake.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (PRP I)) (. .)
(NP (NN hate)) (. .)
(NP (NNS exams)) (. .)
(NP (NP (NP (DT this) (JJ website) (JJ nnot) (NN wait)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB bake) (INTJ (. !) (UH oh)
(S (S (CC and)
(NP (JJ yst) (JJ pudgy) (JJ damn) (JJ thick) (NN skin))
(VP (VB go)
(VP (VB tell)
(NP (PRP me))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what) (NN cake))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ wants)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN birthday)))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ wants)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB order)
(NP (CD 2) (NNS cakes))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP me))))
(. .)))
(NP (CD one))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN birthday)) (. .) (. .)))
(CC and)
(NP (CD one)))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NN mine)))
(X (SYM =) (. .)) (SYM =) (CD wtf)) (. .)
(VP (VBG baking)
(NP (PRP$ my) (JJ own) (NN bday) (NN cake)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Drea Dematteo & Bradley Cooper Drea conveyed complicated emotions and a thick yet vulnerable skin in a sympathetic portrayal of a girl who’s experienced disappointment in love.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Drea) (NNP Dematteo) (CC &) (NNP Bradley) (NNP Cooper) (NNP Drea))
(VP (VBD conveyed)
(NP (NP (JJ complicated) (NNS emotions)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a)
(ADJP (JJ thick) (CC yet) (JJ vulnerable)) (NN skin)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ sympathetic) (NN portrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN girl))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBN experienced)
(NP (NN disappointment))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN love)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You have to have a thick skin in politics, or you’ll start acting out in vindictive and petty ways against political opponents that will compromise your constituents’ best interests.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (DT a) (JJ thick) (NN skin))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNS politics)))))
(, ,) (CC or)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB start)
(S (VP (VBG acting) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (ADJP (JJ vindictive) (CC and) (JJ petty)) (NNS ways)))
(PP (IN against)
(NP (NP (JJ political) (NNS opponents))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (MD will)
(VP (VB compromise)
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (NNS constituents) (POS ')) (JJS best) (NNS interests))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The skin is just a few tenths of a millimetre thick, has been tested to withstand the rigours of the vacuum and temperature extremes of space, and can be bent and cut to fit craft of any shape without losing its properties.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN skin))
(VP (VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB just)
(NP (DT a) (JJ few) (NNS tenths))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (NN millimetre))))
(ADJP (JJ thick)))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN tested)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB withstand)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNS rigours))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN vacuum) (CC and) (NN temperature) (NNS extremes))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN space)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (MD can)
(VP (AUX be) (UCP (ADJP (JJ bent)) (CC and)
(VP (VBN cut)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB fit)
(NP (NP (NN craft))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT any) (NN shape))))
(PP (IN without)
(S (VP (VBG losing)
(NP (PRP$ its) (NNS properties))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Finding venture capital often takes luck, great networking, or eye – popping credentials, not to mention dedication and a thick skin to streaks of constant failure.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBG Finding)
(NP (NN venture) (NN capital))))
(ADVP (RB often))
(VP (VBZ takes)
(NP (NP (NN luck)) (, ,)
(NP (JJ great) (NN networking)) (, ,) (CC or)
(NP (NP (NN eye)) (: -)
(NP (VBG popping) (NNS credentials)))
(, ,) (CONJP (RB not) (TO to) (VB mention))
(NP (NN dedication)) (CC and)
(NP (DT a) (JJ thick) (NN skin)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNS streaks))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ constant) (NN failure)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Now you don’t have to glob it on and have thick pink skin crap all over you.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Now))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (NN glob)
(NP (PRP it)) (PRT (RP on)))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (JJ thick) (JJ pink) (NN skin))
(NP (NN crap))
(PP (DT all) (IN over)
(NP (PRP you)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I doubt I’ll get that nail back though. Since the skin is real thick and massy looking it’s raised up kinda high to.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP doubt)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'll)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (DT that) (NN nail)) (PRT (RP back)) (ADVP (RB though) (. .))
(SBAR (IN Since)
(S (NP (DT the) (NN skin))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (RB real) (JJ thick) (CC and) (JJ massy)
(S (VP (VBG looking)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(VP (VBN raised) (PRT (RP up)) (ADVP (RB kinda) (RB high))
(PP (TO to)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The Rome apple is rounded, all red, and very glossy, with a thick skin and firm flesh.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NNP Rome) (NN apple))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (ADJP (JJ rounded)) (, ,)
(ADJP (RB all) (JJ red)) (, ,) (CC and)
(ADJP (RB very) (JJ glossy)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ thick) (NN skin)) (CC and)
(NP (JJ firm) (NN flesh)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The skin wasn’t too thick and amazingly managed to hold onto the copious amount of soup within.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN skin))
(VP (AUX was) (RB n't)
(ADJP (ADJP (RB too) (JJ thick)) (CC and)
(ADJP (RB amazingly) (VBN managed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB hold)
(PP (IN onto)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ copious) (NN amount))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN soup)))
(ADVP (IN within))))
(. .)))
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