Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(AP) The high – selling yearling early in Keeneland’s September sale was a bargain compared to her mother’s sale price less than a year ago.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (-LRB- -LRB-) (NNP AP) (-RRB- -RRB-) (NNP The) (NN high)) (: -)
(S (NP (NN selling) (JJ yearling)) (ADVP (RB early)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Keeneland) (POS 's)) (NNP September) (NN sale))))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN bargain))
(VP (VBN compared)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother) (POS 's)) (NN sale) (NN price)))
(ADVP (NP (QP (JJR less) (IN than) (DT a)) (NN year)) (RB ago)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
With her father’s early demise, Lily’s mother and her sisters stayed on in the city and struggled to make a living as best they could.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN With)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN father) (POS 's)) (JJ early) (NN demise)))
(, ,)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Lily) (POS 's)) (NN mother)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NNS sisters)))
(VP (VP (VBD stayed) (PRT (RP on))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN city))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBD struggled)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB make)
(NP (DT a) (NN living)) (ADVP (ADVP (RB as) (RB best))
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (MD could)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Her mother died when she was five and at eight her father placed her in a boarding school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, later sending her to Byfield Female Seminary in Byfield, Massachusetts and Atkinson Academy in New Hampshire.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ Her) (NN mother))
(VP (VBD died)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (CD five))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (QP (IN at) (CD eight)) (PRP$ her) (NN father))
(VP (VBD placed)
(NP (PRP her))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ boarding) (NN school))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Haverhill) (, ,) (NNP Massachusetts)))))
(, ,)
(S (ADVP (RB later))
(VP (VBG sending)
(NP (PRP her))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (NNP Byfield) (NN Female) (NNP Seminary))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Byfield) (, ,) (NNP Massachusetts) (CC and) (NNP Atkinson) (NNP Academy))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP New) (NNP Hampshire)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Soon after John separated from Jan’s mother and left the family alone and with little money.
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (PP (RB Soon) (IN after)
(NP (NNP John)))
(VP (VP (VBN separated)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNP Jan) (POS 's)) (NN mother))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN left)))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN family)) (UCP (ADVP (RB alone)) (CC and)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ little) (NN money)))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
Could she get some money from her mother?
(Parse)
(S1 (SQ (MD Could)
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VB get)
(NP (DT some) (NN money))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother))))
(. ?)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Her life there would be perfect but for the mystery of her real mother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Her) (NN life)) (ADVP (RB there))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX be) (UCP (ADJP (JJ perfect)) (CC but)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN mystery))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ real) (NN mother)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The daughter does not know that after the death of her father some time back, her mother is a poor flower seller.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN daughter))
(VP (AUX does) (RB not)
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (PP (IN after)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN death))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN father)))
(ADVP (NP (DT some) (NN time)) (RB back))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ poor) (NN flower) (NN seller))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Jayne took some time off in episode 25, to care for her mother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Jayne))
(VP (VBD took)
(NP (DT some) (NN time) (RP off))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN episode) (CD 25)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB care)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Wolfe hasn’t yet spoken with Miss Shepherd, and Lon Cohen helps out by informing Archie that she is in hiding with her mother in Atlantic City.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NNP Wolfe))
(VP (AUX has) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB yet))
(VP (VBN spoken)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNP Miss) (NNP Shepherd)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NNP Lon) (NNP Cohen))
(VP (VBZ helps) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN by)
(S (VP (VBG informing)
(NP (NNP Archie))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN hiding))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Atlantic) (NNP City))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It was at the Singh’s big house that one of Guyana’s greatest katak dancers, Gora Singh was nurtured and where his sister Prita? learnt from her mother Rajkumari, the love and respect for Indian culture.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX was)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Singh) (POS 's)) (JJ big) (NN house)))
(SBAR (SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNP Guyana) (POS 's)) (JJS greatest) (NN katak) (NNS dancers))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Gora) (NNP Singh)))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBD nurtured)))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN sister) (NNP Prita) (. ?))
(VP (VBN learnt)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother)))
(NP (NNP Rajkumari)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN love) (CC and) (NN respect))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNP Indian) (NN culture)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Vicky Eckenrode Jul. 31, 2008 (McClatchy – Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) – When Joanne Tennille’s mother was diagnosed, the brain cancer already was spreading aggressively.
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (NNP Vicky) (NNP Eckenrode) (NNP Jul) (. .) (CD 31) (, ,) (CD 2008)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP McClatchy)) (: -)
(S (NP (NNP Tribune) (NNP Regional) (NNP News))
(VP (VBN delivered)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NNP Newstex)))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)) (: --)
(S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (NP (NNP Joanne) (JJ Tennille) (POS 's)) (NN mother))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN diagnosed)))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN brain) (NN cancer)) (ADVP (RB already))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG spreading) (ADVP (RB aggressively)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Soon after John separated from Jan’s mother and left the family alone and with little money.
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (PP (RB Soon) (IN after)
(NP (NNP John)))
(VP (VP (VBN separated)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (NNP Jan) (POS 's)) (NN mother))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN left)))
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN family)) (UCP (ADVP (RB alone)) (CC and)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ little) (NN money)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ ’ she heard her mother call back, surprised.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD heard)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother))
(VP (VB call) (ADVP (RB back)) (, ,)
(ADJP (JJ surprised)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Rosie and her mother coexist in the same house as near strangers.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (NNP Rosie)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother)))
(VP (VBP coexist)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (JJ same) (NN house)))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (JJ near) (NNS strangers))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Amanda was horrified that Kitty could let her think her daughter had been dead for sixteen years and cut all ties with her mother but Belle wanted nothing to do with Amanda as the two had previously developed a mutual contempt for each other.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Amanda))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN horrified)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (NN Kitty))
(VP (MD could)
(VP (VB let)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (VB think)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN daughter))
(VP (VP (AUX had)
(VP (VP (AUX been)
(ADJP (JJ dead))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (JJ sixteen) (NNS years))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB cut)
(NP (NP (DT all) (NNS ties))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother))))
(CC but)
(VP (ADVP (FW Belle)) (VBD wanted)
(NP (NP (NN nothing))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (AUX do)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NNP Amanda)))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (DT the) (CD two))
(VP (AUX had) (ADVP (RB previously))
(VP (VBN developed)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ mutual) (NN contempt))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT each) (JJ other))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Her work was an opportunity to get out with other adults, earn money, and allow her mother special time with the kids.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ Her) (NN work))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT an) (NN opportunity)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB get) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (JJ other) (NNS adults))))
(, ,)
(VP (VB earn)
(NP (NN money)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(VP (VB allow)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother))
(NP (NP (JJ special) (NN time))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT the) (NNS kids))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The thing that lived in her mother’s skin had seen him, hissed and ran away.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN thing))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBD lived)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother) (POS 's)) (NN skin))))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VP (VBN seen)
(NP (PRP him)))
(, ,)
(VP (VBD hissed)) (CC and)
(VP (VBD ran) (PRT (RP away)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
When her elderly mother, who has turned from immorality to religion, bordering on fanaticism, comes to visit, Rita is thrilled and clings to her.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB When))
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ her) (JJ elderly) (NN mother)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN turned)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NN immorality)))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN religion)))
(, ,)
(S (VP (VBG bordering)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN fanaticism)))
(, ,))
(VP (VBZ comes)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB visit))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Rita))
(VP (VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN thrilled)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBZ clings)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP her)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The two elder children, Daniel and Abigail, remained with their father, while the infant daughter, Mercy, accompanied her mother, who subsequently remarried.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (CD two) (JJR elder) (NNS children)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Daniel) (CC and) (NNP Abigail)) (, ,))
(VP (VBD remained)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (PRP$ their) (NN father)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN while)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN infant) (NN daughter)) (, ,)
(NP (NN Mercy)) (, ,))
(VP (VBD accompanied)
(NP (NP (PRP$ her) (NN mother)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (ADVP (RB subsequently))
(VP (VBD remarried)))
(. .)))
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