Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Seeking for you How foolish and heartbreaking to see even after he rudely said to her: searching for a missing brother that is most likely dead or refuses to know of her is an act of idiocy.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VBG Seeking)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (PRP you)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB How)
(ADJP (JJ foolish) (CC and) (JJ heartbreaking)))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB see)
(SBAR (RB even) (IN after)
(S (NP (PRP he)) (ADVP (RB rudely))
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP her)))))
(: :)
(S (VP (VBG searching)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ missing) (NN brother))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RBS most) (RB likely))
(ADJP (JJ dead)))
(CC or)
(VP (VBZ refuses)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB know)
(PP (IN of)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN act))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN idiocy)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She still had nightmares about finding her brother dead, even if they were few and far between.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP She)) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (NP (NNS nightmares))
(PP (IN about)
(S (VP (VBG finding)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN brother))
(ADJP (JJ dead))))
(, ,)
(SBAR (RB even) (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP they))
(VP (AUX were) (UCP (JJ few) (CC and) (RB far) (ADVP (IN between))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
One brother, Ciaran, is adopted into a wealthy family and believes his brother is dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (CD One) (NN brother)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Ciaran)) (, ,))
(VP (VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN adopted)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (DT a) (JJ wealthy) (NN family)))))
(CC and)
(VP (VBZ believes)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dead))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Although, biblically speaking, you are supposed to take on your dead brother’s wife.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S (IN Although) (, ,) (ADVP (RB biblically) (VBG speaking)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are)
(VP (VBN supposed)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB take) (PRT (RP on))
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (JJ dead) (NN brother) (POS 's)) (NN wife))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In Wikipedia:
In any case, Gaumata bore a passing resemblance to the King’s dead brother, and with the King away at war, and increasingly unpopular at home, the stage was set for a coup.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
(NP (DT any) (NN case)))
(, ,)
(S (NP (NNP Gaumata))
(VP (VBD bore)
(NP (NP (DT a) (VBG passing) (NN resemblance))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP King) (POS 's)) (JJ dead) (NN brother)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP King)) (UCP (ADVP (RB away)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN war))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(ADJP (RB increasingly) (JJ unpopular)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NN home))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT the) (NN stage))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN set)
(PP (IN for)
(NP (DT a) (NN coup)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
My brother is dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP$ My) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dead)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
As the distance between Edmund and Maria grows, Maria finds herself drawn into Zach’s world when she learns that he is really Alexander Cambias Junior, the presumed dead brother of Pine Valley rapist Michael Cambias.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN As)
(S (NP (NP (DT the) (NN distance))
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NNP Edmund) (CC and) (NNP Maria))))
(VP (VBZ grows))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Maria))
(VP (VBZ finds)
(S (NP (PRP herself))
(VP (VBN drawn)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (NP (NNP Zach) (POS 's)) (NN world))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ learns)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB really))
(NP (NP (NNP Alexander) (NNP Cambias) (NNP Junior)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT the) (VBN presumed) (JJ dead) (NN brother))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Pine) (NNP Valley) (NN rapist) (NNP Michael) (NNP Cambias))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His brother is dead, “Jared tells us, his voice strong with a deep sense of wanting us to understand this motivation he sees his character of Sam Winchester going through.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dead))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP Jared))
(VP (VBZ tells)
(NP (PRP us)) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN voice))
(ADJP (JJ strong)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ deep) (NN sense))
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG wanting)
(S (NP (PRP us))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (VB understand)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN motivation))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBZ sees)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN character))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Sam) (NNP Winchester)))
(VP (VBG going)
(PP (IN through))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The building collapsed, but a teacher helped her escape from the debris and she returned home to find her grandmother and her younger brother dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NN building))
(VP (VBD collapsed)))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (DT a) (NN teacher))
(VP (VBD helped)
(S (NP (PRP her))
(VP (VB escape)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NN debris))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD returned) (ADVP (RB home))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB find)
(S (NP (PRP$ her) (NN grandmother) (CC and) (PRP$ her) (JJR younger) (NN brother))
(ADJP (JJ dead)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Millions of thoughts invaded his mind, this was the moment that he had hoped for since he found out that his brother was dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NNS Millions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS thoughts))))
(VP (VBD invaded)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN mind))))
(, ,)
(NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT the) (NN moment)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN hoped)
(PP (IN for))
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD found) (PRT (RP out))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ dead)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Sleep, Little Angle Of Mine (Lullaby) (From the theatrical play “Dead brother’s song)
(Parse)
(S1 (NP (NP (NP (NN Sleep)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Little) (NN Angle))
(PP (IN Of)
(NP (NN Mine)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NNP Lullaby)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(PP (IN From)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN theatrical) (NN play)) ('' ') (: ')
(NP (NP (JJ Dead) (NN brother) (POS 's)) (NN song))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
From Family Upset Dead Man Still Gets Child Support Bills (this website, 9 / 9 / 08): A Jacksonville man said although his brother has been dead for more than 10 years he is still receiving his child support bills from the state.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (SBAR (IN From)
(S (S (NP (NNP Family) (NN Upset) (NNP Dead) (NNP Man)) (ADVP (RB Still))
(VP (VBZ Gets)
(NP (NN Child) (NN Support))
(NP (NP (NNS Bills)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (DT this) (NN website)) (, ,)
(NP (CD 9) (NNP /) (CD 9) (NNP /) (NN 08)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)))))
(: :)
(S (NP (DT A) (NNP Jacksonville) (NN man))
(VP (VBD said)
(SBAR (IN although)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (AUX been)
(ADJP (JJ dead))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (QP (JJR more) (IN than) (CD 10)) (NNS years)))))
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB still))
(VP (VBG receiving)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN child) (NN support) (NNS bills))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (DT the) (NN state)))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
(e. g., Gregory, II, 33) This would imply that his brother Gundomar was already dead, though there are no specific mentions of the event in the sources.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (LST (-LRB- -LRB-) (LS e) (. .))
(NP (NNP g) (. .) (PRN (, ,)
(NP (NNP Gregory)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP II)) (, ,)
(NP (CD 33)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NNP This))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (VB imply)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN brother) (NNP Gundomar))
(VP (AUX was) (ADVP (RB already))
(ADJP (JJ dead)) (, ,)
(SBAR (IN though)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (DT no) (NN specific) (VBZ mentions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN event))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NNS sources)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It’s a memoir, not a textbook!) Cue the Twilight Zone music & remember I’m in Illinois because my brother is dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP It))
(VP (POS 's)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN memoir)) (, ,) (RB not)
(NP (DT a) (NN textbook)))
(. !) (-RRB- -RRB-)
(VP (NN Cue)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NNP Twilight) (NNP Zone)) (NN music)))
(CC &)
(VP (VB remember)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NNP Illinois)))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ dead)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
The novel provides a portrait of life in Knoxville, Tennessee, showing how such a loss affects the young widow, her two children, her atheistic father and the dead mans alcoholic brother.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NN novel))
(VP (VBZ provides)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN portrait))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN life))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Knoxville)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Tennessee)) (, ,)))
(VP (VBG showing)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PDT such) (DT a) (NN loss))
(VP (VBZ affects)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ young) (NN widow)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP$ her) (CD two) (NNS children)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP$ her) (JJ atheistic) (NN father)) (CC and)
(NP (DT the) (JJ dead) (JJ mans) (JJ alcoholic) (NN brother)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Dominic told the detectives: I had a big brother but my big brother’s dead so he went to heaven.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Dominic))
(VP (VBD told)
(NP (DT the) (NNS detectives)) (: :)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX had)
(NP (DT a) (JJ big) (NN brother))))
(CC but)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (JJ big) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ dead))))
(CC so)
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD went)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NN heaven))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Note his yin – yang (duality) black / white symbol (his dead brother symbolic’ ’ zombie philosopher’ ’ also has this) framed with a valis / zebra dress.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Note)
(NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN yin)) (: -)
(NP (NNP yang)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN duality) (-RRB- -RRB-))
(NP (JJ black) (NNP /) (NNP white) (NN symbol)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (JJ dead) (NN brother) (JJ symbolic) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NN zombie) (NN philosopher) (POS ')) (: ')) (ADVP (RB also))
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (DT this))))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(VP (VBN framed)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (DT a) (NNP valis) (NNP /) (NN zebra) (NN dress)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Because his brother & hellip; was dead.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (IN Because)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN brother) (CC &) (VB hellip) (: ;))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ dead)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
What if my brother’s already dead?
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (WHNP (WP What))
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP$ my) (NN brother))
(VP (AUX 's) (ADVP (RB already))
(ADJP (JJ dead)))))
(. ?)))
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