[〈det piece.n〉 constituted-of-or-filled-with.a (k literature.n)]
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We are not blank slates; we are people who come to every piece of literature with all kinds of baggage.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP We))
(VP (AUX are) (RB not)
(NP (JJ blank) (NNS slates))))
(: ;)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NNS people))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (VBP come)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT every) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT all) (NNS kinds))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN baggage)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Read every piece of literature from your entire field.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Read)
(NP (NP (DT every) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature))))
(PP (IN from)
(NP (PRP$ your) (JJ entire) (NN field))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
They are rich, rich, rich pieces of literature, so perfect in every way that I don’t have a single constructive thing to say.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP They))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (ADJP (JJ rich) (, ,) (JJ rich) (, ,) (JJ rich)) (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(, ,)
(ADJP (RB so) (JJ perfect)))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT every) (NN way)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ single) (JJ constructive) (NN thing))
(SBAR (S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB say)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“It was selected because the play was out and there are very few pieces of literature where you can demonstrate two different points of view about a work and how it is written.”
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (PRP It))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBN selected)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (S (NP (DT the) (NN play))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ out))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (EX there))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (ADJP (RB very) (JJ few)) (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(SBAR (SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB demonstrate)
(NP (NP (CD two) (JJ different) (NNS points))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN view)))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (DT a) (NN work)))))
(CC and)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(VP (VBN written))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ')))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Obviously you’re just looking for someone to stroke your egos, because above everything else, I’m an honest critic who isn’t going to let personal feelings towards a writer or a particular piece stand in the way of how I work with a piece of literature.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Obviously))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX 're) (ADVP (RB just))
(VP (VBG looking)
(SBAR (IN for)
(S (NP (NN someone))
(VP (TO to)
(VP (NN stroke)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NNS egos)))
(, ,)
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (PP (IN above)
(NP (NN everything) (RB else)))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(NP (NP (DT an) (JJ honest) (NN critic))
(SBAR (WHNP (WP who))
(S (VP (AUX is) (RB n't)
(VP (VBG going)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB let)
(NP (NP (JJ personal) (NNS feelings))
(PP (IN towards)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN writer)) (CC or)
(NP (DT a) (JJ particular) (NN piece)))))
(VP (VB stand)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN way))
(PP (IN of)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP work)
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
There are centuries of experience that suggests it is safe, but selected pieces of literature have demonstrated some deleterious effects on highorder cellulose structures by bacteria which survive and propagate in the amino acids and fats contained in tallow, one of the chief ingredients of dubbin.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (EX There))
(VP (AUX are)
(NP (NP (NNS centuries))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN experience)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ suggests)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ safe))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (VBN selected) (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature))))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN demonstrated)
(NP (NP (DT some) (JJ deleterious) (NNS effects))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (JJR highorder) (NN cellulose) (NNS structures))))
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (NNS bacteria))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT which))
(S (VP (VBP survive) (CC and) (VBP propagate)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ amino) (NNS acids)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (NNS fats))
(VP (VBN contained)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN tallow)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (CD one))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ chief) (NNS ingredients))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN dubbin)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I’d love to get your thoughts, know your favorite or least favorite parts, get your opinions on the? argument that this is as literary as many pieces of current’ ‘literature,’’ if not more so.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'd)
(VP (VB love)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB get)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NNS thoughts)))
(, ,)
(VP (VB know)
(NP (PRP$ your)
(ADJP (JJ favorite) (CC or) (JJS least)) (JJ favorite) (NNS parts)))
(, ,)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (PRP$ your) (NNS opinions))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (DT the) (. ?) (NN argument)))
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (DT this))
(VP (AUX is)
(PP (IN as)
(NP (NP (JJ literary)
(ADJP (RB as) (JJ many)) (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ current) ('' ') ('' ') (NN literature)))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(SBAR (IN if) (FRAG (RB not) (ADVP (RBR more) (RB so)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The profits go to Burmese relief organizations, and you will get a great piece of undervalued literature in return.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (DT The) (NNS profits))
(VP (VBP go)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Burmese) (NN relief) (NNS organizations)))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (MD will)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ undervalued) (NN literature))))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NN return)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The story of Pompeii had captured her imagination and she had read every piece of literature she could about it.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN story))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP Pompeii))))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN captured)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN imagination)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN read)
(NP (NP (DT every) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (MD could)
(PP (IN about)
(NP (PRP it))))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Authors unaware that “dominula” was a noun have misspelled the species name as “dominulus” for decades, and virtually every existing piece of literature uses this misspelling.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (NNS Authors))
(ADJP (JJ unaware)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S ('' '')
(NP (NN dominula)) ('' '')
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (DT a) (NN noun))))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN misspelled)
(NP (DT the) (NNS species) (NN name))
(PP (IN as) ('' '')
(NP (NN dominulus)))
('' '')
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NNS decades)))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (NP (RB virtually) (DT every) (JJ existing) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature))))
(VP (VBZ uses)
(NP (DT this) (NN misspelling))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The value of a piece of literature comes from your own individual response to the effect that it had on you and you alone.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN value))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(VP (VBZ comes)
(PP (IN from)
(NP (NP (PRP$ your) (JJ own) (JJ individual) (NN response))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (DT the) (NN effect)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX had)
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NP (PRP you)) (CC and)
(NP (PRP you)) (ADVP (RB alone)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He had traveled to Italy where he made a brief cameo in The Bloody Chamber (a highly under / over rated piece of British literature that is essentially the repackaging of and retelling of classic British folklore.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBD traveled)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NNP Italy)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB where))
(S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (NP (DT a) (JJ brief) (NN cameo))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT The) (JJ Bloody) (NNP Chamber)) (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (NP (DT a)
(ADJP (RB highly) (IN under) (RB /) (RB over) (VBN rated)) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNP British) (NN literature)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX is) (ADVP (RB essentially))
(NP (NP (DT the) (VBG repackaging))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (CC and) (NN retelling))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ classic) (JJ British) (NN folklore)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
And like almost every piece of Literature I indulge myself in, I’m sure I’d be seeing you in this one too.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC And)
(S (PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (RB almost) (DT every) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN Literature)))))
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VB indulge)
(NP (PRP myself)) (PRT (RP in))))
(, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(ADJP (JJ sure)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD 'd)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBG seeing)
(NP (PRP you))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT this) (CD one) (RB too))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The LFC plan is 5 books / pieces of literature that have been made into movies (read them) and at least 2 movie adaptations of same (watch them) and review them.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NNP LFC) (NN plan))
(VP (AUX is)
(NP (NP (CD 5) (NNS books))
(VP (VBG /)
(NP (NP (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX have)
(VP (AUX been)
(VP (VBN made)
(PP (IN into)
(NP (NP (NNS movies)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(S (VP (VB read)
(NP (PRP them))))
(-RRB- -RRB-)) (CC and)
(NP (NP (QP (IN at) (JJS least) (CD 2)) (NN movie) (NNS adaptations))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (JJ same))))
(PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(VP (VB watch)
(NP (PRP them)))
(-RRB- -RRB-)) (CC and)
(S (VP (VB review)
(NP (PRP them)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Written by, David Deida, it has spoken more to my core than any piece of literature I have come across.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBN Written)
(PP (IN by))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP David) (NNP Deida)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN spoken) (ADVP (ADVP (RBR more)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN core))))
(PP (IN than)
(NP (NP (DT any) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN literature))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX have)
(VP (VBN come) (PRT (RP across))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
You think kids in public schools should have to watch Earth in the Balance and read Heather Has Two Mommies, but no piece of literature with the word “Jesus’ ’ on it should be allowed within a hundred yards of a school.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (VBP think)
(SBAR (S (S (NP (NP (NNS kids))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ public) (NNS schools))))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (AUX have)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB watch)
(NP (NNP Earth))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN Balance))))
(CC and)
(VP (VB read)
(S (NP (NNP Heather))
(VP (AUX Has)
(NP (CD Two) (NNS Mommies)))))
(, ,) (CC but)
(S (NP (NP (DT no) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN literature))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN word) (POS ')) (: ')
(NP (NNP Jesus) (POS ')) (: ')))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (PRP it)))
(VP (MD should)
(VP (AUX be)
(VP (VBN allowed)
(PP (IN within)
(NP (NP (DT a) (CD hundred) (NNS yards))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (DT a) (NN school)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Add in the fact that we do not attend church every week, I don’t read every Unitarian Universalist piece of literature I can get my hands on, I score highest on Lifestyle when taking any kind of values inventory, and I left theatre because I was sick of working nights and weekends… and I’m left wondering if it’s okay to pick up the phone, have a short conversation, and then pretend like you aren’t home.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (VP (VB Add)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT the) (NN fact)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (NP (PRP we))
(VP (AUX do) (RB not)
(VP (VB attend)
(NP (NN church))
(NP (DT every) (NN week)) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX do) (RB n't)
(VP (VB read)
(NP (NP (DT every) (NNP Unitarian) (NNP Universalist) (NN piece))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB get)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NNS hands))
(SBAR (IN on) (, ,)
(S (S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP score)
(NP (JJS highest))
(PP (IN on)
(NP (NN Lifestyle)))
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB when))
(S (S (VP (VBG taking)
(NP (NP (DT any) (NN kind))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NNS values))))
(NP (NN inventory))))
(, ,) (CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD left)
(NP (FW theatre))
(SBAR (IN because)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX was)
(ADJP (JJ sick)
(PP (IN of)
(S (VP (VBG working)
(NP (NNS nights) (CC and) (NNS weekends)) (ADVP (RB ..)))))
(. .)))))
(CC and)
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX 'm)
(VP (VBN left)
(S (VP (VBG wondering)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX 's)
(ADJP (JJ okay))
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VP (VB pick) (PRT (RP up))
(NP (DT the) (NN phone)))
(, ,)
(VP (AUX have)
(NP (DT a) (JJ short) (NN conversation)))
(, ,) (CC and) (RB then)
(VP (VB pretend)
(SBAR (IN like)
(S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (AUX are) (RB n't) (ADVP (RB home))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Strengths: Lavender is a great writer and has an eye for good pieces of literature.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (NP (NNS Strengths)) (: :)
(S (NP (NN Lavender))
(VP (VP (AUX is)
(NP (DT a) (JJ great) (NN writer)))
(CC and)
(VP (AUX has)
(NP (NP (DT an) (NN eye))
(PP (IN for)
(NP (NP (JJ good) (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))
(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Over the years, ATS has produced many millions of pieces of literature.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN Over)
(NP (DT the) (NNS years)))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP ATS))
(VP (AUX has)
(VP (VBN produced)
(NP (NP (JJ many) (NNS millions))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NNS pieces))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NN literature)))))
(. .)))
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