Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His voice choking up, John continued in a strangled whisper, “God, I love you.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NN voice))
(VP (VBG choking) (PRT (RP up))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP John))
(VP (VBD continued)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP God)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (PRP you)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Finally Cory managed a strangled whisper, “I never…. looked at… you know, guys, in high school.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Finally))
(NP (NNP Cory))
(VP (VBD managed)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never) (: ...) (. .))
(VP (VBD looked)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (FW ..) (. .))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know) (, ,)
(NP (NNS guys)) (, ,)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ high) (NN school)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Michael said in a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Michael))
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Her voice comes out a strangled whisper as she backs away form them slowly, terrified by the horrendous images being displayed before her.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (PRP$ Her) (NN voice))
(VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ backs) (ADVP (RB away))
(VP (VB form)
(NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB slowly)) (, ,)
(PP (VBN terrified)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ horrendous) (NNS images))
(VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN displayed)
(PP (IN before)
(NP (PRP her))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Finally Cory managed a strangled whisper, ` ` I never…. looked at… you know, guys, in high school.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (ADVP (RB Finally))
(NP (NNP Cory))
(VP (VBD managed)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)) (, ,) (`` `)
(S (`` `) (FRAG (NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never)) (: ...) (. .)
(VP (VBN looked)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (CD ..))))
(. .))
(NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know) (, ,)
(NP (NNS guys)) (, ,)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ high) (NN school)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
His voice choking up, John continued in a strangled whisper, “God, I love you.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP$ His) (NN voice))
(VP (VBG choking) (PRT (RP up))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP John))
(VP (VBD continued)
(S (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP God)) (, ,)
(NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBP love)
(NP (PRP you)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
She started to say but Kate’s strangled whisper made her stop.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (PRP She))
(VP (VBD started)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB say)))
(CC but)
(S (NP (NP (NNP Kate) (POS 's)) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))
(VP (VBD made)
(NP (PRP$ her) (NN stop))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That way we know if it’s accelerating or constant.” “We can track it ourselves, “Scorpius said in a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (SBARQ (WHNP (WDT That) (NN way)) (SQ (NP (PRP we))
(VP (VB know)
(SBAR (IN if)
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (VBZ 's)
(ADJP (JJ accelerating) (CC or) (JJ constant))))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ') ('' ') ('' '))
(NP (PRP We))
(VP (MD can)
(VP (VB track)
(NP (PRP it))
(NP (PRP ourselves)))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP Scorpius))
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Or perhaps the colour flaming in his cheeks was guilt – guilt that articulating whatever it was that had brought him to Albus would be a betrayal of whomever it was that had told him such news. “Sorry,’ ’ muttered Peter in a strangled whisper and turned away.
(Parse)
(S1 (SINV (S (CC Or) (ADVP (RB perhaps))
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ colour) (NN flaming))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ his) (NNS cheeks))))
(VP (AUX was)
(NP (NP (NN guilt)) (: --)
(NP (NN guilt)
(SBAR (IN that)
(S (S (VP (VBG articulating)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT whatever))
(S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN brought)
(NP (PRP him))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (FW Albus)))
(VP (MD would)
(VP (AUX be)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN betrayal))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (NN whomever))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP it))
(VP (AUX was)
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN told)
(NP (PRP him))
(NP (JJ such) (NN news)))))
(. .) ('' '))))
(: ')
(NP (JJ Sorry)))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(VP (VBD muttered))
(NP (NP (NNP Peter)) (UCP (PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(CC and)
(VP (VBN turned) (PRT (RP away)))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Weasleys. “Ginny? “Neville nodded. “What about Ginny? “Sitting straight as a broomstick, Neville started to speak, but then paused, his expression frozen between that newly familiar air of grim resolve and the terrified look he had worn so often in years past, especially in Snape’s presence. “Neville? “Harry prompted. “What about Ginny?’ ’ “Kissed her, “Neville said in a kind of strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (S (FRAG (X (NP (DT The) (NNPS Weasleys)) (. .) ('' ')) (: ')
(NP (NNP Ginny)) (. ?) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (NNP Neville))
(VP (VBD nodded)) (. .) ('' ') ('' ')
(S (FRAG (WHNP (WP What))
(PP (IN about)
(NP (NNP Ginny)))
(. ?) ('' ')) (: ')
(S (S (VP (VBG Sitting) (ADVP (RB straight))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (NN broomstick)))))
(, ,)
(NP (NNP Neville))
(VP (VBD started)
(S (VP (TO to)
(VP (VB speak) (, ,) (CC but) (RB then)
(VP (VBD paused) (, ,)
(S (NP (PRP$ his) (NN expression))
(VP (VBN frozen)
(PP (IN between)
(NP (NP (DT that)
(ADJP (RB newly) (JJ familiar)) (NN air))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (NP (JJ grim) (NN resolve)) (CC and)
(NP (DT the) (VBN terrified) (NN look))))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX had)
(VP (VBN worn) (ADVP (RB so) (RB often))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNS years))
(ADJP (JJ past))))
(, ,)
(PP (ADVP (RB especially)) (IN in)
(NP (NP (NNP Snape) (POS 's)) (NN presence))))
(. .) ('' ')))
(: ')
(NP (NNP Neville)))
(. ?) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (NNP Harry))
(VP (VBD prompted)) (. .) ('' ')) (: ') (SBARQ (WHNP (WP What)) (SQ (RB about)
(NP (NNP Ginny)))
(. ?) ('' ') ('' ') ('' ') ('' ')))
(VP (VBD Kissed)
(NP (PRP her))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (NNP Neville))
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (DT a) (NN kind))
(PP (IN of)
(NP (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“Her voice comes out a strangled whisper as she backs away form them slowly, terrified by the horrendous images being displayed before her.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(NP (PRP$ Her) (NN voice))
(VP (VBZ comes) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))
(SBAR (IN as)
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBZ backs) (ADVP (RB away))
(VP (VB form)
(NP (PRP them)) (ADVP (RB slowly)) (, ,)
(PP (VBN terrified)
(PP (IN by)
(NP (NP (DT the) (JJ horrendous) (NNS images))
(VP (AUXG being)
(VP (VBN displayed)
(PP (IN before)
(NP (PRP her))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
“I did mean what I said last night,” she went on in a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' '')
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (AUX did)
(VP (VB mean)
(SBAR (WHNP (WP what))
(S (NP (PRP I))
(VP (VBD said)
(NP (JJ last) (NN night)))))
(, ,) ('' '')
(NP (PRP she))
(VP (VBD went) (ADVP (RB on))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
(begin strangled whisper) Dear God, how she is quick! (end strangled whisper) Woe to the drinking straw that finds itself, through fate, chance, or choice, in my apartment.
(Parse)
(S1 (FRAG (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(VP (VB begin)
(NP (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(-RRB- -RRB-))
(NP (NP (RB Dear) (NNP God)) (, ,)
(SBAR (WHADVP (WRB how))
(S (NP (PRP she))
(VP (AUX is)
(ADJP (JJ quick)))
(. !)
(NP (NP (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-)
(NP (JJ end) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (NN Woe))
(PP (TO to)
(NP (NP (DT the) (NN drinking) (NN straw))
(SBAR (WHNP (WDT that))
(S (VP (VBZ finds)
(NP (PRP itself)) (, ,)
(PP (IN through)
(NP (NN fate) (, ,) (NN chance) (, ,) (CC or) (NN choice)))
(, ,)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (PRP$ my) (NN apartment)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Aki? his voice only came out as a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (NNP Aki) (. ?))
(NP (PRP$ his) (NN voice) (RB only))
(VP (VBD came) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN as)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
’ ’ he cried out in a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (: ') ('' ')
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD cried) (PRT (RP out))
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(. .)))
In the British National Corpus:
The words were a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT The) (NNS words))
(VP (AUX were)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“You’ve got a tiger loose in here, Sir,’ ’ he said in a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
(S (NP (PRP You))
(VP (AUX 've)
(VP (VBN got)
(NP (DT a) (NNP tiger)) (ADVP (RB loose))
(PP (IN in) (FRAG (ADVP (RB here)) (, ,)
(NP (NNP Sir)) (, ,) ('' ')))
(: ')
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD said)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Finally Cory managed a strangled whisper, “I never…. looked at… you know, guys, in high school.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (ADVP (RB Finally))
(NP (NNP Cory))
(VP (VBD managed)
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper))))
(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
(NP (PRP I)) (ADVP (RB never) (: ...) (. .))
(VP (VBD looked)
(PP (IN at)
(NP (NP (FW ..) (. .))
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP you))
(VP (VBP know) (, ,)
(NP (NNS guys)) (, ,)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (JJ high) (NN school)))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But since Van realized he was falling in love with Jake, any comment like that left him terrified. “What?’ ’ he let out a strangled whisper.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (FRAG (CC But)
(SBAR (IN since)
(S (NP (NNP Van))
(VP (VBD realized)
(SBAR (S (NP (PRP he))
(VP (AUX was)
(VP (VBG falling)
(PP (IN in)
(NP (NP (NN love))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (NP (NNP Jake)) (, ,)
(NP (NP (DT any) (NN comment))
(PP (IN like)
(NP (NP (DT that))
(VP (VBN left)
(S (NP (PRP him))
(ADJP (VBN terrified)))
(. .) ('' ') ('' ') (WHNP (WP What)) (. ?) ('' ')) ('' ')
(NP (PRP he))
(VP (VBD let) (PRT (RP out))
(NP (DT a) (VBN strangled) (NN whisper)))
(. .)))
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