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# Test 14 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (t…

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«Slumber gathered him forthwith, as a swathe of barley is folded into the arms of the reaping machine.» What does this picture mean?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Slumber, picture · **What happens:** gather, fold, mean · **To what, where:** him, swathe, arms

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This is test 14 · ★★★ of lesson 44 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter V, part 4: Dulce Domum (the carol, a magic supper, and a home to come back to)» of the books course of Mova's primary school. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: [the test at school](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* «Slumber gathered him forthwith, as a swathe of barley is folded into the arms of the reaping machine.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t14:1
# text = «Slumber gathered him forthwith, as a swathe of barley is folded into the arms of the reaping machine.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Slumber	slumber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	forthwith	forthwith	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	swathe	swathe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	folded	fold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	arms	arm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	reaping	reaping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** *in a quote* | past | Slumber | him *= he* |  |  |  | forthwith *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **fold** *in a quote* | present · passive |  | a swathe of barley |  |  |  | into the arms of the reaping machine *result* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into arm=Result |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

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*Sentence 2:* What does this picture mean?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t14:2
# text = What does this picture mean?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
4	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present · do-support | this picture |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The Rat falls asleep instantly and completely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t14:o1:1
# text = The Rat falls asleep instantly and completely
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  | asleep, instantly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Rat falls asleep instantly, like a field of barley cut down by the machine, and snores loudly until dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t14:o2:1
# text = The Rat falls asleep instantly, like a field of barley cut down by the machine, and snores loudly until dawn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	barley	barley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	snores	snore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
20	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	until	until	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  | asleep, instantly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cut down** | participle |  | barley *not said here* |  |  |  | by the machine | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **snore** | present | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  | dawn | loudly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Rat falls asleep instantly and completely, snoring so loudly that the Mole has to cover his ears with the quilt for the whole night

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t14:o3:1
# text = The Rat falls asleep instantly and completely, snoring so loudly that the Mole has to cover his ears with the quilt for the whole night
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	snoring	snore	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	cover	cover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	quilt	quilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  | asleep, instantly *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **snore** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | present | the Mole |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **cover** | to-infinitive | the Mole *not said here* | Mole's ears |  |  | night | with the quilt | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent ear=Destination with quilt=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The Rat is slow to nod off to sleep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:44-willows-ch5-part4-the-carol-and-a-happy-homecoming:t14:o4:1
# text = The Rat is slow to nod off to sleep
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	nod	nod	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Rat |  |  |  |  | slow *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **nod off** | to-infinitive | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn change\_bodily\_state-40.8.4 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sleep** | to-infinitive | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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