--- title: ★★★ «The remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest c… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p… · tree and pragmatics description: ★★★ «The remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest castle in all … Merry England.» Why stack up so many «-est» words? Test 16 · ★★★ of lesson 48 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the car in the inn-yard, twenty years, and the deepest dungeon)» of the books cours --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/t16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/) / t16 # Test 16 · ★★★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the… ★★★ «The remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest castle in all … Merry England.» Why stack up so many «-est» words? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** guard, keep, stack up · **To what, where:** stoutest castle, many est words This is test 16 · ★★★ of lesson 48 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VI, part 4: Mr. Toad (the car in the inn-yard, twenty years, and the deepest dungeon)» 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/48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon/#t16). ## The question {#question} *Sentence 1:* ★★★ «The remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest castle in all … ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:1 # text = ★★★ «The remotest dungeon of the best-guarded keep of the stoutest castle in all … 1 ★ ★ PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 ★ ★ X FW Foreign=Yes 1 dep _ SpaceAfter=No 3 ★ ★ X FW Foreign=Yes 1 dep _ _ 4 « « PUNCT `` _ 7 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 5 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 remotest remote ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 7 amod _ _ 7 dungeon dungeon NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 10 best good ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 13 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 12 guarded guard VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 amod _ _ 13 keep keep NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 stoutest stout ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 17 amod _ _ 17 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 17 nmod _ _ 20 … . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guard** *in a quote* | participle | | | | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **keep** *in a quote* | | | the stoutest castle in all | | | | | nom keep «possession transitive»: of=patient | 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. *Sentence 2:* Merry England.» ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:2 # text = Merry England.» 1 Merry Merry PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 England England PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 » » PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 3:* Why stack up so many «-est» words? ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:3 # text = Why stack up so many «-est» words? 1 Why why ADV WRB PronType=Int 2 advmod _ _ 2 stack stack VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 up up ADP RP _ 2 compound:prt _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 6 « « PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 8 est est NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 9 » » PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ 10 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stack up** | imperative | you *not said here* | many est words | | | | | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent word=Theme | ## The options {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} A joke — it makes Toad's prison sound as huge and grim as possible ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:o1:1 # text = A joke — it makes Toad's prison sound as huge and grim as possible 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 — - PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 prison prison NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 10 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 huge huge ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 obl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 grim grim ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 conj _ _ 14 as as SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | a joke | Toad's prison sound | | | | as huge | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product | ### Option 2 {#o2} It's a joke that makes the dungeon sound enormous, a sign that the writer dislikes long sentences and wants us to notice ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:o2:1 # text = It's a joke that makes the dungeon sound enormous, a sign that the writer dislikes long sentences and wants us to notice 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 acl:relcl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 dungeon dungeon NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 sound sound VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 xcomp _ _ 10 enormous enormous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sign sign NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 appos _ _ 14 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 writer writer NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 17 dislikes dislike VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 acl:relcl _ _ 18 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 19 amod _ _ 19 sentences sentence NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obj _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 wants want VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 22 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 24 notice notice VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | It | a joke | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **make** | present | a joke | the dungeon | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **sound** | infinitive | the dungeon *not said here* | | | | | enormous *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 4 | **dislike** | present | the writer | long sentences | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sentence=Stimulus | | 5 | **want** | present | the writer *not said here* | us | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **notice** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | us *not said here* | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ### Option 3 {#o3} A joke — it makes Toad's prison sound as huge and grim as possible, so the reader laughs at the castle and its keepers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:o3:1 # text = A joke — it makes Toad's prison sound as huge and grim as possible, so the reader laughs at the castle and its keepers 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 joke joke NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 — - PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 makes make VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 Toad Toad PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 prison prison NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 10 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 huge huge ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 nmod _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 grim grim ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 conj _ _ 14 as as SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 15 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 17 so so ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 reader reader NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 20 laughs laugh VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 21 at at ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 castle castle NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 keepers keeper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | present | a joke | Toad's prison sound | | | | as huge | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product | | 2 | **laugh** | present | the reader | | | the castle and reader's keepers | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} To make the reader feel sorry for the Chairman's sums ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:48-willows-ch6-part4-twenty-years-in-the-dungeon:t16:o4:1 # text = To make the reader feel sorry for the Chairman's sums 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 make make VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 reader reader NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 feel feel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 6 sorry sorry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 xcomp _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 Chairman Chairman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 10 's 's PART POS _ 9 case _ _ 11 sums sum NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | | the reader | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **feel** | infinitive | the reader *not said here* | | | | | sorry *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | | 3 | **sum** | | the Chairman | | | | | | nom sum «possession transitive»: poss=agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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