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title: Ailsa from Edinburgh: «prison's dreich and Toad stays miserable the… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ailsa from Edinburgh: «prison's dreich and Toad stays miserable the whole chapter.» (dreich = dreary) Put it right. Test 7 · ★ of lesson 52 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adventures (the gaoler's daughter and the buttered toast)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Test 7 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adve…

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Ailsa from Edinburgh: «prison's dreich and Toad stays miserable the whole chapter.» (dreich = dreary) Put it right.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Ailsa, dreich · **What happens:** stay, put · **To what, where:** whole chapter, chapter

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This is test 7 · ★ of lesson 52 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter VIII, part 1: Toad's Adventures (the gaoler's daughter and the buttered toast)» 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/52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter/#t7).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Ailsa from Edinburgh: «prison's dreich and Toad stays miserable the whole chapter.»

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t7:1
# text = Ailsa from Edinburgh: «prison's dreich and Toad stays miserable the whole chapter.»
1	Ailsa	Ailsa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Edinburgh	Edinburgh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** *in a quote* | present | Ailsa from Edinburgh | the whole chapter |  |  |  | miserable *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme chapter=Location |

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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:* (dreich = dreary) Put it right.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t7:2
# text = (dreich = dreary) Put it right.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	dreich	dreich	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	4	punct	_	_
4	dreary	dreary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	right	right	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | infinitive | dreich | chapter |  |  |  | right *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent it=Goal |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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By the end of the chapter he is cheerful, proud of his house and talking about himself to the girl at great length

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t7:o1:1
# text = By the end of the chapter he is cheerful, proud of his house and talking about himself to the girl at great length
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	talking	talk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | by the end of the chapter | cheerful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of his house | tree rules |
| 3 | **talk** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | great length |  | about himself *= he*; to the girl | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.topic»: agent=Agent about himself=Topic to girl=Co-Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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By that very night he is cheerful and pleased with himself again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t7:o2:1
# text = By that very night he is cheerful and pleased with himself again
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obl	_	_
12	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | again; night | with himself *= he*; cheerful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Within a few hours of the toast he is cheerful, boastful, and very pleased with his own cleverness again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t7:o3:1
# text = Within a few hours of the toast he is cheerful, boastful, and very pleased with his own cleverness again
1	Within	within	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	toast	toast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	cleverness	cleverness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	again	again	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | hour | cheerful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with his own cleverness | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Next morning he is still miserable and refuses all food again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:52-willows-ch8-part1-the-gaolers-daughter:t7:o4:1
# text = Next morning he is still miserable and refuses all food again
1	Next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	miserable	miserable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | he |  |  |  | still; morning | miserable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **refuse** | present | he *not said here* | all food |  |  | again |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |

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