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title: Looking back: in chapter VII, the Rat heard a call in the piping «st… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter VII, the Rat heard a call in the piping «stronger even than the music is sweet». How is today's feeling alike? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Test 11 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All…

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Looking back: in chapter VII, the Rat heard a call in the piping «stronger even than the music is sweet». How is today's feeling alike?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Rat, music, feeling · **What happens:** look back, hear, be · **To what, where:** call, piping · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 57 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 2: Wayfarers All (the swallows and the call of the South)» 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/57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows/#t11).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter VII, the Rat heard a call in the piping «stronger even than the music is sweet».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t11:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter VII, the Rat heard a call in the piping «stronger even than the music is sweet».
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	VII	vii	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	piping	piping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	stronger	strong	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	amod	_	_
18	even	even	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
19	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in chapter=Theme |
| 2 | **hear** | past | the Rat | a call |  | the piping |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer call=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the music |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |

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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:* How is today's feeling alike?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t11:2
# text = How is today's feeling alike?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	alike	alike	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | today's feeling |  |  |  |  | alike *property* | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Again a call pulls at him and he cannot resist easily

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t11:o1:1
# text = Again a call pulls at him and he cannot resist easily
1	Again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	resist	resist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a call |  |  |  | again | at him *= he* | vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at he=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **resist** | can | call |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Once more a voice tugs and he cannot refuse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t11:o2:1
# text = Once more a voice tugs and he cannot refuse
1	Once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
2	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	tugs	tug	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tug** | present | a voice |  |  |  |  | once *property* | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **refuse** | can | voice |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Again a call pulls at him and he cannot resist easily, though he tries to stay at home by the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t11:o3:1
# text = Again a call pulls at him and he cannot resist easily, though he tries to stay at home by the river
1	Again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	resist	resist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a call |  |  |  | again | at him *= he* | vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at he=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **resist** | can | call |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **try** | present | call |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | call *not said here* |  |  | home |  | by the river | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Again a call pulls at him and he cannot resist easily, like the Rat did on the first spring morning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:57-willows-ch9-part2-the-swallows:t11:o4:1
# text = Again a call pulls at him and he cannot resist easily, like the Rat did on the first spring morning
1	Again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	resist	resist	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	22	amod	_	_
21	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present | a call |  |  |  | again | at him *= he* | vn push-12-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent at he=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **resist** | can | call |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **do** | past | the Rat |  |  |  | morning |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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