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# Test 12 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…

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Looking back: in chapter V, the Rat and the Mole peeped through village windows at families by the fire. What did they feel?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat · **What happens:** look back, peep, feel

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This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» 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/58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat/#t12).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter V, the Rat and the Mole peeped through village windows at families by the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t12:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter V, the Rat and the Mole peeped through village windows at families by the fire.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
2	back	back	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	peeped	peep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look back** | gerund | the Rat and the Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in chapter V | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in v=Theme |
| 2 | **peep** | past | the Rat and the Mole |  |  |  |  | at families; by the fire; through village windows | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through window=Theme |

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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 did they feel?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t12:2
# text = What did they feel?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past · do-support | Rat |  |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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Wistful, being far from home themselves, and they wished they could be back by their own fire at the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t12:o1:1
# text = Wistful, being far from home themselves, and they wished they could be back by their own fire at the river
1	Wistful	wistful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	1	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | home  themselves |  | far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wish** | past | they |  |  | the river |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **is** | could | they |  |  |  |  | by their own fire; back *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **fire** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom fire «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Angry, being left outside in the cold while the families sat warm and laughed together by the fire

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t12:o2:1
# text = Angry, being left outside in the cold while the families sat warm and laughed together by the fire
1	Angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	together	together	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | in the cold *result*; outside *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: in cold=Result |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the families |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **laugh** | past | the families *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the fire; together *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Glad they had no families of their own

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t12:o3:1
# text = Glad they had no families of their own
1	Glad	glad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Glad | no families of families's own |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent family=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Wistful, being far from home themselves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:t12:o4:1
# text = Wistful, being far from home themselves
1	Wistful	wistful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	6	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | Wistful home |  | themselves *= they* *nmod:unmarked*; far *property* | tree rules |

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