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title: Looking back: in chapter III, the Rat sat by the fire «trying over r… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Looking back: in chapter III, the Rat sat by the fire «trying over rhymes that wouldn't fit». What does the Mole use that love of his now for? Test 14 · ★ of lesson 60 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All (the spell, the Mole and the cure)» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Test 14 · ★ · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All…

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Looking back: in chapter III, the Rat sat by the fire «trying over rhymes that wouldn't fit». What does the Mole use that love of his now for?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Rat, rhymes, Mole · **What happens:** look back, sit, try, not fit, use · **To what, where:** rhymes, love

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This is test 14 · ★ of lesson 60 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 5: Wayfarers All (the spell, the Mole and the cure)» 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/60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure/#t14).

## The question {#question}

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*Sentence 1:* Looking back: in chapter III, the Rat sat by the fire «trying over rhymes that wouldn't fit».

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t14:1
# text = Looking back: in chapter III, the Rat sat by the fire «trying over rhymes that wouldn't fit».
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	III	III	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	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
16	over	over	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	rhymes	rhyme	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
19	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	fit	fit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 | **sit** | past | the Rat |  |  |  |  | by the fire | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by fire=Location |
| 3 | **try** *in a quote* | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  | rhymes |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **not** **fit** *in a quote* | would | rhymes |  |  |  |  |  | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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 the Mole use that love of his now for?

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t14:2
# text = What does the Mole use that love of his now for?
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present · do-support | the Mole | that love |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## The options {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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To compose a long poem about the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t14:o1:1
# text = To compose a long poem about the sea
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	compose	compose	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | to-infinitive |  | a long poem |  |  |  | about the sea | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Result |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To help him heal, with a pencil and paper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t14:o2:1
# text = To help him heal, with a pencil and paper
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	heal	heal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pencil	pencil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | with a pencil and paper | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **heal** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To write letters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t14:o3:1
# text = To write letters
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | to-infinitive |  | letters |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To teach the Badger how to rhyme

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:60-willows-ch9-part5-the-call-and-the-cure:t14:o4:1
# text = To teach the Badger how to rhyme
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	teach	teach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	rhyme	rhyme	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  | the Badger |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent badger=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **rhyme** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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