text
stringlengths
61
323
pronoun
stringclasses
11 values
pronoun_loc
int32
38
245
quote
stringlengths
6
30
quote_loc
int32
38
235
options
sequence
label
int32
0
3
humanSubjects
stringclasses
4 values
source
stringclasses
14 values
Then Dad figured out how much the man owed the store; to that he added the man's board-bill at the cook-shanty. He subtracted that amount from the man's wages, and made out his check
He
112
He subtracted
112
[ "Dad", "the man" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, By the Shores of Silver Lake
Always before, Larry had helped Dad with his work. But he could not help him now, for Dad said that his boss at the railroad company would not want anyone but him to work in the office.
he
55
he could not help
55
[ "Larry", "Dad" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, By the Shores of Silver Lake
Always before, Larry had helped Dad with his work. But he could not help him now, for Dad said that his boss at the railroad company would not want anyone but him to work in the office.
him
73
could not help him
58
[ "Larry", "Dad" ]
1
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, By the Shores of Silver Lake
Always before, Larry had helped Dad with his work. But he could not help him now, for Dad said that his boss at the railroad company would not want anyone but him to work in the office.
his
100
his boss
100
[ "Larry", "Dad" ]
1
17 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, By the Shores of Silver Lake
The donkey wished a wart on its hind leg would disappear, and it did.
it
62
and it did
58
[ "donkey", "wart", "leg" ]
1
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
William Steig, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
When they had eventually calmed down a bit, and had gotten home, Mr. Farley put the magic pebble in an iron safe. Some day they might want to use it , but really for now, what more could they wish for?
it
146
to use it
139
[ "magic pebble", "safe" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
William Steig, Sylvester and the Magic Pebble
The Wainwrights treated Mr. Crowley like a prince until he made his will in their favor; then they treated him like dirt. Folks said he died just to be rid of their everlasting nagging.
their
159
their everlasting nagging
159
[ "Wainwrights", "Folks" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Carolyn Keeene, The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew) .
A number of times Henry had been present at interviews which his father had had with noted detectives who desired his aid in solving perplexing mysteries, and those occasions stood out as red-letter days for him .
him
208
red-letter days for him
188
[ "Henry", "father" ]
0
17 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Carolyn Keeene, The Secret of the Old Clock (Nancy Drew) .
What about the time you cut up tulip bulbs in the hamburgers because you thought they were onions?
they
81
they were onions.
81
[ "tulip bulbs", "hamburgers" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Beverly Cleary, Henry and Beezus
No one joins Facebook to be sad and lonely. But a new study from the University of Wisconsin psychologist George Lincoln argues that that's exactly how it makes us feel.
it
152
it makes us feel
152
[ "Facebook", "study" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Maria Konnikova, "How Facebook Makes Us Unhappy", New Yorker, Sept. 10 2013
Equally swoon-worthy is C.K. Dexter Haven, a pallid young dandy holding a jade-handled walking stick, with a poodle asleep at his feet
his
126
at his feet
123
[ "Haven", "poodle" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends, New Yorker
Lionel is holding captive a scientist, Dr. Vardi, who has invented a device that turns animals invisible; Lionel plans to use it on Geoffrey and send him to steal nuclear material from an army vault.
him
150
send him
145
[ "Lionel", "Dr. Vardi", "Geoffrey" ]
2
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
The Amazing Transparent Man, New Yorker
Larry, a timid teen-ager, lives with his widowed mother in a Brooklyn housing project. Larry's father, a gang leader, was shot to death; his father's disciple, Antonio, takes Larry under his wing, and quickly molds him into a drug runner.
his
187
under his wing
181
[ "Larry", "Larry's father", "Antonio" ]
2
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Five Star, New Yorker
The Dakota prairie lay so warm and bright under the shining sun that it did not seem possible that it had ever been swept by the winds and snows of that hard winter.
it
99
it had ever been swept
99
[ "the prairie", "the sun" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie
It is not easy to space buttonholes exactly the same distance apart, and it is very difficult to cut them precisely the right size. The tiniest slip of the scissors will make the hole too large, and even one thread uncut will leave it too small.
it
232
leave it too small
226
[ "the right size", "slip", "the scissors", "the hole", "one thread" ]
3
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie
The storekeepers stayed in town to run their stores and lived in the rooms behind them .
them
82
behind them
75
[ "storekeepers", "stores", "rooms" ]
1
17 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie
Even before they reached town, they could hear a sound like corn popping. Dora asked what it was, and Dad said it was firecrackers.
it
90
what it was
85
[ "town", "sound", "corn" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie
All the buttons up the back of Dora's plaid dress were buttoned outside-in. Maude should have thought to button her up; but no, she had left poor little Dora to do the best she could, alone.
she
173
the best she could
164
[ "Dora", "Maude" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little Town on the Prairie
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that he had done anything dishonest. Still, anyone who knew that he was 19 years old could take his claim away from him.
he
55
he was less than 21
55
[ "Bernard", "the government official" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that he had done anything dishonest. Still, anyone who knew that he was 19 years old could take his claim away from him.
he
134
he had done anything dishonest
134
[ "Bernard", "the government official" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter
Bernard, who had not told the government official that he was less than 21 when he filed for a homestead claim, did not consider that he had done anything dishonest. Still, anyone who knew that he was 19 years old could take his claim away from him .
him
245
away from him
235
[ "Bernard", "the government official", "anyone" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter
The politicians far away in Washington could not know the settlers so they must make rules to regulate them.
they
70
they must make rules
70
[ "politicians", "settlers" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter
The politicians far away in Washington could not know the settlers so they must make rules to regulate them .
them
103
regulate them
94
[ "politicians", "settlers" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter
Men had the right to keep their sons working for them until they were 21 years of age.
they
60
they were 21
60
[ "Men", "sons" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Laura Ingalls Wilder, The Long Winter
Since Chester was dependent on Uncle Vernon, he couldn't very well marry without his approval
he
45
he couldn't very well marry
45
[ "Chester", "Uncle Vernon" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
Since Chester was dependent on Uncle Vernon, he couldn't very well marry without his approval
his
81
his approval
81
[ "Chester", "Uncle Vernon" ]
1
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
I sat there feeling rather like a chappie I'd once read about in a book, who murdered another cove and hid the body under the dining-room table, and then had to be the life and soul of a dinner party, with it there all the time.
it
206
with it there
201
[ "book", "body", "table", "life and soul", "dinner party" ]
1
16 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
Mr. Taylor was a man of uncertain temper and his general tendency was to think that David was a poor chump and that whatever step he took in any direction on his own account was just another proof of his innate idiocy,
his
200
his innate idiocy
200
[ "Mr. Taylor", "David" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
I sallied out for a bit of food, more to pass the time than because I wanted it .
it
77
wanted it
70
[ "food", "time" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
Mr. Moncrieff visited Chester's luxurious New York apartment, thinking that it belonged to his son Edward. The result was that Mr. Moncrieff has decided to cancel Edward's allowance on the ground that he no longer requires his financial support.
he
201
he no longer requires
201
[ "Mr. Moncrieff", "Chester", "Edward" ]
2
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
Mr. Moncrieff visited Chester's luxurious New York apartment, thinking that it belonged to his son Edward. The result was that Mr. Moncrieff has decided to cancel Edward's allowance on the ground that he no longer requires his financial support.
his
223
his financial support
223
[ "Mr. Moncrieff", "Chester", "Edward" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
P.G. Wodehouse, Carry On Jeeves
Mama came over and sat down beside Alice. Gently she stroked her hair and let the child weep.
she
49
she stroked
49
[ "Mama", "Alice" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Mama came over and sat down beside Alice. Gently she stroked her hair and let the child weep.
her
61
her hair
61
[ "Mama", "Alice" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Alice was dusting the living room and trying to find the button that Mama had hidden. No time today to look at old pictures in her favorite photo album. Today she had to hunt for a button, so she put the album on a chair without even opening it.
her
127
her favorite photo album
127
[ "Alice", "Mama" ]
0
17 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Alice was dusting the living room and trying to find the button that Mama had hidden. No time today to look at old pictures in her favorite photo album. Today she had to hunt for a button, so she put the album on a chair without even opening it.
she
159
she had to hunt
159
[ "Alice", "Mama" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Alice was dusting the living room and trying to find the button that Mama had hidden. No time today to look at old pictures in her favorite photo album. Today she had to hunt for a button, so she put the album on a chair without even opening it .
it
242
opening it
234
[ "living room", "button", "album", "chair" ]
2
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Papa looked down at the children's faces, so puzzled and sad now. It was bad enough that they had to be denied so many things because he couldn't afford them.
they
89
they had to be denied
89
[ "children", "faces" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Papa looked down at the children's faces, so puzzled and sad now. It was bad enough that they had to be denied so many things because he couldn't afford them .
them
153
afford them
146
[ "children", "faces", "things" ]
2
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Sydney Taylor, All-of-a-Kind Family
Every day after dinner Mr. Schmidt took a long nap. Mark would let him sleep for an hour, then wake him up, scold him, and get him to work. He needed to get him to finish his work, because his work was beautiful
He
140
He needed
140
[ "Mr. Schmidt", "Mark" ]
1
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Every day after dinner Mr. Schmidt took a long nap. Mark would let him sleep for an hour, then wake him up, scold him, and get him to work. He needed to get him to finish his work, because his work was beautiful
his
189
his work was beautiful
189
[ "Mr. Schmidt", "Mark" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
The signs over the shops' doors had pictures that indicated what work was done inside. Although more and more people were learning how to read, each artisan still had signs, not wishing to lose a possible patron merely because he happened to be illiterate.
he
227
he happened to be illiterate
227
[ "artisan", "patron" ]
1
16 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark became absorbed in Blaze, the white horse. He was afraid the stable boys at the Burlington Stables struck at him and bullied him because he was timid, so he took upon himself the feeding and care of the animal.
He
48
He was afraid
48
[ "Mark", "Blaze" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark became absorbed in Blaze, the white horse. He was afraid the stable boys at the Burlington Stables struck at him and bullied him because he was timid, so he took upon himself the feeding and care of the animal.
he
159
he took upon himself
159
[ "Mark", "Blaze" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark was close to Mr. Singer's heels. He heard him calling for the captain, promising him, in the jargon everyone talked that night, that not one thing should be damaged on the ship except only the ammunition, but the captain and all his crew had best stay in the cabin until the work was over
He
38
He heard him
38
[ "Mark", "Mr. Singer" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark was close to Mr. Singer's heels. He heard him calling for the captain, promising him, in the jargon everyone talked that night, that not one thing should be damaged on the ship except only the ammunition, but the captain and all his crew had best stay in the cabin until the work was over.
him
47
heard him
41
[ "Mark", "Mr. Singer" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark was close to Mr. Singer's heels. He heard him calling for the captain, promising him, in the jargon everyone talked that night, that not one thing should be damaged on the ship except only the ammunition, but the captain and all his crew had best stay in the cabin until the work was over.
his
234
his crew
234
[ "Mark", "Mr. Singer", "the captain" ]
2
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark heard Steve's feet going down the ladder. The door of the shop closed after him . He ran to look out the window.
him
81
after him
75
[ "Mark", "Steve" ]
1
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Mark heard Steve's feet going down the ladder. The door of the shop closed after him. He ran to look out the window.
He
86
He ran
86
[ "Mark", "Steve" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
Of one thing Mark was sure. Harry knew much less than he did.
he
54
he did
54
[ "Mark", "Harry" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
So Mark slept. It was daylight when he woke with Warren's hand upon his shoulder.
his
68
his shoulder
68
[ "Mark", "Warren" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
By rolling over in her upper berth, Tatyana could look over the edge of it and see her mother plainly. How very small and straight and rigid she lay in the bunk below! Her eyes were closed, but Tatyana doubted if she slept.
she
141
she lay
141
[ "Tatyana", "mother" ]
1
17 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
By rolling over in her upper berth, Tatyana could look over the edge of it and see her mother plainly. How very small and straight and rigid she lay in the bunk below! Her eyes were closed, but Tatyana doubted if she slept.
she
213
she slept
213
[ "Tatyana", "mother" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
When Tatyana reached the cabin, her mother was sleeping. She was careful not to disturb her, undressing and climbing back into her berth.
She
57
She was careful
57
[ "Tatyana", "mother" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
When Tatyana reached the cabin, her mother was sleeping. She was careful not to disturb her , undressing and climbing back into her berth.
her
88
disturb her
80
[ "Tatyana", "mother" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
When Tatyana reached the cabin, her mother was sleeping. She was careful not to disturb her, undressing and climbing back into her berth.
her
127
her berth
127
[ "Tatyana", "mother" ]
0
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
Tatyana managed two guitars and a bag, and still could point out the Freemans: "Isn't it nice that they have come, Mama!"
they
99
they have come
99
[ "two guitars and a bag", "the Freemans" ]
1
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
Tatyana knew that Grandma always enjoyed serving an abundance of food to her guests. Now Tatyana watched as Grandma gathered Tatyana's small mother into a wide, scrawny embrace and then propelled her to the table, lifting her shawl from her shoulders, seating her in the place of honor, and saying simply: "There's plenty."
her
196
propelled her
186
[ "Tatyana", "Grandma", "Tatyana's mother" ]
2
17 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
The table was piled high with food, and on the floor beside it there were crocks, baskets, and a five-quart pail of milk.
it
60
beside it
53
[ "table", "food", "floor" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
Grant worked hard to harvest his beans so he and his family would have enough to eat that winter, His friend Henry let him stack them in his barn where they would dry. Later, he and Tatyana would shell them and cook them for their Sunday dinners.
them
129
stack them
123
[ "beans", "Grant and his family" ]
0
18 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo
Grant worked hard to harvest his beans so he and his family would have enough to eat that winter, His friend Henry let him stack them in his barn where they would dry. Later, he and Tatyana would shell them and cook them for their Sunday dinners.
their
225
their Sunday dinners
225
[ "beans", "he and Tatyana" ]
1
19 out of 19 subjects got this answer.
Ruth Sawyer, The Year of Jubilo