assured , glossy and shot through with brittle desperation . 
(ROOT (S (ADJP (ADJP (VBN assured)) (, ,) (ADJP (JJ glossy)) (CC and) (VP (VBD shot) (ADVP (RP through)) (PP (IN with) (NP (JJ brittle) (NN desperation))))) (. .)))
(ROOT (S (ADJP (ADJP (VBN )) (, ) (ADJP (JJ )) (CC ) (VP (VBD ) (ADVP (RP )) (PP (IN ) (NP (JJ ) (NN ))))) (. )))