It had ceased to be a blank space of delightful mystery – a white patch for a boy to dream gloriously over.
1	It	it	PRON	PERS-SG	_	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	PAST-AUX	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ceased	cease	VERB	PERF	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	_	_	8	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	INF-AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blank	blank	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	space	space	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	_	_	11	case	_	_
10	delightful	delightful	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mystery	mystery	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	–	–	PUNCT	Dash	_	15	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	white	white	ADJ	POS	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	patch	patch	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	_	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	IND-SG	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	boy	boy	NOUN	SG-NOM	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	to	to	PART	_	_	20	mark	_	_
20	dream	dream	VERB	INF	VerbForm=Inf	15	acl	_	_
21	gloriously	gloriously	ADV	_	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	over	over	ADP	_	_	20	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	Period	_	3	punct	_	_
