recapture Who acts: zookeepers, person, enemy, army, film, catching · What happens: catch, escape, recapture, take back, take, bring back · To what, where: person, lion, place, town, feeling, memory · Speech: someone speaks here
«recapture» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: recapture in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To catch again a person or animal that escaped: «The zookeepers recaptured the lion.».
The tree, 14 words mark advcl advmod det obj cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct punct det nsubj det obj punct punct punct root To PART catch VERB again ADV a DET person NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN that PRON escaped VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET zookeepers NOUN recaptured VERB the DET lion NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 catch mark 2 catch catch VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 recaptured advcl 3 again again ADV _ 2 catch advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing 2 catch obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 animal cc 7 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 person conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 escaped nsubj 9 escaped escape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 person acl:relcl 10 : : PUNCT _ 14 recaptured punct 11 « « PUNCT _ 14 recaptured punct 12 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 zookeepers det 13 zookeepers zookeeper NOUN Number=Plur 14 recaptured nsubj 14 recaptured recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 lion det 16 lion lion NOUN Number=Sing 14 recaptured obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 14 recaptured punct 18 » » PUNCT _ 14 recaptured punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 14 recaptured punct
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1 catch to-infinitive the zookeepers not said here a person or animal again vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme 2 escape past a person or animal vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 recapture in a quote past the zookeepers the lion vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Theme
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.
Meaning 2 To take back a place that an enemy had taken: «The army recaptured the town.».
The tree, 15 words mark advmod det obj obj det nsubj aux acl:relcl punct punct det nsubj obj det obj punct punct punct root To PART take VERB back ADV a DET place NOUN that PRON an DET enemy NOUN had AUX taken VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET army NOUN recaptured VERB the DET town NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 take mark 2 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 back back ADV _ 2 take advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 place det 5 place place NOUN Number=Sing 2 take obj 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 taken obj 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 enemy det 8 enemy enemy NOUN Number=Sing 10 taken nsubj 9 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 taken aux 10 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 place acl:relcl 11 : : PUNCT _ 15 recaptured punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 15 recaptured punct 13 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 army det 14 army army NOUN Number=Sing 15 recaptured nsubj 15 recaptured recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 take obj 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 town det 17 town town NOUN Number=Sing 15 recaptured obj 18 . . PUNCT _ 15 recaptured punct 19 » » PUNCT _ 15 recaptured punct 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 take punct
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1 take back to-infinitive a place vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme 2 take past · perfect a enemy a place vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme 3 recapture in a quote past the army the town vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Theme
Meaning 3 To bring back a feeling or memory, or to show it again: «The film recaptures the magic of childhood.».
The tree, 19 words mark advcl advmod det obj cc conj punct cc mark obj advmod punct punct det nsubj parataxis det obj case nmod punct punct punct root To PART bring VERB back ADV a DET feeling NOUN or CCONJ memory NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART show VERB it PRON again ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET film NOUN recaptures VERB the DET magic NOUN of ADP childhood NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 bring mark 2 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 show advcl 3 back back ADV _ 2 bring advmod 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feeling det 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 2 bring obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 memory cc 7 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 5 feeling conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 show punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 show cc 10 to to PART _ 11 show mark 11 show show VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 show obj 13 again again ADV _ 11 show advmod 14 : : PUNCT _ 18 recaptures punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 18 recaptures punct 16 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 film det 17 film film NOUN Number=Sing 18 recaptures nsubj 18 recaptures recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 show parataxis 19 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 20 magic det 20 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 18 recaptures obj 21 of of ADP _ 22 childhood case 22 childhood childhood NOUN Number=Sing 20 magic nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 18 recaptures punct 24 » » PUNCT _ 18 recaptures punct 25 . . PUNCT _ 11 show punct
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1 bring back to-infinitive a feeling or memory vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme 2 show to-infinitive memory again vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic 3 recapture in a quote present the film the magic of childhood vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent magic=Theme
Meaning 4 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
The act of catching or taking something again.
det case nmod cc conj obj advmod punct root The DET act NOUN of ADP catching NOUN or CCONJ taking VERB something PRON again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 act det 2 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 catching case 4 catching catching NOUN Number=Sing 2 act nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 taking cc 6 taking take VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 act conj 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 taking obj 8 again again ADV _ 6 taking advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 act punct
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1 take gerund something again vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 act catching nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent
Example 1 The escaped parrot was recaptured in the park.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET escaped VERB parrot NOUN was AUX recaptured VERB in ADP the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 parrot det 2 escaped escape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 parrot amod 3 parrot parrot NOUN Number=Sing 5 recaptured nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 recaptured aux:pass 5 recaptured recapture VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 park case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 park det 8 park park NOUN Number=Sing 5 recaptured obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 recaptured punct
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1 escape participle vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 recapture past · passive the escaped parrot the park vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 The army recaptured the fort after a long siege.
det nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root The DET army NOUN recaptured VERB the DET fort NOUN after ADP a DET long ADJ siege NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 army det 2 army army NOUN Number=Sing 3 recaptured nsubj 3 recaptured recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fort det 5 fort fort NOUN Number=Sing 3 recaptured obj 6 after after ADP _ 9 siege case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 siege det 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 siege amod 9 siege siege NOUN Number=Sing 3 recaptured obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 recaptured punct
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1 recapture past the army the fort after a long siege vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fort=Theme
Example 3 Police recaptured the prisoner the next day.
nsubj det obj det amod obl:unmarked punct root Police NOUN recaptured VERB the DET prisoner NOUN the DET next ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Police police NOUN Number=Plur 2 recaptured nsubj 2 recaptured recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 prisoner det 4 prisoner prisoner NOUN Number=Sing 2 recaptured obj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 day det 6 next next ADJ Degree=Pos 7 day amod 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 recaptured obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 recaptured punct
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1 recapture past Police the prisoner day vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prisoner=Theme
Example 4 We went back to the beach to recapture that summer feeling.
nsubj advmod case det obl mark advcl det obj xcomp punct root We PRON went VERB back ADV to ADP the DET beach NOUN to PART recapture VERB that DET summer NOUN feeling VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 went nsubj 2 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 back back ADV _ 2 went advmod 4 to to ADP _ 6 beach case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 beach det 6 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 2 went obl 7 to to PART _ 8 recapture mark 8 recapture recapture VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 went advcl 9 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 summer det 10 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 8 recapture obj 11 feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 recapture xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 went punct
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1 go back past We to the beach result vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to beach=Result 2 recapture to-infinitive We not said here summer tree rules 3 feel gerund We not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 The team recaptured the lead in the last minute.
det nsubj det obj case det amod obl punct root The DET team NOUN recaptured VERB the DET lead NOUN in ADP the DET last ADJ minute NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 recaptured nsubj 3 recaptured recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 lead det 5 lead lead NOUN Number=Sing 3 recaptured obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 minute case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 minute det 8 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 9 minute amod 9 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 3 recaptured obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 recaptured punct
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1 recapture past the team the lead minute vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lead=Theme
Example 6 Ukraine recaptured many towns that had been occupied.
nsubj amod obj nsubj aux cop acl:relcl punct root Ukraine PROPN recaptured VERB many ADJ towns NOUN that PRON had AUX been AUX occupied ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ukraine Ukraine PROPN Number=Sing 2 recaptured nsubj 2 recaptured recapture VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 4 towns amod 4 towns town NOUN Number=Plur 2 recaptured obj 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 occupied nsubj 6 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 occupied aux 7 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 8 occupied cop 8 occupied occupied ADJ Degree=Pos 4 towns acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 recaptured punct
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1 recapture past Ukraine many towns vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Theme 2 is past · perfect many towns occupied property tree rules
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