recede Who acts: floodwater, pain, tide, footsteps, Grandad, last glimpse · What happens: move back, go down, recede, become, stop, grow · To what, where: high level, front, glacier, corridor, receding hairline, her
«recede» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: recede in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To move back or away; to go down from a high level: the floodwater receded.
The tree, 15 words mark advcl advmod cc conj punct mark advmod case det amod obl punct det nsubj advcl punct root To PART move VERB back ADV or CCONJ away ADV ; PUNCT to PART go VERB down ADV from ADP a DET high ADJ level NOUN : PUNCT the DET floodwater NOUN receded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 move mark 2 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 go advcl 3 back back ADV _ 2 move advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 away cc 5 away away ADV _ 3 back conj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 go punct 7 to to PART _ 8 go mark 8 go go VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 down down ADV _ 8 go advmod 10 from from ADP _ 13 level case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 level det 12 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 13 level amod 13 level level NOUN Number=Sing 8 go obl 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 receded punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 floodwater det 16 floodwater floodwater NOUN Number=Sing 17 receded nsubj 17 receded recede VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 go advcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 8 go punct
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1 move back to-infinitive vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 go down to-infinitive a high level down property vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 recede past the floodwater vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 become smaller, weaker or less clear: the pain receded.
mark advcl xcomp punct conj cc conj advmod punct det nsubj punct root To PART become VERB smaller ADJ , PUNCT weaker ADJ or CCONJ less ADJ clear ADJ : PUNCT the DET pain NOUN receded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 become mark 2 become become VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 receded advcl 3 smaller small ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 become xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 weaker punct 5 weaker weak ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 smaller conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 less cc 7 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 3 smaller conj 8 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 7 less advmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 12 receded punct 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 pain det 11 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 12 receded nsubj 12 receded recede VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 receded punct
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1 become to-infinitive the pain not said here small property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient 2 recede past the pain vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Of hair: to stop growing at the front of the head (a receding hairline).
The tree, 14 words case obl punct mark xcomp case det obl case det nmod punct det amod appos punct punct root Of ADP hair NOUN : PUNCT to PART stop VERB growing VERB at ADP the DET front NOUN of ADP the DET head NOUN ( PUNCT a DET receding VERB hairline NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Of of ADP _ 2 hair case 2 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 stop obl 3 : : PUNCT _ 5 stop punct 4 to to PART _ 5 stop mark 5 stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 stop xcomp 7 at at ADP _ 9 front case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 front det 9 front front NOUN Number=Sing 6 growing obl 10 of of ADP _ 12 head case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 head det 12 head head NOUN Number=Sing 9 front nmod 13 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 hairline punct 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 hairline det 15 receding recede VERB VerbForm=Ger 16 hairline amod 16 hairline hairline NOUN Number=Sing 12 head appos 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 hairline punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 stop punct
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1 stop to-infinitive of hair vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 grow gerund the front of the head vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at front=Location 3 recede gerund vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The floodwater slowly receded.
det nsubj advmod punct root The DET floodwater NOUN slowly ADV receded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 floodwater det 2 floodwater floodwater NOUN Number=Sing 4 receded nsubj 3 slowly slowly ADV _ 4 receded advmod 4 receded recede VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 receded punct
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1 recede past the floodwater slowly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The tide recedes twice a day.
det nsubj advmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET tide NOUN recedes VERB twice ADV a DET day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tide det 2 tide tide NOUN Number=Sing 3 recedes nsubj 3 recedes recede VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 3 recedes advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 day det 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing 3 recedes obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 recedes punct
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1 recede present the tide day twice property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The glacier has receded a long way up the valley.
det nsubj:pass aux det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET glacier NOUN has AUX receded VERB a DET long ADJ way NOUN up ADP the DET valley NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 glacier det 2 glacier glacier NOUN Number=Sing 4 receded nsubj:pass 3 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 receded aux 4 receded recede VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 way det 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 4 receded obj 8 up up ADP _ 10 valley case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 valley det 10 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 7 way nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 receded punct
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1 recede present · perfect · passive the glacier tree rules
Example 4 His footsteps receded down the corridor.
nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt det obj punct root His PRON footsteps NOUN receded VERB down ADP the DET corridor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 footsteps nmod:poss 2 footsteps footstep NOUN Number=Plur 3 receded nsubj 3 receded recede VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 down down ADP _ 3 receded compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 corridor det 6 corridor corridor NOUN Number=Sing 3 receded obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 receded punct
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1 recede down past His footsteps the corridor tree rules
Example 5 The pain receded after the medicine.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET pain NOUN receded VERB after ADP the DET medicine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pain det 2 pain pain NOUN Number=Sing 3 receded nsubj 3 receded recede VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 6 medicine case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 medicine det 6 medicine medicine NOUN Number=Sing 3 receded obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 receded punct
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1 recede past the pain after the medicine vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Grandad has a receding hairline.
nsubj det amod obj punct root Grandad PROPN has VERB a DET receding VERB hairline NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 2 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 hairline det 4 receding recede VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 hairline amod 5 hairline hairline NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present Grandad a receding hairline vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hairline=Patient 2 recede gerund vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Our last glimpse of her shows her at the window, watching them receding into the sky until they were as small as stars.
The tree, 23 words nmod:poss amod nsubj case nmod iobj case det obl punct advcl obj conj case det obl mark nsubj cop advmod advcl case obl punct root Our PRON last ADJ glimpse NOUN of ADP her PRON shows VERB her PRON at ADP the DET window NOUN , PUNCT watching VERB them PRON receding VERB into ADP the DET sky NOUN until SCONJ they PRON were AUX as ADV small ADJ as ADP stars NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 glimpse nmod:poss 2 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 3 glimpse amod 3 glimpse glimpse NOUN Number=Sing 6 shows nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 5 her case 5 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 glimpse nmod 6 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 shows iobj 8 at at ADP _ 10 window case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 window det 10 window window NOUN Number=Sing 6 shows obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 watching punct 12 watching watch VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 shows advcl 13 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 watching obj 14 receding recede VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 watching conj 15 into into ADP _ 17 sky case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 sky det 17 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 14 receding obl 18 until until SCONJ _ 22 small mark 19 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 22 small nsubj 20 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 22 small cop 21 as as ADV _ 22 small advmod 22 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 14 receding advcl 23 as as ADP _ 24 stars case 24 stars star NOUN Number=Plur 22 small obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 6 shows punct
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1 show present Our last glimpse of her her = she the window vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient 2 watch gerund Our last glimpse of her not said here them = they vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme 3 recede gerund Our last glimpse of her not said here the sky vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into sky=Initial_Location 4 is past they as stars; small property tree rules 5 glimpse Our her = she nom glimpse «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
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