recollect Who acts: I, his, you, She, your, Grandma · What happens: remember, not recollect, name, collect, gather, re-collect · To what, where: something, past, name, worksheets, yourself, thoughts · Speech: someone speaks here
«recollect» 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: recollect in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To remember something from the past, often with effort: «I don't recollect his name.».
The tree, 15 words mark obj case det obl punct advmod case obl punct punct nsubj aux advmod appos nmod:poss obj punct punct punct root To PART remember VERB something PRON from ADP the DET past NOUN , PUNCT often ADV with ADP effort NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT I PRON do AUX n't PART recollect VERB his PRON name NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 remember mark 2 remember remember VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 remember obj 4 from from ADP _ 6 past case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 past det 6 past past NOUN Number=Sing 2 remember obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 effort punct 8 often often ADV _ 10 effort advmod 9 with with ADP _ 10 effort case 10 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 2 remember obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 16 recollect punct 12 « « PUNCT _ 16 recollect punct 13 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 16 recollect nsubj 14 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 recollect aux 15 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 16 recollect advmod 16 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 effort appos 17 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 name nmod:poss 18 name name NOUN Number=Sing 16 recollect obj 19 . . PUNCT _ 16 recollect punct 20 » » PUNCT _ 16 recollect punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 remember punct
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1 remember to-infinitive something the past with effort vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme 2 not recollect in a quote present · do-support I his name vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme 3 name in a quote his = he nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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 Usage: re-collect, with a hyphen — kept apart, not parsed.
To collect or gather again: «re-collect the worksheets».
mark advcl cc advmod punct punct conj det obj punct punct root To PART collect VERB or CCONJ gather VERB again ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT re-collect VERB the DET worksheets NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 collect mark 2 collect collect VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 gather advcl 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 gather cc 4 gather gather VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 again again ADV _ 4 gather advmod 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 re-collect punct 7 « « PUNCT _ 8 re-collect punct 8 re-collect re-collect VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 gather conj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 worksheets det 10 worksheets worksheet NOUN Number=Plur 8 re-collect obj 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 worksheets punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 gather punct
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1 collect to-infinitive you not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 gather imperative you not said here again vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 re-collect in a quote infinitive you not said here the worksheets tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
To calm yourself or get your thoughts together: «She paused to recollect herself.».
The tree, 13 words mark advcl obj cc conj nmod:poss obj advmod punct punct nsubj mark xcomp obj punct punct punct root To PART calm VERB yourself PRON or CCONJ get VERB your PRON thoughts NOUN together ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT She PRON paused VERB to PART recollect VERB herself PRON . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 calm mark 2 calm calm VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 paused advcl 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 calm obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 get cc 5 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 calm conj 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 thoughts nmod:poss 7 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 5 get obj 8 together together ADV _ 5 get advmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 2 calm punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 paused punct 11 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 paused nsubj 12 paused pause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 13 to to PART _ 14 recollect mark 14 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 paused xcomp 15 herself herself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 14 recollect obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 12 paused punct 17 » » PUNCT _ 12 paused punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 12 paused punct
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1 calm to-infinitive She not said here yourself vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus yourself=Experiencer 2 get infinitive She not said here your thoughts together property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thought=Stimulus 3 pause in a quote past She tree rules 4 recollect in a quote to-infinitive She not said here herself = she vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent herself=Theme 5 think your nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 I can't recollect where I put my keys.
nsubj aux advmod advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON ca AUX n't PART recollect VERB where ADV I PRON put VERB my PRON keys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 recollect nsubj 2 ca can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 recollect aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 recollect advmod 4 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 where where ADV PronType=Rel 7 put advmod 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 put nsubj 7 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 recollect advcl 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 keys nmod:poss 9 keys key NOUN Number=Plur 7 put obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 recollect punct
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1 not recollect can I vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 put past I my keys vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent key=Goal
Example 2 Grandma recollects the day the war ended.
nsubj det obj det nsubj acl:relcl punct root Grandma NOUN recollects VERB the DET day NOUN the DET war NOUN ended VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 recollects nsubj 2 recollects recollect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 day det 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing 2 recollects obj 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 war det 6 war war NOUN Number=Sing 7 ended nsubj 7 ended end VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 day acl:relcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 recollects punct
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1 recollect present Grandma day vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 end past the war the day not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality day=Eventuality
Example 3 As far as I can recollect, we met at the zoo.
advmod advmod mark nsubj aux advcl punct nsubj case det obl punct root As ADV far ADV as SCONJ I PRON can AUX recollect VERB , PUNCT we PRON met VERB at ADP the DET zoo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADV _ 2 far advmod 2 far far ADV Degree=Pos 9 met advmod 3 as as SCONJ _ 6 recollect mark 4 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 recollect nsubj 5 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 6 recollect aux 6 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 far advcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 far punct 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 met nsubj 9 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 at at ADP _ 12 zoo case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 zoo det 12 zoo zoo NOUN Number=Sing 9 met obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 met punct
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1 recollect can I vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 meet past we the zoo far property vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 Do you recollect seeing a red car?
aux nsubj xcomp det amod obj punct root Do AUX you PRON recollect VERB seeing VERB a DET red ADJ car NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 recollect aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 recollect nsubj 3 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 seeing see VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 recollect xcomp 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 car det 6 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 7 car amod 7 car car NOUN Number=Sing 4 seeing obj 8 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 recollect punct
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1 recollect present · do-support you vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 see gerund you not said here a red car vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer car=Stimulus
Example 5 He tried to recollect the words of the poem.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj case det nmod punct root He PRON tried VERB to PART recollect VERB the DET words NOUN of ADP the DET poem NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 recollect mark 4 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 tried xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 words det 6 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 recollect obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 poem case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 poem det 9 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 6 words nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
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1 try past He vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 recollect not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here the words of the poem vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent word=Theme 3 word the poem nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 6 The witness could not recollect the man's face.
det nsubj aux advmod det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET witness NOUN could AUX not PART recollect VERB the DET man NOUN 's PART face NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 witness det 2 witness witness NOUN Number=Sing 5 recollect nsubj 3 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 recollect aux 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 recollect advmod 5 recollect recollect VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 man det 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 9 face nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 man case 9 face face NOUN Number=Sing 5 recollect obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 recollect punct
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1 not recollect could the witness the man's face vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent face=Theme
Example 7 I am quite sure if I recollect all this tomorrow, it will appear utterly ridiculous and absurd.
The tree, 17 words nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl det:predet det obl:unmarked punct nsubj aux parataxis advmod xcomp cc conj punct root I PRON am AUX quite ADV sure ADJ if SCONJ I PRON recollect VERB all DET this DET tomorrow NOUN , PUNCT it PRON will AUX appear VERB utterly ADV ridiculous ADJ and CCONJ absurd ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 sure nsubj 2 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sure cop 3 quite quite ADV _ 4 sure advmod 4 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 if if SCONJ _ 7 recollect mark 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 recollect nsubj 7 recollect recollect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 appear advcl 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 tomorrow det:predet 9 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 tomorrow det 10 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 7 recollect obl:unmarked 11 , , PUNCT _ 7 recollect punct 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 appear nsubj 13 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 14 appear aux 14 appear appear VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 sure parataxis 15 utterly utterly ADV _ 16 ridiculous advmod 16 ridiculous ridiculous ADJ Degree=Pos 14 appear xcomp 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 absurd cc 18 absurd absurd ADJ Degree=Pos 16 ridiculous conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 4 sure punct
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1 is present I sure property tree rules 2 recollect a condition, not said to happen present I tomorrow vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 3 appear future it ridiculous property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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