recollection
Who acts: I, Grandad, recollections, She, shop, my · What happens: remember, have, recollect, share, grow up, put · To what, where: recollection, vague recollection, first day, recollections, farm, keys
«recollection» 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: recollection in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A memory of something from the past.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 memory | det |
| 2 | memory | memory | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 something | case |
| 4 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 2 memory | nmod |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 past | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 past | det |
| 7 | past | past | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 something | nmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 memory | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: uncountable — kept apart, not parsed.
The ability to remember: «I have no recollection of it.».
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ability | det |
| 2 | ability | ability | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 remember | mark |
| 4 | remember | remember | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 ability | acl |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 have | punct |
| 6 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 8 have | punct |
| 7 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 8 have | nsubj |
| 8 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 ability | parataxis |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 recollection | det |
| 10 | recollection | recollection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 have | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 it | case |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 recollection | nmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 have | punct |
| 14 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 8 have | punct |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 ability | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | remember | to-infinitive | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | have in a quote | present | I | no recollection of recollection | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recollection=Patient | ||||
| 3 | recollect in a quote | recollection | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Meaning 3
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Calm, quiet prayer and thoughtfulness.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prayer | amod |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Calm | punct |
| 3 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prayer | amod |
| 4 | prayer | prayer | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 thoughtfulness | cc |
| 6 | thoughtfulness | thoughtfulness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 prayer | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 prayer | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
I have a vague recollection of my first day at school.
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 | 2 have | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 recollection | det |
| 4 | vague | vague | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 recollection | amod |
| 5 | recollection | recollection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 have | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 day | case |
| 7 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 day | nmod:poss |
| 8 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 9 day | amod |
| 9 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 recollection | nmod |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 school | case |
| 11 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 day | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | I | a vague recollection of my first day at school | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recollection=Patient | ||||
| 2 | recollect | my first day at school | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Example 2
Grandad shared his recollections of growing up on a farm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 shared | nsubj |
| 2 | shared | share | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 recollections | nmod:poss |
| 4 | recollections | recollection | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 shared | obj |
| 5 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 growing | mark |
| 6 | growing | grow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 recollections | acl |
| 7 | up | up | ADP | _ | 6 growing | compound:prt |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 farm | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 farm | det |
| 10 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 growing | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 shared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | share | past | Grandad | Grandad's recollections | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | grow up | gerund | Grandad's recollections not said here | a farm | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on farm=Location | ||||
| 3 | recollect | Grandad | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
She had no recollection of where she put her keys.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 4 recollection | det |
| 4 | recollection | recollection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 5 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 8 put | mark |
| 6 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 8 put | advmod |
| 7 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 put | nsubj |
| 8 | put | put | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 recollection | acl |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 keys | nmod:poss |
| 10 | keys | key | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 put | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | She | no recollection | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recollection=Patient | ||||
| 2 | put | past | she | her keys | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent key=Goal |
Example 4
To the best of my recollection, the shop closes at six.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | ADP | _ | 3 best | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 best | det |
| 3 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 recollection | case |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 recollection | nmod:poss |
| 6 | recollection | recollection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 best | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 closes | punct |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 shop | det |
| 9 | shop | shop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 closes | nsubj |
| 10 | closes | close | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 best | parataxis |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 six | case |
| 12 | six | six | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 10 closes | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 best | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | close | present | the shop | six | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | recollect | my | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 5
His recollection of the match was different from mine.
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 recollection | nmod:poss |
| 2 | recollection | recollection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 different | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 match | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 match | det |
| 5 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 recollection | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 different | cop |
| 7 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 mine | case |
| 9 | mine | my | PRON | Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 different | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 different | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | His recollection of the match | from mine; different property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | recollect | His = he | the match | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
Example 6
The nuns spent the day in quiet recollection.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 nuns | det |
| 2 | nuns | nun | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 spent | nsubj |
| 3 | spent | spend | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 day | det |
| 5 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 spent | obj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 recollection | case |
| 7 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 recollection | amod |
| 8 | recollection | recollection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 spent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 spent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | spend | past | the nuns | quiet recollection | day | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Example 7
They go on with their recollections.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 go | nsubj |
| 2 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | on | on | ADV | _ | 2 go | advmod |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 recollections | case |
| 5 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 recollections | nmod:poss |
| 6 | recollections | recollection | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 go | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 go | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go on | present | They | with their recollections | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | recollect | their = they | nom recollection «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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