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recount

Who acts: verb, result, piece, you, Grandma, I · What happens: tell, describe, recount, adventure, count, be · To what, where: story, events, order, adventure, time order, recount · Speech: someone speaks here

«recount» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: recount in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

verb To tell a story or describe events in order: «He recounted his adventure.».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tell	nsubj
2	To	to	PART	_	3 tell	mark
3	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 story	det
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tell	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 describe	cc
7	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tell	conj
8	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 describe	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 order	case
10	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 describe	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 recounted	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 recounted	punct
13	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 recounted	nsubj
14	recounted	recount	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 tell	ccomp
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 adventure	nmod:poss
16	adventure	adventure	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 recounted	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 recounted	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 recounted	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	to-infinitive	verb	a story					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent story=Recipient clause=Topic
2	describe	infinitive	verb not said here	events		order			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent event=Theme
3	recount speech: other in a quote	past	verb	verb's adventure					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent adventure=Topic
4	adventure in a quote		verb						nom adventure «act 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

verb (re-count) To count again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 re-count	punct
3	re-count	re-count	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 verb	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 re-count	punct
5	To	to	PART	_	6 count	mark
6	count	count	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 verb	acl
7	again	again	ADV	_	6 count	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 verb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	count	to-infinitive					again		vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

noun A second count of votes in an election when the result is very close.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 count	nsubj
2	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 count	det
3	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 count	amod
4	count	count	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 votes	case
6	votes	vote	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 count	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 election	case
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 election	det
9	election	election	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 votes	nmod
10	when	when	SCONJ	_	15 close	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 result	det
12	result	result	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 close	nsubj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 close	cop
14	very	very	ADV	_	15 close	advmod
15	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 count	advcl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 count	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the result					close property	tree rules

Meaning 4

noun (UK schools) A piece of writing that retells events in time order, like a diary or trip report.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 schools	punct
3	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 schools	compound
4	schools	school	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 noun	appos
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 schools	punct
6	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 piece	det
7	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 noun	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 writing	case
9	writing	writing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 piece	nmod
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 retells	nsubj
11	retells	retell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 piece	acl:relcl
12	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 retells	obj
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 order	case
14	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 order	compound
15	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 retells	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 diary	punct
17	like	like	ADP	_	19 diary	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 diary	det
19	diary	diary	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 retells	obl
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	22 report	cc
21	trip	trip	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 report	compound
22	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 diary	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retell	present	a piece of writing	events		time order		like a diary or trip report	tree rules

Example 1

Write a recount of your weekend.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 recount	det
3	recount	recount	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Write	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 weekend	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 weekend	nmod:poss
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 recount	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Write	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	imperative	you not said here	a recount of your weekend					vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recount=Theme
2	recount			your weekend					nom recount «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Grandma recounted stories of her childhood in Ireland.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 recounted	nsubj
2	recounted	recount	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 recounted	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 childhood	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 childhood	nmod:poss
6	childhood	childhood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stories	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Ireland	case
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 childhood	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 recounted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recount speech: other	past	Grandma	stories of Grandma's childhood in Ireland					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent story=Topic

Example 3

I recounted the coins and found one more.

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 recounted	nsubj
2	recounted	recount	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 coins	det
4	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 recounted	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 found	cc
6	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 recounted	conj
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 more	nummod
8	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	6 found	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 recounted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recount speech: other	past	I	the coins					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent coin=Topic
2	find	past	I not said here	one more					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic

Example 4

The vote was so close that they had a recount.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 vote	det
2	vote	vote	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 close	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 close	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 close	advmod
5	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 had	mark
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 had	nsubj
8	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 close	advcl
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 recount	det
10	recount	recount	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 had	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 close	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the vote					close property	tree rules
2	have	past	they	a recount					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recount=Patient

Example 5

The sailor recounted his adventure on the island.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sailor	det
2	sailor	sailor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 recounted	nsubj
3	recounted	recount	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 adventure	nmod:poss
5	adventure	adventure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 recounted	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 island	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 island	det
8	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 recounted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 recounted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	recount speech: other	past	the sailor	sailor's adventure		the island			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent adventure=Topic
2	adventure		sailor						nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Use time words in your recount: first, then, finally.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 words	compound
3	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Use	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 recount	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 recount	nmod:poss
6	recount	recount	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Use	obl
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 first	punct
8	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	1 Use	advmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 then	punct
10	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 Use	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 finally	punct
12	finally	finally	ADV	_	10 then	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Use	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	imperative	you not said here	time words		your recount	then	first property	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
2	recount		your						nom recount «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

Presenting himself before the throne on which sat the stony-hearted king and his consort Persephone, Orpheus recounted his woes to the sound of his lyre.

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Presenting	present	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	1 Presenting	obj
3	before	before	ADP	_	5 throne	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 throne	det
5	throne	throne	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Presenting	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 sat	nsubj
8	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 throne	acl:relcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 king	det
10	stony	stony	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 hearted	amod
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 stony	punct
12	hearted	hearted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 king	amod
13	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sat	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 recounted	cc
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 Persephone	nmod:poss
16	consort	consort	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 Persephone	compound
17	Persephone	persephone	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 recounted	nsubj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 Persephone	punct
19	Orpheus	Orpheus	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 Persephone	appos
20	recounted	recount	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 sat	conj
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 woes	nmod:poss
22	woes	woe	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 recounted	obj
23	to	to	ADP	_	25 sound	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 sound	det
25	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 recounted	obl
26	of	of	ADP	_	28 lyre	case
27	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 lyre	nmod:poss
28	lyre	lyre	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 sound	nmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Presenting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	present	gerund		himself = he			before the throne		vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme
2	sit	past	the throne	the hearted king					vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location king=Theme
3	recount speech: other	past	king's consort Persephone	Persephone's woes	the sound of Persephone's lyre				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent woe=Topic to sound=Recipient

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