retell Who acts: your, retelling, you, Grandma, We, film · What happens: retell, be, word, meet, use, happen · To what, where: story, own words, new version, tale, Grandad, story map
«retell» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: retell in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To retell a story is to tell it again, often in your own words.
The tree, 14 words mark advcl det obj cop mark obj advmod punct advmod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root To PART retell VERB a DET story NOUN is AUX to PART tell VERB it PRON again ADV , PUNCT often ADV in ADP your PRON own ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 retell mark 2 retell retell VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 tell advcl 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 story det 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 2 retell obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 tell cop 6 to to PART _ 7 tell mark 7 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 tell obj 9 again again ADV _ 7 tell advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 words punct 11 often often ADV _ 15 words advmod 12 in in ADP _ 15 words case 13 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 words nmod:poss 14 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 15 words amod 15 words word NOUN Number=Plur 7 tell obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 tell punct
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1 retell to-infinitive a story tree rules 2 is present your own words again tell property tree rules 3 word your nom word «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 A retelling is a new version of an old story.
det nsubj cop det amod case det amod nmod punct root A DET retelling NOUN is AUX a DET new ADJ version NOUN of ADP an DET old ADJ story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 retelling det 2 retelling retelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 version nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 version cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 version det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 version amod 6 version version NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 10 story case 8 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 story det 9 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 10 story amod 10 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 version nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 version punct
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1 is a present a retelling a new version of a old story tree rules
Example 1 Retell the story of the Three Little Pigs in your own words.
det obj case det compound amod nmod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root Retell VERB the DET story NOUN of ADP the DET Three PROPN Little ADJ Pigs PROPN in ADP your PRON own ADJ words NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Retell retell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 1 Retell obj 4 of of ADP _ 8 Pigs case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 Pigs det 6 Three Three PROPN Number=Sing 8 Pigs compound 7 Little Little ADJ Degree=Pos 8 Pigs amod 8 Pigs Pig PROPN Number=Plur 3 story nmod 9 in in ADP _ 12 words case 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 words nmod:poss 11 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 12 words amod 12 words word NOUN Number=Plur 1 Retell obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Retell punct
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1 retell imperative you not said here the story of the Three Little Pigs your own words tree rules 2 word your nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 Grandma retold the tale of how she met Grandad.
nsubj det obj mark advmod nsubj acl obj punct root Grandma NOUN retold VERB the DET tale NOUN of SCONJ how ADV she PRON met VERB Grandad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 retold nsubj 2 retold retell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 tale det 4 tale tale NOUN Number=Sing 2 retold obj 5 of of SCONJ _ 8 met mark 6 how how ADV PronType=Int 8 met advmod 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 met nsubj 8 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 tale acl 9 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 8 met obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 retold punct
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1 retell past Grandma the tale tree rules 2 meet past Grandma Grandad vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandad=Co-Agent
Example 3 We used a story map to retell "The Gruffalo".
nsubj det compound obj mark advcl punct det obj punct punct root We PRON used VERB a DET story NOUN map NOUN to PART retell VERB " PUNCT The DET Gruffalo PROPN " PUNCT . 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 used nsubj 2 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 map det 4 story story NOUN Number=Sing 5 map compound 5 map map NOUN Number=Sing 2 used obj 6 to to PART _ 7 retell mark 7 retell retell VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 used advcl 8 " " PUNCT _ 10 Gruffalo punct 9 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 Gruffalo det 10 Gruffalo Gruffalo PROPN Number=Sing 7 retell obj 11 " " PUNCT _ 10 Gruffalo punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 used punct
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1 use past We a story map vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Patient 2 retell to-infinitive We not said here the Gruffalo tree rules
Example 4 The film is a modern retelling of Cinderella.
det nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root The DET film NOUN is AUX a DET modern ADJ retelling NOUN of ADP Cinderella PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 6 retelling nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 retelling cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 retelling det 5 modern modern ADJ Degree=Pos 6 retelling amod 6 retelling retelling NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 8 Cinderella case 8 Cinderella Cinderella PROPN Number=Sing 6 retelling nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 retelling punct
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1 is a present the film a modern retelling of Cinderella tree rules
Example 5 Can you retell what happened at break time?
aux nsubj nsubj ccomp case compound obl punct root Can AUX you PRON retell VERB what PRON happened VERB at ADP break NOUN time NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 retell aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 retell nsubj 3 retell retell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 happened nsubj 5 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 retell ccomp 6 at at ADP _ 8 time case 7 break break NOUN Number=Sing 8 time compound 8 time time NOUN Number=Sing 5 happened obl 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 retell punct
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1 retell can you tree rules 2 happen past time vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The myth has been retold many times.
det nsubj:pass aux aux:pass amod obl:unmarked punct root The DET myth NOUN has AUX been AUX retold VERB many ADJ times NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 myth det 2 myth myth NOUN Number=Sing 5 retold nsubj:pass 3 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 retold aux 4 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 retold aux:pass 5 retold retell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 times amod 7 times time NOUN Number=Plur 5 retold obl:unmarked 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 retold punct
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1 retell present · perfect · passive the myth time tree rules
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