retracted Who acts: something, it, paper, He, his, cat · What happens: pull back, retract, take back, say, write, admit · To what, where: cat, scientific paper, mistakes, statement, claws, false story · Speech: someone speaks here
«retracted» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: retracted in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Pulled back in: a cat with retracted claws.
advmod advmod punct det obl case amod nmod punct root Pulled VERB back ADV in ADV : PUNCT a DET cat NOUN with ADP retracted VERB claws NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 back back ADV _ 3 in advmod 3 in in ADV _ 1 Pulled advmod 4 : : PUNCT _ 6 cat punct 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 cat det 6 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pulled obl 7 with with ADP _ 9 claws case 8 retracted retract VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 claws amod 9 claws claw NOUN Number=Plur 6 cat nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Pulled punct
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1 pull back participle a cat with retracted claws vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 retract participle vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.
Took back something said or written, admitting it was wrong.
advmod nsubj parataxis cc xcomp punct advcl nsubj cop ccomp punct root Took VERB back ADV something PRON said VERB or CCONJ written VERB , PUNCT admitting VERB it PRON was AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 back back ADV _ 1 Took advmod 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 said nsubj 4 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Took parataxis 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 written cc 6 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 said xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 admitting punct 8 admitting admit VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 written advcl 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 wrong nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 wrong cop 11 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 admitting ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Took punct
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1 take back past vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert past something vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 write participle something not said here vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 admit speech: other gerund something not said here vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 5 is past it wrong property tree rules
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He retracted his statement."
punct nsubj nmod:poss obj punct punct root " PUNCT He PRON retracted VERB his PRON statement NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 retracted punct 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 retracted nsubj 3 retracted retract 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 statement nmod:poss 5 statement statement NOUN Number=Sing 3 retracted obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 retracted punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 3 retracted punct
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1 retract in a quote past He his statement vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent statement=Theme 2 state in a quote his = he nom statement «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.
Withdrawn or taken back, like a scientific paper that is retracted because it had mistakes.
The tree, 15 words cc conj advmod punct case det amod obl nsubj aux:pass acl:relcl mark nsubj advcl obj punct root Withdrawn VERB or CCONJ taken VERB back ADV , PUNCT like ADP a DET scientific ADJ paper NOUN that PRON is AUX retracted VERB because SCONJ it PRON had VERB mistakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Withdrawn withdraw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 taken cc 3 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Withdrawn conj 4 back back ADV _ 3 taken advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 paper punct 6 like like ADP _ 9 paper case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 paper det 8 scientific scientific ADJ Degree=Pos 9 paper amod 9 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 3 taken obl 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 retracted nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 retracted aux:pass 12 retracted retract VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 paper acl:relcl 13 because because SCONJ _ 15 had mark 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 had nsubj 15 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 retracted advcl 16 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 15 had obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 1 Withdrawn punct
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1 withdraw participle vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 take back participle like a scientific paper vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 retract present · passive a scientific paper vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 4 have past paper mistakes vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Patient
Example 1 The cat walked with its claws retracted.
det nsubj case nmod:poss obl acl punct root The DET cat NOUN walked VERB with ADP its PRON claws NOUN retracted VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked nsubj 3 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 claws case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 claws nmod:poss 6 claws claw NOUN Number=Plur 3 walked obl 7 retracted retract VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 claws acl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 walked punct
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1 walk past the cat with cat's claws vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 retract participle cat's claws not said here vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The newspaper retracted the false story and said sorry.
det nsubj det amod obj cc conj xcomp punct root The DET newspaper NOUN retracted VERB the DET false ADJ story NOUN and CCONJ said VERB sorry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 newspaper det 2 newspaper newspaper NOUN Number=Sing 3 retracted nsubj 3 retracted retract VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 story det 5 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 6 story amod 6 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 retracted obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 said cc 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 retracted conj 9 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 said xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 retracted punct
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1 retract past the newspaper the false story vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Theme 2 say speech: apologize past the newspaper not said here sorry property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The snail retracted its horns when I touched them.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod nsubj advcl obj punct root The DET snail NOUN retracted VERB its PRON horns NOUN when ADV I PRON touched VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snail det 2 snail snail NOUN Number=Sing 3 retracted nsubj 3 retracted retract VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 horns nmod:poss 5 horns horn NOUN Number=Plur 3 retracted obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 touched advmod 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 touched nsubj 8 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 retracted advcl 9 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 touched obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 retracted punct
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1 retract past the snail snail's horns vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horn=Theme 2 touch past I horns = horn vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme
Example 4 He retracted what he said about cheating.
nsubj obj nsubj ccomp case obl punct root He PRON retracted VERB what PRON he PRON said VERB about ADP cheating 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 retracted nsubj 2 retracted retract VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 said obj 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 said nsubj 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 retracted ccomp 6 about about ADP _ 7 cheating case 7 cheating cheating NOUN Number=Sing 5 said obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 retracted punct
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1 retract past He tree rules 2 say speech: assert past he about cheating vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic
Example 5 The scientist's paper was retracted because the data was wrong.
det nmod:poss case nsubj:pass aux:pass mark det nsubj cop advcl punct root The DET scientist NOUN 's PART paper NOUN was AUX retracted VERB because SCONJ the DET data NOUN was AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 scientist det 2 scientist scientist NOUN Number=Sing 4 paper nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 scientist case 4 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 6 retracted nsubj:pass 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 retracted aux:pass 6 retracted retract VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 because because SCONJ _ 11 wrong mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 data det 9 data data NOUN Number=Sing 11 wrong nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 wrong cop 11 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 retracted advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 retracted punct
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1 retract past · passive the scientist's paper vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 is past the data wrong property tree rules
Example 6 The pilot retracted the landing gear.
det nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET pilot NOUN retracted VERB the DET landing NOUN gear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pilot det 2 pilot pilot NOUN Number=Sing 3 retracted nsubj 3 retracted retract VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 gear det 5 landing landing NOUN Number=Sing 6 gear compound 6 gear gear NOUN Number=Sing 3 retracted obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 retracted punct
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1 retract past the pilot the landing gear vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gear=Theme
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