retrospect Who acts: you, retrospect, plan, adventures, Toad, test · What happens: think, look back, see, be, leave, seem · To what, where: retrospect, mistake, coat, home, war, best day
«retrospect» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: retrospect in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 «In retrospect»: when you think about something afterwards, looking back on it, often seeing it differently.
The tree, 16 words punct case punct punct advmod nsubj parataxis case obl advmod punct parataxis advmod case obl punct advmod conj obj advmod punct root « PUNCT In ADP retrospect NOUN » PUNCT : PUNCT when ADV you PRON think VERB about ADP something PRON afterwards ADV , PUNCT looking VERB back ADV on ADP it PRON , PUNCT often ADV seeing VERB it PRON differently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 retrospect punct 2 In in ADP _ 3 retrospect case 3 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 retrospect punct 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 think punct 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 think advmod 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 think nsubj 8 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 retrospect parataxis 9 about about ADP _ 10 something case 10 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 think obl 11 afterwards afterwards ADV _ 8 think advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 looking punct 13 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 think parataxis 14 back back ADV _ 13 looking advmod 15 on on ADP _ 16 it case 16 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 looking obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 seeing punct 18 often often ADV _ 19 seeing advmod 19 seeing see VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 looking conj 20 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 seeing obj 21 differently differently ADV _ 19 seeing advmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 retrospect punct
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1 think speech: other present you about something; afterwards property vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic 2 look back gerund on retrospect vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on it=Theme 3 see gerund retrospect differently, often property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
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.
Example 1 In retrospect, it was a mistake to leave my coat at home.
case obl punct nsubj cop det mark acl nmod:poss obj case obl punct root In ADP retrospect NOUN , PUNCT it PRON was AUX a DET mistake NOUN to PART leave VERB my PRON coat NOUN at ADP home NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 retrospect case 2 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing 7 mistake obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 retrospect punct 4 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 mistake nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 mistake cop 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 mistake det 7 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 to to PART _ 9 leave mark 9 leave leave VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 mistake acl 10 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 coat nmod:poss 11 coat coat NOUN Number=Sing 9 leave obj 12 at at ADP _ 13 home case 13 home home NOUN Number=Sing 9 leave obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 mistake punct
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1 is a past retrospect a mistake retrospect tree rules 2 leave to-infinitive my coat home vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent coat=Theme at home=Location
Example 2 In retrospect, the plan was too risky.
case obl punct det nsubj cop advmod punct root In ADP retrospect NOUN , PUNCT the DET plan NOUN was AUX too ADV risky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 retrospect case 2 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing 8 risky obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 retrospect punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 plan det 5 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 8 risky nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 risky cop 7 too too ADV _ 8 risky advmod 8 risky risky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 risky punct
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1 is past the plan retrospect risky property tree rules
Example 3 Toad's adventures seemed funny only in retrospect.
nmod:poss case nsubj xcomp advmod case obl punct root Toad PROPN 's PART adventures NOUN seemed VERB funny ADJ only ADV in ADP retrospect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 3 adventures nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Toad case 3 adventures adventure NOUN Number=Plur 4 seemed nsubj 4 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 4 seemed xcomp 6 only only ADV _ 8 retrospect advmod 7 in in ADP _ 8 retrospect case 8 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing 5 funny obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 seemed punct
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1 seem past Toad's adventures funny property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 2 adventure Toad nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 Looking back in retrospect, the war could have been avoided.
advcl advmod case obl punct det nsubj:pass aux aux aux:pass punct root Looking VERB back ADV in ADP retrospect NOUN , PUNCT the DET war NOUN could AUX have AUX been AUX avoided VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 avoided advcl 2 back back ADV _ 1 Looking advmod 3 in in ADP _ 4 retrospect case 4 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing 1 Looking obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 1 Looking punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 war det 7 war war NOUN Number=Sing 11 avoided nsubj:pass 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 11 avoided aux 9 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 11 avoided aux 10 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 11 avoided aux:pass 11 avoided avoid VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 avoided punct
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1 look back gerund in retrospect vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in retrospect=Theme 2 avoid could · perfect · passive the war vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: subject=Location
Example 5 In retrospect, the test was easier than I thought.
case obl punct det nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl punct root In ADP retrospect NOUN , PUNCT the DET test NOUN was AUX easier ADJ than SCONJ I PRON thought VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 retrospect case 2 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing 7 easier obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 retrospect punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 test det 5 test test NOUN Number=Sing 7 easier nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 easier cop 7 easier easy ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 8 than than SCONJ _ 10 thought mark 9 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 thought nsubj 10 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 easier advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 easier punct
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1 is past the test retrospect easy property tree rules 2 think speech: other past I vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The trip, in retrospect, was the best day of the year.
det nsubj punct case conj punct cop det amod case det nmod punct root The DET trip NOUN , PUNCT in ADP retrospect NOUN , PUNCT was AUX the DET best ADJ day NOUN of ADP the DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trip det 2 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 10 day nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 retrospect punct 4 in in ADP _ 5 retrospect case 5 retrospect retrospect NOUN Number=Sing 2 trip conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 trip punct 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 day cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 day det 9 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 10 day amod 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 13 year case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 year det 13 year year NOUN Number=Sing 10 day nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 day punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is a past the trip and retrospect the best day year tree rules
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