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title: rebuild — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rebuild» in the school dictionary: To rebuild is to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rebuild

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**Who acts:** They, wall, we, I, It, team · **What happens:** rebuild, be, damage, destroy, make, fall down · **To what, where:** it, something, school, wall, town, Lego castle

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«rebuild» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [rebuild in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rebuild.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To rebuild is to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:m1:1
# text = To rebuild is to build something again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rebuild	rebuild	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  | again | build *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **damage** | present · perfect · passive |  | it |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **destroy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make something strong again, like your strength, trust or a team.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:m2:1
# text = To make something strong again, like your strength, trust or a team.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  | again |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They rebuilt the school after the fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x1:1
# text = They rebuilt the school after the fire.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | past | They | the school |  |  | after the fire |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wall fell down, so we rebuilt it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x2:1
# text = The wall fell down, so we rebuilt it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | past | the wall |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rebuild** | past | we | wall |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the earthquake, the town was rebuilt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x3:1
# text = After the earthquake, the town was rebuilt.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | past · passive |  | the town |  |  | after the earthquake |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I rebuilt my Lego castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x4:1
# text = I rebuilt my Lego castle.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	Lego	Lego	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | past | I | my Lego castle |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It takes time to rebuild trust after a lie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x5:1
# text = It takes time to rebuild trust after a lie.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rebuild	rebuild	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | It |  |  |  | time |  | vn require-103 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **rebuild** | to-infinitive |  | trust |  |  | after a lie |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trust=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team is rebuilding after losing players.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x6:1
# text = The team is rebuilding after losing players.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	rebuilding	rebuild	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | present · progressive | the team |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | the team *not said here* | players |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent player=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bridge is being rebuilt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rebuild:x7:1
# text = The bridge is being rebuilt.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuild** | present · passive |  | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |

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