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title: reckless — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reckless» in the school dictionary: Doing dangerous things without caring or thinking about what could go wrong. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reckless

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**Who acts:** It, you, He, Swimming, They, pair · **What happens:** do, care, think, go, be, climb · **To what, where:** dangerous things, careless risky way, cliff, driver, ways, money · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doing dangerous things without caring or thinking about what could go wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:m1:1
# text = Doing dangerous things without caring or thinking about what could go wrong.
1	Doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	caring	care	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	advcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | gerund |  | dangerous things |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **care** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **go** | could |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Done in a careless, risky way: reckless driving, reckless spending.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:m2:1
# text = Done in a careless, risky way: reckless driving, reckless spending.
1	Done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	risky	risky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	spending	spending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | participle |  |  |  | a careless risky way |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was reckless to climb the cliff without a rope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x1:1
# text = It was reckless to climb the cliff without a rope.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | reckless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | to-infinitive |  | the cliff |  |  |  | without a rope | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location cliff=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The driver was fined for reckless driving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x2:1
# text = The driver was fined for reckless driving.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fined	fine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	driving	driving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fine** | past · passive |  | the driver |  |  |  | for reckless driving | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be reckless — look both ways before you cross.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x3:1
# text = Don't be reckless — look both ways before you cross.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
7	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	cross	cross	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | reckless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive |  | both ways |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **cross** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He was reckless with his pocket money and spent it all in one day.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x4:1
# text = He was reckless with his pocket money and spent it all in one day.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with his pocket money; reckless *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spend** | past | He *not said here* | money |  |  | day |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The reckless knight charged at the dragon without a plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x5:1
# text = The reckless knight charged at the dragon without a plan.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	charged	charge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	without	without	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | participle |  | the reckless knight *not said here* |  |  |  | at the dragon; without a plan | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at dragon=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Swimming alone in the sea at night is reckless.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x6:1
# text = Swimming alone in the sea at night is reckless.
1	Swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | gerund |  |  |  | the sea | night | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sea=Trajectory |
| 2 | **is** | present | Swimming |  |  |  |  | reckless *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were a pair of reckless fellows, who always had something foolish to do.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reckless:x7:1
# text = They were a pair of reckless fellows, who always had something foolish to do.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	reckless	reckless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fellows	fellow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	11	advmod	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | They | a pair |  |  |  | of reckless fellows | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | a pair | something |  |  |  | always *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 3 | **do** | to-infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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