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title: recluse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «recluse» in the school dictionary: A person who lives alone and avoids being with other people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# recluse

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**Who acts:** person, brown recluse, old man, People, recluse, he · **What happens:** live, avoid, be, think, make, become · **To what, where:** kind, woods, friends, story, recluse, nasty bite · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who lives alone and avoids being with other people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:m1:1
# text = A person who lives alone and avoids being with other people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	avoids	avoid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	xcomp	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: 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 -->
A brown recluse is a kind of poisonous spider in the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:m2:1
# text = A brown recluse is a kind of poisonous spider in the USA.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a brown recluse | a kind |  |  |  | of poisonous spider in the USA | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The old man lived as a recluse in the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x1:1
# text = The old man lived as a recluse in the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the old man |  |  | the woods |  | as a recluse | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wood=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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People thought the recluse was scary, but he was just shy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x2:1
# text = People thought the recluse was scary, but he was just shy.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	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	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | People |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the recluse |  |  |  |  | scary *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | shy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In the story, the children made friends with the recluse next door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x3:1
# text = In the story, the children made friends with the recluse next door.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
12	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the children | friends |  | the story |  | with the recluse next door | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She became a recluse after her husband died.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x4:1
# text = She became a recluse after her husband died.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | She | a recluse |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **die** | past | her husband |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The brown recluse spider can give a nasty bite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x5:1
# text = The brown recluse spider can give a nasty bite.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	spider	spider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	nasty	nasty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	bite	bite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | can | the brown recluse spider | a nasty bite |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bite=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A recluse rarely leaves the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x6:1
# text = A recluse rarely leaves the house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	rarely	rarely	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | present | a recluse | the house |  |  |  | rarely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Planudes, however, was no mere recluse, shut up in his monastery.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recluse:x7:1
# text = Planudes, however, was no mere recluse, shut up in his monastery.
1	Planudes	Planude	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	however	however	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
7	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | no mere recluse |  |  |  | however *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shut up** | participle |  | no mere recluse *not said here* |  | his monastery |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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