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title: reconstructed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «reconstructed» in the school dictionary: Reconstructed means built again after being damaged or destroyed. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# reconstructed

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**Who acts:** adjective, We, Scientists, police, stone, Globe · **What happens:** reconstruct, mean, build, damage, destroy, work out · **To what, where:** clues, copy, old bridge, Age roundhouse, dinosaur, bones · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«reconstructed» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [reconstructed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/reconstructed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Reconstructed means built again after being damaged or destroyed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:m1:1
# text = Reconstructed means built again after being damaged or destroyed.
1	Reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	again	again	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	destroyed	destroy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **build** | participle |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 4 | **damage** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP» |
| 5 | **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 -->
Reconstructed can mean worked out or pieced together from clues, like a reconstructed event or crime.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:m2:1
# text = Reconstructed can mean worked out or pieced together from clues, like a reconstructed event or crime.
1	Reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	worked	work	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	pieced	piece	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	clues	clue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	parataxis	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work out** | can · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S» |
| 3 | **piece together** | participle |  |  |  | clues |  | together *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **reconstruct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As an adjective, it describes a copy built to show how something used to look, such as a reconstructed Iron Age house.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:m3:1
# text = As an adjective, it describes a copy built to show how something used to look, such as a reconstructed Iron Age house.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	adjective	adjective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	copy	copy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
12	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
18	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	24	case	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
21	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	23	amod	_	_
22	Iron	Iron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	compound	_	_
24	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | adjective | a copy |  |  |  | as a adjective | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent copy=Theme as adjective=Attribute |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | a copy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | such a Age house | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 6 | **reconstruct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old bridge was reconstructed after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x1:1
# text = The old bridge was reconstructed after the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | past · passive |  | the old bridge |  |  | after the flood |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited a reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x2:1
# text = We visited a reconstructed Iron Age roundhouse.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	Iron	Iron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Age	Age	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	roundhouse	roundhouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | a Age roundhouse |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roundhouse=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **reconstruct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists reconstructed the dinosaur from its bones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x3:1
# text = Scientists reconstructed the dinosaur from its bones.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reconstructed	reconstruct	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	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | past | Scientists | the dinosaur |  | dinosaur's bones |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The police reconstructed the accident to see what went wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x4:1
# text = The police reconstructed the accident to see what went wrong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	accident	accident	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
9	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | past | the police | the accident |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | the police *not said here* | the accident *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **go** | past |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the war, the city centre was reconstructed stone by stone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x5:1
# text = After the war, the city centre was reconstructed stone by stone.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | past · passive | stone | the city centre |  |  | after the war |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shakespeare's Globe in London is a reconstructed theatre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x6:1
# text = Shakespeare's Globe in London is a reconstructed theatre.
1	Shakespeare	Shakespeare	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	Globe	Globe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Shakespeare's Globe in London | a reconstructed theatre |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The face of the ancient king was reconstructed using computer models.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:reconstructed:x7:1
# text = The face of the ancient king was reconstructed using computer models.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	reconstructed	reconstruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
10	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	models	model	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reconstruct** | past · passive |  | the face of the ancient king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | gerund |  | computer models |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent model=Patient |

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