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title: recount — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «recount» in the school dictionary: verb To tell a story or describe events in order: «He recounted his adventure.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# recount

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**Who acts:** verb, result, piece, you, Grandma, I · **What happens:** tell, describe, recount, adventure, count, be · **To what, where:** story, events, order, adventure, time order, recount · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«recount» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [recount in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/recount.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb To tell a story or describe events in order: «He recounted his adventure.».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:m1:1
# text = verb To tell a story or describe events in order: «He recounted his adventure.».
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	recounted	recount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | verb | a story |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent story=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **describe** | infinitive | verb *not said here* | events |  | order |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent event=Theme |
| 3 | **recount** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | verb | verb's adventure |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent adventure=Topic |
| 4 | **adventure** *in a quote* |  | verb |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=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 -->
verb (re-count) To count again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:m2:1
# text = verb (re-count) To count again.
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	re-count	re-count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
5	To	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun A second count of votes in an election when the result is very close.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:m3:1
# text = noun A second count of votes in an election when the result is very close.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	very	very	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	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** | present | the result |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun (UK schools) A piece of writing that retells events in time order, like a diary or trip report.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:m4:1
# text = noun (UK schools) A piece of writing that retells events in time order, like a diary or trip report.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	retells	retell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	diary	diary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retell** | present | a piece of writing | events |  | time order |  | like a diary or trip report | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Write a recount of your weekend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x1:1
# text = Write a recount of your weekend.
1	Write	write	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	recount	recount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | imperative | you *not said here* | a recount of your weekend |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recount=Theme |
| 2 | **recount** |  |  | your weekend |  |  |  |  | nom recount «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma recounted stories of her childhood in Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x2:1
# text = Grandma recounted stories of her childhood in Ireland.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recounted	recount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recount** *speech: other* | past | Grandma | stories of Grandma's childhood in Ireland |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent story=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I recounted the coins and found one more.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x3:1
# text = I recounted the coins and found one more.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recounted	recount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recount** *speech: other* | past | I | the coins |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent coin=Topic |
| 2 | **find** | past | I *not said here* | one more |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vote was so close that they had a recount.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x4:1
# text = The vote was so close that they had a recount.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	recount	recount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the vote |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | they | a recount |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent recount=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailor recounted his adventure on the island.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x5:1
# text = The sailor recounted his adventure on the island.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recounted	recount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	adventure	adventure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recount** *speech: other* | past | the sailor | sailor's adventure |  | the island |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent adventure=Topic |
| 2 | **adventure** |  | sailor |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use time words in your recount: first, then, finally.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x6:1
# text = Use time words in your recount: first, then, finally.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	recount	recount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | time words |  | your recount | then | first *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **recount** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom recount «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Presenting himself before the throne on which sat the stony-hearted king and his consort Persephone, Orpheus recounted his woes to the sound of his lyre.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:recount:x7:1
# text = Presenting himself before the throne on which sat the stony-hearted king and his consort Persephone, Orpheus recounted his woes to the sound of his lyre.
1	Presenting	present	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	1	obj	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	stony	stony	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	consort	consort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Persephone	persephone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
19	Orpheus	Orpheus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
20	recounted	recount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	woes	woe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  | before the throne |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Theme |
| 2 | **sit** | past | the throne | the hearted king |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location king=Theme |
| 3 | **recount** *speech: other* | past | king's consort Persephone | Persephone's woes | the sound of Persephone's lyre |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent woe=Topic to sound=Recipient |

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