W lists the  date of the earliest recorded use in English ...of the sense which the date precedes. 
( W ( ( lists ( ( ( ( the date ) ( of ( ( the ( earliest ( recorded use ) ) ) ( in English ) ) ) ) ... ) ( of ( ( the sense ) ( which ( ( the date ) precedes ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP W)) (VP (VBZ lists) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN date)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS earliest) (VBD recorded) (NN use)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP English))))) (: ...) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN sense)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT which)) (S (NP (DT the) (NN date)) (VP (VBZ precedes)))))))) (. .)))
The date of the earliest recorded use in English is listed by W. 
( ( ( The date ) ( of ( ( the ( earliest ( recorded use ) ) ) ( in English ) ) ) ) ( is ( listed ( by W. ) ) ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NN date)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NP (DT the) (JJS earliest) (VBD recorded) (NN use)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNP English)))))) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN listed) (PP (IN by) (NP (NNP W.)))))))