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title: dignity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dignity» in the school dictionary: Dignity is the worth that every person has, which means they should be treated with respect. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dignity

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**Who acts:** Dignity, person, worth, calm way, Self respect, you · **What happens:** be, have, mean, treat, behave, feel · **To what, where:** worth, they, calm way, race, hands, dignity · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dignity is the worth that every person has, which means they should be treated with respect.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:m1:1
# text = Dignity is the worth that every person has, which means they should be treated with respect.
1	Dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	worth	worth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	ccomp	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dignity | the worth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | every person | the worth |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the worth |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **treat** | should · passive |  | they |  |  |  | with respect | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with respect=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 -->
Dignity is a calm, serious and proud way of behaving, even in hard times.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:m2:1
# text = Dignity is a calm, serious and proud way of behaving, even in hard times.
1	Dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dignity | a calm way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **behave** | gerund | a calm way *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Self-respect: feeling that you matter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:m3:1
# text = Self-respect: feeling that you matter.
1	Self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | gerund | Self respect |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **matter** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every person deserves to be treated with dignity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x1:1
# text = Every person deserves to be treated with dignity.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	deserves	deserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deserve** | present | every person |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive · passive | every person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with dignity | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: with dignity=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She lost the race but shook hands with dignity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x2:1
# text = She lost the race but shook hands with dignity.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | She | the race |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |
| 2 | **shake** | past | She *not said here* | hands |  |  |  | with dignity | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with dignity=Co-Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurses helped Grandpa keep his dignity in hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x3:1
# text = The nurses helped Grandpa keep his dignity in hospital.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurses	nurse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the nurses |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | Grandpa | Grandpa's dignity |  | hospital |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dignity=Theme in hospital=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Laughing at someone who fell takes away their dignity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x4:1
# text = Laughing at someone who fell takes away their dignity.
1	Laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obl	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  | someone |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **take away** | present | Laughing | their dignity |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dignity=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old king walked with great dignity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x5:1
# text = The old king walked with great dignity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the old king |  |  |  |  | with great dignity | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slipping on the ice, I lost all my dignity! (joking)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Slipping on the ice, I lost all my dignity!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x6:1
# text = Slipping on the ice, I lost all my dignity!
1	Slipping	slip	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slip** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  | the ice |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **lose** | past | I | my dignity |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dignity=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (joking)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x6:2
# text = (joking)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Daddy who?" asked Uncle Remus, straightening himself up with dignity.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dignity:x7:1
# text = "Daddy who?" asked Uncle Remus, straightening himself up with dignity.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Daddy	daddy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Remus	Remus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	straightening	straighten	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
11	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	dignity	dignity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Daddy |  | Uncle Remus |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent remus=Recipient |
| 2 | **straighten up** | gerund | Daddy *not said here* | Remus |  |  |  | with dignity | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent himself=Patient with dignity=Instrument |

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