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title: mankind — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mankind» in the school dictionary: All people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mankind

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**Who acts:** people, Men, One giant leap, Christians, Jesus, Medicine · **What happens:** consider, oppose, be, change, invent, say · **To what, where:** human race, Men, writing, mankind, one, danger · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
All people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:m1:1
# text = All people in the world, considered together; the human race; humankind.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
14	humankind	humankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consider** | participle | all people in the world | the human race |  |  |  | together *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: 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}

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Usage: older use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Men, as opposed to women — this use is rare now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:m2:1
# text = Men, as opposed to women — this use is rare now.
1	Men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	opposed	oppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppose** | participle |  | Men *not said here* |  |  |  | to women | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Men |  |  |  | now | rare *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The invention of writing changed mankind forever.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x1:1
# text = The invention of writing changed mankind forever.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	invention	invention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	writing	writing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **invent** |  |  | writing |  |  |  |  | nom invention «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«One giant leap for mankind,» said Neil Armstrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x2:1
# text = «One giant leap for mankind,» said Neil Armstrong.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
3	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	leap	leap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Neil	Neil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Armstrong	Armstrong	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | One giant leap for mankind |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe Jesus came to save mankind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x3:1
# text = Christians believe Jesus came to save mankind.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	save	save	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
7	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **come** | past | Jesus |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **save** | to-infinitive | Jesus *not said here* | mankind |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mankind=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medicine is one of the greatest gifts to mankind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x4:1
# text = Medicine is one of the greatest gifts to mankind.
1	Medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Medicine | one |  |  |  | of the greatest gifts to mankind | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Pollution is a danger to all mankind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x5:1
# text = Pollution is a danger to all mankind.
1	Pollution	pollution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pollution | a danger |  |  |  | to all mankind | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wheel was one of mankind's greatest inventions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x6:1
# text = The wheel was one of mankind's greatest inventions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	greatest	great	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	inventions	invention	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the wheel | one |  |  |  | of mankind's greatest inventions | tree rules |
| 2 | **invent** |  | mankind |  |  |  |  |  | nom invention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Truly, this is the way of mankind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mankind:x7:1
# text = Truly, this is the way of mankind.
1	Truly	truly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mankind	mankind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | this | the way |  |  |  | of mankind; truly *property* | tree rules |

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