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title: mannequin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mannequin» in the school dictionary: A model of a human body used to show clothes in a shop window. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mannequin

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**Who acts:** person, first aid, mannequin, We, brother, shop staff · **What happens:** use, show, model, be, job, practise · **To what, where:** model, clothes, human body, model clothes, art, first aid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mannequin» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [mannequin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mannequin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A model of a human body used to show clothes in a shop window.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:m1:1
# text = A model of a human body used to show clothes in a shop window.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	human	human	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle · passive |  | a model of a human body |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | clothes |  |  |  | in a shop window | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient in window=Topic |
| 3 | **model** |  |  | a human body |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person whose job is to model clothes; a fashion model.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:m2:1
# text = A person whose job is to model clothes; a fashion model.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fashion	fashion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a person | model clothes and a fashion model |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **job** |  | a person |  |  |  |  |  | nom job «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A model of a body used in art or for practising first aid (often called a «manikin»).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:m3:1
# text = A model of a body used in art or for practising first aid (often called a «manikin»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	practising	practise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
12	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	manikin	manikin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a model of a body *not said here* |  | art |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **practise** | gerund |  | first aid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** | participle | first aid *not said here* | a manikin |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **model** |  |  | a body |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mannequin in the window wore a red winter coat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x1:1
# text = The mannequin in the window wore a red winter coat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mannequin	mannequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the mannequin in the window | a red winter coat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We practised CPR on a mannequin in first aid class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x2:1
# text = We practised CPR on a mannequin in first aid class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	practised	practise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	CPR	cpr	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mannequin	mannequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
9	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **practise** | past | We | CPR |  | a mannequin |  | in first aid class | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother stood so still he looked like a mannequin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x3:1
# text = My brother stood so still he looked like a mannequin.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mannequin	mannequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | My brother |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **look** | past | brother |  |  |  |  | like a mannequin | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop staff changed the clothes on the mannequins every week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x4:1
# text = The shop staff changed the clothes on the mannequins every week.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mannequins	mannequin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | the shop staff | the clothes |  | the mannequins | week |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An artist's mannequin is a small wooden figure with bendy joints.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x5:1
# text = An artist's mannequin is a small wooden figure with bendy joints.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	mannequin	mannequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	bendy	bendy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	joints	joint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a artist's mannequin | a small wooden figure |  |  |  | with bendy joints | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mannequin had no head, just a body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x6:1
# text = The mannequin had no head, just a body.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mannequin	mannequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the mannequin | no head |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the spooky story, the mannequins came alive at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x7:1
# text = In the spooky story, the mannequins came alive at night.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	spooky	spooky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mannequins	mannequin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | the mannequins |  |  | the spooky story | night | alive *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mannequin challenge has everyone freeze in a pose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mannequin:x8:1
# text = The mannequin challenge has everyone freeze in a pose.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mannequin	mannequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	challenge	challenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj	_	_
6	freeze	freeze	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pose	pose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the mannequin challenge |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **freeze** | infinitive | everyone |  |  | a pose |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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