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title: intermediate — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «intermediate» in the school dictionary: In the middle; between two levels, stages or places. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# intermediate

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**Who acts:** I, intermediate, you, chrysalis, book, Grey · **What happens:** make, be, swim, show · **To what, where:** substance, middle, intermediate, group, intermediate steps, intermediate stage

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the middle; between two levels, stages or places.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:m1:1
# text = In the middle; between two levels, stages or places.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	levels	level	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	stages	stage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not a beginner but not yet an expert, as in «an intermediate swimmer».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:m2:1
# text = Not a beginner but not yet an expert, as in «an intermediate swimmer».
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	beginner	beginner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
6	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	expert	expert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	intermediate	intermediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	swimmer	swimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person at a middle level; in chemistry, a substance made in the middle of a reaction.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:m3:1
# text = A person at a middle level; in chemistry, a substance made in the middle of a reaction.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
13	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a substance *not said here* |  | the middle of a reaction |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm in the intermediate swimming group.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x1:1
# text = I'm in the intermediate swimming group.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	intermediate	intermediate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  | the intermediate |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** | gerund | the intermediate *not said here* | group |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme group=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Show the intermediate steps in your working.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x2:1
# text = Show the intermediate steps in your working.
1	Show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	intermediate	intermediate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	working	working	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | imperative | you *not said here* | the intermediate steps |  |  |  | in your working | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent step=Patient in working=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The chrysalis is an intermediate stage between caterpillar and butterfly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x3:1
# text = The chrysalis is an intermediate stage between caterpillar and butterfly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chrysalis	chrysalis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	intermediate	intermediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	caterpillar	caterpillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	butterfly	butterfly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the chrysalis | a intermediate stage and butterfly |  |  |  | between caterpillar | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book is for intermediate learners of French.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x4:1
# text = The book is for intermediate learners of French.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	intermediate	intermediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	learners	learner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	French	French	PROPN	NNP	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** | present | the book |  |  |  |  | for intermediate learners; of French | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grey is an intermediate colour between black and white.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x5:1
# text = Grey is an intermediate colour between black and white.
1	Grey	grey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	intermediate	intermediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Grey | a intermediate colour |  |  |  | between black | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Between 3 and 7, the intermediate whole numbers are 4, 5 and 6.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x6:1
# text = Between 3 and 7, the intermediate whole numbers are 4, 5 and 6.
1	Between	between	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	7	7	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	intermediate	intermediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	acl:relcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the intermediate whole numbers | 4 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is no longer a beginner; she's an intermediate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x7:1
# text = She is no longer a beginner; she's an intermediate.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	no	no	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beginner	beginner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	intermediate	intermediate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a beginner and a intermediate |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | she | a intermediate |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ruthenian is a language intermediate between Russian and Polish, but quite independent of both.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:intermediate:x8:1
# text = Ruthenian is a language intermediate between Russian and Polish, but quite independent of both.
1	Ruthenian	Ruthenian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	intermediate	intermediate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Russian	Russian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Polish	polish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	independent	independent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ruthenian | a language intermediate |  |  |  | between Russian | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Ruthenian *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of both | tree rules |

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