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title: progressively — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «progressively» in the school dictionary: Steadily and step by step, more and more over time: «It got progressively colder». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# progressively

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**Who acts:** step, questions, you, It, reading, My · **What happens:** get, step, look, go down, grow, read · **To what, where:** time, page, sequence, doctor

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Steadily and step by step, more and more over time: «It got progressively colder».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:m1:1
# text = Steadily and step by step, more and more over time: «It got progressively colder».
1	Steadily	steadily	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	1	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl	_	_
16	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	colder	cold	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** *in a quote* | past | step | time *not said here* |  |  |  | cold *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer time=Stimulus |
| 2 | **step** |  | step |  |  |  |  |  | nom step «act transitive»: by=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a progressive, forward-looking way (rare).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:m2:1
# text = In a progressive, forward-looking way (rare).
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
3	progressive	progressive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	forward	forward	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	looking	look	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The questions get progressively harder as you go down the page.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x1:1
# text = The questions get progressively harder as you go down the page.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the questions |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **go down** | present | you | the page |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient page=Extent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It grew progressively darker as the sun set.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x2:1
# text = It grew progressively darker as the sun set.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	darker	dark	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	xcomp	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | It |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My reading has got progressively better this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x3:1
# text = My reading has got progressively better this year.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	xcomp	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · perfect | My reading |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **read** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The noise got progressively louder as the parade came closer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x4:1
# text = The noise got progressively louder as the parade came closer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	louder	loud	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	closer	close	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the noise |  |  |  |  | loud, progressively *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **come** | past | the parade |  |  |  |  | close *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The path became progressively steeper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x5:1
# text = The path became progressively steeper.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	steeper	steep	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | the path |  |  |  |  | steep *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, the numbers get progressively bigger.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x6:1
# text = In the sequence 2, 4, 8, 16, the numbers get progressively bigger.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	16	16	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	bigger	big	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | the numbers |  |  | the sequence |  | big *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His cough got progressively worse, so he went to the doctor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progressively:x7:1
# text = His cough got progressively worse, so he went to the doctor.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	progressively	progressively	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | His cough |  |  |  |  | bad, progressively *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **go** | past | cough |  |  | the doctor |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to doctor=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **cough** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom cough «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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