progression Who acts: numbers, series, you, We, Moving, guitar song · What happens: move forward, develop, follow, play, get, form · To what, where: progression, step, rule, one, arithmetic progression, swimming lessons
«progression» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: progression in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Moving forward or developing step by step from one stage to another: «the progression from caterpillar to butterfly».
The tree, 18 words advmod cc conj obj case obl case nummod nmod case nmod punct punct det obl case nmod case nmod punct punct root Moving VERB forward ADV or CCONJ developing VERB step NOUN by ADP step NOUN from ADP one NUM stage NOUN to ADP another DET : PUNCT « PUNCT the DET progression NOUN from ADP caterpillar NOUN to ADP butterfly NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 forward forward ADV _ 1 Moving advmod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 developing cc 4 developing develop VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Moving conj 5 step step NOUN Number=Sing 4 developing obj 6 by by ADP _ 7 step case 7 step step NOUN Number=Sing 4 developing obl 8 from from ADP _ 10 stage case 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 stage nummod 10 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 7 step nmod 11 to to ADP _ 12 another case 12 another another DET PronType=Ind 10 stage nmod 13 : : PUNCT _ 16 progression punct 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 progression punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 progression det 16 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 1 Moving obl 17 from from ADP _ 18 caterpillar case 18 caterpillar caterpillar NOUN Number=Sing 16 progression nmod 19 to to ADP _ 20 butterfly case 20 butterfly butterfly NOUN Number=Sing 16 progression nmod 21 » » PUNCT _ 16 progression punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 1 Moving punct
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1 move forward gerund the progression from caterpillar to butterfly forward property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 develop gerund step by step from one stage to another vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent step=Product
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 Usage: maths — kept apart, not parsed.
A sequence of numbers that follow a rule, like 3, 6, 9, 12 (an arithmetic progression) or 2, 4, 8, 16 (a geometric progression).
The tree, 24 words det case nmod nsubj acl:relcl det obj punct case appos punct conj punct conj punct appos punct det amod appos punct cc conj punct conj punct conj punct appos punct det amod appos punct punct root A DET sequence NOUN of ADP numbers NOUN that PRON follow VERB a DET rule NOUN , PUNCT like ADP 3 NUM , PUNCT 6 NUM , PUNCT 9 NUM , PUNCT 12 NUM ( PUNCT an DET arithmetic ADJ progression NOUN ) PUNCT or CCONJ 2 NUM , PUNCT 4 NUM , PUNCT 8 NUM , PUNCT 16 NUM ( PUNCT a DET geometric ADJ progression NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sequence det 2 sequence sequence NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 numbers case 4 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 2 sequence nmod 5 that that PRON PronType=Rel 6 follow nsubj 6 follow follow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 numbers acl:relcl 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 rule det 8 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 6 follow obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 3 punct 10 like like ADP _ 11 3 case 11 3 3 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 8 rule appos 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 6 punct 13 6 6 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 9 punct 15 9 9 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 12 punct 17 12 12 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 appos 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 21 progression punct 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 progression det 20 arithmetic arithmetic ADJ Degree=Pos 21 progression amod 21 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 17 12 appos 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 21 progression punct 23 or or CCONJ _ 24 2 cc 24 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 conj 25 , , PUNCT _ 26 4 punct 26 4 4 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 conj 27 , , PUNCT _ 28 8 punct 28 8 8 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 conj 29 , , PUNCT _ 30 16 punct 30 16 16 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 11 3 appos 31 ( ( PUNCT _ 34 progression punct 32 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 34 progression det 33 geometric geometric ADJ Degree=Pos 34 progression amod 34 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 30 16 appos 35 ) ) PUNCT _ 34 progression punct 36 . . PUNCT _ 2 sequence punct
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1 follow present numbers a rule vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.
A series of chords played one after another: «a chord progression».
The tree, 11 words det nsubj case nmod obj case nmod punct punct det compound parataxis punct punct root A DET series NOUN of ADP chords NOUN played VERB one NUM after ADP another DET : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET chord NOUN progression NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 series det 2 series series NOUN Number=Sing 5 played nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 chords case 4 chords chord NOUN Number=Plur 2 series nmod 5 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 played obj 7 after after ADP _ 8 another case 8 another another DET PronType=Ind 6 one nmod 9 : : PUNCT _ 5 played punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 progression punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 progression det 12 chord chord NOUN Number=Sing 13 progression compound 13 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 5 played parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 progression punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 played punct
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1 play past a series of chords one after another vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent one=Theme clause=Eventuality
Meaning 4 Getting better or worse over time, as in an illness or in skill.
The tree, 13 words csubj xcomp cc conj case obl punct case case det cc case conj punct root Getting VERB better ADJ or CCONJ worse ADJ over ADP time NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP an DET illness NOUN or CCONJ in ADP skill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Getting get VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 illness csubj 2 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Getting xcomp 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 worse cc 4 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 better conj 5 over over ADP _ 6 time case 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 1 Getting obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 illness punct 8 as as ADP _ 11 illness case 9 in in ADP _ 11 illness case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 illness det 11 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 or or CCONJ _ 14 skill cc 13 in in ADP _ 14 skill case 14 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 11 illness conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 11 illness punct
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1 get gerund time good property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 The numbers 5, 10, 15, 20 form an arithmetic progression.
det nsubj appos punct conj punct conj punct conj det amod obj punct root The DET numbers NOUN 5 NUM , PUNCT 10 NUM , PUNCT 15 NUM , PUNCT 20 NUM form VERB an DET arithmetic ADJ progression NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 numbers det 2 numbers number NOUN Number=Plur 10 form nsubj 3 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 numbers appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 10 punct 5 10 10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 5 conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 15 punct 7 15 15 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 5 conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 20 punct 9 20 20 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 5 conj 10 form form VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 progression det 12 arithmetic arithmetic ADJ Degree=Pos 13 progression amod 13 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 10 form obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 form punct
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1 form present the numbers a arithmetic progression vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location progression=Theme
Example 2 In a geometric progression you multiply by the same number each time.
case det compound obl nsubj case det amod obl det obl:unmarked punct root In ADP a DET geometric NOUN progression NOUN you PRON multiply VERB by ADP the DET same ADJ number NOUN each DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 progression case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 progression det 3 geometric geometric NOUN Number=Sing 4 progression compound 4 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 6 multiply obl 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 multiply nsubj 6 multiply multiply VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 by by ADP _ 10 number case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 number det 9 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 10 number amod 10 number number NOUN Number=Sing 6 multiply obl 11 each each DET PronType=Tot 12 time det 12 time time NOUN Number=Sing 6 multiply obl:unmarked 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 multiply punct
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1 multiply present you time by the same number; in a geometric progression vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in progression=Attribute
Example 3 We watched the progression from tadpole to frog.
nsubj det obj case obl case obl punct root We PRON watched VERB the DET progression NOUN from ADP tadpole NOUN to ADP frog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 progression det 4 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 5 from from ADP _ 6 tadpole case 6 tadpole tadpole NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 7 to to ADP _ 8 frog case 8 frog frog NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We the progression from tadpole; to frog vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent progression=Theme
Example 4 Moving from swimming lessons to the team was a natural progression.
csubj case compound obl case det obl cop det amod punct root Moving VERB from ADP swimming NOUN lessons NOUN to ADP the DET team NOUN was AUX a DET natural ADJ progression NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 progression csubj 2 from from ADP _ 4 lessons case 3 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 4 lessons compound 4 lessons lesson NOUN Number=Plur 1 Moving obl 5 to to ADP _ 7 team case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 team det 7 team team NOUN Number=Sing 1 Moving obl 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 progression cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 progression det 10 natural natural ADJ Degree=Pos 11 progression amod 11 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 progression punct
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1 move gerund swimming lessons to the team vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from lesson=Initial_Location to team=Destination 2 is a past Moving a natural progression tree rules
Example 5 The guitar song uses a simple chord progression.
det compound nsubj det amod compound obj punct root The DET guitar NOUN song NOUN uses VERB a DET simple ADJ chord NOUN progression NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 song det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 song compound 3 song song NOUN Number=Sing 4 uses nsubj 4 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 progression det 6 simple simple ADJ Degree=Pos 8 progression amod 7 chord chord NOUN Number=Sing 8 progression compound 8 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 4 uses obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 uses punct
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1 use present the guitar song a simple chord progression vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent progression=Patient
Example 6 Doctors try to slow the progression of the disease.
nsubj mark xcomp det obj case det nmod punct root Doctors NOUN try VERB to PART slow VERB the DET progression NOUN of ADP the DET disease NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doctors doctor NOUN Number=Plur 2 try nsubj 2 try try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 slow mark 4 slow slow VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 try xcomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 progression det 6 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 4 slow obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 disease case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 disease det 9 disease disease NOUN Number=Sing 6 progression nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 try punct
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1 try present Doctors vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 slow not said to happen to-infinitive Doctors not said here the progression of the disease vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent progression=Patient
Example 7 Our reading books show a progression from easy to hard.
nmod:poss compound nsubj det obj case xcomp case obl punct root Our PRON reading NOUN books NOUN show VERB a DET progression NOUN from ADP easy ADJ to ADP hard ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 books nmod:poss 2 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 3 books compound 3 books book NOUN Number=Plur 4 show nsubj 4 show show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 progression det 6 progression progression NOUN Number=Sing 4 show obj 7 from from ADP _ 8 easy case 8 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 show xcomp 9 to to ADP _ 10 hard case 10 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 8 easy obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 show punct
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1 show present Our reading books a progression easy property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent progression=Recipient
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