text1: The thing started to grow brighter.
feat_premise_binary_parse: ( ( The thing ) ( ( started ( to ( grow brighter ) ) ) . ) )
feat_premise_parse: (ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN thing)) (VP (VBD started) (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB grow) (NP (NN brighter)))))) (. .)))
text2: The thing grew dimmer and dimmer by the second.
feat_hypothesis_binary_parse: ( ( The thing ) ( ( ( grew ( ( dimmer and ) dimmer ) ) ( by ( the second ) ) ) . ) )
feat_hypothesis_parse: (ROOT (S (NP (DT The) (NN thing)) (VP (VBD grew) (NP (NN dimmer) (CC and) (NN dimmer)) (PP (IN by) (NP (DT the) (NN second)))) (. .)))