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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
Alice's
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
allow
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
beat
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
collided
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
crowd
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
danced
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From this reading They danced.
dancers
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
dancing
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
denied
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
designed
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
discover
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
Dowling
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From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
enough
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
everyonepronounUS /ˈevriwʌn/
every person
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
exercise
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From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
fall
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
feet
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
force
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
forms
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From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
held
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
knees
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
main
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
man
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
much
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
Nature
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
niggardliness
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
off
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
other
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From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
partner
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
pastime
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From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
path
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
round
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mr. Dowling should have found other forms of exercise and pastime.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
sometimes
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From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
sturdy
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They danced.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
thrown
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nature has not designed everyone for dancing, though sometimes those she has denied are the last to discover her niggardliness.
too
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
tripped
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
up
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
valiantly
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From this reading He held her up valiantly, and continued to beat a path through the crowd of other dancers by main force.
vigorous
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
young
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From this reading But the round young man was at least vigorous enough--too much so, when his knees collided with Alice's--and he was too sturdy to be thrown off his feet, himself, or to allow his partner to fall when he tripped her.
