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Would you see a graceful maiden at her best? Then watch her dancing. Would you behold her most sweet? Then catch her unawares--if you can. Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.”
a young woman who is not married
From this reading “Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Would you behold her most sweet?
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From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
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From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Then watch her dancing.
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Would you behold her most sweet?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Would you behold her most sweet?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
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From this reading Then watch her dancing.
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From this reading Most graceful and most sweet, then--I admit that the combination is a rare one, but she should be dancing all alone; for, alas! the ballroom has its mask, and the dual dance its trammels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then watch her dancing.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
