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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 Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
ability
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
advantage
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
afflicted
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
alliterative
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From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
almost
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
animal
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
animals
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
anterior
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
attributed
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
called
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
canal
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
certain
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
circles
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
collectively
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
Comparative
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
compels
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
Dancing
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
dependent
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
discovered
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
ear
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
excitability
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
exists
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
external
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
famous
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
greatest
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
groups
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
incessant
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
Kingdom
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
lack
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
large
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
Luckily
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
man
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
measure
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
mouse
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From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
movement
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
movements
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
normal
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
objects
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
only
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
organs
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
peculiar
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
perpetual
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
physiologist
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
physiologists
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
position
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
possess
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
quote
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
Rawitz
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
regulate
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
respect
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
restlessness
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
rotation
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
Science
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
sense
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From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is but one alliterative step from the Dancing man to the Dancing mouse.
strive
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
tendency
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
there
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From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Comparative physiologists have discovered that the ability of animals to regulate the position of the body with respect to external objects is dependent in a large measure upon the groups of sense organs which collectively are called the ear.
use
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
varied
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From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
vertical
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
waltzing
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From this reading To quote Rawitz again: _The waltzing mouse has only one normal canal and that is the anterior vertical.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The restlessness and almost incessant movement in circles and the peculiar excitability of the Dancing mouse is attributed by Rawitz, the famous physiologist, to the _lack of certain senses which compels the animal to strive through varied movements to use to the greatest advantage those senses which it does possess_.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Luckily for Science, there exists in the animal Kingdom another creature afflicted with the same peculiar tendency to perpetual rotation as the Dancing man.
