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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 Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
altogether
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
arrangement
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
Bristolians
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
cared
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
change
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
character
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
close
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
contredanse
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
couples
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
dance
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
danced
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
daughter
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
dreaming
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
got
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
introduced
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
jealousy
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
joyously
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
Lalande
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
late
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
lip
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
mad
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
Madame
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "What next?
night
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
now
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From this reading What now?"
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
other
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
passing
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
questions
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From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
quick
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
special
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
succeed
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
there
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
Thus
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The questions passing from lip to lip, late on in the night, and after another _contredanse_ had come to a close.
two
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
unobservant
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From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "What next?
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
whisper
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
wing
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From this reading A whisper had got wing of something to succeed, altogether different--a dance of a special character, introduced to the Bristolians by the daughter of Madame Lalande.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Thus unobservant, the two who cared not for one another danced joyously on little dreaming of that mad jealousy between the other two, but for which there would have been a quick change in the arrangement of the couples.
