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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 For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
all
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
altogether
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
always
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
Asnières
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
BEGANnounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
blissful
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
came
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
contemptuously
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
crabbed
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
dance
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
dancer
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From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
dancing
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
Daphne
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From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
Daphne's
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
day
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
declared
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From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
Edgar
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
edge
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
few
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
fiddling
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
French
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
girl
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
gloaming
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
HERTE
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From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
Hill
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
kind
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
loves
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
man
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
master
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
meant
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
near
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
non-hunting
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
now
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
old
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
only
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From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
other
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
pain
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
partner
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
passionately
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
piping
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
pleasure
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
pupils
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
ready
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
rejected
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
show
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
soul
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From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
South
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From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
taken
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He declared that Daphne was the only one of them all who had the soul of a dancer.
then
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
too
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
turns
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From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
waltz
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From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He was her first partner since the little crabbed old French master at Asnières, who had taken a few turns with her now and then, fiddling all the time, in order to show his other pupils what dancing meant.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a man to waltz in the gloaming with a girl whom he passionately loves, and who has contemptuously rejected him, is a kind of pleasure too near the edge of pain to be altogether blissful.
WONDREN
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From this reading ‘AND IN MY HERTE WONDREN I BEGAN.’
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Edgar came every non-hunting day to South Hill, and was always ready to dance to Daphne’s piping.
