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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 Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
admit
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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.
alasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/
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.
all
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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.
alonenounUS /alone/
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.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
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.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
ballroom
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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.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
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.
behold
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From this reading Would you behold her most sweet?
best
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From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
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.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
catch
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From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
combination
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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.
dance
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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.
dancing
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From this reading Then watch her dancing.
dual
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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.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
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.
graceful
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From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
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.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
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.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
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.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
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.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
mask
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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.
most
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From this reading Would you behold her most sweet?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
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.
rare
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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.
see
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From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
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.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
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.
sweet
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From this reading Would you behold her most sweet?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
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.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
Then
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From this reading Then watch her dancing.
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.
unawares
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From this reading Then catch her unawares--if you can.
watch
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From this reading Then watch her dancing.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you see a graceful maiden at her best?