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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 A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
accomplished
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
apparently
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
ball-room
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
boudoirs
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
conservatory
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
corners
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
Dance
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From this reading Dance has followed dance.
danced
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
Ducane's
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
duty-dances
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
electric
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
execution
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
eye
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
far
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
few
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
followed
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From this reading Dance has followed dance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dance has followed dance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
larger
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
light
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
lightly
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
little-frequented
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
meanwhile
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From this reading And meanwhile the night swings on.
Mr
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
night
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From this reading And meanwhile the night swings on.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
number
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
obscure
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
out
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
palm-fans
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
quickly
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
short
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
sofas
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
stairs
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
steps
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
swings
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From this reading And meanwhile the night swings on.
task
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From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the execution of Mr. Ducane's duty-dances is apparently no short task, nor one lightly or quickly accomplished.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
tree-ferns
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From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
turns
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A far larger number are danced on sofas, in obscure corners of little-frequented boudoirs, on steps of the stairs, and under the palm-fans and tree-ferns of the conservatory.
world
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From this reading But few of them, as it turns out, are danced in the ball-room in the eye of the world, and of the electric light.
