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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 Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
akin
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
apart
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
artful
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
attitudes
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
beautiful
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
beauty
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
bewitching
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
birth
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
cadence
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
came
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
charm
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
companion
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
creaturenounUS /ˈcreature/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
DANCE
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
danced
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
days
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
deeply
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
delight
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
distinguishing
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
Donatello
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
Donatello's
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
ears
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
effaced
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
extemporizing
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
Faun
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
final
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
flung
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
freely
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
fresher
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
frolic
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
gave
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
grace
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
grotesqueness
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
hand
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
heart
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
hour
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
indescribableadjectiveUS /ˌɪndɪˈskraɪbəbəl/
too intense to describe too intense or unusual to describe clearly
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
laughter
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
marble
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
Miriam
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
Miriam's
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
most
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
motion
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
movement
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
much
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
music
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
new
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
Nymph
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
only
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
pathos
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
peculiarity
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
provocative
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
putting
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
resembled
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
Setting
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From this reading Setting apart only this, Miriam resembled a Nymph, as much as Donatello did a Faun.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
side
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
steps
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
sweet
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
SYLVAN
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From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
there
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SYLVAN DANCE As the music came fresher on their ears, they danced to its cadence, extemporizing new steps and attitudes.
touch
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From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
ultimate
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From this reading This was the ultimate peculiarity, the final touch, distinguishing between the sylvan creature and the beautiful companion at his side.
vanished
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
varying
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
worth
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From this reading Each varying movement had a grace which might have been worth putting into marble, for the long delight of days to come, but vanished with the movement that gave it birth, and was effaced from memory by another.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading In Miriam’s motion, freely as she flung herself into the frolic of the hour, there was still an artful beauty; in Donatello’s, there was a charm of indescribable grotesqueness hand in hand with grace; sweet, bewitching, most provocative of laughter, and yet akin to pathos, so deeply did it touch the heart.
