READING 1 OF 23 focus words
A figure in the music
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Leah heard the same three-note motif each time a new dancer entered. At the back of the orchestra, a child was playing it on the xylophone.
The cadence of the dancers' steps changed with the instrument. Three quick stamps became a long sliding turn.
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Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
Original fictional passages for vocabulary practice.