Before You Read: Target Vocabulary
Essential words to understand this chapter easily.
shore
/ʃɔː(r)/The land along the edge of the sea
partner
/ˈpɑːtnə(r)/A person who dances or plays a game with you
advance
/ədˈvɑːns/To move forward
curious
/ˈkjʊəriəs/Strange or unusual
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The Mock Turtle looked at Alice with sad eyes. He wanted to tell her about a dance under the sea. "Do you know the Lobster Quadrille?" asked the Mock Turtle. "No," said Alice. "What kind of dance is it?" "It is a wonderful dance!" cried the Gryphon. "You stand in two lines on the shore. You take a lobster as your partner. You advance twice and change partners. Then you throw the lobsters into the sea, swim after them, and turn somersaults!" "Would you like to see a little of it?" asked the Mock Turtle. "Yes, very much," Alice answered....
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