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From the Ted Talk by Kyra Gaunt: How the jump rope got its rhythm

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In the 1950s, in Harlem, bonrx, Brooklyn, qunees, you could see on the swaeldik, lots of grlis playing with ropes. Sometimes they would take two ropes and turn them as a single rope together, but you could sapretae them and turn them in like an eggbeater on each other. The spkiinpg rope was like a steady timeline — tick, tick, tick, tick — upon which you can add rhymes and rhythms and chants. Those rpoes created a space where we were able to cittnrboue to something that was far greater than the neighborhood.

Double Dutch jump rope remains a powerful symbol of culture and identity for black women. Back from the 1950s to the 1970s, girls weren't supposed to play sports. Boys played baseball, basketball and football, and girls weren't allowed. A lot has changed, but in that era, girls would rule the playground. They'd make sure that boys weren't a part of that. It's their space, it's a girl-power scpae. It's where they get to shine.

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In the 1950s, in Harlem, _____, Brooklyn, ______, you could see on the ________, lots of _____ playing with ropes. Sometimes they would take two ropes and turn them as a single rope together, but you could ________ them and turn them in like an eggbeater on each other. The ________ rope was like a steady timeline — tick, tick, tick, tick — upon which you can add rhymes and rhythms and chants. Those _____ created a space where we were able to __________ to something that was far greater than the neighborhood.

Double Dutch jump rope remains a powerful symbol of culture and identity for black women. Back from the 1950s to the 1970s, girls weren't supposed to play sports. Boys played baseball, basketball and football, and girls weren't allowed. A lot has changed, but in that era, girls would rule the playground. They'd make sure that boys weren't a part of that. It's their space, it's a girl-power _____. It's where they get to shine.

Solution


  1. ropes
  2. queens
  3. bronx
  4. space
  5. girls
  6. separate
  7. sidewalk
  8. contribute
  9. skipping

Original Text


In the 1950s, in Harlem, Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, you could see on the sidewalk, lots of girls playing with ropes. Sometimes they would take two ropes and turn them as a single rope together, but you could separate them and turn them in like an eggbeater on each other. The skipping rope was like a steady timeline — tick, tick, tick, tick — upon which you can add rhymes and rhythms and chants. Those ropes created a space where we were able to contribute to something that was far greater than the neighborhood.

Double Dutch jump rope remains a powerful symbol of culture and identity for black women. Back from the 1950s to the 1970s, girls weren't supposed to play sports. Boys played baseball, basketball and football, and girls weren't allowed. A lot has changed, but in that era, girls would rule the playground. They'd make sure that boys weren't a part of that. It's their space, it's a girl-power space. It's where they get to shine.

Frequently Occurring Word Combinations


ngrams of length 2

collocation frequency
jump rope 5
double dutch 2
helped maintain 2


Important Words


  1. add
  2. allowed
  3. baseball
  4. basketball
  5. black
  6. boys
  7. bronx
  8. brooklyn
  9. changed
  10. chants
  11. contribute
  12. created
  13. culture
  14. double
  15. dutch
  16. eggbeater
  17. era
  18. football
  19. girls
  20. greater
  21. harlem
  22. identity
  23. jump
  24. lot
  25. lots
  26. neighborhood
  27. part
  28. play
  29. played
  30. playground
  31. playing
  32. powerful
  33. queens
  34. remains
  35. rhymes
  36. rhythms
  37. rope
  38. ropes
  39. rule
  40. separate
  41. shine
  42. sidewalk
  43. single
  44. skipping
  45. space
  46. sports
  47. steady
  48. supposed
  49. symbol
  50. tick
  51. timeline
  52. turn
  53. women