Vocab Profile — The Secret Piano in the School Hall

Target level: K-3 (Level 3) · Model: gemma4:31b

Profile summary with coverage at target level 98.2%

Level Types Types (%) Tokens Tokens (%) Cumul. token (%)

K-1: Level 1 360 83.9 1365 90.0 90.0

K-2: Level 2 42 9.8 89 5.9 95.8

K-3: Level 3 23 5.4 36 2.4 98.2

K-4: Level 4 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-5: Level 5 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-6: Level 6 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-7: Level 7 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-8: Level 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-9: Level 9 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-10: Level 10 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-11: Level 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-12: Level 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-13: Level 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-14: Level 14 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-15: Level 15 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-16: Level 16 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-17: Level 17 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-18: Level 18 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-19: Level 19 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-20: Level 20 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-21: Level 21 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-22: Level 22 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-23: Level 23 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-24: Level 24 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

K-25: Level 25 0 0.0 0 0.0 98.2

Off-List 4 0.9 27 1.8 100.0

Words in text (tokens)

1517

Different words (types)

429

Type-token ratio (TTR)

0.28

At or below K-3

1490 tokens (98.2%)

Above target / off-list

27 tokens (1.8%)

Level	Types	Types (%)	Tokens	Tokens (%)	Cumul. token (%)
K-1: Level 1	360	83.9	1365	90.0	90.0
K-2: Level 2	42	9.8	89	5.9	95.8
K-3: Level 3	23	5.4	36	2.4	98.2
K-4: Level 4	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-5: Level 5	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-6: Level 6	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-7: Level 7	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-8: Level 8	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-9: Level 9	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-10: Level 10	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-11: Level 11	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-12: Level 12	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-13: Level 13	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-14: Level 14	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-15: Level 15	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-16: Level 16	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-17: Level 17	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-18: Level 18	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-19: Level 19	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-20: Level 20	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-21: Level 21	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-22: Level 22	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-23: Level 23	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-24: Level 24	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
K-25: Level 25	0	0.0	0	0.0	98.2
Off-List	4	0.9	27	1.8	100.0

Words above target level or off-list

Off-List [4 types, 27 tokens]

Ben [21], Ben's [3], piano's [1], Smith [2]

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Superscript shows vocabulary band. Highlighted words are above target or off-list.

The¹ Secret² Piano² in¹ the¹ School¹ Hall¹

Ben^OFF was¹ a¹ young¹ boy¹ who¹ loved¹ music¹ more¹ than¹ anything¹ else¹ in¹ the¹ world¹. He¹ went¹ to¹ a¹ small¹ school¹ where¹ there¹ were¹ many¹ things¹ to¹ learn¹ and¹ many¹ rooms¹ to¹ explore³. Every¹ day¹, he¹ walked¹ across¹ the¹ hall¹ and¹ saw¹ a¹ big¹, black¹ piano². The¹ piano² was¹ old¹ and¹ stayed¹ in¹ the¹ corner¹ of¹ the¹ room¹. It¹ was¹ covered¹ with¹ a¹ cloth², and¹ no¹ one¹ ever¹ used¹ it¹. Ben^OFF admired² the¹ instrument² from¹ far¹ away¹. He¹ wanted¹ to¹ play¹ it¹, but¹ he¹ was¹ afraid¹. He¹ wondered¹ if¹ the¹ teachers¹ would¹ be¹ angry¹ if¹ he¹ touched¹ it¹. He¹ felt¹ an¹ anxiety³ that¹ kept¹ him¹ away¹ from¹ the¹ keys¹. He¹ spent¹ many¹ days¹ just¹ looking¹ at¹ it¹ and¹ thinking¹ about¹ how¹ it¹ might¹ sound¹. He¹ often¹ imagined¹ himself¹ playing¹ a¹ beautiful¹ song¹ for¹ everyone¹ to¹ hear¹, but¹ his¹ fear¹ was¹ stronger¹ than¹ his¹ wish¹. One¹ afternoon¹, after¹ his¹ classes¹ ended¹, Ben^OFF stayed¹ behind¹. The¹ school¹ was¹ quiet¹ and¹ empty¹. He¹ walked¹ slowly¹ toward¹ the¹ piano². He¹ looked¹ around¹ to¹ make¹ sure¹ no¹ one¹ was¹ coming¹. He¹ reached¹ out¹ and¹ pulled¹ the¹ cloth² away¹. The¹ white¹ and¹ black¹ keys¹ were¹ bright¹ under¹ the¹ light¹. Ben^OFF had¹ never¹ played¹ a¹ piano² before¹, but¹ he¹ felt¹ an¹ attraction² to¹ the¹ sound¹. He¹ touched¹ one¹ key¹, then¹ another¹. A¹ single¹ note¹ sounded¹ across¹ the¹ room¹. It¹ was¹ clear¹ and¹ beautiful¹. He¹ began¹ to¹ press¹ the¹ keys¹ in¹ a¹ way¹ that¹ seemed¹ natural¹. He¹ did¹ not¹ know¹ how¹ to¹ read¹ music¹, but¹ he¹ could¹ feel¹ the¹ rhythm³. He¹ played¹ for¹ a¹ few¹ minutes¹, and¹ he¹ felt¹ an¹ amazing¹ feeling¹ of¹ joy². He¹ wanted¹ to¹ achieve³ more¹, but¹ he¹ suddenly¹ heard¹ the¹ sound¹ of¹ feet¹. He¹ quickly¹ put¹ the¹ cloth² back¹ over¹ the¹ piano² and¹ hid¹ behind¹ a¹ curtain³. His¹ heart¹ was¹ beating¹ fast¹, but¹ he¹ felt¹ happy¹. For¹ several¹ weeks¹, Ben^OFF played¹ the¹ piano² in¹ secret². Every¹ day¹ after¹ school¹, he¹ would¹ go¹ back¹ to¹ the¹ hall¹. He¹ would¹ explore³ the¹ sounds¹ and¹ try¹ to¹ find¹ new¹ songs¹. He¹ did¹ not¹ have¹ a¹ teacher¹, but¹ he¹ used¹ his¹ brain² to¹ figure¹ out¹ which¹ notes¹ sounded¹ better¹ together¹. He¹ tried¹ to¹ avoid² any¹ mistake¹ that¹ might¹ make¹ a¹ loud¹ noise¹. He¹ spent¹ hours¹ in¹ the¹ atmosphere² of¹ the¹ music¹, and¹ it¹ became¹ his¹ favorite¹ thing¹ in¹ the¹ world¹. He¹ felt¹ that¹ the¹ piano² was¹ his¹ only¹ companion³ in¹ the¹ school¹. He¹ believed¹ that¹ the¹ instrument² had¹ a¹ soul² and¹ could¹ communicate³ with¹ him¹ through¹ the¹ sounds¹. He¹ began¹ to¹ create² his¹ own¹ songs¹, and¹ he¹ started¹ to¹ feel¹ more¹ confident³. He¹ no¹ longer¹ felt¹ awkward² or¹ afraid¹ of¹ the¹ music¹. He¹ felt¹ like¹ he¹ had¹ a¹ secret² world¹ where¹ he¹ could¹ be¹ himself¹. One¹ day¹, the¹ school¹ administration³ decided¹ to¹ move¹ the¹ piano². The¹ principal³, an¹ administrator³ who¹ was¹ very¹ strict³, thought¹ the¹ piano² was¹ too¹ old¹ and¹ took¹ up¹ too¹ much¹ space¹ in¹ the¹ hall¹. He¹ wanted¹ to¹ remove² it¹ from¹ the¹ building¹. He¹ told¹ the¹ teachers¹ that¹ the¹ piano² should¹ be¹ gone¹—no¹ one¹ used¹ it¹, and¹ so¹ it¹ was¹ a¹ waste¹ of¹ space¹. He¹ decided¹ to¹ determine² the¹ date¹ for¹ its¹ removal². He¹ announced² that¹ the¹ piano² would¹ be¹ gone¹ by¹ Friday¹. Ben^OFF heard¹ this¹ news¹ and¹ felt¹ a¹ shock². He¹ did¹ not¹ want¹ the¹ piano² to¹ leave¹ his¹ school¹. He¹ spent¹ the¹ rest¹ of¹ the¹ day¹ thinking¹ about¹ how¹ he¹ could¹ stop¹ the¹ principal³ from¹ taking¹ it¹ away¹. Ben^OFF was¹ devastated³. He¹ felt¹ a¹ deep¹ ache³ in¹ his¹ heart¹. He¹ could¹ not¹ imagine¹ a¹ school¹ without¹ this¹ instrument². He¹ knew¹ he¹ had¹ to¹ act¹, but¹ he¹ did¹ not¹ know¹ how¹. He¹ tried¹ to¹ ask¹ his¹ friends¹, but¹ they¹ did¹ not¹ care¹ about¹ the¹ music¹. He¹ wanted¹ to¹ save¹ the¹ piano², but¹ he¹ felt¹ alone¹ in¹ his¹ battle². He¹ wondered¹ if¹ there¹ was¹ any¹ alternative³ to¹ the¹ piano² being¹ taken¹ away¹. He¹ thought¹ of¹ a¹ way¹ to¹ prevent² the¹ piano² from¹ leaving¹. He¹ decided¹ to¹ write¹ a¹ letter¹ to¹ the¹ principal³. In¹ the¹ letter¹, he¹ wrote¹ about¹ how¹ much¹ the¹ piano² meant¹ to¹ him¹ and¹ how¹ it¹ could¹ help¹ the¹ school¹. He¹ described² the¹ beauty¹ of¹ the¹ music¹ and¹ the¹ feeling¹ of¹ joy² it¹ brought¹. He¹ wrote¹ that¹ the¹ piano² was¹ an¹ asset³ to¹ the¹ school¹ and¹ that¹ keeping¹ it¹ would¹ encourage² students¹ to¹ be¹ creative². Ben's^OFF letter¹ was¹ a¹ sudden¹ surprise¹. The¹ principal³, who¹ had¹ never¹ seen¹ such¹ a¹ request³ of¹ passion³, read¹ the¹ letter¹ carefully¹. He¹ saw¹ that¹ Ben^OFF had¹ learned¹ to¹ play¹ by¹ himself¹. He¹ was¹ surprised¹ that¹ a¹ young¹ boy¹ had¹ found¹ so¹ much¹ joy² in¹ an¹ old¹ instrument². The¹ principal³ began¹ to¹ think¹ about¹ his¹ decision². He¹ realized¹ that¹ the¹ piano² was¹ not¹ just¹ a¹ piece¹ of¹ furniture², but¹ it¹ was¹ a¹ tool² for¹ learning¹ and¹ creativity². He¹ decided¹ to¹ change¹ his¹ mind¹. He¹ told¹ Ben^OFF that¹ the¹ piano² would¹ stay¹ in¹ the¹ hall¹. He¹ also¹ told¹ Ben^OFF that¹ he¹ could¹ have¹ official² lessons² to¹ learn¹ how¹ to¹ play¹ properly¹. The¹ principal³ wanted¹ to¹ help¹ Ben^OFF grow¹ as¹ a¹ musician¹. Ben^OFF was¹ so¹ happy¹ that¹ he¹ could¹ not¹ stop¹ smiling¹. He¹ went¹ back¹ to¹ the¹ hall¹ and¹ played¹ a¹ song¹ for¹ the¹ rest¹ of¹ the¹ school¹. He¹ did¹ not¹ hide¹ behind¹ curtains³ anymore¹. He¹ played¹ with¹ confidence³ and¹ strength². All¹ the¹ students¹ and¹ teachers¹ were¹ surprised¹ by¹ his¹ talent³. They¹ realized¹ that¹ music¹ brings¹ people¹ together¹. The¹ piano², which¹ was¹ once¹ covered¹ in¹ cloth², was¹ now¹ the¹ center¹ of¹ the¹ hall¹. It¹ became¹ a¹ place¹ where¹ the¹ other¹ students¹ could¹ come¹ to¹ learn¹ and¹ play¹. Ben^OFF felt¹ proud² of¹ himself¹ for¹ speaking¹ up¹. He¹ knew¹ that¹ his¹ love¹ for¹ music¹ had¹ changed¹ the¹ piano's^OFF end¹. Ben^OFF continued¹ to¹ play¹ every¹ day¹. He¹ learned¹ new¹ songs¹ and¹ played¹ for¹ the¹ school¹ concerts³. He¹ discovered¹ that¹ sharing¹ his¹ music¹ with¹ others¹ brought¹ him¹ even¹ more¹ joy² than¹ playing¹ in¹ secret². He¹ grew¹ from¹ a¹ shy¹ boy¹ into¹ a¹ person¹ who¹ felt¹ confident³ in¹ his¹ own¹ skin¹. The¹ school¹ hall¹, the¹ place¹ where¹ he¹ first¹ touched¹ the¹ keys¹, was¹ now¹ filled¹ with¹ beautiful¹ sounds¹. Ben^OFF and¹ the¹ piano² had¹ found¹ each¹ other¹ at¹ the¹ perfect¹ time¹, and¹ they¹ both¹ helped¹ each¹ other¹ grow¹. He¹ knew¹ that¹ if¹ he¹ had¹ not¹ been¹ brave² enough¹ to¹ write¹ that¹ letter¹, the¹ music¹ would¹ have¹ disappeared² from¹ the¹ school¹ for¹ all¹ time¹. Every¹ morning¹, Ben^OFF would¹ arrive¹ at¹ school¹ early¹ to¹ spend¹ a¹ few¹ minutes¹ with¹ his¹ favorite¹ instrument². He¹ loved¹ how¹ the¹ sunlight¹ hit¹ the¹ keys¹ in¹ the¹ morning¹ light¹. He¹ spent¹ time¹ thinking¹ about¹ new¹ songs¹ and¹ how¹ they¹ could¹ make¹ people¹ feel¹ happy¹ or¹ sad¹. He¹ began¹ to¹ invite² other¹ children¹ to¹ sit¹ and¹ listen¹ while¹ he¹ played¹. Some¹ of¹ the¹ students¹ were¹ curious² about¹ the¹ music¹, and¹ some¹ wanted¹ to¹ learn¹ how¹ to¹ play¹ too¹. Ben^OFF showed¹ them¹ which¹ notes¹ sounded¹ good¹ together¹, sharing¹ his¹ secret² knowledge². This¹ made¹ him¹ feel¹ like¹ a¹ leader¹ in¹ his¹ own¹ school¹. He¹ was¹ no¹ longer¹ just¹ a¹ boy¹ who¹ hid¹ behind¹ curtains³; he¹ was¹ now¹ a¹ musician¹ who¹ brought¹ joy² to¹ everyone¹. Ben's^OFF teacher¹, Mrs¹. Smith^OFF, noticed¹ that¹ he¹ had¹ changed¹. She¹ saw¹ that¹ he¹ was¹ more¹ active² in¹ class¹ and¹ more¹ willing¹ to¹ share¹ his¹ ideas¹. The¹ music¹ had¹ given¹ him¹ a¹ new¹ kind¹ of¹ strength². He¹ no¹ longer¹ felt¹ the¹ need¹ to¹ hide¹ his¹ feelings¹ or¹ be¹ afraid¹ of¹ making¹ mistakes¹. Instead¹, he¹ looked¹ at¹ every¹ challenge² as¹ a¹ chance¹ to¹ learn¹ something¹ new¹. Mrs¹. Smith^OFF told¹ him¹ that¹ his¹ courage³ to¹ write¹ the¹ letter¹ was¹ just¹ as¹ important¹ as¹ his¹ talent³ for¹ music¹. She¹ explained¹ that¹ speaking¹ up¹ for¹ what¹ you¹ love¹ is¹ a¹ powerful¹ thing¹. Ben^OFF felt¹ a¹ deep¹ sense¹ of¹ pride² in¹ her¹ words¹, and¹ he¹ realized¹ that¹ his¹ voice¹ had¹ power¹. As¹ the¹ months¹ passed¹, the¹ school¹ started¹ a¹ small¹ music¹ club¹. The¹ piano² became¹ the¹ heart¹ of¹ this¹ club¹, and¹ it¹ was¹ no¹ longer¹ just¹ an¹ old¹ piece¹ of¹ furniture². It¹ was¹ now¹ a¹ tool² for¹ art¹ and¹ friendship¹. Many¹ students¹ joined¹ the¹ club¹, and¹ they¹ spent¹ their¹ afternoons¹ together¹ in¹ the¹ hall¹. They¹ played¹ different¹ songs¹, laughed¹ together¹, and¹ learned¹ how¹ to¹ express¹ their¹ feelings¹ through¹ sound¹. Ben^OFF was¹ the¹ leader¹ of¹ the¹ music¹ club¹, and¹ he¹ helped¹ others¹ find¹ their¹ own¹ rhythm³. He¹ felt¹ that¹ the¹ school¹ had¹ become¹ a¹ warmer¹ place¹ because¹ of¹ the¹ music¹. The¹ piano² had¹ not¹ only¹ saved¹ Ben^OFF from¹ his¹ loneliness², but¹ it¹ had¹ also¹ brought¹ the¹ students¹ together¹ as¹ a¹ community². Ben's^OFF journey² with¹ the¹ piano² was¹ a¹ long¹ one¹, but¹ it¹ taught¹ him¹ many¹ things¹. He¹ learned¹ that¹ fear¹ can¹ be¹ a¹ wall¹, but¹ courage³ is¹ the¹ key¹ to¹ open¹ it¹. He¹ learned¹ that¹ passion³ can¹ change¹ the¹ world¹ around¹ us¹ if¹ we¹ are¹ brave² enough¹ to¹ share¹ it¹. He¹ realized¹ that¹ the¹ piano² was¹ not¹ just¹ an¹ instrument², but¹ a¹ friend¹ who¹ had¹ taught¹ him¹ to¹ be¹ brave² and¹ confident³. The¹ school¹ hall¹, which¹ once¹ felt¹ empty¹ and¹ cold¹, now¹ felt¹ like¹ home¹. Ben^OFF looked¹ at¹ the¹ piano² and¹ smiled¹, knowing¹ that¹ he¹ would¹ always¹ have¹ music¹ in¹ his¹ heart¹, no¹ matter¹ where¹ he¹ went¹ in¹ life¹.