Vocab Profile — The Rhythm of Speed

Target level: K-4 (Level 4) · Model: gemma4:31b

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Profile summary with coverage at target level 98.2%

Level Types Types (%) Tokens Tokens (%) Cumul. token (%)
K-1: Level 1 341 76.1 1338 88.0 88.0
K-2: Level 2 61 13.6 98 6.4 94.4
K-3: Level 3 24 5.4 36 2.4 96.8
K-4: Level 4 18 4.0 21 1.4 98.2
K-5: Level 5 1 0.2 1 0.1 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 3 0.7 27 1.8 100.0
Words in text (tokens)
1521
Different words (types)
448
Type-token ratio (TTR)
0.29
At or below K-4
1493 tokens (98.2%)
Above target / off-list
28 tokens (1.8%)

Words above target level or off-list

K-5 — Level 5 [1 type, 1 token]
chord [1]
Off-List [3 types, 27 tokens]
Leo [23], Leo's [3], weekends [1]

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

The1 Rhythm3 of1 Speed2
LeoOFF was1 a1 man1 who1 loved1 two1 things1: piano2 and1 race1 cars1. To1 most1 people1, these1 two1 worlds1 seemed1 different1. One1 was1 slow1 and1 soft1, while1 the1 other1 was1 fast1 and1 loud1. But1 for1 LeoOFF, they1 were1 both1 about1 rhythm3. He1 believed1 that1 playing1 a1 song1 on1 the1 piano2 was1 like1 driving1 a1 car1 at1 high1 speed2. Both1 needed1 a1 steady2 beat1 and1 absolute1 focus3. LeoOFF lived1 in1 a1 small1 apartment2 in1 the1 city1. In1 the1 corner1 of1 his1 room1, he1 had1 a1 grand2 piano2. It1 was1 an1 old1 instrument2, but1 it1 was1 beautiful1. Every1 afternoon1, LeoOFF would1 sit1 down1 and1 let1 his1 fingers1 move1 across1 the1 keys1. He1 did1 not1 just1 play1 notes1; he1 played1 feelings1. When1 he1 played1 a1 soft1 song1, he1 felt1 as1 if1 he1 were1 floating2 in1 the1 air1. But1 when1 he1 played1 a1 fast1 piece1, his1 mind1 shifted2 to1 the1 race1 track1. He1 could1 almost1 hear1 the1 roar2 of1 the1 engine1 and1 feel1 the1 wind1 against1 his1 face1. For1 many1 years1, LeoOFF had1 worked1 as1 an1 accountant4. This1 was1 his1 day1 job1, but1 it1 did1 not1 satisfy2 his1 ambition4. He1 wanted1 to1 be1 something1 more1. He1 spent1 his1 hours1 counting1 numbers1 and1 balancing2 books1, but1 his1 heart1 belonged2 to1 the1 art1 of1 sound1 and1 speed2. He1 decided1 that1 he1 could1 no1 longer1 ignore2 his1 desire2. He1 wanted1 to1 achieve3 a1 goal2 that1 seemed1 almost1 absurd4 to1 others1. He1 wanted1 to1 enter1 the1 world1 of1 professional2 racing1. LeoOFF began1 to1 study1 the1 way1 a1 race1 car1 works1. He1 learned1 about1 how1 to1 accelerate3 and1 how1 to1 use1 the1 brake2 to1 keep1 the1 car1 on1 the1 track1. He1 found1 that1 the1 balance2 of1 the1 car1 was1 like1 the1 balance2 of1 a1 song1. If1 you1 move1 too1 fast1 into1 a1 turn1, you1 lose1 control1. If1 you1 are1 too1 slow1, you1 lose1 the1 race1. It1 is1 all1 about1 the1 timing1. He1 spent1 months1 in1 a1 small1 garage2, working1 with1 an1 old1 automobile4. He1 learned1 to1 adjust3 the1 engine1 and1 make1 it1 more1 efficient3. He1 treated1 the1 car1 as1 if1 it1 were1 a1 piece1 of1 music1. Each1 part1 had1 to1 be1 accurate3 and1 every1 sound1 had1 to1 be1 correct2. One1 day1, LeoOFF entered1 a1 local1 race1. It1 was1 his1 first1 time1 on1 a1 real1 track1. The1 air1 was1 cold1, and1 the1 noise1 of1 the1 crowd2 was1 like1 a1 loud1 choir4. He1 felt1 a1 sudden1 wave1 of1 anxiety3. His1 heart1 beat1 fast1, like1 a1 drum2 in1 his1 chest2. He1 looked1 at1 the1 other1 drivers1, who1 were1 all1 experienced1 athletes3. They1 had1 better1 cars1 and1 more1 money1, but1 LeoOFF had1 his1 rhythm3. He1 closed1 his1 eyes1 for1 a1 moment1 and1 imagined1 he1 was1 playing1 a1 piano2 piece1. The1 start1 line1 was1 the1 first1 note1 of1 the1 song1. Each1 turn1 was1 a1 chordK-5. Each1 straight1 part1 of1 the1 track1 was1 a1 long1, high1 note1. As1 the1 signal2 gave1 the1 sign1 to1 start1, LeoOFF accelerated3. The1 car1 shot1 forward1 like1 an1 arrow4. He1 felt1 the1 power1 of1 the1 engine1 as1 it1 pushed1 him1 back1 into1 his1 seat1. His1 mind1 became1 clear1 and1 he1 stopped1 feeling1 afraid1. He1 focused3 on1 the1 breathing2 of1 the1 car1. He1 did1 not1 just1 drive1; he1 danced1 with1 the1 machine1. He1 entered1 a1 turn1 at1 high1 speed2, but1 he1 used1 his1 brake2 with1 a1 delicate4 touch1. It1 was1 like1 pressing1 a1 piano2 key1 gently1. He1 could1 feel1 the1 car1 sliding2 slightly1, but1 he1 kept1 it1 under1 control1. During1 the1 race1, LeoOFF found1 himself1 behind1 a1 very1 fast1 driver1. The1 other1 man1 drove1 with1 aggression4 and1 took1 every1 turn1 with1 force1. But1 LeoOFF drove1 with1 a1 different1 style2. He1 looked1 for1 the1 most1 efficient3 path2. He1 adjusted3 his1 speed2 to1 match2 the1 rhythm3 of1 the1 road1. He1 did1 not1 fight1 the1 car1; he1 allowed1 it1 to1 move1 in1 a1 way1 that1 felt1 natural1. While1 the1 other1 driver1 became1 angry1 and1 made1 a1 mistake1, LeoOFF remained2 calm2. He1 saw1 an1 opening1 and1 the1 moved1 his1 car1 into1 the1 gap3. During1 the1 race1, LeoOFF found1 himself1 behind1 a1 very1 fast1 driver1. The1 other1 man1 drove1 with1 aggression4 and1 took1 every1 turn1 with1 force1. But1 LeoOFF drove1 with1 a1 different1 style2. He1 looked1 for1 the1 most1 efficient3 path2. He1 adjusted3 his1 speed2 to1 match2 the1 rhythm3 of1 the1 road1. He1 did1 not1 not1 fight1 the1 car1; he1 allowed1 it1 to1 move1 in1 a1 way1 that1 felt1 natural1. While1 the1 other1 driver1 became1 angry1 and1 made1 a1 mistake1, LeoOFF remained2 calm2. He1 saw1 an1 opening1 and1 moved1 his1 car1 into1 the1 gap3. LeoOFF did1 not1 win1 the1 race1, but1 he1 finished1 in1 third1 place1. For1 him1, this1 was1 a1 great1 achievement3. The1 other1 drivers1 were1 surprised1 by1 his1 style2. They1 asked1 him1 how1 he1 had1 learned1 to1 drive1 so1 well1 without1 any1 professional2 training1. LeoOFF just1 smiled1 and1 told1 them1 that1 he1 had1 spent1 years1 learning1 how1 to1 play1 the1 piano2. He1 explained1 that1 both1 racing1 and1 music1 are1 about1 the1 same1 thing1: the1 ability1 to1 handle1 tension2 and1 release2. After1 the1 race1, LeoOFF returned1 to1 his1 apartment2. He1 sat1 at1 his1 piano2 and1 played1 a1 song1 that1 described2 the1 feeling1 of1 speed2. The1 music1 was1 fast1 and1 loud1, then1 slow1 and1 soft1. It1 captured3 the1 essence4 of1 the1 day1. He1 felt1 a1 sense1 of1 peace2. He1 realized1 that1 he1 did1 not1 need1 to1 be1 the1 best1 in1 the1 world1 to1 be1 happy1. He1 only1 needed1 to1 find1 a1 way1 to1 combine2 the1 things1 he1 loved1. Leo'sOFF life1 changed1 after1 that1 day1. He1 no1 longer1 saw1 his1 work1 as1 a1 burden3. He1 used1 his1 time1 as1 an1 accountant4 to1 fund2 his1 passion3. He1 spent1 his1 weekendsOFF at1 the1 race1 track1 and1 his1 evenings1 at1 the1 piano2. He1 learned1 that1 balance2 is1 the1 most1 important1 part1 of1 any1 life1. If1 you1 only1 have1 speed2, you1 are1 just1 moving1 fast1 without1 a1 reason1. If1 you1 only1 have1 music1, you1 may1 be1 too1 soft1. But1 if1 you1 combine2 them1, you1 find1 a1 rhythm3 that1 allows1 you1 to1 move1 forward1 with1 power1 and1 grace2. He1 often1 thought1 about1 how1 the1 world1 views1 these1 two1 activities2. A1 piano2 is1 seen1 as1 an1 object2 of1 high1 culture2 and1 art1, while1 a1 race1 car1 is1 seen1 as1 a1 machine1 of1 noise1 and1 force1. However1, LeoOFF found1 that1 they1 are1 more1 alike4 than1 different1. Both1 require2 a1 deep1 level1 of1 concentration2 and1 a1 great1 deal1 of1 patience4. Both1 demand2 that1 you1 be1 present1 in1 the1 moment1. Whether1 he1 was1 pressing1 a1 key1 or1 turning1 a1 wheel1, LeoOFF felt1 he1 was1 exploring3 a1 part1 of1 his1 soul2. In1 the1 following1 years1, LeoOFF became1 known1 as1 the1 musician1 driver1. He1 started1 to1 write1 music1 that1 was1 inspired3 by1 the1 sound1 of1 engines1 and1 the1 speed2 of1 the1 wind1. Some1 people1 called1 it1 abnormal4, but1 he1 did1 not1 care1. He1 followed1 his1 ambition4 with1 courage3. He1 believed1 that1 art1 should1 be1 a1 way1 to1 explore3 new1 ideas1. He1 felt1 that1 the1 most1 beautiful1 things1 in1 life1 are1 those1 that1 come1 from1 a1 mix2 of1 different1 worlds1. As1 LeoOFF grew1 older1, he1 continued1 to1 play1 and1 drive1. He1 taught1 young1 people1 how1 to1 find1 their1 own1 rhythm3. He1 told1 them1 that1 it1 does1 not1 matter1 what1 you1 do1 for1 a1 living1 or1 what1 your1 hobbies2 are1. The1 only1 thing1 that1 matters1 is1 that1 you1 put1 your1 heart1 into1 everything1 you1 do1. He1 encouraged2 them1 to1 be1 ambitious4 and1 to1 seek2 the1 things1 that1 bring1 them1 joy2. Leo'sOFF story1 is1 a1 reminder2 that1 we1 all1 have1 different1 parts1 of1 our1 nature1. Some1 of1 us1 are1 like1 the1 piano2, quiet1 and1 thoughtful1. Some1 of1 us1 are1 like1 the1 race1 car1, fast1 and1 aggressive3. But1 the1 most1 complete1 version2 of1 ourselves1 is1 when1 we1 combine2 these1 two1 sides1. We1 can1 be1 both1 strong1 and1 soft1, loud1 and1 patient2, and1 fast1 yet1 patient2. LeoOFF once1 wrote1 in1 his1 diary4 that1 speed2 is1 just1 another1 form1 of1 music1. He1 said1 that1 a1 race1 track1 is1 like1 a1 big1 piano2, and1 the1 car1 is1 the1 finger1 that1 plays1 it1. The1 roar2 of1 the1 engine1 is1 the1 bass4 note1, and1 the1 wind1 in1 the1 ears1 is1 the1 high1 note1. When1 you1 find1 the1 same1 balance2 on1 the1 road1 as1 you1 do1 on1 the1 keys1, you1 feel1 as1 if1 you1 are1 flying1. He1 spent1 his1 final1 years1 in1 a1 small1 house1 by1 the1 coast2, where1 he1 could1 hear1 the1 waves1 of1 the1 ocean3. He1 still1 played1 his1 piano2 every1 day1 and1 occasionally2 drove1 his1 old1 car1 on1 a1 long1 road1. He1 lived1 a1 life1 full1 of1 adventure2 and1 beauty1. When1 people1 looked1 at1 him1, they1 saw1 a1 man1 who1 had1 found1 his1 own1 rhythm3 in1 a1 world1 that1 is1 often1 too1 loud1 or1 too1 slow1. Leo'sOFF legacy4 was1 not1 about1 the1 awards3 he1 won1 or1 the1 fame4 he1 got1. It1 was1 about1 the1 way1 he1 viewed1 the1 world1. He1 showed1 us1 that1 curiosity2 and1 passion3 are1 the1 most1 powerful1 tools2 we1 have1. He1 taught1 us1 that1 by1 combining2 two1 different1 loves1, we1 can1 create2 something1 entirely2 new1. His1 life1 was1 a1 song1 of1 speed2 and1 sound1, a1 dance1 between1 the1 fast1 and1 the1 slow1, and1 a1 melody4 that1 will1 always1 be1 remembered1.