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Dark Destiny

Chapter I

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The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!
_Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.
Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.
Sainted monster, evil savior.
Old as time, and young as folly.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Dark Destiny

Chapter I

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!
Line 2
_Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.
Line 3
Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.
Line 4
Sainted monster, evil savior.
Line 5
Old as time, and young as folly.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Across preposition US /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading “The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!”

Along preposition US /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading “The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!”

Folly noun US /ˈfɑːli/

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading “Old as time, and young as folly.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!”

Glowing noun US /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “_Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.”

Still noun US /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Old as time, and young as folly.”

Wind noun US /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “_Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

all

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

Blue

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

called

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

crystal

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

dais

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

death

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

empress

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

evil

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From this reading Sainted monster, evil savior.

eyes

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

far

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

follynounUS /ˈfɑːli/

an action or decision that shows a lack of good judgment

From this reading Old as time, and young as folly.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

forces

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

globe

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

glowingnounUS /ˈglowing/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

goddess

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

gold-draped

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

journeyed

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

lightning

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

men

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

monster

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From this reading Sainted monster, evil savior.

Naked

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

Old

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From this reading Old as time, and young as folly.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

power

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

queen

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

rain

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

rested

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

Ruler

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

Sainted

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From this reading Sainted monster, evil savior.

savior

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From this reading Sainted monster, evil savior.

search

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

sky

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

spread

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

stillnounUS /still/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

storms

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

surging

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Old as time, and young as folly.

tumult

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From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

veiled

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

void

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

Warrior

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From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

windnounUS /wind/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Ruler of rain and wind and lightning, empress of all the surging forces that spread their tumult across the sky.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Blue Warrior had journeyed far across the void in his search for power; but he found death along with it--in the eyes of a goddess!

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

woman-goddess

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

Xaymar

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From this reading _Naked, still as death, the veiled woman-goddess men called Xaymar rested on a gold-draped dais within the great, glowing, crystal globe._ _Xaymar, queen of storms.

young

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From this reading Old as time, and young as folly.