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accomplish
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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
aware
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
breadth
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
chair
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
change
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
continuednounUS /ˈcontinued/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
daring
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
easy
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
Egypt
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
end
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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
enough
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
forth
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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
full
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
geological
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
Hall
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
hand's
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
hearts
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
illusions
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.
Leonora
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From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.
lost
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
mage
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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
Maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
Man
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
matter
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
ourselvespronounUS /aʊərˈselvz/
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
Perilous
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
risk
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
said
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From this reading 'We know it,' said Leonora.
SCHEME
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From this reading THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.
seems
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
seen
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
set
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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
Siege
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
Viewless
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
visit
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From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
willingly
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
wish
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From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
WIZARD'S
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From this reading THE WIZARD'S SCHEME.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
years
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'We must, as you are aware, visit the Siege Perilous in the Hall of Egypt, and risk ourselves in the chair of the Viewless Maiden, of Her that is not to be seen of Man.'
young
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From this reading This seems to you an easy matter enough; young hearts are full of such illusions, and, believe me, I would willingly change my years, which are lost in geological time, for one hand's breadth of your daring.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'It is,' continued the mage, 'your wish to accomplish the end for which you set forth.
