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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 With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He shouldn't be here.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
betrayalnounUS /bɪˈtreɪ.əl/
The action of betraying one's country, a group, or a person; breach of trust.
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
breathed
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
bridge
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
burning
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
cold
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
corridor
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
crossing
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
dim
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
DOORSnounUS /dɔːrz/
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
Elric
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
flickering
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
fractures
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From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
fully
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From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
generation
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
groans
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shouldn't be here.
healed
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From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He shouldn't be here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
holds
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
hovering
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
keep
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
key
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
light
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
locked
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
mortar-like
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
new
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
night
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
out
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
passing
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
shoulder
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
shouldn't
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From this reading He shouldn't be here.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
stone
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From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
stories
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
THERE
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
thief
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
TonightadverbUS /təˈnaɪt/
On the present night.
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
truth
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From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
Velmoraproper nounUS /vɛlˈmɔː.rə/
The ancient realm of memory magic and sacred archives.
From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
walked
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
walls
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From this reading The stone walls of Velmora never fully healed from the fractures of time.
West
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From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
whispers
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From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “THERE ARE DOORS THAT are locked not to keep the thief out, but to keep the truth from burning the one who holds the key.”
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
WispfirenounUS /ˈwɪsp.faɪər/
A luminous, semi-sentient spirit flame that guides seekers through the dark archives.
From this reading Tonight, in the West corridor, beneath the dim, flickering light of a Wispfire hovering over his left shoulder, Elric walked as if crossing a bridge between memory and betrayal.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With every passing night, the wind breathed something new into the cold mortar-like the whispers of a forgotten generation, or the groans of stories that had never been fully told.
