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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 At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “YOU ARE THE DOOR.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
back
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From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
bathed
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
cathedral
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
centuries
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
chairs
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
dark
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
devoid
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
DOORnounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “YOU ARE THE DOOR.
dust
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
faintly
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From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
glass
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
golden
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
grand
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
heavy
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
high
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
human
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
key
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From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
knowledge
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
library
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
light
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
motionless
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
noon
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
page
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From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
panes
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
perhaps
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From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
place
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
presence
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
remembers
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From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
restless
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From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
sat
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
slanted
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
slumbered
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
stone
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
sunlight
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
tables
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “YOU ARE THE DOOR.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
transformed
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
tremble
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From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
vaulted
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From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
Velmoraproper nounUS /vɛlˈmɔː.rə/
The ancient realm of memory magic and sacred archives.
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
way
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From this reading Not because you have the key... but because you are the last memory that remembers the way back.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading At high noon, when the sunlight slanted through the vaulted ancient glass panes, the Velmora library transformed into a motionless grand cathedral—a place where knowledge slumbered amidst dust and time.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Every page seemed to tremble faintly in the wind—or perhaps from restless memories.
wooden
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From this reading The long stone tables were bathed in dark golden light, and the heavy wooden chairs sat in silence as if devoid of human presence for centuries.
YOUpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “YOU ARE THE DOOR.
