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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 “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
always
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
another's
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
bearing
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
causes
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
chosen
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
corridors
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
Creation
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
day
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
dusk
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
Elric
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
end
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
fire
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
flamenounUS /fleɪm/
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
floor
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
GAZESnounUS /ˈɡeɪzəz/
plural of “gaze” — a long fixed look
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
heart
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
incinerate
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
listener
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
literally
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
lose
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
love
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
magically
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
making
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
Merelith
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
plant
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
received
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
ring
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
rune
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
second
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
secrecy
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
shrouded
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
silver
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From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
specific
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
spoken
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
stone
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
summoned
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
summonsnounUS /ˈsʌmənz/
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading Elric received his summons at the end of the day: a silver ring bearing the name "Merelith".
tenderness
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
THERE
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
walked
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From this reading No one walked its stone corridors after dusk unless summoned by a specific rune ring.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
way
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From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
Wing
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From this reading The second floor of the Creation Wing was always shrouded in secrecy, both literally and magically.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “THERE ARE GAZES THAT do not incinerate with fire—but with a tenderness that causes another's heart to lose its way.
words
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From this reading There are words spoken not to love, but to plant a flame... making the listener believe they have chosen it themselves.”
