“THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire. There are people who leave like ash. But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
“THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire. There are people who leave like ash. But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.” Velmora was slowly healing. The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading ““THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
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From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
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From this reading There are people who leave like ash.
for the reason that
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
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From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
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From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
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From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
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From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
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From this reading Velmora was slowly healing.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
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From this reading There are people who leave like ash.
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From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
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From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
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From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
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From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Velmora was slowly healing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
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From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
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From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
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From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
The ancient realm of memory magic and sacred archives.
From this reading Velmora was slowly healing.
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From this reading But there are those who stay—not because they cannot leave, but because they want to preserve the original shape of an unspoken promise.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Velmora was slowly healing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The shattered towers were being rebuilt, and new protective runes were being etched into the cold stone.
which person or people
From this reading “THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO arrive like fire.
What central mystery unfolds in Chapter 19 (The One Who Finally Decided to Leave)?
