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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 FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
all
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
angle
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
ash
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
back
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From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
blinding
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From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
Bloodlines
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bone-white
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
burning
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
carved
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
ceilings
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
class
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compressed
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
desk
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
desks
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
directed
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
Elric
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enough
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
eyes
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
fell
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
filtered
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
FIRESnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
focus
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
ForbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
gaze
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
glass
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
hand
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
held
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
high
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
History
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hundreds
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
illumination
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
leaving
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
light
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From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
magical
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
meant
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From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
motif
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
Northern
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
only
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
pale
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
panes
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
podium
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
rested
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
roots
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
row
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From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
sat
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From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
spark
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
specific
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From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
startnounUS /start/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
stone
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
stripped
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
THERE
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
thicker
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
tomes
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
trampled
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
trust
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not start from a spark, but from the silence compressed long enough beneath the ash of trampled trust.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
Valehart
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From this reading Elric Valehart sat alone in the back row of the "Forbidden Bloodlines and Ancient History" class.
vaulted
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
Velmoraproper nounUS /vɛlˈmɔː.rə/
The ancient realm of memory magic and sacred archives.
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
warmth
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The morning light at Velmora was never meant to be blinding.
winter
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From this reading It filtered through hundreds of magical glass panes on the high vaulted ceilings, stripped of all its warmth, leaving only a pale, bone-white illumination that fell at an angle upon the ancient stone desks and tomes thicker than a Northern winter.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His hand rested on a desk carved with the motif of burning roots, his eyes directed toward the podium—but his gaze held no specific focus.
