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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 PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
Advanced
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From this reading It was the Advanced Elemental Practice class.
air
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
bell
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
belly
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
blades
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
BUILT
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
circular
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
class
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From this reading It was the Advanced Elemental Practice class.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
designed
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
Elemental
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From this reading It was the Advanced Elemental Practice class.
ensure
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
etched
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
fire
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
Hall
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
hummed
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
inside
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
intent
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
invisible
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Advanced Elemental Practice class.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
lake
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
lay
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
Lecture
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
light
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
light-nullifying
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
like
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
magic
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
matrices
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
only
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
platform
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
practice
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
PRISONSnounUS /ˈprɪzənz/
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
pure
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
raised
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
restless
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
reverse
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
room
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
seen
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
shadows
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
shared
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
shattered
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
sky
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
slightest
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/
the act of making thread from fibers
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
stone
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
THERE
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From this reading “THERE ARE PRISONS BUILT of light that can only be shattered by the shadows of a shared memory.”
thousands
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
touch
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
utterly
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
vast
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
vaulted
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
vibrated
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
VII
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From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
walls
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From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
ward-a
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From this reading In the center lay the practice ward-a raised, circular platform that hummed like a restless lake of fire at the slightest touch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The vaulted room was vast as the belly of a stone bell, its walls etched with light-nullifying matrices designed to ensure that magic within could only be seen through pure intent.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading That morning, the sky was utterly still, yet the air inside Lecture Hall VII vibrated as if thousands of invisible blades were spinning in reverse.
