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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 need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
alternate
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
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 need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
barefoot
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
change
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
color
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
dared
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
dimension
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
Elric
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
FIRESnounUS /ˈfaɪərz/
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
grew
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
hold
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
incinerate
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But sometimes, the seeker is the one most profoundly lost.
lichen-covered
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
like
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
lost
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From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
meant
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From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
most
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From this reading But sometimes, the seeker is the one most profoundly lost.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
needing
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
once
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But sometimes, the seeker is the one most profoundly lost.
only
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
out
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
profoundly
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From this reading But sometimes, the seeker is the one most profoundly lost.
reach
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
rememberverbUS /rɪˈmɛm.bər/
To recall to mind.
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
roots
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
seeker
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From this reading But sometimes, the seeker is the one most profoundly lost.
slide
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/
a person, without saying who
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
sometimes
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From this reading But sometimes, the seeker is the one most profoundly lost.
souls
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
speak
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
THATconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
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 need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
THERE
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
touch
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
trees
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
two
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From this reading “THERE ARE FIRES THAT do not need to burn to incinerate, needing only a touch to change the color of two souls.
Velmoraproper nounUS /vɛlˈmɔː.rə/
The ancient realm of memory magic and sacred archives.
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
walked
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From this reading Elric walked barefoot over the lichen-covered roots of ancient trees, each step feeling like a slide into an alternate dimension.
warm
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From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
way
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From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading There are hands that reach out not to hold, but to remember—that they once grew warm for someone whose name they dared not speak.”
woods
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From this reading The woods behind Velmora were not meant for those who had lost their way.
