“SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron. Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
“SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron. Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.” Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice. It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray. Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
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(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ““SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
A place of study or training in a special field of knowledge and arts.
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
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From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
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From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
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From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
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From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
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From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
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From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
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From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
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From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
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From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
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From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
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From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
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From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
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From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
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From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
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From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
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From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
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From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
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From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “SOME DOORS ARE OPENED by keys forged of silver and iron.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Others are only opened by the memory of the fire that once burned them down.”
in the direction of
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
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From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
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From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It whipped across the jagged mountain ridges, carving the sky into a flat, bruised sheet of gray.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Walking alone up the white-paved path toward the academy, Lyra Estelle did not shiver.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Snow was not falling, but the wind itself felt like shattered ice.
What central mystery unfolds in Chapter 2 (The Silent Outsider from the Far North)?
