“THERE ARE PATHS THAT seem chosen by free will, but are merely trails of blood drawn long before we could even ask why. And the one we call a friend is sometimes the very lock we cannot break.”
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives. Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral. The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground. The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood. The air was entirely devoid of modern magic.
Reading 10/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 46–50
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From this reading “It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.”
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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 was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
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From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
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From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
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From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
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From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
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From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
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From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
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From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
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From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
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From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
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From this reading The air was entirely devoid of modern magic.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
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From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The air was entirely devoid of modern magic.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
not accessible to view
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
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From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The air was entirely devoid of modern magic.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The air was entirely devoid of modern magic.
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From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
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From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
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From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darian touched the stone three times and traced a double spiral.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The wall dissolved into the air, revealing a narrow, damp corridor leading deep underground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light down here did not come from magic lamps, but from deep red, luminescent moss clinging to the walls, glowing like ancient, coagulated blood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hidden behind a blank stone wall in the restricted archives.
What central mystery unfolds in Chapter 13 (The True Heir of the Fire Is Not Me)?
