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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
alarm
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
bells
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
bloodnounUS /blood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
bracing
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
closest
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
coiled
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
Elric
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
escape
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
FORGED
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From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
friend
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
gates
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
heart
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
helping
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
inside
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
interrogations
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
iron
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From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
KEYSnounUS /kiːz/
plural of “key” — metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
Light
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
like
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
lock
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
Lyra
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
materialized
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
mist
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
most
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
mountain
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
muscles
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
obsidian
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
only
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From this reading But there was only silence.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
placed
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
Prison
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
scars
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading But there was only silence.
skin
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
stepped
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
THERE
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From this reading “THERE ARE KEYS FORGED from iron, and there are keys forged from blood.
threshold
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
tight
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
tragic
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From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
Velmora's
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From this reading Velmora's obsidian gates materialized through the morning mist like ancient scars on the skin of the mountain.
wail
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From this reading Elric stepped across the threshold, his muscles coiled tight, bracing himself for interrogations or the wail of alarm bells after helping Lyra escape the Light Prison.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was only silence.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the most tragic lock is the one placed inside the heart of your closest friend.”
