used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a great crack in the stone wall!
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
bondsnounUS /bɑːndz/
plural of “bond” — an electrical force linking atoms
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
CABLEnounUS /ˈkeɪbəl/
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading It was a great crack in the stone wall!
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
Danny
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From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
exploredverbUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrd/
past form of “explore” — inquire into
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
a person of German nationality
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was a great crack in the stone wall!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was a great crack in the stone wall!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
being perceived or observed
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
pushingnounUS /ˈpʊʃɪŋ/
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
rubbingnounUS /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
shiftedverbUS /ˈʃɪftɪd/
past form of “shift” — make a shift in or exchange of
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading It was a great crack in the stone wall!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
TAPPINGnounUS /ˈtæpɪŋ/
the sound of light blow or knock
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
a special situation
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
precisely as stated
From this reading A huge stone--the very one he had been pushing and rubbing against to cut his bonds--had shifted its position.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading It was a great crack in the stone wall!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Here, surely, was the opening to a secret way out of the passage!
at the time that
From this reading TAPPING THE CABLE The first thing that Danny noticed was something that had not been there before when he had explored the passage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was something that had happened since the German had gone away with the light.
