used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He cried to me, “Pull the curtain back.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
cause to be bored
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
clutchedverbUS /klʌtʃt/
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come and see!”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading He cried to me, “Pull the curtain back.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading He cried to me, “Pull the curtain back.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Hide the panels!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
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 And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
immediately past
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
fasten with a lock
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He cried to me, “Pull the curtain back.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
not any; not one
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
panelsnounUS /ˈpænəlz/
plural of “panel” — sheet that forms a distinct (usually flat and rectangular) section or component of something
From this reading Hide the panels!
cause to move by pulling
From this reading He cried to me, “Pull the curtain back.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
cut with a saw
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Come and see!”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
at the time that
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And while I held the candle, I saw in the recess a little iron door built into the stone; he set a key at last in the lock, and opening the door drew out a black box.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This box was deep, but of no great length; it was heavy, for he nigh dropped it when he pulled it out; he clutched it to his breast and bore it to his chair with him.
