used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
burrowed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
controlledadjectiveUS /kənˈtroʊld/
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
currentsnounUS /ˈkɜːrənts/
plural of “current” — a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
set up or found
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
inhibitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhɪbətɪd/
held back or restrained or prevented
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
innermostadjectiveUS /ˈɪnərmoʊst/
being deepest within the self
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
intelligibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒəbəl/
capable of being apprehended or understood
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
interferedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrd/
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
mysteriouslyadverbUS /ˌmɪˈstɪriəsli/
in a cryptic manner
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
primaladjectiveUS /ˈpraɪməl/
serving as an essential component
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
recapturedverbUS /riˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “recapture” — experience anew
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
and nothing more
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
tappedadjectiveUS /tæpt/
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
up to a particular time
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
transcendentadjectiveUS /trænˈsendənt/
exceeding or surpassing usual limits especially in excellence
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading You made the connection, having cut off all other currents that interfered, and then you simply turned it on.
undergroundadjectiveUS /ˈʌndərɡraʊnd/
under the level of the ground
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
virginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading She had never quite recaptured her primal, virgin sense of it; but, to set against that, she had entered more and more into possession.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
withdrewverbUS /wɪθˈdruː/
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading She had found out the secret of its working and had controlled it, reduced it to an almost intelligible method.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You could think of it as a current of transcendent power, hitherto mysteriously inhibited.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In other words, if you could put it into words at all, you shut your eyes and ears, you closed up the sense of touch, you made everything dark around you and withdrew into your innermost self; you burrowed deep into the darkness there till you got beyond it; you tapped the Power as it were underground at any point you pleased and turned it on in any direction.
