used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
anew
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
boardsnounUS /bɔːrdz/
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why had his father taken up the board?
chiselnounUS /ˈtʃɪzəl/
an edge tool with a flat steel blade with a cutting edge
From this reading Kiki got a chisel and pried up the board, but found nothing under it.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
ExaminingverbUS /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But why had his father taken up the board?
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
set up or found
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Kiki got a chisel and pried up the board, but found nothing under it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
not accessible to view
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That set him thinking.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But why had his father taken up the board?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
Kiki
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From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
nailedverbUS /neɪld/
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Kiki got a chisel and pried up the board, but found nothing under it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
priedverbUS /praɪd/
inflected form of “pry” — to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading That set him thinking.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But why had his father taken up the board?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That set him thinking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading That set him thinking.
toolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Kiki got a chisel and pried up the board, but found nothing under it.
underneathprepositionUS /ˌʌndərˈniːθ/
directly under, often hidden by what is above
From this reading Had he hidden some of his magic tools underneath the floor?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Examining the board more closely, Kiki found it had been pried up and then nailed down again in such a manner that it was a little higher than the other boards.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why had his father taken up the board?
