used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
awhileadverbUS /əˈwaɪl/
for a short time
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
barredadjectiveUS /bɑːrd/
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading The Bishop rose and walked from the room.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
brokenly
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From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
drawernounUS /drɔːr/
a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Bishop rose and walked from the room.
glintingadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɪntɪŋ/
having brief brilliant points or flashes of light
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
the act of departing
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
to a considerable degree
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He fell brokenly into his chair and lay against his desk.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
proppedverbUS /prɑːpt/
inflected form of “prop” — support by placing against something solid or rigid
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Bishop rose and walked from the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The Bishop rose and walked from the room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Bishop rose and walked from the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
a special situation
From this reading He opened a drawer of his desk and looked at a smooth, glinting black and steel thing that lay there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He came back and sat awhile, his head leaning heavily upon his propped hands.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading The Bishop rose and walked from the room.
at the time that
From this reading When he heard the door close, the man got up and going to the door barred it.
