used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
for the reason that
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading THE HOUSE OF BEN EZRA.
brazenadjectiveUS /ˈbreɪzən/
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
cresset
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From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
dwellingsnounUS /ˈdwelɪŋz/
plural of “dwelling” — housing that someone is living in
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
EZRAnounUS /ˈezrə/
a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem
From this reading THE HOUSE OF BEN EZRA.
fathomverbUS /ˈfæðəm/
come to understand
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
A hot glowing body of ignited gas produced by fire.
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE OF BEN EZRA.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
Jarl
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From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
set afire or burning
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
the force of workers available
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE OF BEN EZRA.
A viscous liquid derived from petroleum or plants, stored in large earthen jars.
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
rodnounUS /rɑːd/
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a lamp might not be lighted at a feast or in the dwellings of men.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE OF BEN EZRA.
thereofadverbUS /ˌðeˈrʌv/
of or concerning this or that
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
Ulric
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From this reading In the house of Ben Ezra, at the head of the flight of stone steps in the secret passage, Ulric the Jarl stood looking down into a great darkness.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
precisely as stated
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The flame of the lamp was very brilliant, but the smoke thereof was unpleasant to the smell because of some strange oil which burned in it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
made or consisting of (entirely or in part) or employing wood
From this reading But now Ben Ezra came to him, having lighted a large brazen lamp which swung like a cresset at the end of a wooden rod a fathom long.
