used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
anatomynounUS /əˈnætəmi/
the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
bloodshotadjective
(of an eye) reddened as a result of locally congested blood vessels; inflamed
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
gotten under control
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
the organ of sight
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/
exceedingly bad
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
It's
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From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
jewel-case
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From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈledən/
darkened with overcast
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
the act of departing
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
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 The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
used to form the superlative
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
pince-neznoun
spectacles clipped to the nose by a spring
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
preservativenounUS /priˈzɜːrvətɪv/
a chemical compound that is added to protect against decay or decomposition
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
pupilnounUS /ˈpjuːpəl/
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
scrutinynounUS /ˈskruːtəni/
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
shrivelledadjective
(used especially of vegetation) having lost all moisture
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
a special situation
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
uncommonadjectiveUS /ənˈkɑːmən/
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
unskilledadjectiveUS /ənˈskɪld/
not having or showing or requiring special skill or proficiency
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's a man's eye," declared the doctor, after long and very careful scrutiny.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
well-preservedadjective
used of older persons who are healthy
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
a Caucasian
From this reading It was a horrid thing, the white bloodshot, and the pupil a dark leaden grey.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It was removed by somebody unskilled in anatomy, and has been treated with some preservative.
woman'snounUS /ˈwʊmənz/
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The doctor, leaving the unconscious woman's side, took it from me, and putting on his pince-nez examined it long and carefully beneath the light.
but in spite of that
From this reading That jewel-case contained a most curious and uncommon object, a dark and somewhat shrivelled, but yet well-preserved, human eye!
