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The narrator was likely using what was known as a dark-lantern, which was an entirely closed metal lantern with a trap-door. The crevice was a small opening for a ray of light to escape when the trap-door was slightly ajar.
a small opening
"When I had waited a long time, very patiently, without hearing him lie down, I resolved to open a little --a very, very little crevice in the lantern. So I opened it --you cannot imagine how stealthily, stealthily --until, at length a simple dim ray, like the thread of the spider, shot from out the crevice and fell full upon the vulture eye."
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What is the prefix of crevice?
What do you mean the prefix? The word "crevice" is one word, it comes from Middle English, from Old French crevace, probably from Vulgar Latin *crepācia, from *crepa, from Latin crepāre, to crack.] R3.
What is another word for crack?
Crevice, fissure
What is a sentence with the word crevice?
(A crevice is a narrow crack, fault, or opening in a surface, as in a floor, wall, or other structure.) At the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, he left a small paper message in a crevice between the stones. As the wind threatened to blow him off the mountain, he found a small crevice and braced himself.
What is Another word for cracker?
as in a noun, it could also be crevice
What does card mean?
the word root card is heart
Does the word crevice mean?
A crevice is a narrow crack or opening, a fissure or cleft.
What is the prefix of crevice?
What do you mean the prefix? The word "crevice" is one word, it comes from Middle English, from Old French crevace, probably from Vulgar Latin *crepācia, from *crepa, from Latin crepāre, to crack.] R3.
Is crevice an abstract or concrete noun?
The word crevice is a concrete noun, a word for something that can be seen or touched (or get your finger stuck in).
What is another word for crevice?
Another word for crevice is crack.
How do you use the word crevice in a sentence?
There was a crevice in the cliff face wide enough for a man to take shelter in. Any small crevice in the floor can accumulate dust.
What is a synonym for the word crevice?
It is stupid du
How many syllables does crevice have?
The word "crevice" has two syllables: cre-vice.
What is another word for crack?
Crevice, fissure
What is the meaning of the word crevice?
A crevice is a narrow opening or crack, typically found in rocks or walls. It can also refer to a small gap or fissure in various surfaces.
What is a sentence for the word crevice?
There was a small crevice in the stone walkway, and occasionally seedlings would sprout from it.(A crevice is a narrow crack or opening, not to be confused with the larger crevasse, which is a large chasm, split, or fissure in an ice sheet or glacier.)
What is a sentence with the word crevice?
(A crevice is a narrow crack, fault, or opening in a surface, as in a floor, wall, or other structure.) At the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, he left a small paper message in a crevice between the stones. As the wind threatened to blow him off the mountain, he found a small crevice and braced himself.
What is Another word for cracker?
as in a noun, it could also be crevice
