Assertion: hermit | /r/CapableOf | attempt to gain access
Facets:
value: by picking away at the operculum
type: MANNER
value: to the snail
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Looking more closely, the operculum had small chips all around the edge, indicating that the hermit had been attempting to gain access to the snail by picking away at the operculum with its claws.