A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before. Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about. The result showed that it had offered just such a mark. Our experiment succeeded completely. The two coins had vanished in the morning.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The two coins had vanished in the morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading The two coins had vanished in the morning.
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From this reading Our experiment succeeded completely.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading Our experiment succeeded completely.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
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From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two coins had vanished in the morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our experiment succeeded completely.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
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From this reading Our experiment succeeded completely.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The result showed that it had offered just such a mark.
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From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading The two coins had vanished in the morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night we placed again two of my sovereigns on the table, and arranged the furniture with the same scrupulous care as before.
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From this reading Still somewhat doubtful of my own psychic fitness for the work in which I was engaged, I endeavoured to keep my mind so poised as to readily offer a mark for any astral disturbance that might be about.
