adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
ArthurnounUS /ˈɑːrθər/
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
chairnounUS /tʃer/
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading There was one other change.
Dane'snounUS /deɪnz/
possessive form of “dane” — a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
disappointingadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/
not up to expectations
From this reading The first questions were disappointing in results.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
mediumnounUS /ˈmiːdiəm/
a means or instrumentality for storing or communicating information
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was one other change.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading There was one other change.
phenomenanounUS /fəˈnɑːmənə/
plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
physicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
placedadjectiveUS /pleɪst/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The first questions were disappointing in results.
recordnounUS /rəˈkɔːrd/
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The first questions were disappointing in results.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
screennounUS /skriːn/
a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
seancenounUS /ˈseɪɑːns/
a meeting of spiritualists
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
secretarynounUS /ˈsekrəteri/
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
SperrynounUS /ˈsperi/
United States engineer and inventor of the gyrocompass (1860-1930)
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
trancenounUS /træns/
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
walking-stick
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
Wells'snounUS /ˈwelzɪz/
possessive form of “wells” — prolific English writer best known for his science-fiction novels; he also wrote on contemporary social problems and wrote popular accounts of history and science (1866-1946)
From this reading Sperry had brought the walking-stick he had taken from Arthur Wells’s room, and after the medium was in trance he placed it on the table before her.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am sorry to record that there were no physical phenomena of any sort at this second seance.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was arranged as it had been at the first sitting, except that a table with a candle and a chair had been placed behind a screen for Mrs. Dane’s secretary.
