amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
askingnounUS /ˈæskɪŋ/
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
attributedverbUS /əˈtrɪbjətɪd/
past form of “attribute” — attribute or credit to
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
cabinetnounUS /ˈkæbənət/
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
chooseverbUS /tʃuːz/
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
crackverbUS /kræk/
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "Are you happy?"--and so on.
hearverbUS /hiːr/
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
NodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Are you happy?"--and so on.
over-scrupulousness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
questionverbUS /ˈkwestʃən/
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
repeatingnounUS /rɪˈpiːtɪŋ/
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
simpleadjectiveUS /ˈsɪmpəl/
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Are you happy?"--and so on.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
SpiritnounUS /ˈspɪrət/
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
themesnounUS /θiːmz/
plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
timesnounUS /taɪmz/
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
twiceadverbUS /twaɪs/
two times
From this reading The Spirit made the cabinet crack--three times for "Yes" and twice for "No." Now and then it would reply both "Yes!" and "No!" to the same question, which Whibley attributed to over-scrupulousness.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When nobody asked it anything it would talk to itself, repeating "Yes!"
Whibley
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Whibley would amuse himself of an evening asking it questions, being careful to choose tolerably simple themes, such as, "Are you there?" (to which the Spirit would sometimes answer "Yes!" and sometimes "No!") "Can you hear me?"
