adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
Academie
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From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
affairnounUS /əˈfer/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
chemistnounUS /ˈkemɪst/
a scientist who specializes in chemistry
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
ChristiansnounUS /ˈkrɪstʃənz/
plural of “christian” — a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
colleaguesnounUS /ˈkɑːliɡz/
plural of “colleague” — an associate that one works with
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
communicateverbUS /kəˈmjuːnəkeɪt/
transmit information
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
dieverbUS /daɪ/
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading “It is the finger of God!
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “It is the finger of God!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
heavensnounUS /ˈhevənz/
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
laughnounUS /læf/
the sound of laughing
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
learnedadjectiveUS /lɜːrnd/
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is the finger of God!
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
pairnounUS /per/
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
pausenounUS /pɔːz/
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
Planchettenoun
a triangular board supported on casters; when lightly touched with the fingertips it is supposed to spell out supernatural (or unconscious) messages
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
RaphaelnounUS /ˌrɑːfaɪˈel/
Italian painter whose many paintings exemplify the ideals of the High Renaissance (1483-1520)
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
scientificadjectiveUS /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
of or relating to the practice of science
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
talkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is the finger of God!
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
tombsnounUS /tuːmz/
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I shall die!----” and he left the two amazed scientific men.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
wailedverbUS /weɪld/
past form of “wail” — emit long loud cries
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The learned pair looked like two Christians who had issued from their tombs to find no God in the heavens.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It is all over with me,” Raphael wailed.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “We must be very careful not to talk about this affair at the Academie; our colleagues there would laugh at us,” Planchette remarked to the chemist, after a long pause, in which they looked at each other without daring to communicate their thoughts.
