1908
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From this reading Published September, 1908.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
in addition
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
basisnounUS /ˈbeɪsəs/
a relation that provides the foundation for something
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
feeling or showing worry or solicitude
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
directornounUS /dərˈektər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
etc
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From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
expedients
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From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
fictitiousadjectiveUS /fɪkˈtɪʃəs/
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
Gray-Horse
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From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
imaginaryadjectiveUS /ˌɪˈmædʒəneri/
not based on fact; existing only in the imagination
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
individualsnounUS /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəlz/
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
interfereverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪr/
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
immediately past
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
engage in
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
absolutely essential
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
phenomenanounUS /fəˈnɑːmənə/
plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
PsychicaladjectiveUS /ˈsaɪkɪkəl/
affecting or influenced by the human mind
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Published September, 1908.
purposesnounUS /ˈpɜːrpəsəz/
plural of “purpose” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
reportsnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrts/
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Published September, 1908.
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
sittings
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From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
substitutedverbUS /ˈsʌbstətuːtɪd/
past form of “substitute” — put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
TroopnounUS /truːp/
a group of soldiers
From this reading Author of "The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop" "Money Magic" etc.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have used my notes (made immediately after the sittings) and also my reports to the American Psychical Society (of which I was at one time a director) as the basis of my story.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For literary purposes I have substituted fictitious names for real names, and imaginary characters for the actual individuals concerned; but I have not allowed these necessary expedients to interfere with the precise truth of the account.
a late time of life
From this reading This book is a faithful record, so far as I can make it, of the most marvellous phenomena which have come under my observation during the last sixteen or seventeen years.
