Hammond
Americannoun
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John Hays 1855–1936, U.S. engineer.
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a city in NW Indiana, near Chicago.
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a city in SE Louisiana.
noun
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Dame Joan. 1912–96, Australian operatic singer, born in New Zealand
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Walter Reginald, known as Wally. 1903–65, English cricketer. An all-rounder, he played for England 85 times between 1928 and 1946
noun
Example Sentences
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In January of 1850, Reverend Charles Hammond was attending his third spirit circle, this one at the Fox sisters’ home.
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Though others were in the room, the spirits immediately focused their attention on Hammond.
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Kate and Mother sat at Hammond’s right, Maggie and Leah on his left.
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Hammond felt his side of the table rising off the floor.
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Hammond felt raps drumming the tabletop; then, “a transparent hand … presented itself before my face—I felt fingers taking hold of a lock of hair on the left side of my head … then a cold, death-like hand … over my face—three gentle raps on my left knee… myself and chair uplifted and moved back a few inches, and several slaps … on the side of my head … more rapid than I could count.”
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