Sentence:  No , they had n't seen anyone around ; no , they did n't know the Andrus family ; yes , they had read about the case ; yes , they had let some reporters use their <WSD>phone</WSD> , but they would no longer . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds