used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
amusingadjectiveUS /əˈmjuːzɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
awardedverbUS /əˈwɔːrdɪd/
past form of “award” — give, especially as an honor or reward
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
CarternounUS /ˈkɑːrtər/
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
ColumbusnounUS /kəˈlʌmbəs/
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
ComicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
DananounUS /ˈdeɪnə/
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
DetectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
DetroitnounUS /dɪˈtrɔɪt/
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the act of discovering something
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
DodgedverbUS /dɑːdʒd/
past form of “dodge” — make a sudden movement in a new direction so as to avoid
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
EnterprisesnounUS /ˈentərpraɪzɪz/
plural of “enterprise” — a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
Eye-ticklers
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
to certain extent or degree
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
GossipnounUS /ˈɡɑːsəp/
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
HeadlinesnounUS /ˈhedlaɪnz/
plural of “headline” — the heading or caption of a newspaper article
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
How
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
Husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
inexhaustibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪɡˈzɔːstəbəl/
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
Jacob'snounUS /ˈdʒeɪkəbz/
possessive form of “jacob” — French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
JerkedverbUS /dʒɜːrkt/
past form of “jerk” — pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
JournalismnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlɪzəm/
newspapers and magazines collectively
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
JournalistnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələst/
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
JournalistsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnələsts/
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
KissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
apprehended with certainty
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
LaddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
MurderernounUS /ˈmɜːrdərər/
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
information about recent and important events
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
noveltiesnounUS /ˈnɑːvəltiz/
plural of “novelty” — originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
OfficesnounUS /ˈɔːfəsəz/
plural of “office” — place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
OmahanounUS /ˈoʊməhɑː/
a member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
go across or through
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
phenomenaladjectiveUS /fəˈnɑːmənəl/
of or relating to a phenomenon
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
PolemicsnounUS /poʊˈlemɪks/
the branch of Christian theology devoted to the refutation of errors
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
ProdigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
productionsnounUS /prəˈdʌkʃənz/
plural of “production” — the act or process of producing something
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
PulitzernounUS /ˈpʊlətsər/
United States newspaper publisher (born in Hungary) who established the Pulitzer prizes (1847-1911)
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
PurgatorynounUS /ˈpɜːrɡətɔːri/
a temporary condition of torment or suffering
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
realisedadjectiveUS /ˈriːəlaɪzd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
ReportersnounUS /rɪˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “reporter” — a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
ReviewsnounUS /riˈvjuːz/
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
SensationaladjectiveUS /senˈseɪʃənəl/
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading By his discovery of America, Christopher Columbus has furnished the Old World with an inexhaustible source of amusing novelties.
express in speech
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
StartlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
StoppagenounUS /ˈstɑːpɪdʒ/
the state of inactivity following an interruption
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
carry out
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it is to American journalism that the palm must be awarded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _Journalism.--Prodigious Enterprises.--Startling Headlines.--"Jerked to Jesus."--"Mrs. Carter finds Fault with her Husband's Kisses."--Jacob's Ladder.--Sensational News.--How a Journalist became known.--Gossip.--The Murderer and the Reporters.--Detective Journalists.--"The Devil Dodged."--Ten Minutes' Stoppage in Purgatory.--French, English, and American Journalists.--A Visit to the Great Newspaper Offices.--Sunday Papers.--Country Papers.--Wonderful Eye-ticklers.--Polemics.--"Pulitzer and Dana."--Comic and Society Papers.--The "Detroit Free Press" and the "Omaha World."--American Reviews._
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You pass from the curious to the marvellous, from the marvellous to the incredible, from the incredible to the impossible realised.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall speak later on of the Sunday papers--those phenomenal productions that fairly take your breath away.
