Chapter XX · Chapter 20

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

(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 In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

any person at all

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

superlative of “big” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

plural of “correspondent” — someone who communicates by means of letters

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

lack of integrity or honesty (especially susceptibility to bribery); use of a position of trust for dishonest gain

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

destroying the moral basis for a doctrine or policy

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

owed and payable immediately or on demand

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

someone who tells lies

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

an acute insufficiency

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

lack of intellectual power

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

and nothing more

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

a polite name for any woman

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

immediately past

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

the act of hearing attentively

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

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 Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

the property of relative size or extent (whether large or small)

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

a strong paper or thin cardboard with a smooth light brown finish made from e.g. Manila hemp

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

above and across; more than

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

a public act of violence by an unruly mob

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

plural of “scribe” — French playwright (1791-1861)

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

plural of “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 Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

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 Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

moral weakness

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Of course we had not heard the last of her.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Those stories were seven days getting from Honolulu to San Francisco, which was less than half the time it took their author to bring them to listening ears.

having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

the words that are spoken

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

produce a literary work

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

but in spite of that

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Anybody aboard the Zealandia could have told the scribes the lady was a fabricator of the first magnitude, but what live correspondent wants to have a good story spoiled?

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading In just twenty-seven days from that on which Zenobia bade farewell to Manila her winged words were flashed all over the States, and by thousands were the stones swallowed that death, disease, pestilence and famine, bribery and corruption, vice and debauchery, desertion and demoralization ran riot in the army at Manila, all due to the incapacity, if not actual complicity, of officers in high position.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Honolulu correspondents of the press had little to write of in those days, but made their little long, and Zenobia's stories were the biggest things yet brought from Manila.