Chapter VIII

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

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

anew

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a fortified Moorish palace built near Granada by Muslim kings in the Middle Ages

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a native or inhabitant of the United States

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a line of approach

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

having a beak or bill as specified

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

emotionally hardened

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a university in England

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

a game played with playing cards

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of Tuscany

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

throw carelessly

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

get or gather together

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

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From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

without deviation

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

opinion or judgment

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

well known or easily recognized

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

spectators at a golf or tennis match

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

a double pronged pin used to hold women's hair in place

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

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From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an extemporaneous speech or remark

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an instinctive motive

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

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

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

a message received and understood

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

without variation or change, in every case

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

and nothing more

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an event that is substituted for a previously cancelled event

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an agent that operates some apparatus or machine

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

at the same time but in another place

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

relating to or characteristic of a metropolis

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a particular point in time

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

used to form the superlative

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a form of address for a man

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

kill intentionally and with premeditation

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a port city in northeastern England on the River Tyne; a center for coal exports (giving rise to the expression “carry coals to Newcastle” meaning to do something unnecessary)

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

something you have to do

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

dose too heavily

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

arrange in a container

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

the performance of a part or role in a drama

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

the manner in which something is greeted

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

try to get or reach

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

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

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

plural of “theatre” — a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

in or at that place or location

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

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

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

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

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

the act of testing something

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

plural of “trick” — a cunning or deceitful action or device

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

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

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

look attentively

From this reading Acting on the impulse of the moment, directly he had finished his turn, I rose from my seat--I was in the front row of the gallery--and facing about, and drawing my pack of cards from my pocket, I exclaimed: “I can do those tricks; just watch me.”

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading On my return to Town from Newcastle, and remembering how well my show went there, I really did begin to think that I was “some conjuror,” as our American friends have it, and I started to look round for a regular London engagement.

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

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

in or at the place that

From this reading Meanwhile I used to visit the galleries of the music-halls where conjurors were performing, in order to observe their ways and methods, and collect such information as I could.

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

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

during the time that

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

(European mythology) a supernatural smith and king of the elves; identified with Norse Volund

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On these occasions I used invariably to carry a pack of cards with me, and one day while I was seated in the gallery at the Palace Theatre, Shaftesbury Avenue, a conjuror and card manipulator came on and did a number of tricks, with every one of which I was perfectly familiar.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading CLIMBING TO FAME AND FORTUNE I give an impromptu show at the Palace Theatre--“Chuck him out!”-- I seek out Mr. Wieland again--At the Crystal Palace--I adopt my present make-up--“The Human Hairpin”--Charlie Coborn and “Two Lovely Black Eyes”--I do a trial turn at the Bedford Music-hall --Billed as a star turn at the Alhambra and Palace Theatres-- And at the “Flea Pit,” Hoxton--My reception there--I work the Alhambra, Palace, Middlesex, Metropolitan, and Cambridge together --A record for those days--A Press “spoof”--Continental engagements--Paris, Milan--An overdose of Chianti--And its results--The night life of Milan--A blood-curdling adventure-- Murder most foul--Callous passers-by.