Chapter XVI

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From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

slightly open

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

a native or inhabitant of Australia

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

United States composer (1910-1981)

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

of or relating to billiards

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

plural of “bottom” — the lower side of anything

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

taking care or paying attention

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

plural of “centre” — a low-lying region in central France

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

inflected form of “chat” — talk socially without exchanging too much information

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

past form of “command” — be in command of

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

travel across or pass over

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

a conversation between two persons

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

increase twofold

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

descend in free fall under the influence of gravity

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

arousing or provoking laughter

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

plural of “gag” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

the act of departing

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

past form of “happen” — come to pass

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

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

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

perceive (sound) via the auditory sense

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

cause to move by striking

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

characteristic of humanity

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a single distinct event

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

a rude expression intended to offend or hurt

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

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

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

in large part; mainly or chiefly

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

the act of departing

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

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 I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

engage in

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

used to form the superlative

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

to a great degree or extent

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

known widely and usually unfavorably

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

not reversible or capable of having either side out

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

having an owner; often used in combination

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

an athlete who plays for pay

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

not clear to the understanding

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

sound loudly and sonorously

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

plural of “salary” — something that remunerates

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

something that remunerates

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

crush together or collapse

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

in or at that place or location

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

in contact with each other or in proximity

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

of the highest quality

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

not expected or anticipated

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

a variety show with songs and comic acts etc.

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

precisely as stated

From this reading I recall a very funny little incident that happened here not long since.

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

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

widely or fully known

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

used to ask for information about something

From this reading Going into the telephone-box, and carefully leaving the door ajar, so that we could hear what he was saying, he rang up a number, and the following one-sided dialogue took place.

breathing with a husky or whistling sound

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

plural of “wheeze” — breathing with a husky or whistling sound

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

at the time that

From this reading A lot of us were in the place, some playing billiards, some chatting together, etc., when there entered a certain well-known “pro.” who was notorious for swanking about the big salaries he commanded.

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

From this reading The social side of the music-hall artiste’s life centres largely round the Vaudeville Club in the Charing Cross Road, and which is owned and run by the Water Rats, of which I am proud to be a member.

which person or people

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

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

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

United States advocate of temperance and women's suffrage (1839-1898)

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

the least favorable outcome

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

From this reading WHEEZES AND GAGS The social side of music-hall life--The Vaudeville Club--A telephone wheeze--The swanking “pro.” and his mythical salary --About “tops” and “bottoms”--Ring up “625 Chiswick”--“Big Fred” and Fred Lindrum--A queer billiard match--An unexpected _dénouement_--Roberts and the Australian billiard marker--I make of myself a human telescope--Growing to order--Willard the original “man who grew”--Puzzling a Scotland Yard “’tec”--My most wonderful fall--I make a “hit” in a double sense--A Wigan wheeze--The performer who got too much “bird”--A blood-thirsty barber--My worst insult.