Chapter XVII

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From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a public promotion of some product or service

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

be able to spare or give up

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

later than; following

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

anew

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

be in accord; be in agreement

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

equally

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

declared but not proved

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

state categorically

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

wearing a blindfold

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

an industrial city and port in southwestern England near the mouth of the River Avon

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

one who is the object of choice; who is given preference

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

A detailed written record of historical events in order. (Sử ký, biên niên sử lịch sử.)

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a slight indication

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

a line of units following one after another

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

an expression of approval and commendation

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

plural of “continent” — one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

forceful and extreme and rigorous

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

at any time

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

the act of exhibiting

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

plural of “feat” — a notable achievement

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

coins made of gold

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

not accessible to view

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

plural of “hide” — the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal)

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

in a heated manner

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

ten 10s

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

set forth authoritatively as obligatory

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

within a building

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

(of a substance) incapable of being dissolved

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

past form of “interview” — conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

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

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

polished surface that forms images by reflecting light

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

used to form the superlative

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

the study of the supernatural

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

past form of “opine” — express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

a performance using gestures and body movements without words

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

a writing implement with a point from which ink flows

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

past form of “perpetrate” — perform an act, usually with a negative connotation

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

the act of playing a musical instrument

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

by chance

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

adopted in order to deceive

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

people in general considered as a whole

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

one of four equal parts

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

to give an account or representation of in words

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a person who represents others

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a person who is head of an administrative department of government

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

generate and separate from cells or bodily fluids

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a general conscious awareness

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

doubtful or suspect

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

a homogeneous mixture of two or more substances; frequently (but not necessarily) a liquid solution

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

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

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

communicating without apparent physical signals

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

trying something to find out about it

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

in or at that place or location

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

a special situation

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

possessive form of “tribune” — (ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

not known

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

a way of regarding situations or topics etc.

From this reading I hotly traversed this view of the matter, but eventually, after some further argument, I pretended to agree that possibly telepathy, or thought-transference, might afford a clue to the solution of the so-called mystery.

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

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

at the time that

From this reading The idea of the “great spoof,” the most colossal thing of its kind, I venture to assert, ever perpetrated on the Press and public of two continents, first suggested itself to my mind in February, 1907, when I was playing in pantomime at the Prince’s Theatre, Bristol.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The newspaper man opined that there must be “something in” the theory of occultism in connection with their exhibition; that they were possessed of a sixth sense, for example.

plural of “yankee” — an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)

From this reading THE BIGGEST NEWSPAPER SPOOF ON RECORD How the great spoof first came into my mind--Hoaxing the newspaper Press of two continents--Telepathy and thought-transference --The incredulous reporter--I propose a drastic test--A representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_ hides a stylograph pen in an unknown quarter of the city--I am blindfolded and find it--Amazement and enthusiasm of the people--A column report in the newspaper--An insoluble problem--Various theories as to how it was done--An indoors test imposed by the Editor of the _Bath Chronicle_--Blindfolded through the streets of Bath --Vast crowds--I am again successful--Press and public alike bewildered--Hoaxing the Yankees--The Oakland, California, _Tribune’s_ test--Two hundred and fifty dollars in gold hidden --The Secretary of the Oakland Chamber of Commerce is chosen to secrete the treasure--Again I am successful--My best free Press “ad.”--Congratulations all round.

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

From this reading I was being interviewed by a representative of the _Bristol Times and Mirror_, and the conversation turned on the alleged telepathic feats of the Zancigs, then at the height of their popularity.