Thesaurus / fortune-telling
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSThe "bad form" of telling a lie to the head-master is a later illustration of the same thing.
CHILDREN'S WAYSJAMES SULLYBut in the end his health gave way, and the Emperor himself wrote to Prince Eugne telling him to send the old warrior home.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONBut, without telling me what she meant to do, mother took it all to the Casino—and—it followed the rest.
ROSEMARY IN SEARCH OF A FATHERC. N. WILLIAMSONThe fortune was proving quite as large as he had expected, and not even an inquest had been held upon the dead man.
UNCANNY TALESVARIOUSBut "the cards never forgive," and as a rule Dame Fortune is relentless to the reckless player.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSWhen the father had finished, he stabbed his wife, telling her to repent of her sins and to confess to God who would pardon her.
THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, 1493-1898, VOLUME XX, 1621-1624VARIOUSNever had Punch secured the telling of that tale with so little opposition.
KIPLING STORIES AND POEMS EVERY CHILD SHOULD KNOW, BOOK IIRUDYARD KIPLINGThrough the beautiful, windy autumn days, he labored at his difficult task, the task of telling a story.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXAristide always regarded the fortune of the moment as if it would last forever.
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEWORDS RELATED TO FORTUNE-TELLING
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- allurement
- astrology
- augury
- bewitchment
- black art
- conjuration
- conjuring
- conjury
- devilry
- diabolism
- divination
- enchantment
- exorcism
- fascination
- foreboding
- fortune-telling
- hocuspocus
- horoscopy
- illusion
- incantation
- legerdemain
- magnetism
- necromancy
- occultism
- power
- prediction
- presage
- prestidigitation
- prophecy
- rune
- sleight of hand
- soothsaying
- sorcery
- sortilege
- spell
- superstition
- taboo
- theurgy
- trickery
- voodoo
- voodooism
- witchcraft
- witchery
- witching
- wizardry
- abracadabra
- alchemy
- allurement
- astrology
- augury
- bewitchment
- black art
- conjuration
- conjuring
- conjury
- devilry
- diabolism
- divination
- enchantment
- exorcism
- fascination
- foreboding
- fortune-telling
- hocuspocus
- horoscopy
- illusion
- incantation
- legerdemain
- magnetism
- necromancy
- occultism
- power
- prediction
- presage
- prestidigitation
- prophecy
- rune
- sleight of hand
- soothsaying
- sorcery
- sortilege
- spell
- superstition
- taboo
- thaumaturgy
- trickery
- voodoo
- voodooism
- witchcraft
- witchery
- witching
- wizardry
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