Chapter III

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

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

plural of “adaptation” — a written work (as a novel) that has been recast in a new form

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

how long something has existed

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

in the Arabian Nights a boy who acquires a magic lamp from which he can summon a genie

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

a narrative song with a recurrent refrain

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

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From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a young person of either sex

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

plural of “dwarf” — a person who is markedly small

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

plural of “fairy” — a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

plural of “grasshopper” — terrestrial plant-eating insect with hind legs adapted for leaping

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

prudent

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

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

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

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

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

with jealousy

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

a room where books are kept

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

plural of “maid” — a female domestic

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

a vaguely specified concern

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a philosopher who specializes in morals and moral problems

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

not any; not one

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

not one, and not any

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

a child's room for a baby

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

denoting or characteristic of countries of the Far East

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

the members of a business venture created by contract

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

the text appearing in a book, newspaper, or other printed publication

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

someone whose occupation is printing

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

the attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

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

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

in the Arabian Nights a hero who tells of the fantastic adventures he had in his voyages

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

plural of “snatch” — a small fragment

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

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

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

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

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

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

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading They were sometimes told as a mixture of ballad and fairy tale—a story with snatches of ballad rhyme.

male cat

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

consisting of or derived from tradition

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

not known

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

based on custom rather than documentation

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

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

From this reading Fairies were not altogether unknown in the Age of Reason, though the Royal Society kept no record of their delicate transactions.

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

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

which person or people

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The little Betty of Steele’s paper, who terrified the maids with her accounts of “Fairies and Sprights”, must have learned them, as children do, from the “Grasshoppers’ Library”; for the pedlar had no such tales in print.

the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Children guarded them jealously, passing them on word for word, with none of the slips that a printer would have made.

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading FAIRY TALES AND EASTERN STORIES Unwritten fairy tales—“Child Rowland”—Traditional matter and printed books—_The History of Thomas Hickathrift_—Giants and Dwarfs—Logic and Realism in _Tom Thumb_—Lack of Magic in English Folk-tales—Whittington and his Cat—Perrault’s _Contes_—The partnership between Youth and Age—English versions—“Court” adaptations and “moral” fairy tales—Eastern stories—The “little yellow canvas-covered book”—Nursery criticism—Aladdin and Sinbad—The “Oriental Moralist”—Traditional tales moralised: _Tom Thumb_ and _Robin Goodfellow_—_The Two Children in the Wood_—_The Enchanted Castle_.