used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
(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 MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
any thing at all
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/
as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
brother'snounUS /ˈbrʌðərz/
possessive form of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
canariesnounUS /kəˈneriz/
a group of mountainous islands in the Atlantic off the northwest coast of Africa forming Spanish provinces
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
CanarynounUS /kəˈneri/
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
championnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiən/
someone who has won first place in a competition
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
dedicateverbUS /ˈdedəkeɪt/
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
despisedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspaɪzd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
dialoguesnounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡz/
plural of “dialogue” — a conversation between two persons
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
DickynounUS /ˈdɪki/
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
dumbadjectiveUS /dʌm/
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
enlargedadjectiveUS /ˌenˈlɑːrdʒd/
(of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
entersverbUS /ˈentərz/
third-person singular of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
etc
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From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
divisible by two
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
favoritesnounUS /ˈfeɪvərɪts/
plural of “favorite” — something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
featheredadjectiveUS /ˈfeðərd/
adorned with feathers or plumes
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
fellow-members
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
FIELDINGnounUS /ˈfiːldɪŋ/
(baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
half-heartedadjectiveUS /ˈhæfhɑːrtɪd/
feeling or showing little interest or enthusiasm
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
hintsnounUS /hɪnts/
plural of “hint” — an indirect suggestion
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a social unit living together
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
how
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From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
HUMANEadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmeɪn/
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
humanitarianadjectiveUS /ˌhjuːmænəˈteriən/
marked by humanistic values and devotion to human welfare
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a message received and understood
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
plural of “interest” — a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
introducesverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːsɪz/
third-person singular of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
Joe
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From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
keepernounUS /ˈkiːpər/
someone in charge of other people
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
languagesnounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒəz/
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
largelyadverbUS /ˈlɑːrdʒli/
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
full of life and energy
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
MARSHALLnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
used to form the superlative
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
in motion
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
and nothing more
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
painstakingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
pinions
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From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
pleanounUS /pliː/
a humble request for help from someone in authority
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
presentsnounUS /ˈprezənts/
plural of “present” — the period of time that is happening now; any continuous stretch of time including the moment of speech
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
primeadjectiveUS /praɪm/
first in rank or degree
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
protectingadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪŋ/
shielding (or designed to shield) against harm or discomfort
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
protégés
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From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
REVERENDnounUS /ˈrevərənd/
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
precisely, exactly
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
Identical; not different.
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
SAUNDERS
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From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
sparrownounUS /ˈsperoʊ/
any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
express in speech
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
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 MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
SWEENEY
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
carry out
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
up to a particular time
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
TORONTOnounUS /tərˈɑːntoʊ/
the provincial capital and largest city in Ontario (and the largest city in Canada)
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
translatedverbUS /trænzˈleɪtɪd/
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
being of use or service
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Miss Saunders has made a careful study of animal and bird life, and introduces into her pages much interesting information of the ways and the needs of her humble protégés, and many useful hints as to their proper care, so that the story is something more than entertaining.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A new story of hers, entitled “Golden Dicky, the Story of a Canary and His Friends,” presents a moving plea, not only in behalf of those prime favorites of the household, the canaries, but of other birds as well, even the too much despised sparrow coming in for anything but half-hearted defence.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Known the world over as the champion of the dumb animals, to which her lively imagination has given human speech, Marshall Saunders, the author of “Beautiful Joe,” a book translated into many languages, has enlarged her range of humanitarian interests to take the feathered world into her protecting care.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
which person or people
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading MARSHALL SAUNDERS _Author of “Beautiful Joe,” etc._ “_For I am my brother’s keeper And I will fight his fight; And speak the word for beast and bird Till the world shall set things right._” I dedicate this story to my fellow-members of the TORONTO HUMANE SOCIETY and especially to our President, THE RIGHT REVEREND JAMES FIELDING SWEENEY, Lord Bishop of Toronto, who at all times takes a most faithful and painstaking interest in our work for dumb animals and for children.
but in spite of that
From this reading While one may feel that his imagination must take to itself powerful pinions to follow the story, particularly in the dialogues, yet at the same time he is made aware of how largely the practical enters into it.
