Chapter I · Chapter 1

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From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

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

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

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

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

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

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

possessive form of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

the season when the leaves fall from the trees

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

in a brazen manner

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

a female human offspring

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

third-person singular of “derive” — reason by deduction; establish by deduction

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

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

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

the expression of approval and support

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

to the same degree (often followed by “as”)

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

divisible by two

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

an artful or simulated semblance

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

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

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

given to haughty disregard of others

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

an occurrence of something

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

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

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

a son who has the same first name as his father

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

From this reading L.J.V.

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

plural of “liberty” — immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

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 It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

a form of address for a man

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

on one occasion

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

and nothing more

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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 Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

United States saxophonist and leader of the bop style of jazz (1920-1955)

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

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From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

pertaining to or consisting of pictures

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

prepared and printed for distribution and sale

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

a new appraisal or evaluation

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

in regular succession without gaps

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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 Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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 This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

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

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

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

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt

From this reading L.J.V.

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From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

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

From this reading The chance to get even for once was too tempting....

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

From this reading Messrs. Doubleday, Page & Company in the first instance, and then Mr. Arthur T. Vance, editor of _The Pictorial Review_, in which the story was published as a serial, were equally guilty of the encouragement which results in its appearance in its present guise.

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

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading It is only fair to state, however, that the author has in this version taken as many high-handed liberties with the version used by the photoplay director as the latter took with the original.

possessive form of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs

From this reading This tale quite brazenly derives from the author’s invention for motion pictures which Mr. J. Parker Read, Jr., produced in the autumn of 1919 under the title of “The Lone Wolf’s Daughter.”