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From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
eagerly desirous
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
any thing at all
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
applicationnounUS /ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
avowedlyadverbUS /əˈvaʊədli/
by open declaration
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
Barbara
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From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
consistsverbUS /kənˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
developmentnounUS /dɪˈveləpmənt/
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
endeavoured
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
etc
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
FootnotenounUS /ˈfʊtnoʊt/
a printed note placed below the text on a printed page
From this reading [Footnote 1: "The Kindred of the Wild."]
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
ForgeverbUS /fɔːrdʒ/
create by hammering
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
KindredadjectiveUS /ˈkɪndrɪd/
similar in quality or character
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
Ladd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
engage in
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
moulded
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From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
a brief written record
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
painstakingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪnsteɪkɪŋ/
characterized by extreme care and great effort
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
PoemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
prefacenounUS /ˈprefəs/
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
Prefatoryadjective
serving as an introduction or preface
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
scopenounUS /skoʊp/
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
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 "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
tendencynounUS /ˈtendənsi/
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
a just detectable amount
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading They are, at the same time, true, in that the material of which they are moulded consists of facts,--facts as precise as painstaking observation and anxious regard for truth can make them.
unnecessaryadjectiveUS /ənˈnesəseri/
not necessary
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stories of which this volume is made up are avowedly fiction.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading "_The Kindred of the Wild_," "_The Heart of the Ancient Wood_," "_Barbara Ladd_," "_The Forge in the Forest_," "_Poems_," _etc._ Prefatory Note In the preface to a former volume[1] I have endeavoured to trace the development of the modern animal story and have indicated what appeared to me to be its tendency and scope.
the words that are spoken
From this reading It seems unnecessary to add anything here but a few words of more personal application.
