The previous question asked the correct definition ." Which word or phrase from this part of the text best helped you with your answer? A imagination B was scarce C missing details D plausible Certainly there was plenty more to write about. Dependable information about apes was scarce when Edgar Rice Burroughs published the first -Tarzan story in 1912 New discoveries were waiting to be made, in the meantime, Burroughs used his fertile imagination to fill in the many missing dethils. He supplied Kala and Tarzan's other ape companions with human thoughts and feelings. This seemed perfectly plausible to Burrough's readers. Who knew what went on in an ape's mind anyway?

## Step 1<br />The problem asks us to identify the word or phrase from the given text that best helped in understanding the correct definition. The text discusses the lack of information about apes when Edgar Rice Burroughs published the first Tarzan story in 1912. <br />## Step 2<br />The phrase "missing details" is the key phrase that helped in understanding the correct definition. This phrase indicates the scarcity of information about apes, which is the main point of the text.<br />## Step 3<br />The phrase "missing details" is the most relevant to the question because it directly relates to the lack of information about apes, which is the main point of the text.