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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
Africa
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
became
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From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
BothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
cattle-ranch
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
choice
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
companion
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
COMPANIONS
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
cow-hands
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
Cunningham
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days
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
East
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
elephant
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
fellow
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
former
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
frequently
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
friends
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
Goff
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
guest
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
guides
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
hunted
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
hunter
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
hunters
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
HUNTING
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
John
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
Kermit
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
latter
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
like
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
lion
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
lived
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
many
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
men
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
Missouri
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
more
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
often
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
others
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
out
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
permanently
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preference
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
professional
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
ranch-hands
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
regular
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
result
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From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
Rockies
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
say
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From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
settlers
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
some
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sometimes
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
son
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
taking
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
Tarlton
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
Tazewell
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
temporarily
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
trip
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From this reading Both of them, I think I may say, became permanently my friends as the result of the trip.
trips
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/
except if; if not
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
usually
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
valued
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
WILD
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
Willis
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
Woody
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From this reading On others of these trips I went with men who were either temporarily, like John Willis, or permanently, like Tazewell Woody and John Goff, professional guides and hunters.
worked
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From this reading WILD HUNTING COMPANIONS In the days when I lived and worked on a cattle-ranch, on the Little Missouri, I usually hunted alone; and, if not, my companion was one of the cow-hands, unless I was taking out a guest from the East.
workers
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From this reading On some of my regular hunting trips in the Rockies I went with one or more of my ranch-hands--who were valued friends and fellow workers.
years
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From this reading In Africa I sometimes hunted with some of the settlers, and often alone or with my son Kermit; but even more frequently with either Cunningham or Tarlton, the former for many years a professional elephant hunter, and the latter by choice and preference a lion hunter.
