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Chapter I

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GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”
RUDYARD KIPLING.
This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.
More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.
It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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Good hunting

Chapter I

Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”
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RUDYARD KIPLING.
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This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.
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More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.
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It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

GOOD noun US /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.””

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.”

Observation noun US /ˈobservation/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.”

Remarkable noun US /ˈremarkable/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.”

Since preposition US /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading “It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.”

All words in this reading · 73

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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 This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

adventure

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

all

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

also

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

animal

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

animals

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

appreciation

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

attaching

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

author

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

better

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

Big

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

big-game

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

book

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

close

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

describes

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

experiences

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

feel

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

field-book

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

Game

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

general

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

GOODnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

habits

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

HUNTING

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

interest

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

Jungle

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

keep

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

KIPLING

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From this reading RUDYARD KIPLING.

law

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

makes

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

More

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

observationnounUS /ˈobservation/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

offers

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

only

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

out

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

out-door

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

own

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

peculiarities

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

pictures

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

Pursuit

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

readers

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

RUDYARD

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From this reading RUDYARD KIPLING.

series

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

spirit

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

sport

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

sportsman

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

tends

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

true

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

value

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

West

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From this reading GOOD HUNTING In Pursuit of Big Game in the West “Good hunting all That keep the Jungle law.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.

written

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From this reading It is a field-book, since it is written by a true sportsman out of his own experiences, and its general spirit tends to a better appreciation of the value of close observation of animal life.

younger

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From this reading This book offers to younger readers a series of pictures of out-door life and big-game hunting in the West.

zest

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From this reading More than this, the author makes us feel not only the zest of sport and adventure, but also the interest attaching to the habits and peculiarities of the remarkable animals which he describes.