Chapter 5 of Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But it isn't a man. It's a Devil, and a leopard." "A leopard?" "A leopard, but a Devil." "Shoot it."
Chapter 5 of Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “It's a Devil, and a leopard."”
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading “It's a Devil, and a leopard."”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “"But it isn't a man.”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"Shoot it."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "But it isn't a man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's a Devil, and a leopard."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it isn't a man.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading It's a Devil, and a leopard."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But it isn't a man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it isn't a man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a Devil, and a leopard."
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading It's a Devil, and a leopard."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "But it isn't a man.
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "Shoot it."
Chapter 5 of Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts by David Alec Wilson holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 5 holds 416 sentences of Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Anecdotes of Big Cats and Other Beasts by David Alec Wilson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 416 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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