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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 To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
admiration
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
AMERICAN
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From this reading AMERICAN WILD ANIMALS IN ART.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
ANIMALS
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From this reading AMERICAN WILD ANIMALS IN ART.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
any
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
ARTauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading AMERICAN WILD ANIMALS IN ART.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
bear
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
beloved
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
champions
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
chivalry
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
confidant
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
courteously
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
elk
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
else
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
exterminator
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
fairly
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
Far
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
foe
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
follows
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
friend
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
game
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
grizzly
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
hunter
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From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMERICAN WILD ANIMALS IN ART.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
kills
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
loves
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
maidennoun, literaryUS /ˈmeɪdən/
a young woman who is not married
From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
man
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
more
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
persons
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From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
pursues
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
respect
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
shoot
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
slay
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
sportsman
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From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
stalk
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
sympathizes
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
two
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From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
used
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From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
very
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From this reading The hunter and the sportsman are two very different persons.
vindicator
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From this reading Far from being the foe or exterminator of the game he follows, he, more than any one else, is their friend, vindicator, and confidant.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
WILD
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From this reading AMERICAN WILD ANIMALS IN ART.
winning
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The hunter pursues animals because he loves them and sympathizes with them, and kills them as the champions of chivalry used to slay one another--courteously, fairly, and with admiration and respect.
wooing
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From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To stalk and shoot the elk and the grizzly bear is to him what wooing and winning a beloved maiden would be to another man.
