Chapter 18 of In Africa is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of In Africa is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING. METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS. A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely: The boma method. The tall grass method.
Chapter 18 of In Africa is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:”
plural of “diagram” — a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
From this reading “A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:”
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading “A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:”
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.”
as follows
From this reading “A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:”
inflected form of “outwit” — beat through cleverness and wit
From this reading “METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.”
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.”
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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 A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
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From this reading The boma method.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
plural of “diagram” — a drawing intended to explain how something works; a drawing showing the relation between the parts
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
shoot down, of birds
From this reading The tall grass method.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING.
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading The boma method.
plural of “method” — a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
as follows
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
in other respects or ways
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
inflected form of “outwit” — beat through cleverness and wit
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
plural of “style” — how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The tall grass method.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading METHODS OF TRAILING, ENSNARING AND OTHERWISE OUTWITTING THE KING OF BEASTS.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE LAST WORD IN LION HUNTING.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A CHAPTER OF ADVENTURES If some one were to start a correspondence course in lion hunting he would give diagrams and instructions showing how to kill a lion in about six different styles--namely:
Chapter 18 of In Africa by John T. (John Tinney) McCutcheon holds 197 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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