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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 There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
acknowledged
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
animal
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
beautiful
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
become
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
black
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
captured
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
Carson
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
compel
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
day
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
discovered
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
drove
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
eager
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
eagerness
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
explained
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
feelings
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
followers
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
freedom
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
friends
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
game
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
gorge
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
increased
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
Kit
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
leader
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
led
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
men
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
miles
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
much
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
necessary
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
noble-looking
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
out
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
passing
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
permitted
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
pity
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
plans
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
pocket
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
pony
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
possession
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
possible
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From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
purpose
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
rascal
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
run
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From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
said
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
secure
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
seldom
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
servant
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
shoot
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
some
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
spent
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
state
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
ten
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From this reading When at last he explained his plans to his friends he said: “I have discovered a pocket about ten miles below that gorge into which the black rascal led his followers.
tender
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
There
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
times
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
trapper's
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
try
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From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
various
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From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
view
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From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There had been times when he acknowledged that it seemed a pity to try to take such a noble-looking animal from its state of freedom and compel it to become a servant.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think it will be possible for us to run him into that.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
wonderfulnounUS /ˈwonderful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So eager was Kit Carson to secure the wonderful leader of the drove that he had spent much time in thinking out various plans by which the black pony might be captured.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, although the trapper’s feelings were tender and he seldom permitted his men even to shoot game without some necessary purpose in view, nevertheless the eagerness of the leader to obtain possession of the beautiful animal increased with every passing day.
