aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
for the reason that
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
Buffaloes
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From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
countriesnounUS /ˈkʌntriz/
plural of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
herdsnounUS /hɜːrdz/
plural of “herd” — a group of cattle or sheep or other domestic mammals all of the same kind that are herded by humans
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
huntersnounUS /ˈhʌntərz/
plural of “hunter” — someone who hunts game
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
IndianounUS /ˈɪndiə/
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
JunglenounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəl/
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
junglesnounUS /ˈdʒʌŋɡəlz/
plural of “jungle” — a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
and nothing more
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
plural of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
express in words
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
express in words
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So in this book I shall tell you about another kind of buffalo, that lives in the jungles of India.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Buffaloes: The Knights of the Jungle There are three or four kinds of buffaloes that live in different countries.
tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading These are the buffaloes that have to live in herds just because they have to guard themselves from the tiger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
UnitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am sorry to say that hunters have killed so many of them, that there are very few buffaloes left in the United States now; and these few are kept in parks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The kind that lives in America you may have already heard about.
