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The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.
In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.
The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.
"But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.
"Are they also cousins?"
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The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.
/dɪr ənd ˈæntəloʊp ðə ˈbʌfəloʊ hæz ˈmeni ˈrelətɪvz əˈmʌŋ ˈʌðər ˈænəməlz wɪtʃ ˈɔːlsoʊ hæv hɔːrnz/
Line 2
In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.
Line 3
The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.
/ðə ˈbʌfəloʊz ˈnɪrəst ˈrelətɪvz ɑːr ðə ˈɔːrdəneri kaʊz ənd bʊlz ðæt juː siː ɪn ðə fiːldz/
Line 4
"But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.
/bʌt ðə ʃiːp ənd ðə ɡoʊt ˈɔːlsoʊ hæv hɔːrnz juː meɪ seɪ/
Line 5
"Are they also cousins?"
/ɑːr ðeɪ ˈɔːlsoʊ ˈkʌzənz/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Antelope noun US /ˈæntəloʊp/

graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

From this reading “Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.”

buffalo noun US /ˈbʌfəloʊ/

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading “Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.”

buffalo's noun US /ˈbʌfəloʊz/

possessive form of “buffalo” — large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading “The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.”

bulls noun US /bʊlz/

plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading “The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.”

cousins noun US /ˈkʌzənz/

plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading “"Are they also cousins?"”

cows noun US /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading “The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.”

goat noun US /ɡoʊt/

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading “"But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.”

horns noun US /hɔːrnz/

plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading “In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.”

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

animalsnounUS /ˈænəməlz/

plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

AntelopenounUS /ˈæntəloʊp/

graceful Old World ruminant with long legs and horns directed upward and backward; includes gazelles; springboks; impalas; addax; gerenuks; blackbucks; dik-diks

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

buffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/

large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

buffalo'snounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊz/

possessive form of “buffalo” — large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

bullsnounUS /bʊlz/

plural of “bull” — uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

cousinsnounUS /ˈkʌzənz/

plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading "Are they also cousins?"

cowsnounUS /kaʊz/

domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

DeernounUS /dɪr/

distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

fieldsnounUS /fiːldz/

United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

goatnounUS /ɡoʊt/

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading "But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

hornsnounUS /hɔːrnz/

plural of “horn” — a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

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 Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading "But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.

nearestadverbUS /ˈnɪrəst/

(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

ordinarynounUS /ˈɔːrdəneri/

a judge of a probate court

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

relationnounUS /riˈleɪʃən/

an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

relativesnounUS /ˈrelətɪvz/

plural of “relative” — a person related by blood or marriage

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.

secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

sheepnounUS /ʃiːp/

woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat

From this reading "But the sheep and the goat also have horns," you may say.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Are they also cousins?"

thirdnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading In fact, all animals that have horns are some relation to each other--first cousin, second cousin, third cousin, and so on.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Deer and Antelope The buffalo has many relatives among other animals which also have _horns_.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The buffalo's nearest relatives are the ordinary cows and bulls that you see in the fields.

Chapter 10 of The Wonders of the Jungle, Book One by Sarath Kumar Ghosh holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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