Wild Beasts and Their Ways, Reminiscences of — Volume 1

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In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

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Chapter VII

Chapter 7

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THE LION (FELIS LEO) I have left this grand example of the genus Felis to conclude the species, as the tiger is so closely associated with the elephant that I was forced to accord it a place in direct sequence. In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India. It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia. Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia. There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

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/ðə ˈlaɪən ˈfelɪs ˈliːoʊ aɪ hæv left ðɪs ɡrænd ɪɡˈzæmpəl ʌv ðə ˈdʒiːnəs ˈfelɪs tuː kənˈkluːd ðə ˈspiːʃiz æz ðə ˈtaɪɡər ɪz soʊ ˈkloʊsli əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd wɪð ðə ˈeləfənt ðæt aɪ wɑːz fɔːrst tuː əˈkɔːrd ɪt ə pleɪs ɪn dərˈekt ˈsiːkwəns/

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In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

/ɪn ðə ˈɜːrli deɪz ʌv ðə wɜːrldz ˈhɪstəri ðə ˈlaɪən ˈɑːkjəpaɪd ə ˈveri ɪkˈstensɪv ˈeriə ɪt wɑːz ˈkɑːmən ɪn ˌmesəpəˈteɪmiə ənd ɪn ˈsɪriə ɪn ˈpɜːrʒə ənd θruːˈaʊt ðə hoʊl ʌv ˈɪndiə/

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It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

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Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

/bɪˈɑːnd ðiːz loʊˈkælɪtiz ɪt hæz siːst tuː ɪɡˈzɪst ɪn ˈeɪʒə/

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There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

/ðer kæn biː ˈlɪtəl daʊt ðæt ənˈles ˈspeʃəli prəˈtektɪd ɪt wɪl bɪˈkʌm ɪkˈstɪŋkt ɪn ˈeɪʒə wɪˈðɪn ðə nekst ˈhʌndrəd jɪrz/

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extinct adjective US /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

From this reading “There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.”

felis noun US /ˈfelɪs/

type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats

From this reading “THE LION (FELIS LEO) I have left this grand example of the genus Felis to conclude the species, as the tiger is so closely associated with the elephant that I was forced to accord it a place in direct sequence.”

genus noun US /ˈdʒiːnəs/

a general kind of something

localities noun US /loʊˈkælɪtiz/

plural of “locality” — a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading “Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.”

Mesopotamia noun US /ˌmesəpəˈteɪmiə/

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

From this reading “In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.”

Persia noun US /ˈpɜːrʒə/

an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC

From this reading “In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.”

sequence noun US /ˈsiːkwəns/

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

Syria noun US /ˈsɪriə/

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

From this reading “In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.”

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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 THE LION (FELIS LEO) I have left this grand example of the genus Felis to conclude the species, as the tiger is so closely associated with the elephant that I was forced to accord it a place in direct sequence.

accordverbUS /əˈkɔːrd/

go together

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

areanounUS /ˈeriə/

a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography)

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/

the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

associatedverbUS /əˈsoʊsieɪtɪd/

past form of “associate” — make a logical or causal connection

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

becomeverbUS /bɪˈkʌm/

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/

on the far side of; further than

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

ceasedverbUS /siːst/

past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

closelyadverbUS /ˈkloʊsli/

in a close relation or position in time or space

commonadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmən/

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

concludeverbUS /kənˈkluːd/

decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion

confinedadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪnd/

not invading healthy tissue

From this reading It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

directverbUS /dərˈekt/

command with authority

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

elephantnounUS /ˈeləfənt/

five-toed pachyderm

examplenounUS /ɪɡˈzæmpəl/

an item of information that is typical of a class or group

existverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪst/

have an existence, be extant

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

extensiveadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstensɪv/

large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

extinctadjectiveUS /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/

no longer in existence; lost or especially having died out leaving no living representatives

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

FELISnounUS /ˈfelɪs/

type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/

produced by or subjected to forcing

genusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnəs/

a general kind of something

grandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

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From this reading It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

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

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/

the aggregate of past events

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

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 In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

LEOnounUS /ˈliːoʊ/

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo

limitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/

small in range or scope

From this reading It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

LIONnounUS /ˈlaɪən/

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

localitiesnounUS /loʊˈkælɪtiz/

plural of “locality” — a surrounding or nearby region

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

MesopotamianounUS /ˌmesəpəˈteɪmiə/

the land between the Tigris and Euphrates; site of several ancient civilizations; part of what is now known as Iraq

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/

the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals

From this reading It is now confined to a limited number in Guzerat, and a few in Persia.

occupiedadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪd/

held or filled or in use

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

PersianounUS /ˈpɜːrʒə/

an empire in southern Asia created by Cyrus the Great in the 6th century BC and destroyed by Alexander the Great in the 4th century BC

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

protectedadjectiveUS /prəˈtektɪd/

kept safe or defended from danger or injury or loss

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

sequencenounUS /ˈsiːkwəns/

serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/

in a special manner

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/

(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed

SyrianounUS /ˈsɪriə/

an Asian republic in the Middle East at the east end of the Mediterranean; site of some of the world's most ancient centers of civilization

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading Beyond these localities it has ceased to exist in Asia.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

tigernounUS /ˈtaɪɡər/

a fierce or audacious person

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/

possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere

From this reading In the early days of the world's history the lion occupied a very extensive area; it was common in Mesopotamia, and in Syria, in Persia, and throughout the whole of India.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading There can be little doubt that, unless specially protected, it will become extinct in Asia within the next hundred years.

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