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British Imperialism When ‘‘Rikki-Tikki-Tavi’’ was first published
as part of the second volume of Kipling’s Jungle Book in 1895, Great Britain commanded the most powerful empire the world had ever seen. The Indian subcontinent was one important part of the empire, which thousands of ‘‘Anglo-Indians,’’ like Kipling himself, called home. The form of imperialism during Kipling’s time was characterized by forceful imposition of British government and British culture upon the natives of a region.
Rudyard Kipling was born in Bombay, India in 1865.
India was ruled by England at that time. It was a British colony.
He was educated in England andmarried an American ; he lived forawhile in Virginia.
•Kipling returned to India in 1882.
•He worked for a newspaper.•Kipling wrote poetry, novels, and short stories.
•Kipling was the recipient of many honorary degrees and other awards.
• Readers loved Kipling’s tales about the adventures of Englishmen in distant parts of the world.
• He was a very popular writer in his time.
scuttle
• verb
• to move with short, rapid steps
The mongoose scuttles across
the yard when fighting the cobra.
cower
• verb
• to crouch down, as in fear or shame
The puppy cowers in the corner
when he is scolded.
flinch
• verb
• to draw back, as from something painful, dangerous, or unpleasant; to wince
Getting a flu shot made the
patient flinch.
gait
• noun
• a particular manner of moving on foot
The athlete’s limping gait
indicated that his pulled muscle
was bothering him again.
lunge
• verb
• to make a sudden forward movement; to charge
The cobra lunges at the
mongoose, trying to bite it.
fancy
• verb
• to picture mentally; imagine
• to want or to like
(we rarely use this form of the word today)
I cannot fancy ever winning the lottery.
I fancy a Diet Coke after school.
valiant
• adjective
• brave; courageous
The fireman made a valiant rescue of a woman from the burning house.
brood
• noun
• all of the young of an animal that are born or cared for at the same time
The brood of ducklings waddled across the street to swim in the pond.
fledgling• noun
• a young bird that has recently grown its flight feathers
The fledgling fell from
the tree on his first
attempt to fly.
cunningly
• adverb
• in a clever way that is meant to trick or deceive
The girl cunningly pretended to not know how to play pool, and then she proceeded to win all the old man’s money.
consolation
• noun
• a comfort
Going to Splashtown for the day was no consolation for missing our trip to Disney World.
revive• verb
• to return to life or consciousness
We threw water on his face to revive him after he fainted.