Read the excerpt from "the most dangerous game,” by richard connell. "what island is it? " rainsford asked. "the old charts call it 'ship-trap island,'" whitney replied. "a suggestive name, isn't it? sailors have a curious dread of the place. i don't know why. some superstition—" "can't see it," remarked rainsford, trying to peer through the dank tropical night that was palpable as it pressed its thick warm blackness in upon the yacht. "you've good eyes," said whitney, with a laugh, "and i've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards, but even you can't see four miles or so through a moonless caribbean night." "nor four yards," admitted rainsford. "ugh! it's like moist black velvet." "it will be light in rio," promised whitney. "we should make it in a few days. i hope the jaguar guns have come from purdey's. we should have some good hunting up the amazon. which line of text supports the argument that rainsford has excellent hunting skills?
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"and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards,"
Explanation:
Whitney is a friend of Rainsford and knows he is a great hunter, so he comments on how Rainsford is agile, fast and strong, so he speaks loud and clear, how Rainsford is a great hunter, through the phrase "and I've seen you pick off a moose moving in the brown fall bush at four hundred yards,"
"The Most Dangerous Game" is a book that tells the story of Rainsford, a great hunter who engages in a game where he is hunting and must fight to survive.
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