The Jungle Word Search
The Jungle by Upton Sinclair (1906), as a word search. 12 words drawn from characters, settings, and objects from the book sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Written by Upton Sinclair · First published 1906 · Social Novel.
Words to find: RUDAITIS, LINA, MARJA, JONAS, ANTANAS, CHICAGO, PACKINGHOUSE, STOCKYARD, RAILROAD, MEATPACKING, REFINERY, SALT.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Jungle word list, defined
- PACKINGHOUSE /ˈpækɪŋhaʊs/ · noun
- A building or facility where products, especially meat and livestock products, are prepared and packed for shipment. The term can also refer more broadly to a place where goods are packed. Related: packing plant, packing station, packing facility, packing shed.
- STOCKYARD /ˈstɒkjɑːrd/ · noun
- A stockyard is an enclosed area where livestock, especially cattle, are gathered, held, sold, or prepared for transport and slaughter. The term is also used more broadly for a yard where animals are kept or assembled. Related: livestock pen, cattle pen, holding yard, livestock yard.
- RAILROAD /ˈrɛl.roʊd/ · noun
- A railway system, or a route consisting of tracks and associated infrastructure. The term can also denote the tracks and right of way of a railway. Related: railway, train line, rail, track.
- MEATPACKING /ˈmiːtpækɪŋ/ · noun
- The industry or business of processing animals for meat, including the preparation and packaging of meat products. It can also refer more narrowly to the activity of packing meat. Related: meat processing, meat-packing, packing meat.
- REFINERY /rɪˈfaɪnəri/ · noun
- An industrial plant or installation where raw materials are purified and processed, especially petroleum, metals, sugar, or chemicals. More broadly, the word can refer to the process or act of making something purer, finer, or more refined. Related: processing plant, industrial plant, works, distillery.
- SALT /sɔːlt/ · noun, verb
- Salt is the common chemical compound sodium chloride, used chiefly to season food and preserve it. By extension, the word refers to any of various mineral salts and, figuratively, to wit, vitality, or a salty emotional quality. Related: seasoning, saltiness, brine, sodium chloride.
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