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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers
The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers

Chapter I

Chapter 1, section 1: Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we. This is the hour of pride and power, Talo
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Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.
This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.
Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!
_Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.
Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.
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The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers

Chapter I

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.
Line 2
This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.
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Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!
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_Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.
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Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

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kite noun US /kaɪt/

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading “Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.”

Collocations
Now RannA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
Rann theA source-grounded phrase from this reading.
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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 _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

all

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

Bat

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

big

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

brings

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

BROTHERS

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

byre

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

call

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

cave

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

claw

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From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

cubs

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

dawn

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

day's

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

dropped

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

evening

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

Father

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

feelingnounUS /ˈfeeling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

four

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

freeadjectiveUS /friː/

acting without enough restraint or discipline

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

get

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

GoodnounUS /good/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

gray

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

hearnounUS /hear/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

herds

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

hills

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

home

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

hour

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From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

hunting

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

hut

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

Jungle

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

keep

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

KitenounUS /kaɪt/

a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

Law

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

lay

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

lived

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

loosed

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

Mang

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

moon

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

Mother

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

mouth

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

MOWGLI'S

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

night

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

Night-Song

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

nose

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

Now

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

o'clock

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

Oh

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From this reading Oh, hear the call!--Good hunting all That keep the Jungle Law!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

other

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

out

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

paws

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

power

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From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

pride

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From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

Rann

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

rid

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

scratched

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

Seeonee

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

sets

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

seven

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

shone

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

shut

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From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

sleepy

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

spread

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

squealing

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From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

Talon

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From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

tillprepositionUS /tɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

tips

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

tush

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From this reading This is the hour of pride and power, Talon and tush and claw.

up

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

very

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

warm

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Now Rann, the Kite, brings home the night That Mang, the Bat, sets free-- The herds are shut in byre and hut, For loosed till dawn are we.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mother Wolf lay with her big gray nose dropped across her four tumbling, squealing cubs, and the moon shone into the mouth of the cave where they all lived.

woke

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

Wolf

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

yawned

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From this reading _Night-Song in the Jungle._ MOWGLI'S BROTHERS IT was seven o'clock of a very warm evening in the Seeonee hills when Father Wolf woke up from his day's rest, scratched himself, yawned, and spread out his paws one after the other to get rid of the sleepy feeling in the tips.

Chapter Quiz

What is the central philosophical inquiry and narrative progression in 'Act 01: The Discourse of The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers — The Origin & The Dilemma'?

How does the prose style reflect classical academic excellence?

What primary language acquisition value does this text offer advanced English scholars?