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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 Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
all
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
Bandar-log
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
bitten
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From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
blinked
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From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
breath
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
Certainly
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From this reading Certainly this is _dewanee_--the madness.
dewanee
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From this reading Certainly this is _dewanee_--the madness.
Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do they never go to sleep?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
gathered
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
go
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From this reading Do they never go to sleep?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
head
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From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
hundreds
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
Jackal
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From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
listen
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
madness
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From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
monkeys
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
Mowgli
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Do they never go to sleep?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
noise
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From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
now
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From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
objection
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
own
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
people
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From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
praises
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
said
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From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
say
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
shout
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
singing
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
sleep
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From this reading Do they never go to sleep?
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
speaker
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
speakers
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
spun
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From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
Tabaqui
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From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
terrace
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Tabaqui, the Jackal, must have bitten all these people," he said to himself, "and now they have the madness.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
together
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
true
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
want
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From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mowgli made no objection, and the monkeys gathered by hundreds and hundreds on the terrace to listen to their own speakers singing the praises of the Bandar-log, and whenever a speaker stopped for want of breath they would all shout together: "This is true; we all say so."
Yes
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From this reading Mowgli nodded and blinked, and said "Yes" when they asked him a question, and his head spun with the noise.
