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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 There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
all
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
also
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From this reading “I also have known what love is.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Bagheera
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Bandar-log
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From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
clear
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
fear
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From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
fed
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
fro
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From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
head
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From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
Jungle-People
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From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
Kaa
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From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
known
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From this reading “I also have known what love is.
love
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From this reading “I also have known what love is.
man-cub
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From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
night
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
now
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From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
praise
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
properly
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
quickly
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
said
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From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
tales
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
There
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
Ts
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From this reading “Ts!
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
weavingnounUS /ˈwiːvɪŋ/
creating fabric
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
well
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From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.