Chapter VIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But he would never have shown fight.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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From this reading “But he would never have shown fight.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “But he would never have shown fight.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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From this reading Shere Khan needed no more trampling.

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From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shere Khan needed no more trampling.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shere Khan needed no more trampling.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “But he would never have shown fight.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

not any; not one

From this reading Shere Khan needed no more trampling.

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From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Shere Khan needed no more trampling.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “But he would never have shown fight.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

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

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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From this reading Shere Khan needed no more trampling.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

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

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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

From this reading He was dead, and the kites were coming for him already.

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From this reading Akela and Gray Brother ran to and fro nipping the buffaloes’ legs, and though the herd wheeled once to charge up the ravine again, Mowgli managed to turn Rama, and the others followed him to the wallows.

in the company of; together with

From this reading “Brothers, that was a dog’s death,” said Mowgli, feeling for the knife he always carried in a sheath round his neck now that he lived with men.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading “But he would never have shown fight.