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all
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
any
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
Bagheera
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
corn
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
days
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
dispute
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From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
eat
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
enough
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From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
fat
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
food
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From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
grazing
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From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
hand
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
huts
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
Jungle
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
knew
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
laughed
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
lay
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
lazy
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From this reading They were lazy.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
lived
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
lost
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
making
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
Man
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
melons
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
Mowgli
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
now
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
People
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
pepper
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
presently
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From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
rains
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
seen
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
sometimes
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
spring
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
sugar-cane
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
telling
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
there
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But presently they began to dispute over their food, though there was grazing enough for all.
together
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From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
whispered
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From this reading “It has not lost fat in the telling,” Bagheera whispered, and Mowgli laughed behind his hand.
wished
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From this reading Each wished to eat where he lay, as sometimes we can do now when the spring rains are good.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “In those days there was no corn or melons or pepper or sugar-cane, nor were there any little huts such as ye have all seen; and the Jungle People knew nothing of Man, but lived in the Jungle together, making one people.
