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Chapter V
“To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly. “Look! I bleed.” Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood. “Whose work is this?” said he.
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To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading “I bleed.””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading ““To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.”
belonging to which person
From this reading ““Whose work is this?” said he.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
To lose or emit fluid, or metaphorically to seep magical essence from an enchanted tome.
From this reading I bleed.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
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From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
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From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bleed.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whose work is this?” said he.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look!
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Whose work is this?” said he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “To be put to the death for making a son of thee--what else?” said the man sullenly.
at the time that
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
belonging to which person
From this reading “Whose work is this?” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Whose work is this?” said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Messua said nothing, but it was at her wounds that Mowgli looked, and they heard him grit his teeth when he saw the blood.
