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The Second Jungle Book
The Second Jungle Book

Chapter XI

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“But I go now.
This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
“Look by thy foot!
What is that there?”
Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Second Jungle Book

Chapter XI

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
“But I go now.
Line 2
This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
Line 3
“Look by thy foot!
/look baɪ ðaɪ foot/
Line 4
What is that there?”
Line 5
Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Foot noun US /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”

Look noun US /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”

Something pronoun US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading “Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.”

Take noun US /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””

Thing noun US /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””

Thy determiner US /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”

All words in this reading · 30

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading “But I go now.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading “Look by thy foot!

cold

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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

dark

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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

footnounUS /foot/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look by thy foot!

go

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From this reading “But I go now.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “But I go now.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

Jungle

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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

LooknounUS /look/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Look by thy foot!

Mowgli

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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

now

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From this reading “But I go now.

picked

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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

place

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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

smooth

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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

takenounUS /take/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading What is that there?”

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

there

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From this reading What is that there?”

thingnounUS /thing/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

thorn-pointed

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

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading “Look by thy foot!

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”

up

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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What is that there?”

white

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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.

wish

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

From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”