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Chapter XII
“Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough. “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!” They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met. Good hunting--look! Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good hunting--look!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good hunting--look!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!””
up to a particular time
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
belonging to which person
From this reading “They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.”
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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 “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
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From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
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From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!”
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From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good hunting--look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good hunting--look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good hunting--look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
up to a particular time
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The two run side by side, drawing nearer!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
belonging to which person
From this reading They raced on another half-mile, always keeping about the same distance, till Mowgli, whose head was not so close to the ground as Bagheera’s, cried: “They have met.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Um!” said the Panther, with a deep cough.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here stood Little Foot, with his knee on a rock--and yonder is Big Foot indeed!”
