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Chapter XV
“It is death!” Won-tolla cried, half rising. “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog? Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead. Good hunting all!”
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ““What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Won-tolla cried, half rising.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Good hunting all!””
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Won-tolla cried, half rising.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ““What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.”
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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 “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
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From this reading Good hunting all!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
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From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
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From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Won-tolla cried, half rising.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is death!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
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From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Good hunting all!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Won-tolla cried, half rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good hunting all!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is death!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is death!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
To recall to mind.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla cried, half rising.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What can such a hairless one do against the Red Dog?
at the time that
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Even the Striped One, remember----” “Thou art indeed an Outlier,” Mowgli called back; “but we will speak when the dholes are dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla cried, half rising.
