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Chapter XVI
“Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am. Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck. At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man. Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife. Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ““Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ““Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.”
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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 Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
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From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
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From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
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From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
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From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
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From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
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From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
