Chapter XVII
“Nay, nay, I am a wolf. I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried. “It is no will of mine that I am a man.” “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching. Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
The Second Jungle Book
Chapter XVII
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“Nay,
nay,
I
am
a
wolf.
I
am
of
one
skin
with
the
Free
People,”
Mowgli
cried.
“It
is
no
will
of
mine
that
I
am
a
man.”
“Thou
art
a
man,
Little
Brother,
wolfling
of
my
watching.
Thou
art
a
man,
or
else
the
Pack
had
fled
before
the
dhole.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Nay,
nay,
I
am
a
wolf.
Line 2
I
am
of
one
skin
with
the
Free
People,”
Mowgli
cried.
Line 3
“It
is
no
will
of
mine
that
I
am
a
man.”
Line 4
“Thou
art
a
man,
Little
Brother,
wolfling
of
my
watching.
Line 5
Thou
art
a
man,
or
else
the
Pack
had
fled
before
the
dhole.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Art
auxiliary verb
US /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.”
Before
preposition
US /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.”
Cried
noun
US /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.”
Free
adjective
US /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading “I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.”
Little
noun
US /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.”
Mine
pronoun
US /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ““It is no will of mine that I am a man.””
Nay
exclamation
US /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay, nay, I am a wolf.”
One
pronoun
US /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.”
Thou
pronoun
US /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.”
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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Nay, nay, I am a wolf.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Nay, nay, I am a wolf.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
Brother
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From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
dhole
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From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
else
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From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
fled
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From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
FreeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nay, nay, I am a wolf.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.
man
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From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
Mowgli
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From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.
NayexclamationUS /neɪ/
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, nay, I am a wolf.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
Pack
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From this reading Thou art a man, or else the Pack had fled before the dhole.
People
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From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
skin
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From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.
watching
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From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “It is no will of mine that I am a man.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am of one skin with the Free People,” Mowgli cried.
wolf
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From this reading “Nay, nay, I am a wolf.
wolfling
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From this reading “Thou art a man, Little Brother, wolfling of my watching.