Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch. "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you." "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off. "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose. "Uglier, and with worse manners!
Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
From this reading “"He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.”
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading “"Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.”
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading “"He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.”
social deportment
From this reading “"Uglier, and with worse manners!”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “"He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.”
comparative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading “"He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.”
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading “"He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.”
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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 "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
a mayor of a municipality in Germany or Holland or Flanders or Austria
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
female of domestic cattle: "“moo-cow” is a child's term"
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
make a fool or dupe of
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
social deportment
From this reading "Uglier, and with worse manners!
come together
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
and nothing more
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
not in physical motion
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
express in words
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
a special situation
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
comparative of “ugly” — displeasing to the senses
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go and ask Sea Cow," said Sea Vitch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
a city in the northern panhandle of West Virginia on the Ohio river
From this reading "He's the only thing in the sea uglier than Sea Vitch," screamed a burgomaster gull, wheeling under Sea Vitch's nose.
at the time that
From this reading "How shall I know Sea Cow when I meet him?" said Kotick, sheering off.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Uglier, and with worse manners!
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Uglier, and with worse manners!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If he is living still, he'll be able to tell you."
Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Brothers by Rudyard Kipling holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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