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Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People
Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Paul B. (Paul Belloni) Du Chaillu • Curated US English Learning Edition
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GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.
After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.
I had an important object in paying this visit.
I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.
Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.
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Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Stories of the Gorilla Country, Narrated for Young People is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.
Line 2
After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.
Line 3
I had an important object in paying this visit.
/aɪ hæd æn ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt ˈɑːbdʒekt ɪn ˈpeɪɪŋ ðɪs ˈvɪzɪt/
Line 4
I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.
/aɪ wɪʃt tuː æsk ðə kɪŋ tuː pərˈmɪt miː tuː ɡoʊ ˈɪntuː ðə ˌɪnˈtɪriər ənd tuː sper miː sʌm ˈpiːpəl tuː ʃoʊ miː ðə weɪ/
Line 5
Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

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chimpanzee noun US /tʃɪmˈpænzi/

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

From this reading “GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daughters noun US /ˈdɔːtərz/

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading “Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
declined verb US /dɪˈklaɪnd/

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading “Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.”

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gazelle noun US /ɡəˈzel/

small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

From this reading “GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
interior adjective US /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading “GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.”

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partridge noun US /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/

flesh of either quail or grouse

From this reading “GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paying adjective US /ˈpeɪɪŋ/

yielding a fair profit

From this reading “I had an important object in paying this visit.”

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rats noun US /ræts/

plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

From this reading “GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

important object adjective + noun

In this reading “I had an important object in paying this visit.”

225 times in 426,211 chapters
beautiful daughters adjective + noun counted as “beautiful daughter”

In this reading “Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.”

979 times in 426,211 chapters
go into verb + particle

to come or go into

In this reading “I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.”

63,620 times in 426,211 chapters
some people adjective + noun

In this reading “I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.”

11,173 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 58

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I had an important object in paying this visit.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
announcedadjectiveUS /əˈnaʊnst/

declared publicly; made widely known

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Bango

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From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

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byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
CHIMPANZEEnounUS /tʃɪmˈpænzi/

intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COLDadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/

plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
declinedverbUS /dɪˈklaɪnd/

past form of “decline” — grow worse

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GAZELLEnounUS /ɡəˈzel/

small swift graceful antelope of Africa and Asia having lustrous eyes

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GOINGnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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GREYadjectiveUS /ɡreɪ/

of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I had an important object in paying this visit.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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importantadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɔːrtənt/

of great significance or value

From this reading I had an important object in paying this visit.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I had an important object in paying this visit.

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INTERIORadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtɪriər/

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
KILLverbUS /kɪl/

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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KING'SnounUS /kɪŋz/

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likedadjectiveUS /laɪkt/

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mafouga

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From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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MajestynounUS /ˈmædʒəsti/

impressiveness in scale or proportion

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

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marryverbUS /ˈmeri/

take in marriage

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
objectnounUS /ˈɑːbdʒekt/

a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow

From this reading I had an important object in paying this visit.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
PARTRIDGEnounUS /ˈpɑːrtrədʒ/

flesh of either quail or grouse

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
payingadjectiveUS /ˈpeɪɪŋ/

yielding a fair profit

From this reading I had an important object in paying this visit.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
permitnounUS /pərˈmɪt/

a legal document giving official permission to do something

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RATSnounUS /ræts/

plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
showverbUS /ʃoʊ/

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SLEEPnounUS /sliːp/

a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SLEEPINGnounUS /ˈsliːpɪŋ/

the state of being asleep

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
spareverbUS /sper/

refrain from harming

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading Bango liked me, though I had declined to marry one of his beautiful daughters.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
TOOadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading After this I went again to visit King Bango, and was announced to his Majesty by his great mafouga.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wished to ask the king to permit me to go into the interior and to spare me some people to show me the way.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading GOING INTO THE INTERIOR--SLEEPING WITH THE KING'S RATS--THE CHIMPANZEE--KILL A GAZELLE--TOO COLD TO SLEEP--THE GREY PARTRIDGE.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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