Chapter 3 of The Jungle Book is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Jungle Book is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death. Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah! What have we to do with this toothless fool? He is doomed to die! It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
Chapter 3 of The Jungle Book is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “He is doomed to die!”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “What have we to do with this toothless fool?”
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading “There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.”
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading “Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!”
lacking teeth
From this reading “What have we to do with this toothless fool?”
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.”
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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 There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
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From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He is doomed to die!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
marked for certain death
From this reading He is doomed to die!
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is doomed to die!
become quiet or still; fall silent
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is doomed to die!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
a title given to rulers or other important people in Asian countries
From this reading Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
not any; not one
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then Shere Khan roared: “Bah!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
lacking teeth
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
which person or people
From this reading It is the man-cub who has lived too long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have we to do with this toothless fool?
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading There was a long hush, for no single wolf cared to fight Akela to the death.
Chapter 3 of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 3 holds 185 sentences of The Jungle Book, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 185 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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