Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ts! Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro. “I also have known what love is. There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly. “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
with speed
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.”
creating fabric
From this reading “Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.”
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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 are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
in addition
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
with speed
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
plural of “tale” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
express in words
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Our man-cub is in the hands of the Bandar-log now, and we know that of all the Jungle-People they fear Kaa alone.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ts!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
creating fabric
From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I also have known what love is.
at the time that
From this reading There are tales I could tell that--” “That need a clear night when we are all well fed to praise properly,” said Bagheera quickly.
Chapter 5 of The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 5 holds 196 sentences of The Jungle Book, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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