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Chapter V
“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.”
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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.
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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 important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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From this reading Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
members of a ship’s crew
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.
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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.
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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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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 “I also have known what love is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
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.”
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 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 Ts!” said Kaa, weaving his head to and fro.
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.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
