Chapter 6 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pah!” Bagheera grunted. “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore. Now I lie down.” Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
Chapter 6 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cage” — an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading ““This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.”
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading “Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.”
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “Bagheera grunted.”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading ““This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.”
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading “Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.”
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading “Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.”
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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 “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bagheera grunted.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
plural of “cage” — an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
a sheath worn to protect a finger
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now I lie down.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading Bagheera grunted.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I lie down.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
and nothing more
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I lie down.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pah!”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
the section of an orchestra that plays stringed instruments
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “This place is rank with Man, but here is just such a bed as they gave me to lie upon in the King’s cages at Oodeypore.
Chapter 6 of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 6 holds 191 sentences of The Second Jungle Book, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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