Chapter VI
“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.
The Second Jungle Book
Chapter VI
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“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.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“Pah!”
Line 2
Bagheera
grunted.
Line 3
“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.
Line 4
Now
I
lie
down.”
Line 5
Mowgli
heard
the
strings
of
the
cot
crack
under
the
great
brute’s
weight.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Great
noun
US /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.”
Here
noun
US /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.”
Under
preposition
US /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.”
Upon
preposition
US /əˈpɑːn/
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.”
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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 “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.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
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.
atprepositionUS /æt/
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.
Bagheera
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From this reading Bagheera grunted.
bed
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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.
brute's
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
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.
cages
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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.
cot
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
crack
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
down
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From this reading Now I lie down.”
gave
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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.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
grunted
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From this reading Bagheera grunted.
heard
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
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.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I lie down.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
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.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
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.
just
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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.
King's
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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.
lie
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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.
Man
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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.
mepronounUS /miː/
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.
Mowgli
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
Now
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From this reading Now I lie down.”
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
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.
Oodeypore
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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.
Pah
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From this reading “Pah!”
place
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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.
rank
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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.
strings
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
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.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
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.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
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.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
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.
toparticleUS /tuː/
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.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
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.
weight
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From this reading Mowgli heard the strings of the cot crack under the great brute’s weight.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
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.