Chapter 9 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I know that place,” said the Adjutant. “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city. Very few live there now.” “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive! They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
Chapter 9 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading ““I know that place,” said the Adjutant.”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.”
demanding attention
From this reading “They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.”
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading ““Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!”
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading “They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.”
from that time on
From this reading ““Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ““Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!”
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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 “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
possessing life
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
using the voice; not silently
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
demanding attention
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Very few live there now.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
in a slow and lazy manner
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Very few live there now.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Very few live there now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
above and across; more than
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
To recall to mind.
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
plural of “stick” — an implement consisting of a length of wood
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know that place,” said the Adjutant.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Very few live there now.”
from that time on
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “Since those days Monghyr is a lost city.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
precisely as stated
From this reading Very few live there now.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading They were, as I remember, women, lying under a cloth spread over sticks, and crying aloud.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “Thereafter I worked up-stream very slowly and lazily, and a little above Monghyr there came down a boatful of white-faces--alive!
Chapter 9 of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 9 holds 180 sentences of The Second Jungle Book, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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