Chapter XI
“But I go now. This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.” “Look by thy foot! What is that there?” Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
The Second Jungle Book
Chapter XI
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“But
I
go
now.
This
place
is
dark
and
cold,
and
I
wish
to
take
the
thorn-pointed
thing
to
the
Jungle.”
“Look
by
thy
foot!
What
is
that
there?”
Mowgli
picked
up
something
white
and
smooth.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Line 1
“But
I
go
now.
Line 2
This
place
is
dark
and
cold,
and
I
wish
to
take
the
thorn-pointed
thing
to
the
Jungle.”
Line 3
“Look
by
thy
foot!
/look baɪ ðaɪ foot/
Line 4
What
is
that
there?”
Line 5
Mowgli
picked
up
something
white
and
smooth.
Learner Dictionary
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
Foot
noun
US /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”
Look
noun
US /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”
Something
pronoun
US /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.”
Take
noun
US /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””
Thing
noun
US /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””
Thy
determiner
US /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I go now.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
cold
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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
dark
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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
go
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From this reading “But I go now.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I go now.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
Jungle
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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
Mowgli
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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
now
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From this reading “But I go now.
picked
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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
place
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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
smooth
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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is that there?”
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 dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
there
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From this reading What is that there?”
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
thorn-pointed
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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
up
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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is that there?”
white
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From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
wish
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From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”