Chapter 11 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“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.
Chapter 11 of The Second Jungle Book is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading ““Look by thy foot!”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
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.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I go now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But I go now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I go now.
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.”
a location marked by an intense competition and struggle for survival
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “But I go now.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
carry out
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What is that there?”
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.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading What is that there?”
a special situation
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
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.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Look by thy foot!
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.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is that there?”
a Caucasian
From this reading Mowgli picked up something white and smooth.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading This place is dark and cold, and I wish to take the thorn-pointed thing to the Jungle.”
Chapter 11 of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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 11 holds 184 sentences of The Second Jungle Book, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Second Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 184 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 37 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 can be played aloud in United States English.
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