adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
ApenounUS /eɪp/
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
BeenounUS /biː/
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
blood-spots
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
BuckverbUS /bʌk/
to strive with determination
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
closeadjectiveUS /kloʊs/
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
eighteen-inch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
forestnounUS /ˈfɔːrəst/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
FrognounUS /frɑːɡ/
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
graduallyadverbUS /ˈɡrædʒuːəli/
in a gradual manner
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
grewverbUS /ɡruː/
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
growingnounUS /ˈɡroʊɪŋ/
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
HonounUS /hoʊ/
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
knifenounUS /naɪf/
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
MannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
Mowgli
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
north-eastward
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now Mowgli the Ape must I be before I am Mowgli the Buck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
ranverbUS /ræn/
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
ranknounUS /ræŋk/
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
RocksnounUS /rɑːks/
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At the end I shall be Mowgli the Man.
slidverbUS /slɪd/
inflected form of “slide” — move obliquely or sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
stretchedadjectiveUS /stretʃt/
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
thickadjectiveUS /θɪk/
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
thinnernounUS /ˈθɪnər/
a diluting agent
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading Ho!” and he slid his thumb along the eighteen-inch blade of his knife.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
togetheradverbUS /təˈɡeðər/
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
trailnounUS /treɪl/
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
treesnounUS /triːz/
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
WolfnounUS /wʊlf/
any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Mowgli the Frog have I been,” said he to himself; “Mowgli the Wolf have I said that I am.
Won-tolla's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Won-tolla’s trail, all rank with dark blood-spots, ran under a forest of thick trees that grew close together and stretched away north-eastward, gradually growing thinner and thinner to within two miles of the Bee Rocks.
