Jungle Book Vocabulary

Anna J.
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  1. piece of leather
    a separate part consisting of leather
    It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
  2. hydrophobia
    a morbid fear of water
    We call it hydrophobia, but they call it dewanee—the madness—and run.
  3. jackal
    Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog
    It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
  4. madness
    the quality of being rash and foolish
    Even the tiger runs and hides when little Tabaqui goes mad, for madness is the most disgraceful thing that can overtake a wild creature.
  5. despise
    look down on with disdain or disgust
    It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
  6. India
    a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia
    It was the jackal—Tabaqui, the Dish-licker—and the wolves of India despise Tabaqui because he runs about making mischief, and telling tales, and eating rags and pieces of leather from the village rubbish-heaps.
Created on Mon Mar 05 15:21:56 EST 2012 (updated Mon Mar 05 15:24:52 EST 2012)

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