Chapter 22 of Tarzan and the Ant Men is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Tarzan and the Ant Men is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail. This, in itself, was nothing remarkable. Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa. But this bone caused him to pause. It was the bone of a child.
Chapter 22 of Tarzan and the Ant Men is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading “Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.”
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading “Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.”
a person who eats human flesh
From this reading “A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.”
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading “Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.”
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In this reading “A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.”
In this reading “A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.”
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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 A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
next to; at the side of
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this bone caused him to pause.
a person who eats human flesh
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading But this bone caused him to pause.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It was the bone of a child.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But this bone caused him to pause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the bone of a child.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading But this bone caused him to pause.
unusual or striking
From this reading This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
cut with a saw
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But this bone caused him to pause.
a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
plural of “trail” — a track or mark left by something that has passed
From this reading Many bones lie along savage trails in Africa.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This, in itself, was nothing remarkable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Waziri, returning from the village of Obebe the cannibal, saw a bone lying beside the trail.
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