Tarzan and the Golden Lion

Chapter IX

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“Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

“Call them.”

The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

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Tarzan and the Golden Lion Edgar Rice Burroughs

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Tarzan and the Golden Lion is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE SHAFT OF DEATH AS the huge, man-like gorilla entered the compound the warriors closed the gate, and fell back respectfully as he advanced to the center of the village where he stood for a moment, looking about. “Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely. “Call them.” The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places. The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

Tarzan and the Golden Lion

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of Tarzan and the Golden Lion is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Line 2

“Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

Line 3

“Call them.”

/kɔːl ðem/

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The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

/ðə ˈwɪmən ənd ðə ˈtʃɪldrən mʌst hæv hɜːrd ðə kəˈmænd bʌt ðeɪ dɪd nɑːt ɪˈmɜːrdʒ frʌm ðer ˈhaɪdɪŋ ˈpleɪsəz/

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The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

/ðə ˈwɔːriərz muːvd əˈbaʊt əˈniːzəli ˈevədəntli tɔːrn baɪ ðə kənˈflɪktɪŋ ɪˈmoʊʃənz ʌv fɪr ʌv ðə ˈkriːtʃər huː hæd ˈɪʃuːd ðə ˈɔːrdər ənd rɪˈlʌktəns tuː fʊlˈfɪl hɪz kəˈmændz/

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compound noun US /ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

From this reading “THE SHAFT OF DEATH AS the huge, man-like gorilla entered the compound the warriors closed the gate, and fell back respectfully as he advanced to the center of the village where he stood for a moment, looking about.”

conflicting adjective US /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/

in disagreement

From this reading “The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.”

emerge verb US /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading “The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.”

fulfil verb US /fʊlˈfɪl/

put in effect

From this reading “The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.”

gorilla noun US /ɡərˈɪlə/

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

reluctance noun US /rɪˈlʌktəns/

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

From this reading “The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.”

respectfully adverb US /rɪˈspektfəli/

in a respectful manner

tersely adverb US /ˈtɜːrsli/

in a short and concise manner

From this reading ““Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

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conflicting emotions adjective + noun counted as “conflicting emotion”

In this reading “The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.”

hiding places noun + noun counted as “hiding place”

a place suitable for hiding something (such as yourself)

In this reading “The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.”

emerge from verb + particle

In this reading “The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.”

fell back verb + particle

In this reading “THE SHAFT OF DEATH AS the huge, man-like gorilla entered the compound the warriors closed the gate, and fell back respectfully as he advanced to the center of the village where he stood for a moment, looking about.”

issued the order verb + article + noun counted as “issue … order”

In this reading “The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.”

for a moment preposition + article + noun counted as “for … moment”

temporarily

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SHAFT OF DEATH AS the huge, man-like gorilla entered the compound the warriors closed the gate, and fell back respectfully as he advanced to the center of the village where he stood for a moment, looking about.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

advancedadjectiveUS /ədˈvænst/

farther along in physical or mental development

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

ASconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading “Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

balus

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From this reading “Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

CallverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading “Call them.”

centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

closedadjectiveUS /kloʊzd/

not open or affording passage or access

commandnounUS /kəˈmænd/

an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

commandsnounUS /kəˈmændz/

plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

compoundnounUS /ˈkɑːmpaʊnd/

a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts

conflictingadjectiveUS /kənˈflɪktɪŋ/

in disagreement

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

creaturenounUS /ˈkriːtʃər/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

DEATHnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

emergeverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒ/

come out into view, as from concealment

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

evidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

fearverbUS /fɪr/

be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

fulfilverbUS /fʊlˈfɪl/

put in effect

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

gatenounUS /ɡeɪt/

a movable barrier in a fence or wall

gorillanounUS /ɡərˈɪlə/

largest anthropoid ape; terrestrial and vegetarian; of forests of central west Africa

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

hidingnounUS /ˈhaɪdɪŋ/

the activity of keeping something secret

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

hugeadjectiveUS /hjuːdʒ/

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

issuedverbUS /ˈɪʃuːd/

past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

man-like

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momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ordernounUS /ˈɔːrdər/

(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/

plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

reluctancenounUS /rɪˈlʌktəns/

(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

respectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/

in a respectful manner

SHAFTnounUS /ʃæft/

a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer

shes

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From this reading “Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

terselyadverbUS /ˈtɜːrsli/

in a short and concise manner

From this reading “Where are the shes and the balus?” he asked, tersely.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Call them.”

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

tornadjectiveUS /tɔːrn/

having edges that are jagged from injury

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

uneasilyadverbUS /əˈniːzəli/

with anxiety or apprehension

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/

plural of “warrior” — someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The warriors moved about uneasily, evidently torn by the conflicting emotions of fear of the creature who had issued the order, and reluctance to fulfil his commands.

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading The women and the children must have heard the command, but they did not emerge from their hiding places.

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