Chapter 7 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar. He lay as one dead; but he was not dead. At length he stirred. His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room. He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
Chapter 7 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.”
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading “He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.”
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading “He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “At length he stirred.”
(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
From this reading “The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He lay as one dead; but he was not dead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length he stirred.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He lay as one dead; but he was not dead.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
thickened or coalesced in soft thick lumps (such as clogs or clots)
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He lay as one dead; but he was not dead.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
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From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length he stirred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He lay as one dead; but he was not dead.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He lay as one dead; but he was not dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading At length he stirred.
(sometimes used ironically) a man of great strength and agility (after the hero of a series of novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs)
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading His eyes opened upon the utter darkness of the room.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He lay as one dead; but he was not dead.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Jewel-Room of Opar For some time Tarzan lay where he had fallen upon the floor of the treasure chamber beneath the ruined walls of Opar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He raised his hand to his head and brought it away sticky with clotted blood.
Chapter 7 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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