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Chapter 10 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Achmet Zek Sees the Jewels Mugambi, weak and suffering, had dragged his painful way along the trail of the retreating raiders.

He could move but slowly, resting often; but savage hatred and an equally savage desire for vengeance kept him to his task.

As the days passed his wounds healed and his strength returned, until at last his giant frame had regained all of its former mighty powers.

Now he went more rapidly; but the mounted Arabs had covered a great distance while the wounded black had been painfully crawling after them.

They had reached their fortified camp, and there Achmet Zek awaited the return of his lieutenant, Albert Werper.

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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Chapter X

Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Achmet Zek Sees the Jewels Mugambi, weak and suffering, had dragged his painful way along the trail of the retreating raiders. He could move but slowly, resting often; but savage hatred and an equally savage desire for vengeance kept him to his task. As the days passed his wounds healed and his strength returned, until at last his giant frame had regained all of its former mighty powers. Now he went more rapidly; but the mounted Arabs had covered a great distance while the wounded black had been painfully crawling after them. They had reached their fortified camp, and there Achmet Zek awaited the return of his lieutenant, Albert Werper.

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

Achmet Zek Sees the Jewels Mugambi, weak and suffering, had dragged his painful way along the trail of the retreating raiders.

Line 2

He could move but slowly, resting often; but savage hatred and an equally savage desire for vengeance kept him to his task.

Line 3

As the days passed his wounds healed and his strength returned, until at last his giant frame had regained all of its former mighty powers.

Line 4

Now he went more rapidly; but the mounted Arabs had covered a great distance while the wounded black had been painfully crawling after them.

Line 5

They had reached their fortified camp, and there Achmet Zek awaited the return of his lieutenant, Albert Werper.

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a

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Achmet

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after

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Albert

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all

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along

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an

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and

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Arabs

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As

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at

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awaited

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been

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black

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but

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camp

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could

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covered

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crawling

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days

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desire

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distance

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dragged

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equally

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for

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former

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fortified

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frame

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giant

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great

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had

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hatred

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He

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healed

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him

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his

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its

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Jewels

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kept

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last

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lieutenant

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mighty

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more

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mounted

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move

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Mugambi

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Now

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of

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often

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painful

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painfully

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From this reading Now he went more rapidly; but the mounted Arabs had covered a great distance while the wounded black had been painfully crawling after them.

passed

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powers

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raiders

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rapidly

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reached

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regained

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resting

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retreating

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return

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returned

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savage

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Sees

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slowly

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strength

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suffering

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task

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the

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their

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them

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there

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They

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to

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trail

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until

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vengeance

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way

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weak

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went

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Werper

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while

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wounded

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wounds

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Zek

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Chapter 10 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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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