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Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

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Chapter XVIII Reading 1/29

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar Edgar Rice Burroughs

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Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed. He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again. The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan. Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest. Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

Line 2

He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

Line 3

The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

Line 4

Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

Line 5

Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

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a

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admit

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again

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From this reading He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

and

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

ape-man

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

Bara

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

before

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

bring

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

but

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

could

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

cunning

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From this reading The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

decided

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

deer

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

delayed

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

eat

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From this reading He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

end

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

even

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

every

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

experience

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From this reading The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

failure

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

far

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

Fight

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

find

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

followed

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

For

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

forest

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

forth

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From this reading He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

had

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

he

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

him

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

himself

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

his

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

hunger

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

in

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

It

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

jungle

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From this reading The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

might

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

mighty

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

morning

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

of

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

only

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

possibility

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

quest

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

realization

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

satisfy

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

search

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

set

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From this reading He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

sleep

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From this reading He would eat and sleep, and then set forth again.

Soliloquizing

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

spoor

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

success

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

Taglat

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

Tarzan

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

that

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

The

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

then

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

though

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

thus

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

to

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

too

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From this reading The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

travel

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

Treasure

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

tree

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From this reading Taglat might travel far; but Tarzan would find him in the end, though he had to search every tree in the mighty forest.

unfortunate

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

upon

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

was

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

were

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From this reading The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

which

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From this reading Soliloquizing thus, the ape-man followed the spoor of Bara, the deer, the unfortunate upon which he had decided to satisfy his hunger.

wide

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From this reading The jungle was wide; but wide too were the experience and cunning of Tarzan.

would

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From this reading The Fight For the Treasure It was morning before Tarzan could bring himself to a realization of the possibility of failure of his quest, and even then he would only admit that success was but delayed.

Chapter 18 of Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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