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Chapter 3 of Tarzan and the Lion Man is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Orman shrugged. "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming. That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so. I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent. Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
Chapter 3 of Tarzan and the Lion Man is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as expletives
From this reading “I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.”
past form of “lurch” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.”
large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading “I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.”
a person of Polish descent
From this reading “I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.”
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
From this reading “"Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Orman shrugged.”
possessive form of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading “That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Bill West lay awake until almost morning.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
used as expletives
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
past form of “lurch” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
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From this reading Orman shrugged.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
a person of Polish descent
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Orman shrugged.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
possessive form of “stuff” — the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That stuff's got to stop, and I told her so.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I told the Polack too--the damn pansy;" then he lurched out and headed for his own tent.
up to a particular time
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Bill West lay awake until almost morning.
at the time that
From this reading "Well, she told me so herself--said she asked him over and made him scram when she saw me coming.
Chapter 3 of Tarzan and the Lion Man by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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