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Tarzan the Terrible

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

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"That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
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Tarzan the Terrible

Chapter XIX · Chapter 19

Chapter 19 of Tarzan the Terrible is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
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He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
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But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
/bʌt ˌɪnˈdiːd ˈoʊnli ðə sʌn ʌv ɡɑːd wʊd der kʌm ðʌs əˈloʊn tuː ə streɪndʒ ˈsɪti soʊ ɪt mʌst biː ðæt hiː spiːks ðə truːθ/
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Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
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"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

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counseled verb US /ˈkaʊnsəld/

past form of “counsel” — give advice to

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

defective adjective US /dɪˈfektɪv/

having a defect

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

duplicity noun US /duːˈplɪsɪti/

a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

graciously adverb US /ˈɡreɪʃəsli/

in a gracious or graceful manner

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

indecision noun US /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

From this reading “Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.”

petty adjective US /ˈpetiː/

inferior in rank or status

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

prompted verb US /ˈprɑːmptɪd/

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

shrewdness noun US /ˈʃruːdnəs/

intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

From this reading “"Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.”

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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 But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

A-lur

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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

advicenounUS /ædˈvaɪs/

a proposal for an appropriate course of action

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

brainnounUS /breɪn/

that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

callverbUS /kɔːl/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

counseledverbUS /ˈkaʊnsəld/

past form of “counsel” — give advice to

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

defectiveadjectiveUS /dɪˈfektɪv/

having a defect

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

Dor-ul-Otho

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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

duplicitynounUS /duːˈplɪsɪti/

a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

godnounUS /ɡɑːd/

the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

graciouslyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪʃəsli/

in a gracious or graceful manner

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

indecisionnounUS /ˌɪndɪˈsɪʒən/

doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

leanedverbUS /liːnd/

past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

Lu-don's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

messagenounUS /ˈmesədʒ/

a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

Mo-sar

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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

Pal-ul-don

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

pettyadjectiveUS /ˈpetiː/

inferior in rank or status

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

priestsnounUS /priːsts/

plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

promptedverbUS /ˈprɑːmptɪd/

past form of “prompt” — give an incentive for action

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

questioninglyadverb

in a curious and questioning manner

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

ReceiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/

get something; come into possession of

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

repliedverbUS /rɪˈplaɪd/

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

shrewdnessnounUS /ˈʃruːdnəs/

intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

speaksverbUS /spiːks/

third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/

being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

Tarzan-jad-guru

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

terrornounUS /ˈterər/

an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

thusadverbUS /ðʌs/

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

todaynounUS /təˈdeɪ/

the present time or age

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/

in the direction of

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

tutorage

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

warriornounUS /ˈwɔːriər/

someone engaged in or experienced in warfare

From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.

warriorsnounUS /ˈwɔːriərz/

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

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."

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Words and structures a reader meets early in Tarzan the Terrible, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Pithecanthropus
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tarzan the Terrible; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Death
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tarzan the Terrible; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Pan-at-lee
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tarzan the Terrible; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tarzan-jad-guru
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Tarzan the Terrible; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.