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The Beasts of Tarzan
The Beasts of Tarzan

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

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A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.
Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.
Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.
In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.
All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.
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The Beasts of Tarzan

Chapter VI · Chapter 6

Chapter 6 of The Beasts of Tarzan is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.
Line 2
Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.
Line 3
Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.
Line 4
In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.
Line 5
All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

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Open verb US /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading “A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.”

Throat noun US /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading “Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.”

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A

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

Akut

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

All

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

always

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

and

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

any

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

ape-man's

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

apes

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

as

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

at

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

back

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

beast

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

best

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

between

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

beyond

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

blinking

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

bow

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

break

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

canoe

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

Crew

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

crouched

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

dubiously

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

evidently

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

eyes

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

far

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

feet

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

for

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

from

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

front

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

gain

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

had

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

hairy

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

haunches

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

he

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

Hideous

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

him

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

his

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

in

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

it

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

its

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

just

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

keep

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

kept

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

little

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

load

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

longingly

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

looked

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

man

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

master

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

members

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

moved

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

Mugambi

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

must

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

no

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

now

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

of

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/

To move from a closed position.

From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

or

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

other

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

paddles

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

party

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

pass

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

passed

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

possible

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

provocation

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

reef

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

require

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

sail

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

sat

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

savage

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

sea

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

seemed

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

send

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

Sheeta

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

shore

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

since

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

slowly

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

squatted

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

stern

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

Tarzan

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

than

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

that

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

The

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

their

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

then

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

this

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

throatnounUS /θroʊt/

The passage at the back of the mouth.

From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

through

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

to

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

toward

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

turning

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

twelve

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

until

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

upon

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

war-canoe

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

was

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

way

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

well

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

went

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From this reading All went well until the canoe had passed beyond the reef.

west

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

which

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

while

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From this reading In the stern was Mugambi, and just in front of him squatted Akut, while between Akut and Tarzan the twelve hairy apes sat upon their haunches, blinking dubiously this way and that, and now and then turning their eyes longingly back toward shore.

white

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

whom

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

wicked

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

wielded

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

wind

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From this reading Tarzan, Mugambi, and Akut wielded the paddles, for the shore kept the west wind from the little sail.

with

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From this reading A Hideous Crew The war-canoe with its savage load moved slowly toward the break in the reef through which it must pass to gain the open sea.

would

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From this reading Sheeta crouched in the bow at the ape-man’s feet, for it had seemed best to Tarzan always to keep the wicked beast as far from the other members of the party as possible, since it would require little or no provocation to send him at the throat of any than the white man, whom he evidently now looked upon as his master.

Chapter 6 of The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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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Chapter 6 holds 120 sentences of The Beasts of Tarzan, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.

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Entire
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Affair
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Shrouded
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Mystery
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