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The Return of Tarzan

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Return of Tarzan is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Numa El Adrea On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.
It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.
Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:
Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.
I was there but three days.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Return of Tarzan

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Return of Tarzan is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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NumaEl AdreaOn the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.
Line 2
It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.
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Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:
Line 4
Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.
Line 5
I was there but three days.

Learner Dictionary

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Forgotten adjective US /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading “It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.”

Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.”

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a

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

across

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From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

Adrea

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

ape-man

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

at

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

been

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

ben

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

brought

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

business

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From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

but

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From this reading I was there but three days.

cease

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

could

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

D'Arnot

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

day

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

days

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From this reading I was there but three days.

DEAR

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From this reading Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:

diligence

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

El

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

for

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

forwarded

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

from

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

glad

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

had

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

have

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

he

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From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

Here

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

From this reading Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:

his

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

I

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

interest

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

is

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

From this reading Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:

It

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

JEAN

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

From this reading Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:

Kadour

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

last

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

least

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

letter

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From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

London

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

matter

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

MY

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

From this reading Here is the letter: MY DEAR JEAN:

never

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

north

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

not

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

Numa

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

of

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

old

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

On

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

one

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

opened

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

rode

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

Saden

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

Sidi-bel-Abbes

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

Since

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

sorry

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

south

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

subjects

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

Tarzan

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

that

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

the

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

there

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

From this reading I was there but three days.

three

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

From this reading I was there but three days.

to

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

was

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

which

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

From this reading Numa “El Adrea” On the same day that Kadour ben Saden rode south the diligence from the north brought Tarzan a letter from D’Arnot which had been forwarded from Sidi-bel-Abbes.

would

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

wound

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

written

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

wrote

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

yet

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

From this reading It opened the old wound that Tarzan would have been glad to have forgotten; yet he was not sorry that D’Arnot had written, for one at least of his subjects could never cease to interest the ape-man.

you

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

From this reading Since last I wrote you I have been across to London on a matter of business.

Chapter 9 of The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.

What does chapter 9 of The Return of Tarzan contain?

Chapter 9 holds 198 sentences of The Return of Tarzan, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 198 sentences, grouped into 40 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 9 of The Return of Tarzan?

Work through the 40 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 40 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 9 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Yes. All 4707 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #81 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #81, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Return of Tarzan take to read?

About 392 minutes of reading across 942 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Return of Tarzan

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Return of Tarzan, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Magnifique
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Ejaculated
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Countess
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Coude
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