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The Return of Tarzan

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Return of Tarzan is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Edgar Rice Burroughs • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

A heavy tropical shower was beating down upon them.

He opened his mouth and drank.

Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

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Chapter XXI Reading 1/36

The Return of Tarzan

Chapter XXI · Chapter 21

Chapter 21 of The Return of Tarzan is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

Line 2

With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

Line 3

A heavy tropical shower was beating down upon them.

Line 4

He opened his mouth and drank.

Line 5

Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

All words in this reading · 52

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a

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and

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

beating

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From this reading A heavy tropical shower was beating down upon them.

body

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

by

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

Castaways

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Clayton

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From this reading The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

consciousness

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delightful

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down

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drafts

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drank

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From this reading He opened his mouth and drank.

dreamed

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drinking

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enabled

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From this reading Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

face

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

falling

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

fill

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From this reading The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

find

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fresh

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gained

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hands

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he

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heavy

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himself

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his

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mouth

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From this reading He opened his mouth and drank.

of

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opened

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Presently

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From this reading Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

pure

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rain

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

raise

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From this reading Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

revived

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From this reading Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

shower

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From this reading A heavy tropical shower was beating down upon them.

so

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From this reading Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

start

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

strengthened

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From this reading Presently he was so revived and strengthened that he was enabled to raise himself upon his hands.

that

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From this reading The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

The

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them

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From this reading A heavy tropical shower was beating down upon them.

through

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

to

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

torrents

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

tropical

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From this reading A heavy tropical shower was beating down upon them.

upon

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

upturned

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

was

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From this reading The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

water

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From this reading The Castaways Clayton dreamed that he was drinking his fill of water, pure, delightful drafts of fresh water.

were

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

wet

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

With

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From this reading With a start he gained consciousness to find himself wet through by torrents of rain that were falling upon his body and his upturned face.

Chapter 21 of The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 21 holds 182 sentences of The Return of Tarzan, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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Magnifique: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Return of Tarzan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
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