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The Son of Tarzan

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Son of Tarzan is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Ah,” thought Akut, The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.
The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.
The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.
She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.
Do not harm her.
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The Son of Tarzan

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of The Son of Tarzan is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.
Line 2
The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.
Line 3
The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.
Line 4
She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.
Line 5
Do not harm her.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading ““Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.”

All words in this reading · 65

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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a

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

absorbed

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

accompany

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

From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

Ah

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

Akut

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

an

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From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

and

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

appearance

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

at

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From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

becoming

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

burden

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From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

caterpillar

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

clung

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From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

corner

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From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

deposited

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From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

desperately

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From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

direction

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From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

disposed

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From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

Do

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From this reading “Do not harm her.

eye

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From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

falling

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From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

from

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From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

fuzzy

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

girl

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

From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

glanced

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

From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

had

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

harm

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

From this reading “Do not harm her.

has

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

he

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

her

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From this reading “Do not harm her.

his

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

in

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From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

jerking

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

From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

keep

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

Killer

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

kind

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

Korak

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

From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

large

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

larva

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

From this reading The larva disposed of, he glanced from the corner of an eye at Korak.

laws

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

left

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

limb

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

mate

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

not

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

From this reading “Do not harm her.

obedient

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

of

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

peculiarly

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

said

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

From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

she

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

so

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

succulent

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

suddenly

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

taken

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

The

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

them

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

thought

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

thumb

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

From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

to

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

tribal

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

From this reading “Ah,” thought Akut, “The Killer has taken a mate,” and so, obedient to the tribal laws of his kind, he left them alone, becoming suddenly absorbed in a fuzzy caterpillar of peculiarly succulent appearance.

upon

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

us

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From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

where

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

will

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

From this reading “She will accompany us,” said Korak to Akut, jerking a thumb in the direction of the girl.

youth

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

From this reading The youth had deposited his burden upon a large limb, where she clung desperately to keep from falling.

Chapter 10 of The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 10 of The Son of Tarzan contain?

Chapter 10 holds 191 sentences of The Son of Tarzan, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 10 of The Son of Tarzan?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 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.

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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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About 446 minutes of reading across 1073 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Son of Tarzan

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

Marjorie
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Son of Tarzan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Floating
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Son of Tarzan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Broad
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Son of Tarzan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ugambi
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Son of Tarzan; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.