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The Son of Tarzan
The Son of Tarzan

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Son of Tarzan is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.
He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.
Meriem struggled to escape.
She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.
She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.
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The Son of Tarzan

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Son of Tarzan is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.
Line 2
He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.
Line 3
Meriem struggled to escape.
Line 4
She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.
Line 5
She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

All words in this reading · 42

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

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

a

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

Almost

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

and

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

ape

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

at

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

bared

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

bearded

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

From this reading She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.

breast

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

From this reading She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.

but

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

captor

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

cheek

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

From this reading She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.

companion's

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

escape

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

From this reading Meriem struggled to escape.

fangs

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

fastened

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

fighting

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

forearm

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

growled

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

hairy

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

From this reading She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.

He

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

her

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

his

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

in

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

lunge

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

made

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

Meriem

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

ominously

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

once

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

one

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

other

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

reached

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

shaggy

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

She

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

From this reading She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.

side

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

strong

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

struck

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

From this reading She struck at the hairy breast and bearded cheek.

struggled

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

From this reading Meriem struggled to escape.

swung

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

teeth

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

the

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

From this reading Almost at once the other ape reached his companion’s side.

to

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

From this reading He made a lunge at Meriem; but her captor swung her to one side, bared his fighting fangs and growled ominously.

white

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

From this reading She fastened her strong, white teeth in one shaggy forearm.

Chapter 11 of The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs holds 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 11 of The Son of Tarzan contain?

Chapter 11 holds 186 sentences of The Son of Tarzan, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 186 sentences, grouped into 38 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 11 of The Son of Tarzan?

Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 38 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 11 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 11 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.

Questions about reading The Son of Tarzan

Common questions about reading The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Son of Tarzan?

Yes. All 5361 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #90 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Son of Tarzan is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #90, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Son of Tarzan take to read?

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

How to read The Son of Tarzan section by section

How to work through The Son of Tarzan section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.

  1. Open a chapter

    Choose one of the 30 chapters of The Son of Tarzan to begin.

  2. Read one section

    Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.

  3. Listen and tap

    Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.

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.