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Kabumpo in Oz

Kabumpo in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson is available here as the complete text, split into 654 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Kabumpo in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #53765.

23 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Academic course · 23 chapters

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Kabumpo in Oz

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  1. Chapter I 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II 29 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Picking a Proper Princess 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Kabumpo and Pompa Disappear 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI In The City of The Figure Heads 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII Ruggedo’s History In Six Rocks 31 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Sir Hokus And The Giants 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Woe In The Emerald City 16 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Mixed Magic Makes Mischief 43 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI Peg and Wag To The Rescue 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII The King of The Illumi Nation 38 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII The Delicious Sea of Soup 37 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV On The Road To Ev 40 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Terror In Ozma’s Palace 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Kabumpo Vanquishes The Twigs 35 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Prince Pompadore Proposes 36 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX 30 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI The Proper Princess Is Found! 33 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII How It All Came About 19 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII Ruggedo’s Last Rock 7 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Is this the complete text of Kabumpo in Oz?

Yes. All 3267 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #53765 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of Kabumpo in Oz is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #53765, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Kabumpo in Oz take to read?

About 272 minutes of reading across 654 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Kabumpo in Oz

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Plumly
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Thompson
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