Chapter 12 of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Where is she?" asked Dorothy. "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply. So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed. "Come here, Eureka!" she said. "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
Chapter 12 of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “"Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.”
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading “"Come here, Eureka!" she said.”
young domestic cat
From this reading “So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.”
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.”
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading “"I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “"I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Dorothy.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come here, Eureka!" she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Dorothy.
an alloy of copper and nickel with high electrical resistance and a low temperature coefficient; used as resistance wire
From this reading "Come here, Eureka!" she said.
set up or found
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Come here, Eureka!" she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Dorothy.
young domestic cat
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come here, Eureka!" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Dorothy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace
From this reading "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Dorothy ran to her room and found the kitten under the bed.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?" asked Dorothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't," answered the kitten, in a surly voice.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Under the bed in your own room," was the reply.
Chapter 12 of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 199 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.
Chapter 12 holds 199 sentences of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 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.
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