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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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"Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.
It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.
If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.
Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.
And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.
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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz is here in full — 4880 sentences across 976 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.
Line 2
It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.
/ɪt ɪz ʌp tuː juː ˈtʃɪldrən tuː tʃeɪndʒ ðə wɜːrld ənd juː kæn duː ɪt/
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If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.
/ɪf juː wɪl ɔːl lɜːrn tuː θɪŋk ənd ækt ɪn ə mɔːr ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl ˈmænər baɪ ðə taɪm juː ɡroʊ ʌp ənd fɪl ɔːl ðə pəˈzɪʃənz ʌv ˈɡʌvərmənt ənd ˈɪndəstri juː wɪl biː ˈlɪvɪŋ ɪn ə ˈbjuːtəfəl wɜːrld wʌn ʌv ˈhɑːrməni ənd ˈɑːnəsti ənd trʌst/
Line 4
Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.
/oʊ ðer wɪl stɪl biː ˈprɑːbləmz bʌt ˈnoʊwer nɪr ðə dɪˈɡriː ðer ɪz naʊ/
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And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.
/ənd ðə əˈdʌlts frʌm ðer ˈveriəs ˈlevəlz ʌv ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs wɪl biː əˈmeɪzd æt wʌt juː hæv əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

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adults noun US /əˈdʌlts/

plural of “adult” — a fully developed person from maturity onward

From this reading “"Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.”

harmony noun US /ˈhɑːrməni/

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading “If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.”

honesty noun US /ˈɑːnəsti/

the quality of being honest

From this reading “If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.”

industry noun US /ˈɪndəstri/

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading “If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.”

levels noun US /ˈlevəlz/

plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading “And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.”

nowhere noun US /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading “Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.”

positions noun US /pəˈzɪʃənz/

plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading “If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.”

problems noun US /ˈprɑːbləmz/

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading “Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

accomplishedadjectiveUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃt/

highly skilled

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

adultsnounUS /əˈdʌlts/

plural of “adult” — a fully developed person from maturity onward

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

AlthoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

amazedadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzd/

filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

attemptnounUS /əˈtempt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

childrennounUS /ˈtʃɪldrən/

plural of “child” — a young person of either sex

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/

an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

degreenounUS /dɪˈɡriː/

a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

fillverbUS /fɪl/

make full, also in a metaphorical sense

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

governmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/

the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

growverbUS /ɡroʊ/

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

harmonynounUS /ˈhɑːrməni/

compatibility in opinion and action

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

honestynounUS /ˈɑːnəsti/

the quality of being honest

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

industrynounUS /ˈɪndəstri/

the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

learnverbUS /lɜːrn/

gain knowledge or skills

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

levelsnounUS /ˈlevəlz/

plural of “level” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

mannernounUS /ˈmænər/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/

an insignificant place

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

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From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

positionsnounUS /pəˈzɪʃənz/

plural of “position” — the particular portion of space occupied by something

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

problemsnounUS /ˈprɑːbləmz/

plural of “problem” — a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

spiritualadjectiveUS /ˈspɪrɪtʃuːəl/

concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading Oh, there will still be problems, but nowhere near the degree there is now.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

trustnounUS /trʌst/

something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)

From this reading If you will all learn to think and act in a more spiritual manner, by the time you grow up and fill all the positions of government and industry, you will be living in a beautiful world, one of harmony and honesty and trust.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

variousadjectiveUS /ˈveriəs/

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

waysnounUS /weɪz/

structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading And the adults, from their various levels of consciousness, will be amazed at what you have accomplished.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Although some adults will understand it, many others are too set in their ways to change their thinking or attempt to understand it.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading It is up to you children to change the world, and you can do it.

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