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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter V

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"Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
"You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
"What you say is so true.
Yet many people fail to see it."
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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter V

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.
Line 2
Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."
Line 3
"You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.
Line 4
"What you say is so true.
Line 5
Yet many people fail to see it."

Learner Dictionary

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

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “"Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “"You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.”

Well noun US /well/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “Yet many people fail to see it."”

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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 Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

all

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

becoming

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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

conducive

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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

Dorothy

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

fail

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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

Fuzzy

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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

go

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

happy

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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

hatred

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

inside

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

insight

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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "What you say is so true.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

losers

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

many

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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

NotadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

people

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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."

person

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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

real

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

resentment

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

said

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From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

say

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From this reading "What you say is so true.

see

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From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."

show

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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

true

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From this reading "What you say is so true.

very

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From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

Well

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

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

well-adjusted

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

From this reading Not very conducive to becoming a happy well-adjusted person."

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "What you say is so true.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Well, they are the real losers," said Dorothy, "for they must go through life with all that hatred and resentment inside them.

Wogglebug

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

From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

Yellow

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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

YetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading Yet many people fail to see it."

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.

young

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From this reading "You show great insight for one so young," said the Fuzzy Yellow Wogglebug.