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

Chapter X

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"There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.
In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.
You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.
It is the Father within me that doeth the works.
I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.
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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter X

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.
Line 2
In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.
Line 3
You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.
Line 4
It is the Father within me that doeth the works.
Line 5
I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

Learner Dictionary

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

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “"There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.”

Must modal verb US /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading “In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.”

Nothing pronoun US /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading “You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.”

Order noun US /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.”

Within preposition US /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading “It is the Father within me that doeth the works.”

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all

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From this reading I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

become

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

doeth

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From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

Dorothy

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

easy

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

ego

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

environment

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

Father

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From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

greatest

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From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

inflated

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

limit

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From this reading I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

many

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/

not one thing; not anything

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

ordernounUS /order/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

overcome

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

people

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

received

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

requirements

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

service

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

stiff

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading You must be the least among them in order to be the greatest, for I, of myself, can do nothing.

There

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

things

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

From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

training

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From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

very

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

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading I, of myself, am nothing, but I and the Father are all things -- there is no limit to what I and the Father can do.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading In is not easy in the environment in which you have received your training, many things must be overcome -- the ego must not become inflated.

withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

work

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From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

works

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

From this reading It is the Father within me that doeth the works.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "There is great work to be done among your people, Dorothy; you can be of great service, but the requirements are very stiff.