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Chapter V · Chapter 5

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"She never displays mercy.
She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.
"That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.
"I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.
First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.
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Glinda of Oz In Which Are Related the

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Glinda of Oz In Which Are Related the is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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"She never displays mercy.
/ʃiː ˈnevər dɪˈspleɪz ˈmɜːrsi/
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She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.
Line 3
"That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.
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"I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.
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First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

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asserted adjective US /əˈsɜːrtɪd/

confidently declared to be so

From this reading “She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.”

displays noun US /dɪˈspleɪz/

plural of “display” — something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading “"She never displays mercy.”

forsaken verb US /fɔːrˈseɪkən/

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading “"I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.”

gravely adverb US /ˈɡreɪvli/

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading “"That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.”

loves noun US /lʌvz/

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading “She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.”

magic noun US /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading “First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.”

shaking noun US /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading “"That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.”

trembled verb US /ˈtrembəld/

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading “She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.”

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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 "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

assertedadjectiveUS /əˈsɜːrtɪd/

confidently declared to be so

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

Aurex

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

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/

exceptionally bad or displeasing

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

Coo-ee-oh

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

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

displaysnounUS /dɪˈspleɪz/

plural of “display” — something intended to communicate a particular impression

From this reading "She never displays mercy.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

Dorothy

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

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

forsakenverbUS /fɔːrˈseɪkən/

inflected form of “forsake” — leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

gravelyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪvli/

in a grave and sober manner

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

LandnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

lotnounUS /lɑːt/

(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

lovesnounUS /lʌvz/

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

magicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

mercynounUS /ˈmɜːrsi/

leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice

From this reading "She never displays mercy.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading "She never displays mercy.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

Oz

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

Ozma

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

shakingnounUS /ˈʃeɪkɪŋ/

the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "She never displays mercy.

Su-dic

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

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

That's

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

From this reading "That's pretty bad," said Dorothy, shaking her head gravely.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading First place, you've got to take the magic away from Queen Coo-ee-oh, and from that awful Su-dic, too.

trembledverbUS /ˈtrembəld/

past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading She loves no one but herself," asserted Lady Aurex, but she trembled as she said it, as if afraid even yet of her terrible Queen.

you've

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

From this reading "I see you've a lot to do here, Ozma, in this forsaken corner of the Land of Oz.

Chapter 5 of Glinda of Oz In Which Are Related the by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

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