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Handy Mandy in Oz

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Handy Mandy in Oz is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.
Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.
"Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.
"Unhand me, woman!
Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!
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Handy Mandy in Oz

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Handy Mandy in Oz is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.
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Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.
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"Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.
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"Unhand me, woman!
Line 5
Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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courtiers noun US /ˈkɔːrtiərz/

plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign

From this reading “Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.”

hurling noun US /ˈhɜːrlɪŋ/

a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each

From this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

monarch noun US /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

panted verb US /ˈpæntɪd/

past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading “"Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.”

pillar noun US /ˈpɪlər/

a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

scramble verb US /ˈskræmbəl/

to move hurriedly

From this reading “Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.”

snorting noun US /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/

an act of forcible exhalation

From this reading “Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.”

tripped verb US /trɪpt/

inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall

From this reading “Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.”

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marble pillar noun + noun

In this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

dash across verb + particle

In this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

throne room noun + noun

In this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

get out verb + adjective

move out of or depart from

In this reading “Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.”

into the arms preposition + article + noun counted as “into … arms”

In this reading “The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.”

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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 The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

armsnounUS /ɑːrmz/

weapons considered collectively

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

balefullyadverb

in a baleful manner

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

blueadjectiveUS /bluː/

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

courtiersnounUS /ˈkɔːrtiərz/

plural of “courtier” — an attendant at the court of a sovereign

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

dashverbUS /dæʃ/

run or move very quickly or hastily

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

fingerverbUS /ˈfɪŋɡər/

feel or handle with the fingers

From this reading Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

GoatnounUS /ɡoʊt/

any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

hurlingnounUS /ˈhɜːrlɪŋ/

a traditional Irish game resembling hockey; played by two teams of 15 players each

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

in-trusion

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

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

Keretaria

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From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

KingnounUS /kɪŋ/

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

madadjectiveUS /mæd/

roused to anger

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

Mandy

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From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

marblenounUS /ˈmɑːrbəl/

a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading "Unhand me, woman!

meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

monarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/

a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

out-rageous

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

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

oxnounUS /ɑːks/

an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

PagesnounUS /ˈpeɪdʒəz/

plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

pantedverbUS /ˈpæntɪd/

past form of “pant” — breathe noisily, as when one is exhausted

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

pillarnounUS /ˈpɪlər/

a fundamental principle or practice

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

RemoveverbUS /riˈmuːv/

remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

From this reading Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

runverbUS /rʌn/

move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

scrambleverbUS /ˈskræmbəl/

to move hurriedly

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

shoulderverbUS /ˈʃoʊldər/

lift onto one's shoulders

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

snortingnounUS /ˈsnɔːrtɪŋ/

an act of forcible exhalation

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

sternadjectiveUS /stɜːrn/

of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

thronenounUS /θroʊn/

the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

trippedverbUS /trɪpt/

inflected form of “trip” — miss a step and fall or nearly fall

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

Unhandverb

remove the hand from

From this reading "Unhand me, woman!

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

violentlyadverbUS /ˈvaɪələntli/

in a violent manner

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Pages and courtiers tripped and fell left and right in a scramble to get out of the way, while the ox, snorting and trembling, looked balefully over his shoulder at the Goat Girl.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading The King of Keretaria The white ox in his mad dash across the throne room had run violently into a marble pillar, hurling Mandy straight into the arms of a very tall, very stern, and very blue looking monarch.

Whu-what

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

From this reading "Whu-what is--the--meaning of--this out-rageous in-trusion?" panted the King.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading "Unhand me, woman!

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Remove your finger from my eye and your arms--your ARMS!

Chapter 4 of Handy Mandy in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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