aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
(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 And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
BAUMnounUS /bɔːm/
United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Do you believe in Giants?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
showing who or what does the action
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ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
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ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
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continuingadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːɪŋ/
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
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greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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ElephantsnounUS /ˈeləfənts/
plural of “elephant” — five-toed pachyderm
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widely known and esteemed
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how something is done or how it happens
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
fifteenthadjectiveUS /fɪfˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
FoundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
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GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Do you believe in Giants?
happeningsnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋz/
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
HistoriannounUS /hɪˈstɔːriən/
a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Do you believe in Giants?
jollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?
Kabumpo
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From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
a domain in which something is dominant
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a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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the land on which real estate is located
From this reading And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?
latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
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prefer or wish to do something
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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Oz
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(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?
PLUMLY
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Reilly
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RoyaladjectiveUS /ˈrɔɪəl/
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
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United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
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put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
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used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
THOMPSONnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading All are set forth in true Oz fashion in “Kabumpo in Oz,” the fifteenth Oz book.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, then you’ll want to hear about the latest happenings in that delightful Kingdom.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And do you love all the jolly people of the Wonderful Land of Oz?
the person or people being spoken to
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you'll
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