Chapter VIII of Kabumpo in Oz, “Sir Hokus And The Giants,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter VIII of Kabumpo in Oz, “Sir Hokus And The Giants,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire. “How I yearn to slay a giant! How it would refresh me! Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?” “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
Chapter VIII of Kabumpo in Oz, “Sir Hokus And The Giants,” is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
From this reading ““Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading ““Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.”
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?””
plural of “poke” — tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
From this reading ““Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.”
refresh one's memory
From this reading “How it would refresh me!”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading ““How I yearn to slay a giant!”
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading ““Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.”
desire strongly or persistently
From this reading ““How I yearn to slay a giant!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a youthful female person
In this reading ““Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “How I yearn to slay a giant!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?”
protected by armor (used of persons or things military)
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading “How I yearn to slay a giant!
plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size
From this reading Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?”
a young female
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How I yearn to slay a giant!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “How I yearn to slay a giant!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How it would refresh me!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
staying power
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How it would refresh me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
plural of “poke” — tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Hast any real giants in Oz, Dorothy?”
refresh one's memory
From this reading How it would refresh me!
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “How I yearn to slay a giant!
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh!” sighed Sir Hokus of Pokes and Oz, stretching his armored legs to the fire.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How it would refresh me!
desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “How I yearn to slay a giant!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Don’t you remember the candy giant?” laughed the little girl, looking up from the handkerchief she was making for Ozma.
Chapter 8 of Kabumpo in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
Chapter 8 holds 84 sentences of Kabumpo in Oz, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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