Chapter 20 of Kabumpo in Oz is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Kabumpo in Oz is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly. “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo. “I’m not half good enough.” “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly. “We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.
Chapter 20 of Kabumpo in Oz is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a breathless manner
From this reading ““He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading ““I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.”
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading ““We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.”
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading ““We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.”
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading ““We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.”
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading ““He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.”
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading ““He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.”
adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading ““I’m not half good enough.””
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.
in a breathless manner
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I’m not half good enough.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I’m not half good enough.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I’m not half good enough.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m not half good enough.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
inflected form of “kidnap” — take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom
From this reading “We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I’m not half good enough.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
sounding as if the nose were pinched
From this reading “We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
with speed
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
Burned by flames or heat; blackened by intense magical or physical fire.
From this reading “We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.
past form of “scratch” — cause friction
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Ozma Takes Things In Hand Prince Pompadore jumped up quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ve been scorched and pinched and kidnapped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He doesn’t always look so scratched up and shabby,” wheezed Kabumpo breathlessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you she wouldn’t!” he choked, looking reproachfully at Kabumpo.
Chapter 20 of Kabumpo in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 20 holds 151 sentences of Kabumpo in Oz, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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