Chapter 20 of Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Travellers Return! "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith. "I warned you! Now see what you've done!" "But where is it?
Chapter 20 of Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Now see what you've done!"”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “The Travellers Return!”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.”
a proud stiff pompous gait
From this reading “"I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “"I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “The Travellers Return!”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “"I warned you!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where is it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Now see what you've done!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But where is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But where is it?
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now see what you've done!"
above and across; more than
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Travellers Return!
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now see what you've done!"
a proud stiff pompous gait
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Travellers Return!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The Travellers Return!
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading "I warned you!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now see what you've done!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where is it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you not to do that," said Nick, running over to Strut and the Swordsmith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now see what you've done!"
Chapter 20 of Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 143 sentences of Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 20 of Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 143 sentences, grouped into 29 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 29 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 29 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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About 210 minutes of reading across 505 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Ozoplaning with the Wizard of Oz, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
