Chapter I · Chapter 1

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

(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 There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

surprising greatly

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

create by putting components or members together

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

a ceremonial dinner party for many people

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

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From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

a winder around which thread or tape or film or other flexible materials can be wound

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

a youthful male person

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

a young female

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

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From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

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

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

precisely, exactly

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

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

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

carry out

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

express in words

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

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

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

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

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading There are girls in the story, too, including our old friend Dorothy, and some of the characters wander a good way from the Land of Oz before they all assemble in the Emerald City to take part in Ozma's banquet.

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Indeed, I think you will find this story quite different from the other histories of Oz, but I hope you will not like it the less on that account.

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.

produce a literary work

From this reading If I am permitted to write another Oz book it will tell of some thrilling adventures encountered by Dorothy, Betsy Bobbin, Trot and the Patchwork Girl right in the Land of Oz, and how they discovered some amazing creatures that never could have existed outside a fairyland.

the act of creating written works

From this reading I have an idea that about the time you are reading this story of Rinkitink I shall be writing that story of Adventures in Oz.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading The Road to Oz, Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz, The Emerald City of Oz, The Land of Oz, Ozma of Oz, The Patchwork Girl of Oz, Tik-Tok of Oz, The Scarecrow of Oz The Reilly & Britton Co. Chicago Here is a story with a boy hero, and a boy of whom you have never before heard.