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The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Emerald City of Oz is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum • Curated US English Learning Edition

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Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

"I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

"Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

"I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

"P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

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Chapter XII Reading 1/38

The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of The Emerald City of Oz is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

Line 2

"I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

Line 3

"Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

Line 4

"I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

Line 5

"P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

Learner Dictionary

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Same adjective US /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading “Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:”

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a

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

act

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

after

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afterward

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

again

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

and

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

are

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

badly

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

be

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

before

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

better

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

Billina

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

Bunbury

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

but

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

could

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

dis'gree'ble

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

disagreeable

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

Dorothy

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

eat

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

eatables

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

eaten

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

entered

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

forest

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

girl

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

going

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

good

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

had

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

Hen

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

I

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

I've

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

if

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

in

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

it

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

it's

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

left

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

little

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

never

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

Often

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

P'raps

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

returned

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

right

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

said

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

she

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

sigh

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

so

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

tasted

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

than

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

that

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

the

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

them

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

they

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

things

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

think

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

thought

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From this reading "I never thought that things good to eat could be so dis'gree'ble."

to

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

way

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

were

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

when

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From this reading Dorothy left Bunbury the same way she had entered it and when they were in the forest again she said to Billina:

with

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

Yellow

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From this reading "Often I've eaten things that tasted good but were disagreeable afterward," returned the Yellow Hen.

you

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From this reading "I think, Dorothy, if eatables are going to act badly, it's better before than after you eat them."

you're

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From this reading "P'raps you're right," said the little girl, with a sigh.

Chapter 12 of The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 12 of The Emerald City of Oz contain?

Chapter 12 holds 190 sentences of The Emerald City of Oz, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 of The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

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