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The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Emerald City of Oz is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.
"From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.
The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.
Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.
Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."
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The Emerald City of Oz

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of The Emerald City of Oz is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.
Line 2
"From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.
Line 3
The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.
Line 4
Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.
Line 5
Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

All words in this reading · 72

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a

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

about

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

above

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

altogether

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

always

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

and

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

any

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

banquet

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

because

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

bed-chambers

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

but

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

call

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

cannot

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

care

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

cobs

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

contained

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

corn

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

cornfields

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

course

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

decorated

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

don't

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

ears

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

entertain

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

exquisitely

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

farm

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

fine

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

From

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

furnished

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

grow

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

guests

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

have

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

his

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

husky

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

I

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

in

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

is

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

kernels

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

many

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

may

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

might

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

my

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

neighborhood

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

obtain

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

of

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

one

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

proudly

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

really

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

regiments

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

ride

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

room

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

rooms

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

said

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

Scarecrow

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

second

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

shucks

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From this reading Of course I cannot ride my cobs, but I really don't care shucks about that.

so

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

stack

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

stories

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

story

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

surrounding

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

Taken

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

that

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

The

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

these

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

they

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From this reading The corn I grow is always husky, and I call the ears my regiments, because they have so many kernels.

three

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

up

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

views

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From this reading "From these rooms," said the Scarecrow, proudly, "one may obtain fine views of the surrounding cornfields.

were

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

where

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From this reading The second story contained a fine banquet room, where the Scarecrow might entertain his guests, and the three stories above that were bed-chambers exquisitely furnished and decorated.

will

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

with

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From this reading Taken altogether, my farm will stack up with any in the neighborhood."

Chapter 16 of The Emerald City of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 16 of The Emerald City of Oz contain?

Chapter 16 holds 191 sentences of The Emerald City of Oz, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 16 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 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

How do I study chapter 16 of The Emerald City of Oz?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Can chapter 16 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 16 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 272 minutes of reading across 654 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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