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The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Come here!" he commanded, sternly.
The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.
"You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."
Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.
"Drink!" he said, an evil leer upon his face.
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The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Come here!" he commanded, sternly.
Line 2
The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.
Line 3
"You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."
Line 4
Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.
Line 5
"Drink!" he said, an evil leer upon his face.

All words in this reading · 64

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a

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

an

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From this reading "Drink!" he said, an evil leer upon his face.

and

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

as

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

at

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

atonement

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

bearing

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

beautiful

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

came

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

Come

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From this reading "Come here!" he commanded, sternly.

command

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

commanded

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From this reading "Come here!" he commanded, sternly.

crimson

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

crooked

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

cup

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

dared

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

downcast

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

drink

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

dwarf

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

ever

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

evil

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From this reading "Drink!" he said, an evil leer upon his face.

eyes

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

face

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

forward

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

frightened

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

fringed

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

girl

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

goblet

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

golden

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

hands

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

have

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

he

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From this reading "Come here!" he commanded, sternly.

her

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

here

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From this reading "Come here!" he commanded, sternly.

his

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

horrid

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

humiliation

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

I

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

in

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

Instantly

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

king

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

lashes

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

From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

laugh

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

leer

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From this reading "Drink!" he said, an evil leer upon his face.

more

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

near

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From this reading Instantly a dwarf came near, bearing a beautiful golden goblet in his crooked hands.

now

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

of

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

pale

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

From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

poisoned

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

said

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

stepped

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

sternly

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From this reading "Come here!" he commanded, sternly.

tear-drops

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

Terribus

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

than

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

that

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

The

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

to

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

trembled

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

upon

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

while

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From this reading The girl stepped forward, her face now pale and frightened, while tear-drops trembled upon the lashes that fringed her downcast eyes.

You

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

your

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From this reading "You have dared to laugh at the humiliation of your king," said Terribus, his horrid face more crimson than ever, "and as atonement I command that you drink of the poisoned cup."

Chapter 5 of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince contain?

Chapter 5 holds 172 sentences of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 5 of The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince?

Work through the 35 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 5 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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Vocabulary met early in The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Enchanted Island of Yew Whereon Prince, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Whereon
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Prince
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Marvel
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Encountered
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