Chapter I

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading How _do_ you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz?

anew

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(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 From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

the form of “be” used with “I”

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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

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

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at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

United States writer of children's books (1856-1919)

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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading Three cheers for the boys and girls!

showing who or what does the action

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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval

From this reading Three cheers for the boys and girls!

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

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past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint

From this reading "So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too.

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

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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

remaining in force or being carried on without letup

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a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

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all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

widely known and esteemed

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Three cheers for the boys and girls!

past form of “found” — set up or found

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characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading Three cheers for the boys and girls!

enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

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

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a person who is an authority on history and who studies it and writes about it

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

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

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading How _do_ you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz?

a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)

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United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

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the literary culture

From this reading How _do_ you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz?

steadfast in allegiance or duty

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

engage in

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

be successful; achieve a goal

From this reading How _do_ you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz?

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading "So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too.

belonging to the person speaking

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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touching and supported by a surface

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

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

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From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

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From this reading "So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too.

flowing profusely

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading _Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories_ BY L. FRANK BAUM "Royal Historian of Oz" The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the United States of America_ Well, My Dears: Here I am again to say, How do you do and how do you do it?

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past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch

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express in words

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

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading "So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too.

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

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plural of “story” — 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

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plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

of the kind already mentioned

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

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the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

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

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading Three cheers for the boys and girls!

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

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to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading "So we have!" chuckled the Scarecrow, "and more patriozic, too.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

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the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading _Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories_ BY L. FRANK BAUM "Royal Historian of Oz" The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the United States of America_ Well, My Dears: Here I am again to say, How do you do and how do you do it?

at the time that

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading From every state and Canada they have come pouring in to make me happy and, as Ozma remarked to the Scarecrow, when I showed them all to her, "Why we have as many loyal subjects outside of Oz as we have here in the country."

produce a literary work

From this reading How _do_ you manage to write such jolly letters about Oz?

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Founded on and continuing the Famous Oz Stories_ BY L. FRANK BAUM "Royal Historian of Oz" The Reilly & Lee Co. Chicago _Printed in the United States of America_ Well, My Dears: Here I am again to say, How do you do and how do you do it?