Chapter 13 of The Hungry Tiger of Oz is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Hungry Tiger of Oz is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful. "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously. Carter nodded. "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily. "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
Chapter 13 of The Hungry Tiger of Oz is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading “Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Carter nodded.”
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “"I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.”
in a nice way
From this reading “Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.”
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “"Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.”
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading “"It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
In this reading “"It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
altered to accommodate to certain requirements or bring into a proper relation
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Carter nodded.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
divisible by two
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
every person
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
in a joyous manner
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
immediately past
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
in a nice way
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Carter nodded.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
select carefully from a group
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
plural of “pop” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think they're even better than the last pair," he confided happily.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
plural of “wear” — impairment resulting from long use
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
at the time that
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
which person or people
From this reading "It isn't everyone who can pick a new ear when his old one pops or wears out.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Immense City When the Vegetable Man returned with his new corn ears, nicely adjusted, everyone felt more cheerful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you hear?" asked the Hungry Tiger curiously.
Chapter 13 of The Hungry Tiger of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 13 holds 125 sentences of The Hungry Tiger of Oz, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Hungry Tiger of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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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