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Chapter 5 of The Land of Oz is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it. And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go." "Very good!" said the Thing. "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit. So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
Chapter 5 of The Land of Oz is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “So I may as well become your servant as anything else.”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."”
free from external control and constraint
From this reading “"As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “"As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “So I may as well become your servant as anything else.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “"As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “"You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."”
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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In this reading “"As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.”
In this reading “And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
any thing at all
From this reading So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good!" said the Thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
free from external control and constraint
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
and nothing more
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very good!" said the Thing.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading "As I am not a Gump, I cannot have a Gump's pride or independent spirit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
a special situation
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good!" said the Thing.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
(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 So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
in or to any place at all
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And we have made you and brought you to life so that you may carry us through the air wherever we wish to go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're just a Thing," answered Tip, "with a Gump's head on it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So I may as well become your servant as anything else.
Chapter 5 of The Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 403 sentences of The Land of Oz, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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