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The Lost Princess of Oz

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Lost Princess of Oz is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, this is very s’prising.
We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”
She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.
P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, someone has stolen Ozma.”
Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.
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The Lost Princess of Oz

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of The Lost Princess of Oz is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXEDReally,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.
Line 2
We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”
Line 3
She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.
Line 4
P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”
Line 5
Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

courtyard noun US /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading “She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.”

danced verb US /dænst/

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading “She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.”

Patchwork noun US /ˈpætʃwɜːrk/

a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

From this reading “She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.”

perplexed adjective US /pərˈplekst/

full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

From this reading “OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.”

Scraps noun US /skræps/

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading “She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.”

stolen verb US /ˈstoʊlən/

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading ““P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.””

Trot verb US /trɑːt/

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading “She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.”

wherever conjunction US /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading “We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.””

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

anywhereadverbUS /ˈeniwer/

at or in or to any place

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

AREauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

Betsy

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

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

can't

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

CitynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrt.jɑːrd/

An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

dancedverbUS /dænst/

past form of “dance” — move in a graceful and rhythmical way

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

dancingnounUS /ˈdænsɪŋ/

taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time to music

From this reading “P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”

dareverbUS /der/

take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

Dorothy

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

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

Em'rald

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

flyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/

moving swiftly

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

FRIENDSnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

GirlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

groupnounUS /ɡruːp/

any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

MagicnounUS /ˈmædʒɪk/

any art that invokes supernatural powers

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

Ozma

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

OZMA'S

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

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

P'raps

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

From this reading “P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

PatchworknounUS /ˈpætʃwɜːrk/

a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

PERPLEXEDadjectiveUS /pərˈplekst/

full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

PicturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

ReallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

s'prising

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

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

ScrapsnounUS /skræps/

food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/

A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

she's

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

solemnadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːləm/

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading “P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”

stolenverbUS /ˈstoʊlən/

inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent

From this reading “P’raps,” said Scraps, still dancing, “someone has stolen Ozma.”

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

they'd

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

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/

very small

From this reading “Oh, they’d never dare do that!” exclaimed tiny Trot.

TrotverbUS /trɑːt/

run at a moderately swift pace

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading OZMA’S FRIENDS ARE PERPLEXED “Really,” said Dorothy, looking solemn, “this is very s’prising.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

whereverconjunctionUS /weˈrevər/

in or to any place at all

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

windnounUS /waɪnd/

air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure

From this reading She was standing in the courtyard of the palace with Betsy and Trot, while Scraps, the Patchwork Girl, danced around the group, her hair flying in the wind.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading We can’t even find a shadow of Ozma anywhere in the Em’rald City, and wherever she’s gone, she’s taken her Magic Picture with her.”

Chapter 5 of The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

What does chapter 5 of The Lost Princess of Oz contain?

Chapter 5 holds 127 sentences of The Lost Princess of Oz, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 5 of The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 Lost Princess of Oz?

Work through the 26 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 26 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 5 be read aloud to me?

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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Is this the complete text of The Lost Princess of Oz?

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Project Gutenberg eBook #959, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Lost Princess of Oz take to read?

About 209 minutes of reading across 504 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Lost Princess of Oz

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Lost Princess of Oz, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Doubt
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Princess of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Princess
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Princess of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Lovely
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Princess of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Ruler
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Lost Princess of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.