Chapter 24 of The Lost Princess of Oz is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Lost Princess of Oz is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean. “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot. “Pshaw!” said Button-Bright. “HE don’t know anything.” “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
Chapter 24 of The Lost Princess of Oz is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading “THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading ““P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.”
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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 “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
(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 THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
any thing at all
From this reading “HE don’t know anything.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
have
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
(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 “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
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From this reading “Pshaw!” said Button-Bright.
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “HE don’t know anything.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “HE don’t know anything.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “HE don’t know anything.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He never makes a mistake,” declared the King.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
a light shade of red
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Pshaw!” said Button-Bright.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Pshaw!” said Button-Bright.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “P’r’aps we’d better ask the little Pink Bear about Ozma,” suggested Trot.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
showing curiosity
From this reading THE LITTLE PINK BEAR SPEAKS TRULY For several minutes they all stood staring at the black spot on the canvas of the Magic Picture, wondering what it could mean.
Chapter 24 of The Lost Princess of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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.
Chapter 24 holds 49 sentences of The Lost Princess of Oz, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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