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The Magic of Oz

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Magic of Oz is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum • Curated US English Learning Edition

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"They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

"But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

"Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

"That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

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Chapter IX Reading 1/37

The Magic of Oz

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Magic of Oz is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

"They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

Line 2

"But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

Line 3

"Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

Line 4

We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

Line 5

"That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

All words in this reading · 60

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admit

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admitted

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

amount

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

and

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

are

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

bag

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

be

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From this reading We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

better

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

black

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

brains

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

but

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

can't

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

Cat

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

common

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do

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

don't

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

everywhere

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From this reading We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

expect

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

find

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

five

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

found

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From this reading We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

Glass

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

how

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

human

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

HUNTERS

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

I

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I'll

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

if

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

inside

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isn't

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From this reading We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

it

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

know

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

minutes

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

much

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

my

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

not

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

of

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

pink

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

pretty

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

regular

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

reluctantly

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

retorted

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

said

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

scornfully

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

searched

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From this reading We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

shows

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

so

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

than

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

That

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From this reading "That shows how much you know!" retorted the Glass Cat, scornfully.

the

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

them

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

They're

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

to

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

From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

we

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

We've

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From this reading We've searched everywhere, and the black bag isn't to be found."

Well

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From this reading "Well, I'll admit they're better HUNTERS," said the Wizard, reluctantly, "but you can't do it.

will

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

Wizard

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

you

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From this reading "They're pretty," admitted the Wizard, "but they're not regular brains, you know, and so we don't expect them to amount to much."

your

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From this reading "But if I find your black bag--and find it inside of five minutes--will you admit my pink brains are better than your common human brains?"

Chapter 9 of The Magic of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.

What does chapter 9 of The Magic of Oz contain?

Chapter 9 holds 187 sentences of The Magic of Oz, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Magic of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 9 of The Magic of Oz?

Work through the 38 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 38 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.

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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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How long does The Magic of Oz take to read?

About 175 minutes of reading across 421 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Magic of Oz

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

Faithful: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Magic of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Record: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Magic of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Remarkable: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Magic of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Adventures: A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Magic of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.