Chapter 12 of The Magical Mimics in Oz is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Magical Mimics in Oz is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms. "You see, these are not ordinary flowers. They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts. And the soil in which they grow is magic soil. Take this rose, for instance."
Chapter 12 of The Magical Mimics in Oz is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading “They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.”
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading “Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.”
produce or yield flowers
From this reading “Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.”
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.”
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
as an example
In this reading “Take this rose, for instance."”
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 Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You see, these are not ordinary flowers.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
plural of “bloom” — the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
produce or yield flowers
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading "You see, these are not ordinary flowers.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Take this rose, for instance."
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Take this rose, for instance."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You see, these are not ordinary flowers.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading "You see, these are not ordinary flowers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, these are not ordinary flowers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
carry out
From this reading Take this rose, for instance."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "You see, these are not ordinary flowers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are fairy flowers that I created with my fairy arts.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Take this rose, for instance."
in the direction of
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And the soil in which they grow is magic soil.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Story Blossom Garden "Now I will show you why I call my garden Story Blossom Garden," began Ozana as she advanced toward a rose tree laden with lovely blooms.
Chapter 12 of The Magical Mimics in Oz by Jack Snow holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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 12 holds 104 sentences of The Magical Mimics in Oz, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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