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The Marvelous Land of Oz

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Marvelous Land of Oz is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

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“I mustn’t make them too big,” he said, as he whittled, “or our horse would become a donkey.”

“How is that?” inquired Jack, from the roadside.

“Why, a horse has bigger ears than a man; and a donkey has bigger ears than a horse,” explained Tip.

“Then, if my ears were longer, would I be a horse?” asked Jack.

“My friend,” said Tip, gravely, “you’ll never be anything but a Pumpkinhead, no matter how big your ears are.”

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The Marvelous Land of Oz

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of The Marvelous Land of Oz is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“I mustn’t make them too big,” he said, as he whittled, “or our horse would become a donkey.”

Line 2

“How is that?” inquired Jack, from the roadside.

Line 3

“Why, a horse has bigger ears than a man; and a donkey has bigger ears than a horse,” explained Tip.

Line 4

“Then, if my ears were longer, would I be a horse?” asked Jack.

Line 5

“My friend,” said Tip, gravely, “you’ll never be anything but a Pumpkinhead, no matter how big your ears are.”

All words in this reading · 52

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a

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and

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anything

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From this reading “My friend,” said Tip, gravely, “you’ll never be anything but a Pumpkinhead, no matter how big your ears are.”

are

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as

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asked

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be

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become

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big

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bigger

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but

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donkey

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ears

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explained

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friend

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from

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gravely

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has

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he

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horse

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How

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I

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if

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inquired

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is

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Jack

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longer

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make

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man

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matter

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mustn't

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my

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never

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no

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or

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our

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Pumpkinhead

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roadside

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said

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than

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that

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the

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them

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Then

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Tip

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too

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were

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From this reading “Then, if my ears were longer, would I be a horse?” asked Jack.

whittled

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From this reading “I mustn’t make them too big,” he said, as he whittled, “or our horse would become a donkey.”

Why

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would

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you'll

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your

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Chapter 3 of The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 3 of The Marvelous Land of Oz contain?

Chapter 3 holds 182 sentences of The Marvelous Land of Oz, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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.

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