Chapter 7 of The Marvelous Land of Oz is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Marvelous Land of Oz is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said: “Something very curious has happened. I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.” “That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow. “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
Chapter 7 of The Marvelous Land of Oz is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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away from the right path or direction
From this reading ““Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?””
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading ““Something very curious has happened.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading ““That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.””
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading ““That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.”
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
From this reading ““That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading “That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:”
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading “That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
away from the right path or direction
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “Something very curious has happened.
dearly loved
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Something very curious has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Something very curious has happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
in the near future
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds
From this reading “That is quite impossible!” protested the Scarecrow.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something very curious has happened.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
a silvery malleable metallic element that resists corrosion; used in many alloys and to coat other metals to prevent corrosion; obtained chiefly from cassiterite where it occurs as tin oxide
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Something very curious has happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
someone who lives in the woods
From this reading That was why the Tin Woodman presently stopped and said:
but in spite of that
From this reading I ought to know by heart and every step of this Journey, yet I fear we have already lost our way.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you think, my dear friend, that we have gone astray?”
Chapter 7 of The Marvelous Land of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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