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The Master Key
An Electrical Fairy Tale
The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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An Electrical Fairy Tale
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"What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.
"That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.
Then the Demon raised his head and said:
"The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.
He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.
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The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.
Line 2
"That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.
Line 3
Then the Demon raised his head and said:
Line 4
"The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.
Line 5
He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

All words in this reading · 71

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a

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

act

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

an

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

and

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

asked

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

body

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

boy

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

color

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

considerable

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

Demon

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

direction

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

eagerly

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

eating

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

every

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

eyes

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

feasted

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

figure

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

first

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

flashed

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

food

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

for

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

give

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

glow

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

gorgeous

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

halo

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

He

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

head

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From this reading Then the Demon raised his head and said:

his

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

in

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

intense

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

is

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

it

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

life

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

man

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

me

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

moments

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

most

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

necessary

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

nourish

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

of

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

part

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

passes

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

paused

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

prepare

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

procure

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

properly

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

raised

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From this reading Then the Demon raised his head and said:

rays

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

requires

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

resembled

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

returned

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

Rob

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

said

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From this reading Then the Demon raised his head and said:

several

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

some

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

struggle

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From this reading He passes a considerable part of his life in the struggle to procure food, to prepare it properly, and in the act of eating.

surrounded

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

That

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

the

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

Then

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From this reading Then the Demon raised his head and said:

thing

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

thought

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

to

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From this reading "The thing most necessary to man is food to nourish his body.

upon

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

vibrated

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

visitor

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

What

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

while

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

will

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

with

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From this reading "That requires some thought," returned the Demon, and paused for several moments, while Rob feasted his eyes upon the gorgeous rays of color that flashed and vibrated in every direction and surrounded the figure of his visitor with an intense glow that resembled a halo.

you

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From this reading "What will you give me first?" asked the boy, eagerly.

Chapter 2 of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 179 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.

What does chapter 2 of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale contain?

Chapter 2 holds 179 sentences of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 2 of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale?

Work through the 36 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 36 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.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

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.

Questions about reading The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale

Common questions about reading The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale?

Yes. All 1816 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #436 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #436, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale take to read?

About 151 minutes of reading across 364 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Founded
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Mysteries
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Electricity
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Master Key An Electrical Fairy Tale; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Optimism
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