Chapter 6 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By keeping along the path you have been following. You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country." "Thank you," said the boy. "At last you have told me something." "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
Chapter 6 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."”
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading “"Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “"By keeping along the path you have been following.”
conformity or harmony
From this reading “"By keeping along the path you have been following.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “"By keeping along the path you have been following.”
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “"Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “"Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last you have told me something."
for the reason that
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Thank you," said the boy.
plural of “brick” — rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
immediately past
From this reading "At last you have told me something."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "At last you have told me something."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
and nothing more
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
a course of conduct
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Thank you," said the boy.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "At last you have told me something."
in the near future
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you," said the boy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "At last you have told me something."
at the time that
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "By keeping along the path you have been following.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll come to the yellow bricks pretty soon, and you'll know them when you see them because they're the only yellow things in the blue country."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that the extent of your wisdom?" asked Scraps.
Chapter 6 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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