Chapter 11 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him. "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man. "What's the news since I left? Anything important?" "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
Chapter 11 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
superlative of “cute” — attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
like down or as soft as down
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
emerged from an egg
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “"Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “"Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
any thing at all
From this reading Anything important?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
superlative of “cute” — attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
at any time
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
like down or as soft as down
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
past form of “halt” — cause to stop
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
emerged from an egg
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What's the news since I left?
of great significance or value
From this reading Anything important?"
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "What's the news since I left?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "What's the news since I left?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "What's the news since I left?
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good evening, Colonel," said the Shaggy Man.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They halted before he spoke and stood looking at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the news since I left?
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Billina has hatched out thirteen new chickens," replied the Soldier with the Green Whiskers, "and they're the cutest little fluffy yellow balls you ever saw.
Chapter 11 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 201 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 11 holds 201 sentences of The Patchwork Girl of Oz, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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