Chapter 16 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief. "And we didn't insult them at all. One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see." The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly. "What was the joke?" asked Scraps.
Chapter 16 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.”
plural of “hopper” — funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading “One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."”
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading “"And we didn't insult them at all.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “"We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.”
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading “"What was the joke?" asked Scraps.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What was the joke?" asked Scraps.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
a person who is in charge
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
plural of “hopper” — funnel-shaped receptacle; contents pass by gravity into a receptacle below
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
a rude expression intended to offend or hurt
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
From this reading "What was the joke?" asked Scraps.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Chief smiled as he said this and the smile made his face look quite jolly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of us made a joke that the stupid Hoppers couldn't see."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was the joke?" asked Scraps.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we didn't insult them at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're not afraid--as long as the gate is locked," declared the Chief.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was the joke?" asked Scraps.
Chapter 16 of The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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