Chapter 2 of The Road to Oz is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Road to Oz is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Love Magnet! Why, what's that?" "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice. "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl. The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
Chapter 2 of The Road to Oz is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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taking care or paying attention
From this reading “The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.”
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading “"The Love Magnet!”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “"I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading “The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
a young female
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "The Love Magnet!
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading "The Love Magnet!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
of an obscure nature
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
express in words
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, what's that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Love Magnet!
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The shaggy man searched in one pocket, carefully; and in another pocket; and in a third.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There isn't any one to tell, 'cept Toto," said the girl.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, what's that?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, what's that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'll show you, if you won't tell any one," he answered, in a low, mysterious voice.
Chapter 2 of The Road to 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.
Chapter 2 holds 176 sentences of The Road to Oz, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Road to Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 176 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.
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