Chapter 11 of The Road to Oz is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Road to Oz is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice: "I stole it, your Majesty." "Oh, Shaggy Man!" cried Dorothy. "How dreadful! And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
Chapter 11 of The Road to Oz is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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directed downward
From this reading “The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"How dreadful!”
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading “And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:”
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading “And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “"I stole it, your Majesty."”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “"I stole it, your Majesty."”
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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 The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, Shaggy Man!" cried Dorothy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Shaggy Man!" cried Dorothy.
directed downward
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "How dreadful!
a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians called them Eskimo (“eaters of raw flesh”) but they call themselves the Inuit (“the people”)
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How dreadful!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I stole it, your Majesty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I stole it, your Majesty."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
(physics) a device that attracts iron and produces a magnetic field
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading "I stole it, your Majesty."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Shaggy Man!" cried Dorothy.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading "I stole it, your Majesty."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The shaggy man grew red and looked downcast, as he answered in a low voice:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you told me the Eskimo gave you the Love Magnet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I stole it, your Majesty."
Chapter 11 of The Road to Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 175 sentences of The Road to Oz, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 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 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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