Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

having the wind against the forward side of the sails

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading "Across the plain!" shouted Sir Hokus.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I am the Cowardly Lion of Oz!" roared the lion.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group

From this reading "Three blind mice--!" sang Dorothy.

the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

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From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

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From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

exceedingly bad

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I am the Cowardly Lion of Oz!" roared the lion.

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 The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails

From this reading "Three blind mice--!" sang Dorothy.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

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From this reading "I am the Cowardly Lion of Oz!" roared the lion.

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading "Across the plain!" shouted Sir Hokus.

plural of “poke” — tall coarse perennial American herb having small white flowers followed by blackish-red berries on long drooping racemes; young fleshy stems are edible; berries and root are poisonous

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

precisely, exactly

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles

From this reading "I am the Cowardly Lion of Oz!" roared the lion.

North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng

From this reading "Three blind mice--!" sang Dorothy.

moving with great haste

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

in a vehement outcry

From this reading "Across the plain!" shouted Sir Hokus.

the act of singing vocal music

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

term of address for a man

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading "Three blind mice--!" sang Dorothy.

the upper part of anything

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading SINGING THEIR WAY OUT OF POKES Taking a deep breath, Sir Hokus, the Cowardly Lion and Dorothy burst out of the hall singing at the top of their voices.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Pokes were so taken aback at the horrid sounds that they ran scurrying right and left.