Chapter 20 of The Royal Book of Oz is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Royal Book of Oz is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel. Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted. "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally. "Come back! Come back!"
Chapter 20 of The Royal Book of Oz is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.”
in a cheerless manner
From this reading “"Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.”
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading “PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.”
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading “"Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.”
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be restored
In this reading “"Come back!”
In this reading “PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.”
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in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Come back!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come back!
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.
in a cheerless manner
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
set up or found
From this reading Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
past form of “roar” — make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or vehicles
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Waking suddenly, he found himself deserted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PLANNING TO FLY FROM THE SILVER ISLAND It was the Comfortable Camel.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Oh, where is my dear Karwan Bashi?" he roared dismally.
Chapter 20 of The Royal Book of Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 73 sentences, grouped into 15 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 20 holds 73 sentences of The Royal Book of Oz, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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