Chapter 7 of The Scarecrow of Oz is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Scarecrow of Oz is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result. "You can carry us now, all right," said he. The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size. "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off." "We're not going to ride on their backs," answered Cap'n Bill.
Chapter 7 of The Scarecrow of Oz is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading “"I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.”
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading “The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.”
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading “"I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.”
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."”
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(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 "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We're not going to ride on their backs," answered Cap'n Bill.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
in a doubtful manner
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
the act of departing
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We're not going to ride on their backs," answered Cap'n Bill.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cap'n Bill was much pleased by this result.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The birds strutted around with pride, highly pleased with their immense size.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "I don't see, though," said Trot doubtfully, "how we're going to ride on their backs without falling off."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can carry us now, all right," said he.
Chapter 7 of The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 180 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 7 holds 180 sentences of The Scarecrow of Oz, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 180 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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