Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow of Oz is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow of Oz is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It isn't right," declared Button-Bright. "A Princess should marry a Prince." "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon. "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl. As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow of Oz is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “"I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"It isn't right," declared Button-Bright.”
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading “"I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.”
take in marriage
From this reading “"A Princess should marry a Prince."”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “"A Princess should marry a Prince."”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “"If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."”
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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 "A Princess should marry a Prince."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
a youthful male person
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't right," declared Button-Bright.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It isn't right," declared Button-Bright.
possessive form of “gardener” — someone who takes care of a garden
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't right," declared Button-Bright.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't right," declared Button-Bright.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
take in marriage
From this reading "A Princess should marry a Prince."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "A Princess should marry a Prince."
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading "A Princess should marry a Prince."
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "I'm not a common gardener's boy," protested Pon.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It isn't right," declared Button-Bright.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading As it is, I'm a Prince, and as royal as any man in Jinxland."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "A Princess should marry a Prince."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "If I had my rights I would be the King instead of Krewl.
Chapter 8 of The Scarecrow of Oz by L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum holds 177 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 8 holds 177 sentences of The Scarecrow of Oz, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 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 177 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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