Chapter 4 of The Shaggy Man of Oz is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Shaggy Man of Oz is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma! Where is Ozma? I must see her at once--immediately!" The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him. Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
Chapter 4 of The Shaggy Man of Oz is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading “Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!”
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
In this reading “Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!”
In this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
In this reading “Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.”
In this reading “The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.”
In this reading “Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.”
In this reading “Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.”
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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 The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!
plural of “bear” — massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
From this reading Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
a green transparent form of beryl; highly valued as a gemstone
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is Ozma?
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
information about recent and important events
From this reading Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!
on one occasion
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Omby Amby Bears Bad News "Ozma!
a large and stately mansion
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I must see her at once--immediately!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
exuding a bodily fluid in profuse amounts
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is Ozma?
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
appearing extremely agitated
From this reading Now that he had arrived at the palace, he was panting and wild-eyed with excitement.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Soldier with the Green Whiskers had run all the way from the gates of the Emerald City of Oz to the Royal Palace with his whiskers streaming at least six feet behind him.
Chapter 4 of The Shaggy Man of Oz by Jack Snow holds 78 sentences, grouped into 16 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 4 holds 78 sentences of The Shaggy Man of Oz, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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