Chapter 18 of The Shaggy Man of Oz is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Shaggy Man of Oz is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King. "What!" he exclaimed. "You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?" "Oh, yes," replied the beaver King. "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
Chapter 18 of The Shaggy Man of Oz is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “"You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"”
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
a point or extent in space
From this reading “"We have known for some time of its existence and location."”
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading “"You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"”
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
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In this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
In this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
In this reading “"We have known for some time of its existence and location."”
In this reading “The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
the soft brown fur of the beaver
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading "You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
a point or extent in space
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
a town in western Alaska on the southern coast of the Seward Peninsula; an important center of an Alaskan gold rush at the beginning of the 20th century
From this reading "You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes," replied the beaver King.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Oh, yes," replied the beaver King.
used of hair; thick and poorly groomed
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Tunnel Under the Desert The Shaggy Man leaped to his feet and stared at the beaver King.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have known for some time of its existence and location."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!" he exclaimed.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes," replied the beaver King.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You discovered the Nome King's tunnel under the Deadly Desert?"
Chapter 18 of The Shaggy Man of Oz by Jack Snow holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 18 holds 65 sentences of The Shaggy Man of Oz, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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