used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading There was no change in the picture.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
Dorothy
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From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
drapeverbUS /dreɪp/
arrange in a particular way
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
foregroundnounUS /ˈfɔːrɡraʊnd/
the part of a scene that is near the viewer
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no change in the picture.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
Oz
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From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
Ozma
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From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
uttered with a trill
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Show us the Wizard's Black Bag of Magic Tools," Ozma said.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Show us the Wizard's Black Bag of Magic Tools," Ozma said.
soberlyadverbUS /ˈsoʊbərli/
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
possessing sweep
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
ToolsnounUS /tuːlz/
plural of “tool” — an implement used in the practice of a vocation
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Show us the Wizard's Black Bag of Magic Tools," Ozma said.
the act of using
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
velvetnounUS /ˈvelvət/
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading The Black Bag of Magic Tools Ozma swept the velvet drape from the Magic Picture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
at the time that
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was the familiar scene that appeared when the Picture was not in use--a peaceful Oz countryside with rolling fields and hills and a large tree growing in the foreground.
Wizard's
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From this reading "Show us the Wizard's Black Bag of Magic Tools," Ozma said.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "What can be wrong?" whispered Dorothy soberly.
