Chapter 14 of The Silver Princess in Oz is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Silver Princess in Oz is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gludwig the Glubrious "Pss-sst! Wait! Hold on a minute!" As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through. "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
Chapter 14 of The Silver Princess in Oz is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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knock against with force or violence
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
in a violent manner
From this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
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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two vertical doors that meet in the middle of the door frame when closed
In this reading “As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.”
make ineffective
In this reading “"Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.”
hold firmly
In this reading “Hold on a minute!"”
In this reading “"Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hold on a minute!"
(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 As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
terminate
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
knock against with force or violence
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
(often used in combination) having a specified direction
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
increase twofold
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
five-toed pachyderm
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
with resolute determination
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gludwig the Glubrious "Pss-sst!
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From this reading Gludwig the Glubrious "Pss-sst!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Hold on a minute!"
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
characteristic of or suffering from kyphosis, an abnormality of the vertebral column
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Hold on a minute!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Hold on a minute!"
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gludwig the Glubrious "Pss-sst!
feeling great sexual desire
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gludwig the Glubrious "Pss-sst!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
inflected form of “tug” — pull hard
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
in a violent manner
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As they reached the huge double doors of the red castle, Randy tugged violently at Kabumpo's left ear, for the Elegant Elephant, all humped together, was preparing to bump through.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Let Thun break down the door," directed the young King firmly.
Chapter 14 of The Silver Princess in Oz by Ruth Plumly Thompson holds 63 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.
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