The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum is available here as the complete text, split into 412 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Chuyến phiêu lưu trên con đường lát gạch vàng của cô bé Dorothy cùng những người bạn đồng hành tìm kiếm trí tuệ, lòng dũng cảm và một trái tim nhân hậu.
Course Syllabus
This syllabus gives direct access to every published chapter and its complete sequence of five-line English readings.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Select a chapter to continue in the Cinema Lecture Hall with line-by-line English learning.
1 of 401 original contextual illustrations are live; remaining readings use the book cover while their artwork is reviewed.
This edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #55, divided into 25 chapters and 412 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
Where can I read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz in full?
The complete text of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #55 and divided into 412 sections.
This page carries the whole of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #55, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2059 sentences across 25 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is The Wonderful Wizard of Oz divided for reading?
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is presented in 25 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting The Wonderful Wizard of Oz as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 412 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 25 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear The Wonderful Wizard of Oz read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Common questions about reading The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz?
Yes. All 2059 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #55 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #55, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does The Wonderful Wizard of Oz take to read?
About 171 minutes of reading across 412 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read The Wonderful Wizard of Oz section by section
How to work through The Wonderful Wizard of Oz section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Open a chapter
Choose one of the 25 chapters of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz to begin.
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Read one section
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
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Listen and tap
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Vocabulary met early in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Introduction
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Folklore
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Legends
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Myths
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.