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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz
Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter XIII

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The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.
He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.
Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.
"Drink," she said as she tilted it.
The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.
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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter XIII

Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.
Line 2
He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.
Line 3
Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.
Line 4
"Drink," she said as she tilted it.
Line 5
The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.”

Drink noun US /drink/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"Drink," she said as she tilted it.”

Took noun US /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.”

All words in this reading · 43

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

back

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

brim

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

carried

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

collapsed

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From this reading The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

Dorothy

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

Drink

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From this reading "Drink," she said as she tilted it.

filled

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

funnel

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

hat

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

Lion

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

lips

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From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

most

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

mouth

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

pressed

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From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

ran

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

rim

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From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

said

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From this reading "Drink," she said as she tilted it.

sat

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From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Drink," she said as she tilted it.

sip

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From this reading The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

spilling

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

stream

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

then

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From this reading The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

tilted

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From this reading "Drink," she said as she tilted it.

Tin

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.

tooknounUS /took/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The witch took a sip, then collapsed again.

up

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From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

way

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From this reading He carried the funnel in his mouth as he ran back to Dorothy, spilling most of it on the way.

witch

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From this reading Dorothy sat the witch up and pressed the rim of the funnel to her lips.

Woodman's

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From this reading The Lion ran to the stream and filled the Tin Woodman's hat to the brim.