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

Chapter XIV

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"Now what?" said the Scarecrow.
"He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"
"I have an idea," said Dorothy.
"Knock on the door again."
The Tin Woodman knocked loudly.
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Dorothy's Mystical Adventures in Oz

Chapter XIV

Reading 1/96 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Now what?" said the Scarecrow.
Line 2
"He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"
Line 3
"I have an idea," said Dorothy.
Line 4
"Knock on the door again."
Line 5
The Tin Woodman knocked loudly.

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 “"Knock on the door again."”

Believe noun US /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “"He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “"He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “"I have an idea," said Dorothy.”

All words in this reading · 25

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againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Knock on the door again."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "I have an idea," said Dorothy.

believenounUS /ˈbelieve/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

doesn't

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From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

door

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From this reading "Knock on the door again."

Dorothy

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From this reading "I have an idea," said Dorothy.

evennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "I have an idea," said Dorothy.

HepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I have an idea," said Dorothy.

I'm

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From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

idea

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From this reading "I have an idea," said Dorothy.

Knock

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From this reading "Knock on the door again."

knocked

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From this reading The Tin Woodman knocked loudly.

loudly

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From this reading The Tin Woodman knocked loudly.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

Now

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From this reading "Now what?" said the Scarecrow.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Knock on the door again."

really

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From this reading "He doesn't even believe I'm really me!"

said

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From this reading "Now what?" said the Scarecrow.

Scarecrow

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From this reading "Now what?" said the Scarecrow.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Now what?" said the Scarecrow.

Tin

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From this reading The Tin Woodman knocked loudly.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Now what?" said the Scarecrow.

Woodman

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From this reading The Tin Woodman knocked loudly.