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The Forest Monster of Oz
The Forest Monster of Oz

Chapter I

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In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.
This is not a debatable issue.
The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.
In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.
There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
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The Forest Monster of Oz

Chapter I

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.
Line 2
This is not a debatable issue.
Line 3
The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.
Line 4
In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.
Line 5
There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

Learner Dictionary

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

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.”

Enchantment noun US /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/

a magic spell or the state caused by one

From this reading “The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.”

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.”

Found noun US /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.”

Remarkable noun US /ˈremarkable/

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

From this reading “The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.”

All words in this reading · 61

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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 This is not a debatable issue.

adventure

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

air

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

all

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

beautiful

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

beauty

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

clean

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

commonplace

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

compare

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

country

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

debatable

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From this reading This is not a debatable issue.

desired

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

enchantmentnounUS /ɪnˈtʃæntmənt/

a magic spell or the state caused by one

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

excitement

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

fairyland

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

farther

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

foundnounUS /found/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

fresh

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

gemstones

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

glittering

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

goes

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

gorgeous

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

high

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

issue

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From this reading This is not a debatable issue.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

known

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

Land

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

magnitude

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

Marvelous

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading This is not a debatable issue.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

only

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From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

other

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

Oz

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

peace

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

quiet

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/

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

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

scenery

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

territory

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

there

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is not a debatable issue.

times

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From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

township

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.

trees

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From this reading In all the territory of Oz, there is clean, fresh air and gorgeous trees and scenery.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading There is peace and quiet when such is desired, and there is high adventure and excitement at other times.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The Land of Oz is not only beautiful with the glittering gemstones that are found commonplace in this remarkable fairyland, but its enchantment goes ever farther.

world

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From this reading In all the world, there is no country or township known that can ever compare against the beauty and magnitude of the Marvelous Land of Oz.