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Chapter II
ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast. "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk. "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly. "Do you think she'll last? I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “"I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think she'll last?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.”
seriously and formally
From this reading “"I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Do you think she'll last?”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.”
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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 ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
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From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
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From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you think she'll last?
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From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
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From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
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From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
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From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think she'll last?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
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From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
above and across; more than
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
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From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
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From this reading "Do you think she'll last?
seriously and formally
From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
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From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Do you think she'll last?
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "I was just thinking about the new Queen of Oz," said the bird solemnly.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
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From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
which person or people
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
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From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I mean, I really thought that the Wonderful Wizard of Oz himself would rule over the Land forever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELEPHANT'S DAY "Elephant?" asked Tweaty, a yellow canary who was looking up at the large gray beast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes?" asked the elephant, who was drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk with his trunk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you think she'll last?
