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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 Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
all
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
beautiful
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From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
best
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
big
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
blue
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From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
Castle
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
color
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
combed
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
Dorothy
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
Dorothy's
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
dress
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From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
dust
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
eyes
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From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
face
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
fell
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
flowing
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
followed
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
girl
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
Glinda
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
GoodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
Grants
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
hair
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
joints
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
kindly
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From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
Lion
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
mane
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
oiled
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
out
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
patted
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
polished
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
presentable
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
pure
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From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
red
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
rich
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
ringlets
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
room
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
rubies
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
sat
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
Scarecrow
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
see
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
shape
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
shook
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
shoulders
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From this reading Her hair was a rich red in color and fell in flowing ringlets over her shoulders.
soldier
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
taken
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
throne
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From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
tin
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
washed
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When they were all quite presentable they followed the soldier girl into a big room where the Witch Glinda sat upon a throne of rubies.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
white
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From this reading Her dress was pure white but her eyes were blue, and they looked kindly upon the little girl.
Wish
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
Witch
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
Woodman
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From this reading Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish Before they went to see Glinda, however, they were taken to a room of the Castle, where Dorothy washed her face and combed her hair, and the Lion shook the dust out of his mane, and the Scarecrow patted himself into his best shape, and the Woodman polished his tin and oiled his joints.
young
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From this reading She was both beautiful and young to their eyes.
