Wizard of Oz: Chapter 01

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Sentence 1

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Sentence 2

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The Cyclone

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The Cyclone

Sentence 3

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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.

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Dorothy lived in the midst of the great Kansas prairies, with Uncle Henry, who was a farmer, and Aunt Em, who was the farmer's wife.

Sentence 4

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Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.

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Their house was small, for the lumber to build it had to be carried by wagon many miles.

Sentence 5

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There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.

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There were four walls, a floor and a roof, which made one room; and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table, three or four chairs, and the beds.

Sentence 6

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Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner.

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Uncle Henry and Aunt Em had a big bed in one corner, and Dorothy a little bed in another corner.

Sentence 7

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There was no garret at all, and no cellar--except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path.

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There was no garret at all, and no cellar--except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose, mighty enough to crush any building in its path.

Sentence 8

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It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.

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It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.

Sentence 9

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When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side.

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When Dorothy stood in the doorway and looked around, she could see nothing but the great gray prairie on every side.

Sentence 10

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Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions.

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Not a tree nor a house broke the broad sweep of flat country that reached to the edge of the sky in all directions.

Sentence 11

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The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass, with little cracks running through it.

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The sun had baked the plowed land into a gray mass, with little cracks running through it.

Sentence 12

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Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.

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Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.

Sentence 13

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Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.

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Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.

Sentence 14

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When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.

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When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.

Sentence 15

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The sun and wind had changed her, too.

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The sun and wind had changed her, too.

Sentence 16

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They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.

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They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.

Sentence 17

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She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.

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She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.

Sentence 18

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When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.

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When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.

Sentence 19

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Uncle Henry never laughed.

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Uncle Henry never laughed.

Sentence 20

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He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.

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He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.

Sentence 21

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He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.

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He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.

Sentence 22

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It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.

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It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.

Sentence 23

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Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.

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Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.

Sentence 24

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Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.

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Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.

Sentence 25

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Today, however, they were not playing.

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Today, however, they were not playing.

Sentence 26

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Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.

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Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.

Sentence 27

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Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too.

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Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too.

Sentence 28

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Aunt Em was washing the dishes.

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Aunt Em was washing the dishes.

Sentence 29

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From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.

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From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.

Sentence 30

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There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.

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There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.

Sentence 31

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Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up.

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Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up.

Sentence 32

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"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called to his wife.

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"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called to his wife.

Sentence 33

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"I'll go look after the stock."

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"I'll go look after the stock."

Sentence 34

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Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.

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Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.

Sentence 35

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Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door.

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Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door.

Sentence 36

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One glance told her of the danger close at hand.

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One glance told her of the danger close at hand.

Sentence 37

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"Quick, Dorothy!"

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"Quick, Dorothy!"

Sentence 38

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she screamed.

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she screamed.

Sentence 39

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"Run for the cellar!"

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"Run for the cellar!"

Sentence 40

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Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.

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Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.

Sentence 41

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Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.

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Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.

Sentence 42

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Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt.

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Dorothy caught Toto at last and started to follow her aunt.

Sentence 43

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When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.

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When she was halfway across the room there came a great shriek from the wind, and the house shook so hard that she lost her footing and sat down suddenly upon the floor.

Sentence 44

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Then a strange thing happened.

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Then a strange thing happened.

Sentence 45

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The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air.

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The house whirled around two or three times and rose slowly through the air.

Sentence 46

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Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.

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Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.

Sentence 47

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The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.

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The north and south winds met where the house stood, and made it the exact center of the cyclone.

Sentence 48

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In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather.

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In the middle of a cyclone the air is generally still, but the great pressure of the wind on every side of the house raised it up higher and higher, until it was at the very top of the cyclone; and there it remained and was carried miles and miles away as easily as you could carry a feather.

Sentence 49

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It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily.

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It was very dark, and the wind howled horribly around her, but Dorothy found she was riding quite easily.

Sentence 50

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After the first few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle.

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After the first few whirls around, and one other time when the house tipped badly, she felt as if she were being rocked gently, like a baby in a cradle.

Sentence 51

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Toto did not like it.

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Toto did not like it.

Sentence 52

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He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.

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He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.

Sentence 53

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Once Toto got too near the open trap door, and fell in; and at first the little girl thought she had lost him.

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Once Toto got too near the open trap door, and fell in; and at first the little girl thought she had lost him.

Sentence 54

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But soon she saw one of his ears sticking up through the hole, for the strong pressure of the air was keeping him up so that he could not fall.

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But soon she saw one of his ears sticking up through the hole, for the strong pressure of the air was keeping him up so that he could not fall.

Sentence 55

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She crept to the hole, caught Toto by the ear, and dragged him into the room again, afterward closing the trap door so that no more accidents could happen.

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She crept to the hole, caught Toto by the ear, and dragged him into the room again, afterward closing the trap door so that no more accidents could happen.

Sentence 56

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Hour after hour passed away, and slowly Dorothy got over her fright; but she felt quite lonely, and the wind shrieked so loudly all about her that she nearly became deaf.

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Hour after hour passed away, and slowly Dorothy got over her fright; but she felt quite lonely, and the wind shrieked so loudly all about her that she nearly became deaf.

Sentence 57

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At first she had wondered if she would be dashed to pieces when the house fell again; but as the hours passed and nothing terrible happened, she stopped worrying and resolved to wait calmly and see what the future would bring.

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At first she had wondered if she would be dashed to pieces when the house fell again; but as the hours passed and nothing terrible happened, she stopped worrying and resolved to wait calmly and see what the future would bring.

Sentence 58

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At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; and Toto followed and lay down beside her.

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At last she crawled over the swaying floor to her bed, and lay down upon it; and Toto followed and lay down beside her.

Sentence 59

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In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind, Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.

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In spite of the swaying of the house and the wailing of the wind, Dorothy soon closed her eyes and fell fast asleep.