Wizard of Oz: Chapter 13

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Sentence 1

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13.

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13.

Sentence 2

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The Rescue

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The Rescue

Sentence 3

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The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.

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The Cowardly Lion was much pleased to hear that the Wicked Witch had been melted by a bucket of water, and Dorothy at once unlocked the gate of his prison and set him free.

Sentence 4

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They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.

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They went in together to the castle, where Dorothy's first act was to call all the Winkies together and tell them that they were no longer slaves.

Sentence 5

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There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.

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There was great rejoicing among the yellow Winkies, for they had been made to work hard during many years for the Wicked Witch, who had always treated them with great cruelty.

Sentence 6

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They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.

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They kept this day as a holiday, then and ever after, and spent the time in feasting and dancing.

Sentence 7

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"If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy."

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"If our friends, the Scarecrow and the Tin Woodman, were only with us," said the Lion, "I should be quite happy."

Sentence 8

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"Don't you suppose we could rescue them?"

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"Don't you suppose we could rescue them?"

Sentence 9

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asked the girl anxiously.

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asked the girl anxiously.

Sentence 10

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"We can try," answered the Lion.

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"We can try," answered the Lion.

Sentence 11

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So they called the yellow Winkies and asked them if they would help to rescue their friends, and the Winkies said that they would be delighted to do all in their power for Dorothy, who had set them free from bondage.

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So they called the yellow Winkies and asked them if they would help to rescue their friends, and the Winkies said that they would be delighted to do all in their power for Dorothy, who had set them free from bondage.

Sentence 12

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So she chose a number of the Winkies who looked as if they knew the most, and they all started away.

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So she chose a number of the Winkies who looked as if they knew the most, and they all started away.

Sentence 13

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They traveled that day and part of the next until they came to the rocky plain where the Tin Woodman lay, all battered and bent.

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They traveled that day and part of the next until they came to the rocky plain where the Tin Woodman lay, all battered and bent.

Sentence 14

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His axe was near him, but the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short.

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His axe was near him, but the blade was rusted and the handle broken off short.

Sentence 15

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The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms, and carried him back to the Yellow Castle again, Dorothy shedding a few tears by the way at the sad plight of her old friend, and the Lion looking sober and sorry.

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The Winkies lifted him tenderly in their arms, and carried him back to the Yellow Castle again, Dorothy shedding a few tears by the way at the sad plight of her old friend, and the Lion looking sober and sorry.

Sentence 16

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When they reached the castle Dorothy said to the Winkies:

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When they reached the castle Dorothy said to the Winkies:

Sentence 17

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"Are any of your people tinsmiths?"

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"Are any of your people tinsmiths?"

Sentence 18

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"Oh, yes.

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"Oh, yes.

Sentence 19

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Some of us are very good tinsmiths," they told her.

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Some of us are very good tinsmiths," they told her.

Sentence 20

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"Then bring them to me," she said.

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"Then bring them to me," she said.

Sentence 21

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And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?"

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And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?"

Sentence 22

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The tinsmiths looked the Woodman over carefully and then answered that they thought they could mend him so he would be as good as ever.

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The tinsmiths looked the Woodman over carefully and then answered that they thought they could mend him so he would be as good as ever.

Sentence 23

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So they set to work in one of the big yellow rooms of the castle and worked for three days and four nights, hammering and twisting and bending and soldering and polishing and pounding at the legs and body and head of the Tin Woodman, until at last he was straightened out into his old form, and his joints worked as well as ever.

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So they set to work in one of the big yellow rooms of the castle and worked for three days and four nights, hammering and twisting and bending and soldering and polishing and pounding at the legs and body and head of the Tin Woodman, until at last he was straightened out into his old form, and his joints worked as well as ever.

Sentence 24

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To be sure, there were several patches on him, but the tinsmiths did a good job, and as the Woodman was not a vain man he did not mind the patches at all.

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To be sure, there were several patches on him, but the tinsmiths did a good job, and as the Woodman was not a vain man he did not mind the patches at all.

Sentence 25

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When, at last, he walked into Dorothy's room and thanked her for rescuing him, he was so pleased that he wept tears of joy, and Dorothy had to wipe every tear carefully from his face with her apron, so his joints would not be rusted.

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When, at last, he walked into Dorothy's room and thanked her for rescuing him, he was so pleased that he wept tears of joy, and Dorothy had to wipe every tear carefully from his face with her apron, so his joints would not be rusted.

Sentence 26

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At the same time her own tears fell thick and fast at the joy of meeting her old friend again, and these tears did not need to be wiped away.

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At the same time her own tears fell thick and fast at the joy of meeting her old friend again, and these tears did not need to be wiped away.

Sentence 27

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As for the Lion, he wiped his eyes so often with the tip of his tail that it became quite wet, and he was obliged to go out into the courtyard and hold it in the sun till it dried.

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As for the Lion, he wiped his eyes so often with the tip of his tail that it became quite wet, and he was obliged to go out into the courtyard and hold it in the sun till it dried.

Sentence 28

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"If we only had the Scarecrow with us again," said the Tin Woodman, when Dorothy had finished telling him everything that had happened, "I should be quite happy."

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"If we only had the Scarecrow with us again," said the Tin Woodman, when Dorothy had finished telling him everything that had happened, "I should be quite happy."

Sentence 29

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"We must try to find him," said the girl.

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"We must try to find him," said the girl.

Sentence 30

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So she called the Winkies to help her, and they walked all that day and part of the next until they came to the tall tree in the branches of which the Winged Monkeys had tossed the Scarecrow's clothes.

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So she called the Winkies to help her, and they walked all that day and part of the next until they came to the tall tree in the branches of which the Winged Monkeys had tossed the Scarecrow's clothes.

Sentence 31

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It was a very tall tree, and the trunk was so smooth that no one could climb it; but the Woodman said at once, "I'll chop it down, and then we can get the Scarecrow's clothes."

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It was a very tall tree, and the trunk was so smooth that no one could climb it; but the Woodman said at once, "I'll chop it down, and then we can get the Scarecrow's clothes."

Sentence 32

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Now while the tinsmiths had been at work mending the Woodman himself, another of the Winkies, who was a goldsmith, had made an axe-handle of solid gold and fitted it to the Woodman's axe, instead of the old broken handle.

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Now while the tinsmiths had been at work mending the Woodman himself, another of the Winkies, who was a goldsmith, had made an axe-handle of solid gold and fitted it to the Woodman's axe, instead of the old broken handle.

Sentence 33

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Others polished the blade until all the rust was removed and it glistened like burnished silver.

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Others polished the blade until all the rust was removed and it glistened like burnished silver.

Sentence 34

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As soon as he had spoken, the Tin Woodman began to chop, and in a short time the tree fell over with a crash, whereupon the Scarecrow's clothes fell out of the branches and rolled off on the ground.

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As soon as he had spoken, the Tin Woodman began to chop, and in a short time the tree fell over with a crash, whereupon the Scarecrow's clothes fell out of the branches and rolled off on the ground.

Sentence 35

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Dorothy picked them up and had the Winkies carry them back to the castle, where they were stuffed with nice, clean straw; and behold!

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Dorothy picked them up and had the Winkies carry them back to the castle, where they were stuffed with nice, clean straw; and behold!

Sentence 36

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here was the Scarecrow, as good as ever, thanking them over and over again for saving him.

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here was the Scarecrow, as good as ever, thanking them over and over again for saving him.

Sentence 37

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Now that they were reunited, Dorothy and her friends spent a few happy days at the Yellow Castle, where they found everything they needed to make them comfortable.

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Now that they were reunited, Dorothy and her friends spent a few happy days at the Yellow Castle, where they found everything they needed to make them comfortable.

Sentence 38

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But one day the girl thought of Aunt Em, and said, "We must go back to Oz, and claim his promise."

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But one day the girl thought of Aunt Em, and said, "We must go back to Oz, and claim his promise."

Sentence 39

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"Yes," said the Woodman, "at last I shall get my heart."

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"Yes," said the Woodman, "at last I shall get my heart."

Sentence 40

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"And I shall get my brains," added the Scarecrow joyfully.

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"And I shall get my brains," added the Scarecrow joyfully.

Sentence 41

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"And I shall get my courage," said the Lion thoughtfully.

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"And I shall get my courage," said the Lion thoughtfully.

Sentence 42

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"And I shall get back to Kansas," cried Dorothy, clapping her hands.

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"And I shall get back to Kansas," cried Dorothy, clapping her hands.

Sentence 43

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"Oh, let us start for the Emerald City tomorrow!"

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"Oh, let us start for the Emerald City tomorrow!"

Sentence 44

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This they decided to do.

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This they decided to do.

Sentence 45

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The next day they called the Winkies together and bade them good-bye.

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The next day they called the Winkies together and bade them good-bye.

Sentence 46

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The Winkies were sorry to have them go, and they had grown so fond of the Tin Woodman that they begged him to stay and rule over them and the Yellow Land of the West.

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The Winkies were sorry to have them go, and they had grown so fond of the Tin Woodman that they begged him to stay and rule over them and the Yellow Land of the West.

Sentence 47

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Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels.

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Finding they were determined to go, the Winkies gave Toto and the Lion each a golden collar; and to Dorothy they presented a beautiful bracelet studded with diamonds; and to the Scarecrow they gave a gold-headed walking stick, to keep him from stumbling; and to the Tin Woodman they offered a silver oil-can, inlaid with gold and set with precious jewels.

Sentence 48

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Every one of the travelers made the Winkies a pretty speech in return, and all shook hands with them until their arms ached.

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Every one of the travelers made the Winkies a pretty speech in return, and all shook hands with them until their arms ached.

Sentence 49

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Dorothy went to the Witch's cupboard to fill her basket with food for the journey, and there she saw the Golden Cap.

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Dorothy went to the Witch's cupboard to fill her basket with food for the journey, and there she saw the Golden Cap.

Sentence 50

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She tried it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly.

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She tried it on her own head and found that it fitted her exactly.

Sentence 51

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She did not know anything about the charm of the Golden Cap, but she saw that it was pretty, so she made up her mind to wear it and carry her sunbonnet in the basket.

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She did not know anything about the charm of the Golden Cap, but she saw that it was pretty, so she made up her mind to wear it and carry her sunbonnet in the basket.

Sentence 52

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Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the Emerald City; and the Winkies gave them three cheers and many good wishes to carry with them.

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Then, being prepared for the journey, they all started for the Emerald City; and the Winkies gave them three cheers and many good wishes to carry with them.