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7.36 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_12 | 100 | My, what imaginations these children have developed! Sometimes I am fairly astounded by their daring and genius. | MY WHAT IMAGINATIONS THESE CHILDREN HAVE DEVELOPED SOMETIMES I AM FAIRLY ASTOUNDED BY THEIR DARING AND GENIUS | 337 | |
6.8 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_13 | 100 | "Why, so I am!" said the King, who had forgotten this fact; "but you are very rude to remind me of it." | WHY SO I AM SAID THE KING WHO HAD FORGOTTEN THIS FACT BUT YOU ARE VERY RUDE TO REMIND ME OF IT | 337 | |
9.519 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_25 | 100 | Therefore the King stormed and raved all by himself, walking up and down in his jewel studded cavern and getting angrier all the time. | THEREFORE THE KING STORMED AND RAVED ALL BY HIMSELF WALKING UP AND DOWN IN HIS JEWEL STUDDED CAVERN AND GETTING ANGRIER ALL THE TIME | 337 | |
6.639 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_4 | 100 | "But I want it! I must have it! Half my power is gone with that Belt!" roared the King. | BUT I WANT IT I MUST HAVE IT HALF MY POWER IS GONE WITH THAT BELT ROARED THE KING | 337 | |
9.279 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_19 | 100 | "Ho" is a royal way of saying, "Come here." So, when the guards had hoed, the King said to them: "Take this Chief Counselor and throw him away." | HO IS A ROYAL WAY OF SAYING COME HERE SO WHEN THE GUARDS HAD HOED THE KING SAID TO THEM TAKE THIS CHIEF COUNSELLOR AND THROW HIM AWAY | 337 | |
10.4 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_2 | 100 | In came the Chief Steward, trying not to show the Nome King how frightened he was. "Send the Chief Counselor here!" shouted the angry monarch. | IN CAME THE CHIEF STEWARD TRYING NOT TO SHOW THE NOME KING HOW FRIGHTENED HE WAS SEND THE CHIEF COUNCILLOR HERE SHOUTED THE ANGRY MONARCH | 337 | |
7.079 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_8 | 100 | "Are you sure?" asked the King. "Absolutely certain, your Majesty." "Then what am I to do?" | ARE YOU SURE ASKED THE KING ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN YOUR MAJESTY THEN WHAT AM I TO DO | 337 | |
12.919 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_20 | 100 | The result is very satisfactory to the publishers, to me, and (I am quite sure) to the children. I hope, my dears, it will be a long time before we are obliged to dissolve partnership. | THE RESULT IS VERY SATISFACTORY TO THE PUBLISHERS TO ME AND I AM QUITE SURE TO THE CHILDREN I HOPE MY DEARS IT WILL BE A LONG TIME BEFORE WE ARE OBLIGED TO DISSOLVE PARTNERSHIP | 337 | |
10.88 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_5 | 100 | Then the guards took the Chief Counselor, and bound him with chains to prevent his struggling, and threw him away. And the King paced up and down his cavern more angry than before. | THEN THE GUARDS TOOK THE CHIEF COUNCILLOR AND BOUND HIM WITH CHAINS TO PREVENT HIS STRUGGLING AND THREW HIM AWAY AND THE KING PACED UP AND DOWN HIS CAVERN MORE ANGRY THAN BEFORE | 337 | |
10.68 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_29 | 100 | "Why, if you are angry because you want to do magical things and can't, and if you don't want to get angry at all, my advice is not to want to do magical things." | WHY IF YOU ARE ANGRY BECAUSE YOU WANT TO DO MAGICAL THINGS AND CAN'T AND IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GET ANGRY AT ALL MY ADVICE IS NOT TO WANT TO DO MAGICAL THINGS | 337 | |
6.84 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_7 | 100 | Then the King rang his gong and told his guards to drag out the General and throw him away; which they did. | THEN THE KING RANG HIS GONG AND TOLD HIS GUARDS TO DRAG OUT THE GENERAL AND THROW HIM AWAY WHICH THEY DID | 337 | |
11.199 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_6 | 100 | Finally he rushed to his big gong and made it clatter like a fire alarm. Kaliko appeared again, trembling and white with fear. "Fetch my pipe!" yelled the King. | FINALLY HE RUSHED TO HIS BIG GONG AND MADE IT CLATTER LIKE A FIRE ALARM KALIKO APPEARED AGAIN TREMBLING AND WHITE WITH FEAR FETCH MY PIPE YELLED THE KING | 337 | |
13.4 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_10 | 100 | These ideas are often clever. They are also logical and interesting. So I have used them whenever I could find an opportunity, and it is but just that I acknowledge my indebtedness to my little friends. | THESE IDEAS ARE OFTEN CLEVER THEY ARE ALSO LOGICAL AND INTERESTING SO I HAVE USED THEM WHENEVER I COULD FIND AN OPPORTUNITY AND IT IS BUT JUST THAT I ACKNOWLEDGE MY INDEBTEDNESS TO MY LITTLE FRIENDS | 337 | |
17.959 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_24 | 100 | My, what imaginations these children have developed! Sometimes I am fairly astounded by their daring and genius. There will be no lack of fairy tale authors in the future, I am sure. My readers have told me what to do with Dorothy, and Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, and I have obeyed their mandates. | MY WHAT IMAGINATIONS THESE CHILDREN HAVE DEVELOPED SOMETIMES I AM FAIRLY ASTOUNDED BY THEIR DARING AND GENIUS THERE WILL BE NO LACK OF FAIRY TALE AUTHORS IN THE FUTURE I AM SURE MY READERS HAVE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO WITH DOROTHY AND AUNT EM AND UNCLE HENRY AND I HAVE OBEYED THEIR MANDATES | 337 | |
14 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_28 | 100 | Kaliko ran out as fast as his spindle legs could carry his fat, round body, and soon the Chief Counselor entered the cavern. The King scowled and said to him: "I'm in great trouble over the loss of my Magic Belt. | KALIKO RAN OUT AS FAST AS HIS SPINDLE LEGS COULD CARRY HIS FAT ROUND BODY AND SOON THE CHIEF COUNCILLOR ENTERED THE CAVERN THE KING SCOWLED AND SAID TO HIM I'M IN GREAT TROUBLE OVER THE LOSS OF MY MAGIC BELT | 337 | |
15.36 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_23 | 100 | "I've lost my Magic Belt. A little girl named Dorothy, who was here with Ozma of Oz, stole my Belt and carried it away with her," said the King, grinding his teeth with rage. "She captured it in a fair fight," Kaliko ventured to say. | I'VE LOST MY MAGIC BELT A LITTLE GIRL NAMED DOROTHY WHO WAS HERE WITH OZMA OF OZ STOLE MY BELT AND CARRIED IT AWAY WITH HER SAID THE KING GRINDING HIS TEETH WITH RAGE SHE CAPTURED IT IN A FAIR FIGHT KALIKO VENTURED TO SAY | 337 | |
13.48 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_21 | 100 | "How do you know that?" asked the General. "One of my spies, who is a Blackbird, flew over the desert to the Land of Oz, and saw the Magic Belt in Ozma's palace," replied the King with a groan. | HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT ASKED THE GENERAL ONE OF MY SPIES WHO WAS A BLACKBIRD FLEW OVER THE DESERT TO THE LAND OF OZ AND SAW THE MAGIC BELT IN OZMA'S PALACE REPLIED THE KING WITH A GROAN | 337 | |
12.959 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_17 | 100 | The Steward ducked to escape the heavy jewel, which crashed against the door just over his left ear. "Get out of my sight! Vanish! Go away and send General Blug here," screamed the Nome King. | THE STEWARD DUCKED TO ESCAPE THE HEAVY JEWEL WHICH CRASHED AGAINST THE DOOR JUST OVER HIS LEFT EAR GET OUT OF MY SIGHT VANISH GO AWAY AND SEND GENERAL BLUG HERE SCREAMED THE NOME KING | 337 | |
13.52 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_14 | 100 | "Ha! So you're here!" cried the King. "So I am," said the General. "March your army at once to the Land of Oz, capture and destroy the Emerald City, and bring back to me my Magic Belt!" roared the King. | HA SO YOU'RE HERE CRIED THE KING SO I AM SAID THE GENERAL MARCH YOUR ARMY AT ONCE TO THE LAND OF OZ CAPTURE AND DESTROY THE EMERALD CITY AND BRING BACK TO ME MY MAGIC BELT ROARED THE KING | 337 | |
18.719999 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_15 | 100 | "But not all the time," declared the King. "To be angry once in a while is really good fun, because it makes others so miserable. But to be angry morning, noon and night, as I am, grows monotonous and prevents my gaining any other pleasure in life. Now what do you advise?" | BUT NOT ALL THE TIME DECLARED THE KING TO BE ANGRY ONCE IN A WHILE IS REALLY GOOD FUN BECAUSE IT MAKES OTHERS SO MISERABLE BUT TO BE ANGRY MORNING NOON AND NIGHT AS I AM GROWS MONOTONOUS AND PREVENTS MY GAINING ANY OTHER PLEASURE IN LIFE NOW WHAT DO YOU ADVISE | 337 | |
13.92 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_22 | 100 | The sapphire hit the General upon his forehead and knocked him flat upon the ground, where he lay motionless. Then the King rang his gong and told his guards to drag out the General and throw him away; which they did. | THE SAPPHIRE HIT THE GENERAL UPON HIS FOREHEAD AND KNOCKED HIM FLAT UPON THE GROUND WHERE HE LAY MOTIONLESS THEN THE KING RANG HIS GONG AND TOLD HIS GUARDS TO DRAG OUT THE GENERAL AND THROW HIM AWAY WHICH THEY DID | 337 | |
14.64 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_1 | 100 | "You will have to go to the Land of Oz to recover it, and your Majesty can't get to the Land of Oz in any possible way," said the Steward, yawning because he had been on duty ninety six hours, and was sleepy. "Why not?" asked the King. | YOU WILL HAVE TO GO TO THE LAND OF OZ TO RECOVER IT AND YOUR MAJESTY CAN'T GET TO THE LAND OF OZ IN ANY POSSIBLE WAY SAID THE STEWARD YAWNING BECAUSE HE HAD BEEN ON DUTY NINETY SIX HOURS AND WAS SLEEPY WHY NOT ASKED THE KING | 337 | |
18.76 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_26 | 100 | This Nome King was named Roquat the Red, and no one loved him. He was a bad man and a powerful monarch, and he had resolved to destroy the Land of Oz and its magnificent Emerald City, to enslave Princess Ozma and little Dorothy and all the Oz people, and recover his Magic Belt. | THIS NOME KING WAS NAMED ROQUETTE THE RED AND NO ONE LOVED HIM HE WAS A BAD MAN AND A POWERFUL MONARCH AND HE HAD RESOLVED TO DESTROY THE LAND OF OZ AND ITS MAGNIFICENT EMERALD CITY TO ENSLAVE PRINCESS OZMA AND LITTLE DOROTHY AND ALL THE OZ PEOPLE AND RECOVER HIS MAGIC BELT | 337 | |
20.559999 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_3 | 100 | Then he remembered that it was no fun being angry unless he had some one to frighten and make miserable, and he rushed to his big gong and made it clatter as loud as he could. In came the Chief Steward, trying not to show the Nome King how frightened he was. "Send the Chief Counselor here!" shouted the angry monarch. | THEN HE REMEMBERED THAT IT WAS NO FUN BEING ANGRY UNLESS HE HAD SOME ONE TO FRIGHTEN AND MAKE MISERABLE AND HE RUSHED TO HIS BIG GONG AND MADE IT CLATTER AS LOUD AS HE COULD IN CAME THE CHIEF STEWARD TRYING NOT TO SHOW THE NOME KING HOW FRIGHTENED HE WAS SEND THE CHIEF COUNCILLOR HERE SHOUTED THE ANGRY MONARCH | 337 | |
20.48 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_16 | 100 | "Your pipe is already here, your Majesty," replied Kaliko. "Then get my tobacco!" roared the King. "The tobacco is in your pipe, your Majesty," returned the Steward. "Then bring a live coal from the furnace!" commanded the King. "The tobacco is lighted, and your Majesty is already smoking your pipe," answered the Steward. | YOUR PIPE IS ALREADY HERE YOUR MAJESTY REPLIED KALIKO THEN GET MY TOBACCO ROARED THE KING THE TOBACCO IS IN YOUR PIPE YOUR MAJESTY RETURNED THE STEWARD THEN BRING A LIVE COAL FROM THE FURNACE COMMANDED THE KING THE TOBACCO IS LIGHTED AND YOUR MAJESTY IS ALREADY SMOKING YOUR PIPE ANSWERED THE STEWARD | 337 | |
19.319 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_27 | 100 | "I am a lowborn, miserable villain," declared the Chief Steward, humbly. The Nome King could think of nothing to say next, so he puffed away at his pipe and paced up and down the room. Finally, he remembered how angry he was, and cried out: "What do you mean, Kaliko, by being so contented when your monarch is unhappy?" | I AM A LOW BORN MISERABLE VILLAIN DECLARED THE CHIEF STEWARD HUMBLY THE NOME KING COULD THINK OF NOTHING TO SAY NEXT SO HE PUFFED AWAY AT HIS PIPE AND PACED UP AND DOWN THE ROOM FINALLY HE REMEMBERED HOW ANGRY HE WAS AND CRIED OUT WHAT DO YOU MEAN KALIKO BY BEING SO CONTENTED WHEN YOUR MONARCH IS UNHAPPY | 337 | |
16.719 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_9 | 100 | "Softly, softly, your Majesty. Don't go too fast," warned the General. "My Nomes are good fighters, but they are not strong enough to conquer the Emerald City." "Are you sure?" asked the King. "Absolutely certain, your Majesty." "Then what am I to do?" | SOFTLY SOFTLY YOUR MAJESTY DON'T GO TOO FAST WARNED THE GENERAL MY NOMES ARE GOOD FIGHTERS BUT THEY ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO CONQUER THE EMERALD CITY ARE YOU SURE ASKED THE KING ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN YOUR MAJESTY THEN WHAT AM I TO DO | 337 | |
19.719 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_18 | 100 | "I want it!" screamed the King. "I must have it." "Well, then, let us try in a sensible way to get it," replied the General. "The Belt was captured by a little girl named Dorothy, who lives in Kansas, in the United States of America." "But she left it in the Emerald City, with Ozma," declared the King. | I WANT IT SCREAMED THE KING I MUST HAVE IT WELL THEN LET US TRY IN A SENSIBLE WAY TO GET IT REPLIED THE GENERAL THE BELT WAS CAPTURED BY A LITTLE GIRL NAMED DOROTHY WHO LIVES IN KANSAS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BUT SHE LEFT IT IN THE EMERALD CITY WITH OZMA DECLARED THE KING | 337 | |
18.4 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_0 | 100 | But they, for their part, did not know they had so dangerous an enemy. Indeed, Ozma and Dorothy had both almost forgotten that such a person as the Nome King yet lived under the mountains of the Land of Ev which lay just across the deadly desert to the south of the Land of Oz. | BUT THEY FOR THEIR PART DID NOT KNOW THEY HAD SO DANGEROUS AN ENEMY INDEED OZMA AND DOROTHY HAD BOTH ALMOST FORGOTTEN THAT SUCH A PERSON AS THE NOME KING YET LIVED UNDER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE LAND OF EVE WHICH LAY JUST ACROSS THE DEADLY DESERT TO THE SOUTH OF THE LAND OF OZ | 337 | |
11 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_33 | 100 | Hearing this, the King glared at his Counselor with a furious expression and tugged at his own long white whiskers until he pulled them so hard that he yelled with pain. | HEARING THIS THE KING GLARED AT HIS COUNSELLOR WITH A FURIOUS EXPRESSION AND TUGGED AT HIS OWN LONG WHITE WHISKERS UNTIL HE PULLED THEM SO HARD THAT HE YELLED WITH PAIN | 337 | |
10.64 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_40 | 100 | I am very proud of this alliance. Children love these stories because children have helped to create them. My readers know what they want and realize that I try to please them. | I AM VERY PROUD OF THIS ALLIANCE CHILDREN LOVE THESE STORIES BECAUSE CHILDREN HAVE HELPED TO CREATE THEM MY READERS KNOW WHAT THEY WANT AND REALIZE THAT I TRY TO PLEASE THEM | 337 | |
5.92 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_47 | 100 | I advise you to drink a glass of melted silver, to quiet your nerves, and then go to bed." | I ADVISE YOU TO DRINK A GLASS OF MELTED SILVER TO QUIET YOUR NERVES AND THEN GO TO BED | 337 | |
30.799 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_11 | 100 | "Get out of my sight! Vanish! Go away and send General Blug here," screamed the Nome King. Kaliko hastily withdrew, and the Nome King stamped up and down until the General of his armies appeared. This Nome was known far and wide as a terrible fighter and a cruel, desperate commander. He had fifty thousand Nome soldiers, all well drilled, who feared nothing but their stern master. Yet General Blug was a trifle uneasy when he arrived and saw how angry the Nome King was. | GET OUT OF MY SIGHT VANISH GO AWAY AND SEND GENERAL BLUG HERE SCREAMED THE NOME KING KALIKO HASTILY WITHDREW AND THE NOME KING STAMPED UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE GENERAL OF HIS ARMIES APPEARED THIS NOME WAS KNOWN FAR AND WIDE AS A TERRIBLE FIGHTER AND A CRUEL DESPERATE COMMANDER HE HAD FIFTY THOUSAND NOME SOLDIERS ALL WELL DRILLED WHO FEARED NOTHING BUT THEIR STERN MASTER YET GENERAL BLUG WAS A TRIFLE UNEASY WHEN HE ARRIVED AND SAW HOW ANGRY THE NOME KING WAS | 337 | |
2.839 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_50 | 100 | "What makes you unhappy?" asked the Steward. | WHAT MAKES YOU UNHAPPY ASKED THE STEWARD | 337 | |
13.119 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_36 | 100 | "You are a fool!" he exclaimed. "I share that honor with your Majesty," said the Chief Counselor. The King roared with rage and stamped his foot. "Ho, there, my guards!" he cried. | YOU ARE A FOOL HE EXCLAIMED I SHARE THAT HONOR WITH YOUR MAJESTY SAID THE CHIEF COUNCILLOR THE KING ROARED WITH RAGE AND STAMPED HIS FOOT HO THERE MY GUARDS HE CRIED | 337 | |
6.8 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_46 | 100 | Now, what do you advise?" "Some people," said the Chief Counselor, "enjoy getting angry." | NOW WHAT DO YOU ADVISE SOME PEOPLE SAID THE CHIEF COUNCILLOR ENJOY GETTING ANGRY | 337 | |
14.399 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_43 | 100 | My readers have told me what to do with Dorothy, and Aunt Em and Uncle Henry, and I have obeyed their mandates. They have also given me a variety of subjects to write about in the future: enough, in fact, to keep me busy for some time. | MY READERS HAVE TOLD ME WHAT TO DO WITH DOROTHY AND AUNT EM AND UNCLE HENRY AND I HAVE OBEYED THEIR MANDATES THEY HAVE ALSO GIVEN ME A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS TO WRITE ABOUT IN THE FUTURE ENOUGH IN FACT TO KEEP ME BUSY FOR SOME TIME | 337 | |
6.679 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_53 | 100 | Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. | FRANK BAUM AND HIS CORRESPONDENTS FOR I HAVE USED MANY SUGGESTIONS CONVEYED TO ME IN LETTERS FROM CHILDREN | 337 | |
7.04 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_44 | 100 | "I advise you to stand in a corner and count sixty before you speak again. By that time you may be more sensible." | I ADVISE YOU TO STAND IN A CORNER AND COUNT SIXTY BEFORE YOU SPEAK AGAIN BY THAT TIME YOU MAY BE MORE SENSIBLE | 337 | |
15.159 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_38 | 100 | "One way is OVER the desert, through the air; and the other way is UNDER the desert, through the earth." Hearing this the Nome King uttered a yell of joy and leaped from his throne, to resume his wild walk up and down the cavern. | ONE WAY IS OVER THE DESERT THROUGH THE AIR AND THE OTHER WAY IS UNDER THE DESERT THROUGH THE EARTH HEARING THIS THE NOME KING UTTERED A YELL OF JOY AND LEAPED FROM HIS THRONE TO RESUME HIS WILD WALK UP AND DOWN THE CAVERN | 337 | |
17.08 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_32 | 100 | "Give up the idea and mind your own business," advised the General. "You have plenty to do trying to rule your underground kingdom." "But I want the Magic Belt and I'm going to have it!" roared the Nome King. "I'd like to see you get it," replied the General, laughing maliciously. | GIVE UP THE IDEA AND MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS ADVISED THE GENERAL YOU HAVE PLENTY TO DO TRYING TO RULE YOUR UNDERGROUND KINGDOM BUT I WANT THAT MAGIC BELT AND I'M GOING TO HAVE IT ROARED THE NOME KING I'D LIKE TO SEE YOU GET IT REPLIED THE GENERAL LAUGHING MALICIOUSLY | 337 | |
20.639999 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_30 | 100 | "In the first place," said the General, "we cannot march across the deadly desert to the Land of Oz. And if we could, the Ruler of that country, Princess Ozma, has certain fairy powers that would render my army helpless. Had you not lost your Magic Belt we might have some chance of defeating Ozma; but the Belt is gone." | IN THE FIRST PLACE SAID THE GENERAL WE CANNOT MARCH ACROSS THE DEADLY DESERT TO THE LAND OF OZ AND IF WE COULD THE RULER OF THAT COUNTRY PRINCESS OZMA HAS CERTAIN FAIRY POWERS THAT WOULD RENDER MY ARMY HELPLESS HAD YOU NOT LOST YOUR MAGIC BELT WE MIGHT HAVE SOME CHANCE OF DEFEATING OZMA BUT THE BELT IS GONE | 337 | |
13.239 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_35 | 100 | "Now that gives me an idea," said General Blug, thoughtfully. "There are two ways to get to the Land of Oz without traveling across the sandy desert." "What are they?" demanded the King, eagerly. | NOW THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA SAID GENERAL BLUG THOUGHTFULLY THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET TO THE LAND OF OZ WITHOUT TRAVELLING OVER THE SANDY DESERT WHAT ARE THEY DEMANDED THE KING EAGERLY | 337 | |
13.76 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_45 | 100 | Once on a time I really imagined myself "an author of fairy tales," but now I am merely an editor or private secretary for a host of youngsters whose ideas I am requestsed to weave into the thread of my stories. | ONCE ON A TIME I REALLY IMAGINED MYSELF AN AUTHOR OF FAIRY TALES BUT NOW I AM MERELY AN EDITOR OR PRIVATE SECRETARY FOR A HOST OF YOUNGSTERS WHOSE IDEAS I AM REQUESTED TO WEAVE INTO THE THREAD OF MY STORIES | 337 | |
12.36 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_49 | 100 | Every little while I want to do something magical, and find I can't because the Belt is gone. That makes me angry, and when I'm angry I can't have a good time. Now, what do you advise?" | EVERY LITTLE WHILE I WANT TO DO SOMETHING MAGICAL AND FIND I CAN'T BECAUSE THE BELT IS GONE THAT MAKES ME ANGRY AND WHEN I'M ANGRY I CAN'T HAVE A GOOD TIME NOW WHAT DO YOU ADVISE | 337 | |
20.399 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_34 | 100 | The King looked around for something to throw at General Blug, but as nothing was handy he began to consider that perhaps the man was right and he had been talking foolishly. So he merely threw himself into his glittering throne and tipped his crown over his ear and curled his feet up under him and glared wickedly at Blug. | THE KING LOOKED AROUND FOR SOMETHING TO THROW AT GENERAL BLUG BUT AS NOTHING WAS HANDY HE BEGAN TO CONSIDER THAT PERHAPS THE MAN WAS RIGHT AND HE HAD BEEN TALKING FOOLISHLY SO HE MERELY THREW HIMSELF INTO HIS GLITTERING THRONE AND TIPPED HIS CROWN OVER HIS EAR AND CURLED HIS FEET UP UNDER HIM AND GLARED WICKEDLY AT BLUG | 337 | |
18.079 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_39 | 100 | "Because there is a deadly desert all around that fairy country, which no one is able to cross. You know that fact as well as I do, your Majesty. Never mind the lost Belt. You have plenty of power left, for you rule this underground kingdom like a tyrant, and thousands of Nomes obey your commands. | BECAUSE THERE IS A DEADLY DESERT ALL AROUND THAT VERY COUNTRY WHICH NO ONE IS ABLE TO CROSS YOU KNOW THAT FACT AS WELL AS I DO YOUR MAJESTY NEVER MIND THE LOST BELT YOU HAVE PLENTY OF POWER LEFT FOR YOU RULE THIS UNDERGROUND KINGDOM LIKE A TYRANT AND THOUSANDS OF NOMES OBEY YOUR COMMANDS | 337 | |
4.839 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_52 | 100 | An unsuspected enemy is doubly dangerous. | AN UNSUSPECTED ENEMY IS DOUBLY DANGEROUS | 337 | |
18.679001 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_31 | 100 | The King was by this time so exasperated that he picked up his scepter, which had a heavy ball, made from a sapphire, at the end of it, and threw it with all his force at General Blug. The sapphire hit the General upon his forehead and knocked him flat upon the ground, where he lay motionless. | THE KING WAS BY THIS TIME SO EXASPERATED THAT HE PICKED UP HIS SCEPTRE WHICH HAD A HEAVY BALL MADE FROM A SAPPHIRE AT THE END OF IT AND THREW IT WITH ALL HIS FORCE AT GENERAL BLUG THE SAPPHIRE HIT THE GENERAL UPON HIS FOREHEAD AND KNOCKED HIM FLAT UPON THE GROUND WHERE HE LAY MOTIONLESS | 337 | |
16.52 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_41 | 100 | "That's it, Blug!" he shouted. "That's the idea, General! I'm King of the Under World, and my subjects are all miners. I'll make a secret tunnel under the desert to the Land of Oz yes! right up to the Emerald City and you will march your armies there and capture the whole country!" | THAT'S IT BLUG HE SHOUTED THAT'S THE IDEA GENERAL I'M KING OF THE UNDERWORLD AND MY SUBJECTS ARE ALL MINERS I'LL MAKE A SECRET TUNNEL UNDER THE DESERT TO THE LAND OF OZ YES RIGHT UP TO THE EMERALD CITY AND YOU WILL MARCH YOUR ARMIES THERE AND CAPTURE THE WHOLE COUNTRY | 337 | |
16.639 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_55 | 100 | How the Story of Oz Came to an End Author's Note Perhaps I should admit on the title page that this book is "By L. Frank Baum and his correspondents," for I have used many suggestions conveyed to me in letters from children. | DOT ORG THE EMERALD CITY OF OZ BY ELFRANK BAUM PERHAPS I SHOULD ADMIT ON THE TITLE PAGE THAT THIS BOOK IS BY ELFRANK BAUM AND HIS CORRESPONDENTS FOR I HAVE USED MANY SUGGESTIONS CONVEYED TO ME IN LETTERS FROM CHILDREN | 337 | |
17.278999 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_42 | 100 | This same Belt had once enabled Roquat the Red to carry out many wicked plans; but that was before Ozma and her people marched to the underground cavern and captured it. The Nome King could not forgive Dorothy or Princess Ozma, and he had determined to be revenged upon them. | THIS SAME BELT HAD ONCE ENABLED ROQUETTE THE RED TO CARRY OUT MANY WICKED PLANS BUT THAT WAS BEFORE OZMA AND HER PEOPLE MARCHED TO THE UNDERGROUND CAVERN AND CAPTURED IT THE NOME KING COULD NOT FORGIVE DOROTHY OR PRINCESS OZMA AND HE HAD DETERMINED TO BE REVENGED UPON THEM | 337 | |
17.040001 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_48 | 100 | I advise you to drink a glass of melted silver, to quiet your nerves, and then go to bed." The King grabbed a big ruby and threw it at Kaliko's head. The Steward ducked to escape the heavy jewel, which crashed against the door just over his left ear. | I ADVISE YOU TO DRINK A GLASS OF MELTED SILVER TO QUIET YOUR NERVES AND THEN GO TO BED THE KING GRABBED A BIG RUBY AND THREW IT AT KALIKO'S HEAD THE STEWARD DUCKED TO ESCAPE THE HEAVY JEWEL WHICH CRASHED AGAINST THE DOOR JUST OVER HIS LEFT EAR | 337 | |
15.2 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_2 | 100 | They did not tell their niece the sad news for several days, not wishing to make her unhappy; but one morning the little girl found Aunt Em softly crying while Uncle Henry tried to comfort her. Then Dorothy asked them to tell her what was the matter. | THEY DID NOT TELL THEIR NIECE THE SAD NEWS FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOT WISHING TO MAKE HER UNHAPPY BUT ONE MORNING THE LITTLE GIRL FOUND AUNT EM SOFTLY CRYING WHILE UNCLE HENRY TRIED TO COMFORT HER THEN DOROTHY ASKED THEM TO TELL HER WHAT WAS THE MATTER | 337 | |
6 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_4 | 100 | Then she made the secret signal that had been agreed upon between her and Ozma. | THEN SHE MADE THE SECRET SIGNAL THAT HAD BEEN AGREED UPON BETWEEN HER AND OZMA | 337 | |
15.36 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_0 | 100 | "I did not tell you of our trouble until I was obliged to, dear Dorothy, so the evil time is near at hand. But if you are quite sure your fairy friends will give you a home, it will be best for you to go to them, as your aunt says." | I DID NOT TELL YOU OF OUR TROUBLE UNTIL I WAS OBLIGED TO DEAR DOROTHY SO THE EVIL TIME IS NEAR AT HAND BUT IF YOU ARE QUITE SURE YOUR FAIRY FRIENDS WILL GIVE YOU A HOME IT WILL BE BEST FOR YOU TO GO TO THEM AS YOUR AUNT SAYS | 337 | |
20.32 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_1 | 100 | Dorothy smiled. "Wouldn't it be funny," she said, "for me to do housework in Kansas, when I'm a Princess in the Land of Oz?" "A Princess!" they both exclaimed, astonished. "Yes; Ozma made me a Princess some time ago, and she has often begged me to come and live always in the Emerald City," said the child. | DOROTHY SMILED WOULDN'T IT BE FUNNY SHE SAID FOR ME TO DO HOUSEWORK IN KANSAS WHEN I'M A PRINCESS IN THE LAND OF OZ A PRINCESS THEY BOTH EXCLAIMED ASTONISHED YES OZMA MADE ME A PRINCESS SOME TIME AGO AND SHE HAS OFTEN BEGGED ME TO COME AND LIVE ALWAYS IN THE EMERALD CITY SAID THE CHILD | 337 | |
30.200001 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_37 | 100 | "Ha! So you're here!" cried the King. "So I am," said the General. "March your army at once to the Land of Oz, capture and destroy the Emerald City, and bring back to me my Magic Belt!" roared the King. "You're crazy," calmly remarked the General. "What's that? What's that? What's that?" And the Nome King danced around on his pointed toes, he was so enraged. "You don't know what you're talking about," continued the General, seating himself upon a large cut diamond. | HA SO YOU'RE HERE CRIED THE KING SO I AM SAID THE GENERAL MARCH YOUR ARMY AT ONCE TO THE LAND OF OZ CAPTURE AND DESTROY THE EMERALD CITY AND BRING BACK TO ME MY MAGIC BELT ROARED THE KING YOU'RE CRAZY CALMLY REMARKED THE GENERAL WHAT'S THAT WHAT'S THAT WHAT'S THAT AND THE NOME KING DANCED AROUND ON HIS POINTED TOES HE WAS SO ENRAGED YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CONTINUED THE GENERAL SEATING HIMSELF UPON A LARGE CUT DIAMOND | 337 | |
11.279 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_9 | 100 | Most of Dorothy's stories were about the Land of Oz, with its beautiful Emerald City and a lovely girl Ruler named Ozma, who was the most faithful friend of the little Kansas girl. | MOST OF DOROTHY'S STORIES WERE ABOUT THE LAND OF OZ WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL EMERALD CITY AND A LOVELY GIRL RULER NAMED OZMA WHO WAS THE MOST FAITHFUL FRIEND OF THE LITTLE KANSAS GIRL | 337 | |
11.76 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_11 | 100 | Then his health became bad and he was too feeble to work. The doctor ordered him to take a sea voyage and he went to Australia and took Dorothy with him. That cost a lot of money, too. | THEN HIS HEALTH BECAME BAD AND HE WAS TOO FEEBLE TO WORK THE DOCTOR ORDERED HIM TO TAKE A SEA VOYAGE AND HE WENT TO AUSTRALIA AND TOOK DOROTHY WITH HIM THAT COST A LOT OF MONEY TOO | 337 | |
7 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_10 | 100 | It would make me very unhappy to think that she was wandering among strangers who might be unkind to her." | IT WOULD MAKE ME VERY UNHAPPY TO THINK THAT SHE WAS WANDERING AMONG STRANGERS WHO MIGHT BE UNKIND TO HER | 337 | |
10.559 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_12 | 100 | Aunt Em once said she thought the fairies must have marked Dorothy at her birth, because she had wandered into strange places and had always been protected by some unseen power. | AUNT EM ONCE SAID SHE THOUGHT THE FAIRIES MUST HAVE MARKED DOROTHY AT HER BIRTH BECAUSE SHE HAD WANDERED INTO STRANGE PLACES AND HAD ALWAYS BEEN PROTECTED BY SOME UNSEEN POWER | 337 | |
12.799 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_3 | 100 | That was why Dorothy went to her little room in the attic that afternoon, taking with her a small dog named Toto. The dog had curly black hair and big brown eyes and loved Dorothy very dearly. | THAT WAS WHY DOROTHY WENT TO HER LITTLE ROOM IN THE ATTIC THAT AFTERNOON TAKING WITH HER A SMALL DOG NAMED TOTO THE DOG HAD CURLY BLACK HAIR AND BIG BROWN EYES AND LOVED DOROTHY VERY DEARLY | 337 | |
10.36 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_18 | 100 | This little girl, Dorothy, was like dozens of little girls you know. She was loving and usually sweet tempered, and had a round rosy face and earnest eyes. | THIS LITTLE GIRL DOROTHY WAS LIKE DOZENS OF LITTLE GIRLS YOU KNOW SHE WAS LOVING AND USUALLY SWEET TEMPERED AND HAD A ROUND ROSY FACE AND EARNEST EYES | 337 | |
29.639 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_51 | 100 | L. FRANK BAUM. Coronado, 1910 1. How the Nome King Became Angry The Nome King was in an angry mood, and at such times he was very disagreeable. Every one kept away from him, even his Chief Steward Kaliko. Therefore the King stormed and raved all by himself, walking up and down in his jewel studded cavern and getting angrier all the time. | EL FRANK BAUM CORONADO NINETEEN TEN CHAPTER ONE HOW THE NOME KING BECAME ANGRY THE NOME KING WAS IN AN ANGRY MOOD AND AT SUCH TIMES HE WAS VERY DISAGREEABLE EVERYONE KEPT AWAY FROM HIM EVEN HIS CHIEF STEWARD CALICO THEREFORE THE KING STORMED AND RAVED ALL BY HIMSELF WALKING UP AND DOWN IN HIS JEWEL STUDDED CAVERN AND GETTING ANGRIER ALL THE TIME | 337 | |
17.599001 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_7 | 100 | Uncle Henry grew poorer every year, and the crops raised on the farm only bought food for the family. Therefore the mortgage could not be paid. At last the banker who had loaned him the money said that if he did not pay on a certain day, his farm would be taken away from him. | UNCLE HENRY GREW POORER EVERY YEAR AND THE CROPS RAISED ON THE FARM ONLY BOUGHT FOOD FOR THE FAMILY THEREFORE THE MORTGAGE COULD NOT BE PAID AT LAST THE BANKER WHO HAD LOANED HIM THE MONEY SAID THAT IF HE DID NOT PAY ON A CERTAIN DAY HIS FARM WOULD BE TAKEN AWAY FROM HIM | 337 | |
26.719999 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_01_baum_64kb_54 | 100 | "How do you know that?" asked the General. "One of my spies, who is a Blackbird, flew over the desert to the Land of Oz, and saw the Magic Belt in Ozma's palace," replied the King with a groan. "Now that gives me an idea," said General Blug, thoughtfully. "There are two ways to get to the Land of Oz without traveling across the sandy desert." "What are they?" demanded the King, eagerly. | HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT ASKED THE GENERAL ONE OF MY SPIES WHO WAS A BLACKBIRD FLEW OVER THE DESERT TO THE LAND OF OZ AND SAW THE MAGIC BELT IN OZMA'S PALACE REPLIED THE KING WITH A GROAN NOW THAT GIVES ME AN IDEA SAID GENERAL BLUG THOUGHTFULLY THERE ARE TWO WAYS TO GET TO THE LAND OF OZ WITHOUT TRAVELLING OVER THE SANDY DESERT WHAT ARE THEY DEMANDED THE KING EAGERLY | 337 | |
16.32 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_6 | 100 | She sat down upon a broken backed chair the only one the room contained and holding Toto in her arms waited patiently until the clock struck four. Then she made the secret signal that had been agreed upon between her and Ozma. | SHE SAT DOWN UPON A BROKEN BACKED CHAIR THE ONLY ONE THE ROOM CONTAINED AND HOLDING TOTO IN HER ARMS WAITED PATIENTLY UNTIL THE CLOCK STRUCK FOUR THEN SHE MADE THE SECRET SIGNAL THAT HAD BEEN AGREED UPON BETWEEN HER AND OZMA | 337 | |
13.76 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_14 | 100 | As for Uncle Henry, he thought his little niece merely a dreamer, as her dead mother had been, for he could not quite believe all the curious stories Dorothy told them of the Land of Oz, which she had several times visited. | AS FOR UNCLE HENRY HE THOUGHT HIS LITTLE NIECE MERELY A DREAMER AS HER DEAD MOTHER HAD BEEN FOR HE COULD NOT QUITE BELIEVE ALL THE CURIOUS STORIES DOROTHY TOLD THEM OF THE LAND OF OZ WHICH SHE HAD SEVERAL TIMES VISITED | 337 | |
7.92 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_21 | 100 | She was tempted at first to make a bundle of them, yet she knew very well that they would be of no use to her in her future life. | SHE WAS TEMPTED AT FIRST TO MAKE A BUNDLE OF THEM YET SHE KNEW VERY WELL THAT THEY WOULD BE OF NO USE TO HER IN HER FUTURE LIFE | 337 | |
15.239 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_13 | 100 | Her uncle and aunt looked at her in amazement. Then the man said: "Do you suppose you could manage to return to your fairyland, my dear?" "Oh yes," replied Dorothy; "I could do that easily." "How?" asked Aunt Em. | HER UNCLE AND AUNT LOOKED AT EACH OTHER IN AMAZEMENT THEN THE MAN SAID DO YOU SUPPOSE YOU COULD MANAGE TO RETURN TO YOUR FAIRY LAND MY DEAR OH YES REPLIED DOROTHY I COULD DO THAT EASILY HOW ASKED AUNT EM | 337 | |
15.079 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_8 | 100 | Dorothy laughed merrily at this speech, and then she became very sober again, for she could see how all this trouble was worrying her aunt and uncle, and knew that unless she found a way to help them their future lives would be quite miserable and unhappy. | DOROTHY LAUGHED MERRILY AT THIS SPEECH AND THEN SHE BECAME VERY SOBER AGAIN FOR SHE COULD SEE HOW ALL THIS TROUBLE WAS WORRYING HER AUNT AND UNCLE AND KNEW THAT UNLESS SHE FOUND A WAY TO HELP THEM THEIR FUTURE LIVES WOULD BE QUITE MISERABLE AND UNHAPPY | 337 | |
10.319 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_22 | 100 | Life was a serious thing to Dorothy, and a wonderful thing, too, for she had encountered more strange adventures in her short life than many other girls of her age. | LIFE WAS A SERIOUS THING TO DOROTHY AND A WONDERFUL THING TOO FOR SHE HAD ENCOUNTERED MORE STRANGE ADVENTURES IN HER SHORT LIFE THAN MANY OTHER GIRLS OF HER AGE | 337 | |
15.639 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_16 | 100 | Her uncle and aunt listened to her stories eagerly and in spite of their doubts began to feel that the little girl had gained a lot of experience and wisdom that were unaccountable in this age, when fairies are supposed no longer to exist. | HER UNCLE AND AUNT LISTENED TO HER STORIES EAGERLY AND IN SPITE OF THEIR DOUBTS BEGAN TO FEEL THAT THE LITTLE GIRL HAD GAINED A LOT OF EXPERIENCE AND WISDOM THAT WERE UNACCOUNTABLE IN THIS AGE WHEN FAIRIES ARE SUPPOSED NO LONGER TO EXIST | 337 | |
11.359 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_17 | 100 | "Dorothy! Dorothy!" they called. There was no answer. They opened the door and looked in. The room was empty. | DOROTHY DOROTHY THEY CALLED THERE WAS NO ANSWER THEY OPENED THE DOOR AND LOOKED IN THE ROOM WAS EMPTY | 337 | |
19.200001 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_5 | 100 | They heard the clock strike four but there was no sound from above. Half past four came, and now they were too impatient to wait any longer. Softly, they crept up the stairs to the door of the little girl's room. "Dorothy! Dorothy!" they called. There was no answer. | THEY HEARD THE CLOCK STRIKE FOUR BUT THERE WAS NO SOUND FROM ABOVE HALF PAST FOUR CAME AND NOW THEY WERE TOO IMPATIENT TO WAIT ANY LONGER SOFTLY THEY CREPT UP THE STAIRS TO THE DOOR OF THE LITTLE GIRL'S ROOM DOROTHY DOROTHY THEY CALLED THERE WAS NO ANSWER | 337 | |
15.72 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_15 | 100 | This worried Uncle Henry a good deal, for without the farm he would have no way to earn a living. He was a good man, and worked in the field as hard as he could; and Aunt Em did all the housework, with Dorothy's help. Yet they did not seem to get along. | THIS WORRIED UNCLE HENRY A GOOD DEAL FOR WITHOUT THE FARM HE WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO EARN A LIVING HE WAS A GOOD MAN AND WORKED IN THE FIELDS AS HARD AS HE COULD AND AUNT EM DID ALL THE HOUSEWORK WITH DOROTHY'S HELP YET THEY DID NOT SEEM TO GET ALONG | 337 | |
11.88 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_23 | 100 | But they were getting old and feeble and she feared that they could not take care of Dorothy as well as they had formerly done. Probably the little girl would also be obliged to go to work. | BUT THEY WERE GETTING OLD AND FEEBLE AND SHE FEARED THAT THEY COULD NOT TAKE CARE OF DOROTHY AS WELL AS THEY HAD FORMERLY DONE PROBABLY THE LITTLE GIRL WOULD ALSO BE OBLIGED TO GO TO WORK | 337 | |
13.08 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_26 | 100 | He did not think that she tried to deceive her uncle and aunt, but he imagined that she had dreamed all of those astonishing adventures, and that the dreams had been so real to her that she had come to believe them true. | HE DID NOT THINK THAT SHE TRIED TO DECEIVE HER UNCLE AND AUNT BUT HE IMAGINED THAT SHE HAD DREAMED ALL OF THOSE ASTONISHING ADVENTURES AND THAT THE DREAMS HAD BEEN SO REAL TO HER THAT SHE HAD COME TO BELIEVE THEM TRUE | 337 | |
9.839 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_27 | 100 | We fear, though, that we shall have much trouble in earning a living for ourselves. No one wants to employ old people who are broken down in health, as we are." | WE FEAR THOUGH THAT WE SHALL HAVE MUCH TROUBLE IN EARNING A LIVING FOR OURSELVES NO ONE WANTS TO EMPLOY OLD PEOPLE WHO ARE BROKEN DOWN IN HEALTH AS WE ARE | 337 | |
11.599 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_32 | 100 | Once a cyclone had carried away Uncle Henry's house, so that he was obliged to build another; and as he was a poor man he had to mortgage his farm to get the money to pay for the new house. | ONCE A CYCLONE HAD CARRIED AWAY UNCLE HENRY'S HOUSE SO THAT HE WAS OBLIGED TO BUILD ANOTHER AND AS HE WAS A POOR MAN HE HAD TO MORTGAGE HIS FARM TO GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR THE NEW HOUSE | 337 | |
18.440001 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_20 | 100 | So she only said: "If you will promise not to worry a bit about me, I'll go to the Land of Oz this very afternoon. And I'll make a promise, too; that you shall both see me again before the day comes when you must leave this farm." "The day isn't far away, now," her uncle sadly replied. | SO SHE ONLY SAID IF YOU WILL PROMISE NOT TO WORRY A BIT ABOUT ME I'LL GO TO THE LAND OF OZ THIS VERY AFTERNOON AND I'LL MAKE A PROMISE TOO THAT YOU SHALL BOTH SEE ME AGAIN BEFORE THE DAY COMES WHEN YOU MUST LEAVE THIS FARM THE DAY ISN'T FAR AWAY NOW HER UNCLE SADLY REPLIED | 337 | |
15.76 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_24 | 100 | Uncle Henry and Aunt Em waited downstairs. They were uneasy and a good deal excited, for this is a practical humdrum world, and it seemed to them quite impossible that their little niece could vanish from her home and travel instantly to fairyland. | UNCLE HENRY AND AUNT EM WADED DOWNSTAIRS THEY WERE UNEASY AND A GOOD DEAL EXCITED FOR THIS IS A PRACTICAL HUMDRUM WORLD AND IT SEEMED TO THEM QUITE IMPOSSIBLE THAT THEIR LITTLE NIECE COULD VANISH FROM HER HOME AND TRAVEL INSTANTLY TO FAIRYLAND | 337 | |
15.36 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_25 | 100 | "These things all seem real to Dorothy, I know; but I'm afraid our little girl won't find her fairyland just what she had dreamed it to be. It would make me very unhappy to think that she was wandering among strangers who might be unkind to her." | THESE THINGS ALL SEEM REAL TO DOROTHY I KNOW BUT I'M AFRAID OUR LITTLE GIRL WON'T FIND HER FAIRY LAND JUST WHAT SHE HAS DREAMED IT TO BE IT WOULD MAKE ME VERY UNHAPPY TO THINK THAT SHE WAS WANDERING AMONG STRANGERS WHO MIGHT BE UNKIND TO HER | 337 | |
7.919 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_30 | 100 | So they watched the stairs, which seemed to be the only way that Dorothy could get out of the farmhouse, and they watched them a long time. | SO THEY WATCHED THE STAIRS WHICH SEEMED TO BE THE ONLY WAY THAT DOROTHY COULD GET OUT OF THE FARM HOUSE AND THEY WATCHED THEM A LONG TIME | 337 | |
13.519 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_33 | 100 | "We must give up the farm, my dear," replied her uncle sadly, "and wander away into the world to work for our living." The girl listened quite seriously, for she had not known before how desperately poor they were. | WE MUST GIVE UP THE FARM MY DEAR REPLIED HER UNCLE SADLY AND WANDER AWAY INTO THE WORLD TO WORK FOR OUR LIVING THE LITTLE GIRL LISTENED QUITE SERIOUSLY FOR SHE HAD NOT KNOWN BEFORE HOW DESPERATELY POOR THEY WERE | 337 | |
10.199 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_34 | 100 | When the banker told Uncle Henry that he must pay the money in thirty days or leave the farm, the poor man was in despair, as he knew he could not possibly get the money. | WHEN THE BANKER TOLD UNCLE HENRY THAT HE MUST PAY THE MONEY IN THIRTY DAYS OR LEAVE THE FARM THE POOR MAN WAS IN DESPAIR AS HE KNEW HE COULD NOT POSSIBLY GET THE MONEY | 337 | |
15.88 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_29 | 100 | "We don't mind for ourselves," said her aunt, stroking the little girl's head tenderly; "but we love you as if you were our own child, and we are heart broken to think that you must also endure poverty, and work for a living before you have grown big and strong." | WE DON'T MIND FOR OURSELVES SAID HER AUNT STROKING THE LITTLE GIRL'S HEAD TENDERLY BUT WE LOVE YOU AS IF YOU WERE OUR OWN CHILD AND WE ARE HEART BROKEN TO THINK THAT YOU MUST ALSO ENDURE POVERTY AND WORK FOR A LIVING BEFORE YOU HAVE GROWN BIG AND STRONG | 337 | |
17.559 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_28 | 100 | Whatever the explanation might be, it was certain that Dorothy had been absent from her Kansas home for several long periods, always disappearing unexpectedly, yet always coming back safe and sound, with amazing tales of where she had been and the unusual people she had met. | WHATEVER THE EXPLANATION MIGHT BE IT WAS CERTAIN THAT DOROTHY HAD BEEN ABSENT FROM HER KANSAS HOME FOR SEVERAL LONG PERIODS ALWAYS DISAPPEARING UNEXPECTEDLY YET ALWAYS COMING BACK SAFE AND SOUND WITH AMAZING TALES OF WHERE SHE HAD BEEN AND THE UNUSUAL PEOPLE SHE HAD MET | 337 | |
10.56 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_35 | 100 | "How?" asked Aunt Em. "Ozma sees me every day at four o'clock, in her Magic Picture. She can see me wherever I am, no matter what I am doing. | HOW ASKED AUNT EM OZMA SEES ME EVERY DAY AT FOUR O'CLOCK IN HER MAGIC PICTURE SHE CAN SEE ME WHEREVER I AM NO MATTER WHAT I AM DOING | 337 | |
14.119 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_31 | 100 | The elder people remained silent for some time after Dorothy had spoken. Finally, Aunt Em said, with another sigh of regret: "If that is the case, Dorothy, perhaps you'd better go and live in the Emerald City. | THE ELDER PEOPLE REMAINED SILENT FOR SOME TIME AFTER DOROTHY HAD SPOKEN FINALLY AUNT EM SAID WITH ANOTHER SIGH OF REGRET IF THAT IS THE CASE DOROTHY PERHAPS YOU'D BETTER GO AND LIVE IN THE EMERALD CITY | 337 | |
9.119 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_44 | 100 | It was not a big farm, nor a very good one, because sometimes the rain did not come when the crops needed it, and then everything withered and dried up. | IT WAS NOT A BIG FARM NOR A VERY GOOD ONE BECAUSE SOMETIMES THE RAIN DID NOT COME WHEN THE CROPS NEEDED IT AND THEN EVERYTHING WITHERED AND DRIED UP | 337 | |
5.88 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_46 | 100 | "I'm not so sure about that," remarked Uncle Henry, shaking his gray head doubtfully. | I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT THAT REMARKED UNCLE HENRY SHAKING HIS GREY HEAD DOUBTFULLY | 337 | |
8.72 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_37 | 100 | It will break our hearts to lose you from our lives, but you will be so much better off with your fairy friends that it seems wisest and best for you to go." | IT WILL BREAK OUR HEARTS TO LOSE YOU FROM OUR LIVES BUT YOU WILL BE SO MUCH BETTER OFF WITH YOUR FAIRY FRIENDS THAT IT SEEMS WISEST AND BEST FOR YOU TO GO | 337 | |
30.08 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_19 | 100 | Most of Dorothy's stories were about the Land of Oz, with its beautiful Emerald City and a lovely girl Ruler named Ozma, who was the most faithful friend of the little Kansas girl. When Dorothy told about the riches of this fairy country Uncle Henry would sigh, for he knew that a single one of the great emeralds that were so common there would pay all his debts and leave his farm free. But Dorothy never brought any jewels home with her, so their poverty became greater every year. | MOST OF DOROTHY'S STORIES WERE ABOUT THE LAND OF OZ WITH ITS BEAUTIFUL EMERALD CITY AND A LOVELY GIRL RULER NAMED OZMA WHO WAS THE MOST FAITHFUL FRIEND OF THE LITTLE KANSAS GIRL WHEN DOROTHY TOLD ABOUT THE RICHES OF THIS VERY COUNTRY UNCLE HENRY WOULD SIGH FOR HE KNEW THAT A SINGLE ONE OF THE GREAT EMERALDS THAT WERE SO COMMON THERE WOULD PAY ALL HIS DEBTS AND LEAVE HIS FARM FREE BUT DOROTHY NEVER BROUGHT ANY JEWELS HOME WITH HER SO THEIR POVERTY BECAME GREATER EVERY YEAR | 337 | |
4.44 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_49 | 100 | Then, in the wink of an eye, I shall be with Ozma in her palace." | THEN IN THE WINK OF AN EYE I SHALL BE WITH OZMA IN HER PALACE | 337 | |
8.159 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_48 | 100 | 2. How Uncle Henry Got Into Trouble Dorothy Gale lived on a farm in Kansas, with her Aunt Em and her Uncle Henry. | HOW UNCLE HENRY GOT INTO TROUBLE DOROTHY GALE LIVED ON A FARM IN KANSAS WITH HER AUNT EM AND HER UNCLE HENRY | 337 | |
14.399 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_36 | 100 | The child had kissed her uncle and aunt affectionately before she went upstairs, and now she looked around her little room rather wistfully, gazing at the simple trinkets and worn calico and gingham dresses, as if they were old friends. | THE CHILD HAD KISSED HER UNCLE AND AUNT AFFECTIONATELY BEFORE SHE WENT UPSTAIRS AND NOW SHE LOOKED AROUND HER LITTLE ROOM RATHER WISTFULLY GAZING AT THE SIMPLE TRINKETS AND WORN CALICO AND GINGHAM DRESSES AS IF THEY WERE OLD FRIENDS | 337 | |
20.239 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_40 | 100 | He was a good man, and worked in the field as hard as he could; and Aunt Em did all the housework, with Dorothy's help. Yet they did not seem to get along. This little girl, Dorothy, was like dozens of little girls you know. She was loving and usually sweet tempered, and had a round rosy face and earnest eyes. | HE WAS A GOOD MAN AND WORKED IN THE FIELDS AS HARD AS HE COULD AND AUNT EM DID ALL THE HOUSEWORK WITH DOROTHY'S HELP YET THEY DID NOT SEEM TO GET ALONG THIS LITTLE GIRL DOROTHY WAS LIKE DOZENS OF LITTLE GIRLS YOU KNOW SHE WAS LOVING AND USUALLY SWEET TEMPERED AND HAD A ROUND ROSY FACE AND EARNEST EYES | 337 | |
12.679 | medium/100/emerald_city_librivox_64kb_mp3/emeraldcity_02_baum_64kb_45 | 100 | She knew that she COULD help them. She had thought of a way already. Yet she did not tell them at once what it was, because she must ask Ozma's consent before she would be able to carry out her plans. | SHE KNEW THAT SHE COULD HELP THEM SHE HAD THOUGHT OF A WAY ALREADY YET SHE COULD NOT TELL THEM AT ONCE WHAT IT WAS BECAUSE SHE MUST ASK OZMA'S CONSENT BEFORE SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO CARRY OUT HER PLANS | 337 |
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Libriheavy
Libriheavy: a 50,000 hours ASR corpus with punctuation casing and context. Libriheavy is a labeled version of Librilight.
This uploaded version replaces the default Libri-Light audio files with the highest quality available versions from librivox and cuts them without re-encoding them. In most cases, this consists an upgrade of the source audio from a 64kbps mp3 to a 128kbps mp3.
Audio files are kept as mp3 and not re-encoded to flac as in the original Librilight source archives to save disk space.
- Homepage: https://github.com/k2-fsa/libriheavy
- License: apache-2.0
Citation
@misc{kang2023libriheavy,
title={Libriheavy: a 50,000 hours ASR corpus with punctuation casing and context},
author={Wei Kang and Xiaoyu Yang and Zengwei Yao and Fangjun Kuang and Yifan Yang and Liyong Guo and Long Lin and Daniel Povey},
year={2023},
eprint={2309.08105},
archivePrefix={arXiv},
primaryClass={eess.AS}
}
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