garret
a very small room just under the roof of a house; an attic.
“There was no garret at all, and no cellar” (Chapter 1)
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum
A Kansas cyclone carries Dorothy and Toto to the Land of Oz, where she sets out for the Emerald City with a Scarecrow, a Tin Woodman, and a Cowardly Lion. Baum wrote for children in 1900, and some of his words have since gone out of use. This edition explains each one, with the sentence it came from. The paperback has W. W. Denslow’s illustrations in black and white; the hardcover and Kindle editions have them in full color.
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What’s inside
- Glossary of over 300 words and phrases
- Character guide covering 25 characters
- Location guide covering 9 places
- W. W. Denslow’s original 1900 illustrations
- Historic orientation to the America of 1900
- Biographical article on L. Frank Baum
- Full, unabridged text
Words from this book
greensward
ground that is covered with grass.
“There were lovely patches of greensward all about” (Chapter 2)
counterpane
a decorative bed cover; a bedspread.
“sheets of green silk and a green velvet counterpane” (Chapter 11)
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