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Author
L. Frank Baum
Level
A2
Chapters
24
Length
~40k words
Reading time
~3 h
Translation
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The Wonderful Wizard of OzL. Frank Baum · A2
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DICTIONARY

cherish
verb

TRANSLATION

дорожить, лелеять

to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.

She cherishes the memory of her grandmother.
Она дорожит памятью о своей бабушке.

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Why The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a great book to read in English

A Kansas cyclone drops Dorothy's house in a strange land, and the road to getting home is paved with yellow brick. Baum's 1900 fairy tale moves in short, clear chapters with constant dialogue — one of the smoothest first novels to read in English.

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