The little old woman took the slate from her nose, and having read the words on it, asked, "Is your name Dorothy, my dear?"
/ðə ˈlɪtl oʊld ˈwʊmən tʊk ðə sleɪt frʌm hɜːr noʊz ænd ˈhəvɪŋ red ðə wɜːrdz ɑːn ɪt æskt ɪz jʊr neɪm (Dorothy) maɪ diːr/
" "Yes," answered the child, looking up and drying her tears.
/() () () () () jes ˈænsərd ðə ʧaɪld ˈlʊkɪŋ ʌp ænd ˈdraɪɪŋ hɜːr terz/
"Then you must go to the City of Emeralds.
/ðen juː mʌst goʊ tuː ðə ˈsɪtiː əv ˈemərəldz/
Perhaps Oz will help you."
/pərˈhæps (Oz) wɪl help juː/
" "Where is this city?"
/hwer ɪz ðɪs ˈsɪtiː/
" asked Dorothy.
/() æskt (Dorothy)/
"It is exactly in the center of the country, and is ruled by Oz, the Great Wizard I told you of."
/ɪt ɪz ɪgˈzæktliː ɪn ðə ˈsentər əv ðə ˈkʌntriː ænd ɪz ruːld baɪ (Oz) ðə greɪt ˈwɪzərd aɪ toʊld juː əv/
" "Is he a good man?"
/ɪz hiː ə gʊd mæn/
" inquired the girl anxiously.
/() ɪnˈkwaɪrd ðə gɜːrl ˈæŋkʃəsliː/
"He is a good Wizard.
/hiː ɪz ə gʊd ˈwɪzərd/
Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, for I have never seen him."
/ˈhweðər hiː ɪz ə mæn ər nɑːt aɪ ˈkænɑːt tel fər aɪ həv ˈnevər seen hɪm/
" "How can I get there?"
/haʊ kæn aɪ get ðer/
" asked Dorothy.
/() æskt (Dorothy)/
"You must walk.
/juː mʌst wɔːk/
It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible.
/ɪt ɪz ə lɔːŋ ˈʤɜːrniː θruː ə ˈkʌntriː ðæt ɪz sʌmˌtaɪmz ˈplezənt ænd sʌmˌtaɪmz dɑːrk ænd ˈterəbəl/
However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm."
/haʊˈevər aɪ wɪl ˈjuːz ɔːl ðə ˈmæʤɪk ɑːrts aɪ noʊ əv tuː kiːp juː frʌm hɑːrm/
" "Won't you go with me?"
/woʊnt juː goʊ wɪð ˈmiː/
" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as her only friend.
/() ˈpliːdɪd ðə gɜːrl huː həd bɪˈgʌn tuː lʊk əˈpɑːn ðə ˈlɪtl oʊld ˈwʊmən æz hɜːr ˈoʊnliː frend/
"No, I cannot do that," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North."
/noʊ aɪ ˈkænɑːt duː ðæt ʃiː riːˈplaɪd bʌt aɪ wɪl gɪv juː maɪ kɪs ænd noʊ wʌn wɪl der ˈɪnʤər ə ˈpɜːrsən huː həz bɪn kɪst baɪ ðə wɪʧ əv ðə nɔːrθ/