mean to fall forward, but you should know that hinges are the connecting parts that hold doors to walls while they swing, and if something becomes "unhitched," it becomes disconnected. * And the witch went flying on her broomstick thumbing for a hitch...and what happened then was rich! "Broomsticks" are the long wooden sticks that all evil witches use to fly through the air. Note that even today, one can still "hitch a ride," which is to stick out one’s thumb in hopes that a passing car will stop and pick you up (i.e.…to hitchhike). In this context, if something is "rich," this means that it is wonderful, or possibly clever or ironic. * The house landed on the wicked witch in the middle of a ditch! A "ditch" is a shallow U-shaped hole in the ground, which is often used for water to flow. * She began to twitch, and was reduced to a stitch! "To twitch" is to move suddenly and quickly, and often refers to a body part that moves just before a person dies. A "stitch" is the movement of a needle while sewing, but in this context, it has no real meaning. Let the joyous news be spread, the wicked old witch at last is dead! "Joyous" is a powerful adjective referring to those things which cause great happiness. "To spread" means to distribute widely across an area (News can spread around the world, though you can also spread butter on toast). "The" is noted here because it’s use in this scene is a stunning violation of grammatical rules, because in fact, much to Dorothy’s confusion, there were two wicked witches! * Ding dong, the witch is dead….which old witch?…The wicked witch…. This is the sound a door bell makes when you ring it (at least in English!) * Wake up, you sleepyhead, rub your eyes, get out of bed. A great and still used word for a person who is very sleepy, especially when they first wake up. * She’s gone where the goblins go...below, below, below... "Goblins" are evil spirits or ghosts, and a word feared by children. As mayor of the Muchkin City, in the county of the Land of Oz, I welcome you most regally… To welcome a person "regally" is to treat them as if they were a king or queen. We’ve got to verify it legally, to see if she is morally, ethically, spiritually, physically, positively, absolutely, undeniably and reliably dead. "To verify" something is to confirm that it is true. This sentence may be one of the greatest uses of the English adverb ever. * As coroner, I must aver, I thoroughly examined her, and she’s not only merely dead, she’s really most sincerely dead. A "coroner" is a person who examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death. "To aver" is a legal verb meaning to officially declare. "Thoroughly" means completely, and "merely," in fact, means only. This is a day of independence for all the munchkins and t
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