Chapter 7 of Frank and Fanny is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Frank and Fanny is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY DAY. Mary Day's father was rich. He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things. Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy. But it was not so.
Chapter 7 of Frank and Fanny is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.”
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “Mary Day's father was rich.”
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading “He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY DAY.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “Mary Day's father was rich.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was not so.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARY DAY.
possessive form of “day” — time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mary Day's father was rich.
plural of “dress” — a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mary Day's father was rich.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was not so.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY DAY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But it was not so.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
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From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Mary Day's father was rich.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it was not so.
express a supposition
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading He lived in an elegant house, kept a carriage and fine horses, and Mary had beautiful dresses, and a great variety of play-things.
precisely as stated
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mary Day's father was rich.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I suppose you think that all these things made Mary very happy.
Chapter 7 of Frank and Fanny by Bloomfield H., Mrs. Moore holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 7 holds 57 sentences of Frank and Fanny, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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