Chapter 5 of Little Frankie at His Plays is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Little Frankie at His Plays is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRANKIE AND THE SUGAR. ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?" He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly. "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma. "On the table," said Frankie.
Chapter 5 of Little Frankie at His Plays is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of eating dinner
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “FRANKIE AND THE SUGAR.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
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In this reading “ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “"On the table," said Frankie.”
In this reading “He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.”
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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 ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FRANKIE AND THE SUGAR.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
dearly loved
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRANKIE AND THE SUGAR.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On the table," said Frankie.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a separate part of a whole
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "On the table," said Frankie.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
express in speech
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading FRANKIE AND THE SUGAR.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading "On the table," said Frankie.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRANKIE AND THE SUGAR.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
at the time that
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading He meant sugar, but he could not speak the word plainly.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ONE morning Mrs. Gray was finishing a piece of work which she wished to send away, when Frankie ran in from the dining hall, and asked, "Mamma, may I have some chucher?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where is the sugar that you want, my dear?" asked mamma.
Chapter 5 of Little Frankie at His Plays by Madeline Leslie holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
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