Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl. "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried. "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove. Tea Kettle simmered his thanks. "What can be burning?" she asked.
Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading “"You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.”
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading “"You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.”
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading “"Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.”
past form of “simmer” — boil slowly at low temperature
From this reading “Tea Kettle simmered his thanks.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “"You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.”
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.”
someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
From this reading “TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a youthful female person
In this reading “TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What can be burning?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What can be burning?" she asked.
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
the act of burning something
From this reading "What can be burning?" she asked.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can be burning?" she asked.
a refrigerator for cooling liquids
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
a young female
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Tea Kettle simmered his thanks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
past form of “simmer” — boil slowly at low temperature
From this reading Tea Kettle simmered his thanks.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Tea Kettle simmered his thanks.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
From this reading TOASTER MAN IN ran the dearest, sweetest little girl.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can be burning?" she asked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, you poor Tea Kettle!" she cried.
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From this reading "You'll boil to death!" and she pulled it over to the cooler part of the stove.
Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Cook Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 1 holds 159 sentences of The Mary Frances Cook Book, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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