Chapter 4 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria. "For the land's sakes! Where in the world has that child been? Look at those hands! Have you been playing in the coal?"
Chapter 4 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 40 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/8 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Where in the world has that child been?”
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “Have you been playing in the coal?"”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.”
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “Have you been playing in the coal?"”
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.”
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.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at those hands!”
In this reading “Where in the world has that child been?”
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.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at those hands!
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
a young person of either sex
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading Have you been playing in the coal?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Look at those hands!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you been playing in the coal?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
possessive form of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at those hands!
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Have you been playing in the coal?"
plural of “sake” — a reason for wanting something done
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUNT MARIA "FOR the land's sakes!" cried Aunt Maria.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Look at those hands!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Where in the world has that child been?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you been playing in the coal?"
Chapter 4 of The Mary Frances Cook Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 40 sentences, grouped into 8 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 4 holds 40 sentences of The Mary Frances Cook Book, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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