Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window. A tramp! "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl. "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap. "Please, Miss--a cup o' tea--anything?
Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Cook Book is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “"Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “"Please, Miss--a cup o' tea--anything?”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.”
made afraid
From this reading “"Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “"Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.”
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading “THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.”
a vagrant
From this reading “THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “"Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.”
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.
In this reading “THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
In this reading “"Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.”
In this reading “"Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.”
In this reading “THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “"Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.”
In this reading “"Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A tramp!
any thing at all
From this reading "Please, Miss--a cup o' tea--anything?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "Please, Miss--a cup o' tea--anything?
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
at any time
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
made afraid
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
a young female
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
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From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Please, Miss--a cup o' tea--anything?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
past form of “peep” — look furtively
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Please, Miss--a cup o' tea--anything?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh, dear,--shall I open the door?" thought the frightened little girl.
a vagrant
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE TRAMP MARY FRANCES peeped out of the open window.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading "Please, Miss,"--the oldest, hungriest-looking tramp she ever saw looked down at her, taking off his worn out cap.
Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Cook Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 11 holds 129 sentences of The Mary Frances Cook Book, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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