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The Mary Frances Garden Book
The Mary Frances Garden Book

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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---------------------+------------------------------------------------ | Names.
| Remarks.
| ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Snowdrops.
| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.
| | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Mary Frances Garden Book

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
---------------------+------------------------------------------------ | Names.
/neɪmz/
Line 2
| Remarks.
/rɪˈmɑːrks/
Line 3
| ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Snowdrops.
Line 4
| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.
/pjʊr waɪt smɔːl belz ˈbluːmɪŋ leɪt ɪn ˈfebjəweri ɔːr ˈɜːrli ɪn mɑːrtʃ weˈnevər ðə snoʊ liːvz ðə ɡraʊnd/
Line 5
| | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

Learner Dictionary

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.

bells noun US /belz/

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading “| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.”

blooming noun US /ˈbluːmɪŋ/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading “| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.”

bulbs noun US /bʌlbz/

plural of “bulb” — a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

From this reading “| | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.”

February noun US /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading “| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.”

Names noun US /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading “---------------------+------------------------------------------------ | Names.”

Pure adjective US /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading “| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.”

Remarks noun US /rɪˈmɑːrks/

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading “| Remarks.”

whenever conjunction US /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading “| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Pure white adjective + noun

In this reading “| Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.”

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bellsnounUS /belz/

plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

bulbsnounUS /bʌlbz/

plural of “bulb” — a modified bud consisting of a thickened globular underground stem serving as a reproductive structure

From this reading | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/

overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form

From this reading | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

FebruarynounUS /ˈfebjəweri/

the month following January and preceding March

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

groundnounUS /ɡraʊnd/

the solid part of the earth's surface

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

LeaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

leavesnounUS /liːvz/

plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

NamesnounUS /neɪmz/

verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument

From this reading ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ | Names.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

PureadjectiveUS /pjʊr/

free of extraneous elements of any kind

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

RemarksnounUS /rɪˈmɑːrks/

plural of “remark” — a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading | Remarks.

smalladjectiveUS /smɔːl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

snownounUS /snoʊ/

precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

Snowdrops

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | ---------------------+------------------------------------------------ Snowdrops.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/

at any time that; every time that

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading | Pure white small bells, blooming late in | February or early in March, whenever the snow | leaves the ground.

WinternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

withleaves

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading | | Leave bulbs in the ground over Winter, covered | withleaves.

Chapter 6 of The Mary Frances Garden Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 127 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.

What does chapter 6 of The Mary Frances Garden Book contain?

Chapter 6 holds 127 sentences of The Mary Frances Garden Book, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 6 of The Mary Frances Garden Book by Jane Eayre Fryer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 6 of The Mary Frances Garden Book?

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Vocabulary met early in The Mary Frances Garden Book

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Girls
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Things
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Eayre
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Fryer
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