Chapter 30 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor. “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me. Maybe Eleanor will come, too.” “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us. I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.
Chapter 30 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading ““I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.”
your parents
From this reading ““I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.”
by chance
From this reading “Maybe Eleanor will come, too.””
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
plural of “trim” — a state of arrangement or appearance
From this reading “QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.”
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.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading ““I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.”
In this reading ““I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.”
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.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
dearly loved
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
divisible by two
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
your parents
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
a small worthless amount
From this reading I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
by chance
From this reading Maybe Eleanor will come, too.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might come as Jack Frost,” Jack answered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Maybe Eleanor will come, too.”
plural of “trim” — a state of arrangement or appearance
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
at the time that
From this reading “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading QUEEN’S LACE TRIMS WELL “HOW lovely that will be, Mary Frances!” exclaimed Eleanor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shall come out some evening to see you, dear fairy folks,” said Mary Frances, “even if you cannot talk with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t believe you’ll know us when you see us.
Chapter 30 of The Mary Frances Garden Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 30 holds 77 sentences of The Mary Frances Garden Book, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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