Chapter 31 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet. “Wasn’t it wonderful?” Eleanor clapped her hands softly. “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!” “I am as glad as Eleanor,” Mary Frances said.
Chapter 31 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Eleanor clapped her hands softly.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
have in common
From this reading ““Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!””
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
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.
wild or uncultivated flowering plant
In this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
a garden featuring flowering plants
In this reading “THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am as glad as Eleanor,” Mary Frances said.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
rebounding from an impact (or series of impacts)
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Eleanor clapped her hands softly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor clapped her hands softly.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Eleanor clapped her hands softly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Wasn’t it wonderful?”
common American spring-flowering woodland herb having sheathing leaves and an upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and purple spathe producing scarlet berries
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am as glad as Eleanor,” Mary Frances said.
have in common
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh, I am so glad I could share Mary Frances’ pleasure!”
with low volume
From this reading Eleanor clapped her hands softly.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wasn’t it wonderful?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WILD FLOWER GARDEN THE girls were in Mary Frances’ mother’s room whispering to her the story of their experience with Jack-in-the-Pulpit and Bouncing Bet.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Wasn’t it wonderful?”
Chapter 31 of The Mary Frances Garden Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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.
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