Chapter 33 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop! Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning. Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat. “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm. “Matter?” cawed Feather Flop hoarsely.
Chapter 33 of The Mary Frances Garden Book is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!”
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading “FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!”
fall loosely
From this reading “FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.”
-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading “Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.”
plural of “over” — (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
From this reading “Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.”
make a sweeping movement
From this reading “Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.”
adult male chicken
From this reading “Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.”
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In this reading “Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.”
In this reading ““Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.”
a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors
In this reading “Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.”
In this reading ““Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Matter?” cawed Feather Flop hoarsely.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!
join tongue and groove, in carpentry
From this reading FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!
a boy or man
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
fall loosely
From this reading FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
-ing form of “gurgle” — flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading “Matter?” cawed Feather Flop hoarsely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading FEATHER FLOP’S CONCEIT “OH, Feather Flop!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
plural of “over” — (cricket) the division of play during which six balls are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
make a sweeping movement
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
adult male chicken
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Feather Flop made some queer gurgling noise in his throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Feather Flop!” called Mary Frances, as she carried a pan of the “left overs” of the garden party out to the rooster the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, what’s the matter, old fellow?” she asked in alarm.
Chapter 33 of The Mary Frances Garden Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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