Chapter 5 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table. “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out. “Oh, no, indeed! Oh, no indeed! Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
Chapter 5 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.”
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading ““Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.”
a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
From this reading ““Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading ““Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.”
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.”
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 “Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.”
In this reading ““Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.”
In this reading “Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
dwell on with satisfaction
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
a social unit living together
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “Oh, no, indeed!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
held up in the air
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, indeed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no, indeed!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
a carriage consisting of two wheels and a calash top; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
up to a particular time
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “Is this the whole family?” she asked as she lifted the Yarn Baby, Wooley Ball and Crow Shay out.
plural of “yarn” — the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading WOOLEY BALL TELLS SOME YARNS MARY FRANCES opened the bag on the sewing table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wait till the rest of us You’ve see’d,” spoke up Crow Shay.
Chapter 5 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 57 sentences, grouped into 12 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 5 holds 57 sentences of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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