Chapter 17 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said. And then the Yarn Baby began: DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr. Gray Germantown zephyr for trimming. Bone crochet hook No. 5.
Chapter 17 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 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.
create by looping or crocheting
From this reading “Bone crochet hook No. 5.”
past form of “crochet” — create by looping or crocheting
From this reading “DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.”
possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
fasten with a hook
From this reading “Bone crochet hook No. 5.”
the act of adding decoration
From this reading “Gray Germantown zephyr for trimming.”
a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
From this reading “MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.”
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading “MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.”
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 “DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bone crochet hook No. 5.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then the Yarn Baby began:
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And then the Yarn Baby began:
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading Bone crochet hook No. 5.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
create by looping or crocheting
From this reading Bone crochet hook No. 5.
past form of “crochet” — create by looping or crocheting
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
possessive form of “doll” — a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Gray Germantown zephyr for trimming.
having four units or components
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Gray Germantown zephyr for trimming.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
fasten with a hook
From this reading Bone crochet hook No. 5.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
not any; not one
From this reading Bone crochet hook No. 5.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then the Yarn Baby began:
the act of adding decoration
From this reading Gray Germantown zephyr for trimming.
a traditional Muslim headdress consisting of a long scarf wrapped around the head
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
From this reading MARY MARIE’S TURBAN “PLEASE let us hear the new directions, Yarn Baby,” Fairly Flew said.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading DOLL’S CROCHETED TURBAN (HAT) (See the picture opposite page 40—color plate) Material: Old rose or blue four-fold Germantown zephyr.
Chapter 17 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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