Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him. “Sorry,” said Billy. “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room. What keeps you there so long?” “Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!”
Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on a floor below
From this reading “TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “What keeps you there so long?””
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading “TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.”
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading ““Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!””
-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
From this reading ““Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!””
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading ““I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.”
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading “TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.”
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.
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 TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
on a floor below
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading What keeps you there so long?”
make (textiles) by knitting
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading “Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading What keeps you there so long?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
come together
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!”
-ing form of “practice” — carry out or practice; as of jobs and professions
From this reading “Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Sorry,” said Billy.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What keeps you there so long?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “Sorry,” said Billy.
a link or loop or knot made by an implement in knitting, crocheting, embroidery, or sewing
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What keeps you there so long?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Oh, I told you, Billy—I am practicing knitting!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What keeps you there so long?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TO KNIT A STITCH “GOODNESS, Billy, you made me jump!” exclaimed Mary Frances, running downstairs to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I couldn’t find you down here and guessed that you’d be in the sewing room.
Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Knitting and Crocheting Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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