Chapter 23 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 23 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet. Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag. “It’s a white mouse! One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets. I won’t forget!”
Chapter 23 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.”
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.”
a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
From this reading “Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.”
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading ““It’s a white mouse!”
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.”
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading “One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.”
plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.”
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In this reading ““It’s a white mouse!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s a white mouse!
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
a hard grey-black mineral consisting of corundum and either hematite or magnetite; used as an abrasive (especially as a coating on paper)
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
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From this reading “It’s a white mouse!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading “It’s a white mouse!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
plural of “pet” — a domesticated animal kept for companionship or amusement
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
plural of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Let’s not forget―” “Oh, I know what the white pet is, Sewing Bird,” interrupted Emery Bag.
a Caucasian
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading One of my uncles had a whole side eaten out of him by one of those sweet pets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won’t forget!”
but in spite of that
From this reading THE WHITE PET “WE’RE not through yet,― There’s the white pet.
Chapter 23 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 23 holds 142 sentences of The Mary Frances Sewing Book, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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