Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird. “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances. “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson! Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.” “I know,” said Scissors Shears.
Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading ““Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.””
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading ““I know,” said Scissors Shears.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.”
large scissors with strong blades
From this reading ““I know,” said Scissors Shears.”
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading ““Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.”
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.”
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.
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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 A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
dearly loved
From this reading “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
put on clothes
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know,” said Scissors Shears.
immediately past
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
a unit of instruction
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.
participate in games or sport
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading “I know,” said Scissors Shears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
large scissors with strong blades
From this reading “I know,” said Scissors Shears.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
carry out
From this reading Grandma didn’t take her afternoon out, and little Lottie was over here to play.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading “Good-afternoon, dear Thimble People,” said Mary Frances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
possessive form of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “I was so sorry that I had to miss last week’s lesson!
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A “DRESS-UP” DRESS “GOOD-AFTERNOON, your Seamstress-ship,” welcomed Sewing Bird.
Chapter 26 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 143 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 26 holds 143 sentences of The Mary Frances Sewing Book, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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