Chapter 29 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room. “S’sh! s’sh!” she said. “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me! Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water. It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
Chapter 29 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading “MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.”
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading “It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.”
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading ““Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
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From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
the act of departing
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
a unit of instruction
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “S’sh! s’sh!” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “S’sh! s’sh!” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “S’sh! s’sh!” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
as much as a thimble will hold
From this reading “Oh, Thimble People, I’ve,―oh, dear me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARY MARIE GOES IN BATHING MARY FRANCES tip-toed into the sewing room.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Oh, Magic and Mystery,―I’ve got the bath-tub half full of water.
at the time that
From this reading It’s the ocean, I have my sail-boat on it, and Mary Marie is going in bathing―when I’ve finished my lesson.
Chapter 29 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 29 holds 65 sentences of The Mary Frances Sewing Book, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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