Chapter 34 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home. “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you! Please shut your eyes and don’t peep. It will take me some time to get it ready.” “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
Chapter 34 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading ““Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!””
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
look furtively
From this reading “Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading ““Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!””
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading ““Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!”
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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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.”
In this reading “It will take me some time to get it ready.””
In this reading “MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
dearly loved
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
look furtively
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
carry out
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARY FRANCES AT HOME MARY FRANCES came into her mother’s room on the evening of the day they all reached home.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will take me some time to get it ready.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, dear,” smiled her mother, “but I’m very anxious to see!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Mother, I have the loveliest surprise for you!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Please shut your eyes and don’t peep.
Chapter 34 of The Mary Frances Sewing Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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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