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The Mary Frances Story Book
The Mary Frances Story Book

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Story Book is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.
---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.
MADE IN THE U.S.A.
THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.
They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.
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The Mary Frances Story Book

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Story Book is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/67 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.
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---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.
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MADE IN THE U.S.A.
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THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.
/ðə ˈmeri ˈfrænsɪs ˈstɔːri bʊk ɪz ˈdɪfərənt frʌm ðə ˈʌðər ˈmeri ˈfrænsɪs bʊks/
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They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

colleague noun US /ˈkɑːliɡ/

an associate that one works with

From this reading “---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.”

crocheting noun US /kroʊˈʃeɪɪŋ/

needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

From this reading “They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.”

dedicated adjective US /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading “---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.”

emmy noun US /ˈemi/

an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

From this reading “---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.”

gardening noun US /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/

the cultivation of plants

From this reading “They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.”

housekeeping noun US /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/

the work of cleaning and running a house

From this reading “They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.”

mentor noun US /ˈmentɔːr/

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

From this reading “---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.”

role noun US /roʊl/

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

From this reading “---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

tell a story verb + article + noun counted as “tell … story”

In this reading “They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.”

fell off verb + particle

In this reading “---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.”

All words in this reading · 56

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading MADE IN THE U.S.A.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

BOOKnounUS /bʊk/

a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

BooksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

CnounUS /siː/

a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature

From this reading ---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.

colleaguenounUS /ˈkɑːliɡ/

an associate that one works with

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

COMPANYnounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading ---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.

cookingnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/

the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

crochetingnounUS /kroʊˈʃeɪɪŋ/

needlework done by interlocking looped stitches with a hooked needle

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

dedicatedadjectiveUS /ˈdedəkeɪtəd/

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

differentadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfərənt/

unlike in nature or quality or form or degree

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

ebook

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

EMMYnounUS /ˈemi/

an annual award by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in television

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

faradverbUS /fɑːr/

to a considerable degree; very much

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

first-aid

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

FRANCESnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/

plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

gardeningnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/

the cultivation of plants

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

housekeepingnounUS /ˈhaʊskiːpɪŋ/

the work of cleaning and running a house

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading MADE IN THE U.S.A.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

JOHNnounUS /dʒɑːn/

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading ---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.

knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/

needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

lessonsnounUS /ˈlesənz/

plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

MADEadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading MADE IN THE U.S.A.

MARYnounUS /ˈmeri/

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

mentornounUS /ˈmentɔːr/

a wise and trusted guide and advisor

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

modelnounUS /ˈmɑːdəl/

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

PAnounUS /pɑː/

an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

From this reading ---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

PHILADELPHIAnounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading ---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.

planetnounUS /ˈplænət/

(astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

rolenounUS /roʊl/

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading MADE IN THE U.S.A.

sewingnounUS /ˈsoʊɪŋ/

joining or attaching by stitches

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

STORYnounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is different from the other Mary Frances Books.

teachverbUS /tiːtʃ/

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are part lessons and part story; they teach something about cooking and sewing, knitting and crocheting, housekeeping and gardening, and first-aid--and tell a story, too; but THE MARY FRANCES STORY BOOK is all story.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

tooadverbUS /tuː/

to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading MADE IN THE U.S.A.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading ---------------------------------------- This ebook is dedicated to EMMY friend, colleague, mentor, role model, who fell off the planet far too soon.

WINSTON

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ---------------------------------------- THE JOHN C. WINSTON COMPANY PHILADELPHIA, PA.

Chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Story Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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.

What does chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Story Book contain?

Chapter 1 holds 335 sentences of The Mary Frances Story Book, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Story Book by Jane Eayre Fryer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 335 sentences, grouped into 67 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 1 of The Mary Frances Story Book?

Work through the 67 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 67 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 1 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Mary Frances Story Book

Common questions about reading The Mary Frances Story Book by Jane Eayre Fryer on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of The Mary Frances Story Book?

Yes. All 5226 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #56322 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Mary Frances Story Book is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #56322, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Mary Frances Story Book take to read?

About 435 minutes of reading across 1046 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Mary Frances Story Book

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Mary Frances Story Book, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Ebook
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mary Frances Story Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Dedicated
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mary Frances Story Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Friend
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mary Frances Story Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Colleague
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Mary Frances Story Book; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.