Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Story Book is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Story Book is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity. The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said: “Your daughter, my good friend?” “Wife,” said John. “Niece?” asked the Stranger.
Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Story Book is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.”
a female human offspring
From this reading ““Your daughter, my good friend?””
a very small circular shape
From this reading “The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading ““Niece?” asked the Stranger.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:”
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.
In this reading “The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.”
In this reading ““Your daughter, my good friend?””
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.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Niece?” asked the Stranger.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
a female human offspring
From this reading “Your daughter, my good friend?”
a very small circular shape
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Your daughter, my good friend?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Your daughter, my good friend?”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your daughter, my good friend?”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “Niece?” asked the Stranger.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
in the direction of
From this reading The Stranger raised his head; and looking from Dot toward John, said:
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The carrier and his wife glanced at each other in perplexity.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your daughter, my good friend?”
Chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Story Book by Jane Eayre Fryer holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 404 sentences of The Mary Frances Story Book, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of The Mary Frances Story Book by Jane Eayre Fryer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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