Chapter 14 of Baartock is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Baartock is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch. Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school. He couldn't see the street. He could just barely see the grass outside the window. It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.
Chapter 14 of Baartock is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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only a very short time before
From this reading “He could just barely see the grass outside the window.”
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading “It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.”
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading “Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.”
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading “It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.”
a storm with rain
From this reading “It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.”
take away possessions from someone
From this reading “Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.”
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 It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
only a very short time before
From this reading He could just barely see the grass outside the window.
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.
a room in a school where lessons take place
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could just barely see the grass outside the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.
at any time
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn't see the street.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
and nothing more
From this reading He could just barely see the grass outside the window.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
take the midday meal
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading He could just barely see the grass outside the window.
falling in drops or as if falling like rain
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
a storm with rain
From this reading It was a blowing, dark gray rainstorm.
an educational institution
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading He couldn't see the street.
take away possessions from someone
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
at the time that
From this reading It was raining harder than ever when they went to lunch.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading He could just barely see the grass outside the window.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Looking out the classroom windows, Baartock couldn't see the trees or the houses across the wide grass strip next to the school.
Chapter 14 of Baartock by Lewis Roth holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 113 sentences of Baartock, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Baartock by Lewis Roth exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 165 minutes of reading across 397 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Baartock, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
