Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe Around the World is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe Around the World is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation. "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him. "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose. "Look at this!" Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.
Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe Around the World is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.”
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading “THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.”
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading “"Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.”
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading “"Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “"Look at this!"”
In this reading “THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.”
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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 THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look at this!"
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
exhale hard
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look at this!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Look at this!"
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Matter enough!" growled Joe, thrusting the offending paper under his comrade's nose.
too sacred to be uttered
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BLOW FALLS Baseball Joe's first sensation was one of unutterable surprise, followed a moment later by fierce indignation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, Joe?" asked Jim, coming up behind him.
make whistling sounds
From this reading Jim looked and gave a long whistle of surprise.
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