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Chapter 3 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?" "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that." "Forget it! But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week." "That's right.
Chapter 3 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"”
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
except if; if not
From this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."”
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move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."”
In this reading “But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."”
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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 ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Forget it!
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
the act of departing
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Forget it!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
immediately past
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right.
express in words
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
hit with a missile from a weapon
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
a difficult or unusual or dangerous feat; usually done to gain attention
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
male cat
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
except if; if not
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
a university in Connecticut
From this reading But you know I've got to start for Yale in about another week."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ONE LAST GAME "Say, Tom, do you know what I've got a good notion to do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Indeed I haven't, Joe, unless you're going to go out West and shoot Indians, or some such crazy stunt as that."
Chapter 3 of Baseball Joe at Yale by Lester Chadwick holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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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