Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art! Line one out!" "A home run, old man! You can do it!" "Slam one over the fence!"
Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “"Slam one over the fence!"”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “"A home run, old man!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!”
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “Line one out!"”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “"A home run, old man!”
close violently
From this reading “"Slam one over the fence!"”
expressive of contempt
From this reading “A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!”
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 “A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!”
a man who is very old
In this reading “"A home run, old man!”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can do it!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You can do it!"
enclose with a fence
From this reading "Slam one over the fence!"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "A home run, old man!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You can do it!"
the sound of laughing
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Line one out!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A home run, old man!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "A home run, old man!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Line one out!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Line one out!"
above and across; more than
From this reading "Slam one over the fence!"
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "A home run, old man!
close violently
From this reading "Slam one over the fence!"
expressive of contempt
From this reading A SNEERING LAUGH "Come on now, Art!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Slam one over the fence!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You can do it!"
Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe at Yale by Lester Chadwick holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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 4 holds 92 sentences of Baseball Joe at Yale, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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