Chapter 13 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?" "Have you played much before you came here?" "Oh, rats! I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!" "Hey, quit shoving; will you?"
Chapter 13 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “"Have you played much before you came here?"”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “"Hey, quit shoving; will you?"”
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading “"Oh, rats!”
-ing form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading “"Hey, quit shoving; will you?"”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"”
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 “"Have you played much before you came here?"”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Have you played much before you came here?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Have you played much before you came here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
the act of departing
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you played much before you came here?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Have you played much before you came here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hey, quit shoving; will you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Have you played much before you came here?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, rats!
(of games) engaged in
From this reading "Have you played much before you came here?"
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Hey, quit shoving; will you?"
plural of “rat” — any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading "Oh, rats!
-ing form of “shove” — come into rough contact with while moving
From this reading "Hey, quit shoving; will you?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
make an effort or attempt
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Hey, quit shoving; will you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I don't believe I'll have any show with all this bunch!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading EARLY PRACTICE "What are you going to try for?"
Chapter 13 of Baseball Joe at Yale by Lester Chadwick holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 13 holds 139 sentences of Baseball Joe at Yale, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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