Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky. "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe. "Not I," replied the pitcher. "And yet it's fresh. I can't understand.
Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “"And yet it's fresh.”
make a painting
From this reading “JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “"Not I," replied the pitcher.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.”
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading “"Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I can't understand.”
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.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't understand.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading "And yet it's fresh.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Not I," replied the pitcher.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And yet it's fresh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not I," replied the pitcher.
make a painting
From this reading JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading "Not I," replied the pitcher.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
in a strange manner
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not I," replied the pitcher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.
a transient variation in voltage or current
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Not I," replied the pitcher.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading JOE'S TRIUMPH "Red paint!" exclaimed Ricky.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I can't understand.
which person or people
From this reading "Who put it there?" asked Spike, and he looked queerly at Joe.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet it's fresh.
Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe at Yale by Lester Chadwick holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 holds 111 sentences of Baseball Joe at Yale, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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