Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries. "Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson. "That's our one best bower! Oh you Elkert! Tear 'em apart, Snyder!"
Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe at Yale is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.”
plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading “HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.”
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “"That's our one best bower!”
considered individually
From this reading “HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.”
an official at a baseball game
From this reading “HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.”
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson.”
plural of “wearer” — a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
From this reading “"Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson.”
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.”
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In this reading “HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.”
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plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
a formal public statement
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading Tear 'em apart, Snyder!"
plural of “battery” — group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "That's our one best bower!
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading "That's our one best bower!
plural of “cheer” — a cry or shout of approval
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading "Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh you Elkert!
a quad with a square body
From this reading Tear 'em apart, Snyder!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh you Elkert!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "That's our one best bower!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "That's our one best bower!
considered individually
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
plural of “shout” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tear 'em apart, Snyder!"
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading Tear 'em apart, Snyder!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's our one best bower!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
an official at a baseball game
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
produced with vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading "Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson.
plural of “wearer” — a person who wears or carries or displays something as a body covering or accessory
From this reading "Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yah!" voiced the wearers of the crimson.
plural of “yell” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading HARD LUCK Shouts and yells greeted the announcement of the umpire--cheers from the admirers of the respective batteries.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh you Elkert!
Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe at Yale by Lester Chadwick holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 24 holds 167 sentences of Baseball Joe at Yale, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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