Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm. “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do. Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all. And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.” “I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.
Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading ““In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.””
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.””
with gloom
From this reading ““I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.””
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.”
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In this reading “And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.””
In this reading ““In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.”
In this reading ““In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.”
In this reading “THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
later than; following
From this reading Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
(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 Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
a quantity of money
From this reading Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
any thing at all
From this reading Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
rid of obstructions
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
with gloom
From this reading “I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.
act or move at high speed
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
by chance
From this reading Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.
express in words
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I can’t understand it,” said Joe, gloomily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “In the first place, we’re not clear enough about what Clara means to do.
at the time that
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading And if it does, it’ll be bad enough when it comes without our doing anything to hasten it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps it won’t amount to anything after all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HIDDEN-BALL TRICK “Oh, I wouldn’t tell Jim!” exclaimed Mabel, in alarm.
Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team 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 8 holds 167 sentences of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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