Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm. “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing. Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me. You know that, don’t you, Jim?” “Of course I do, Joe.
Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team is here in full — 93 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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have an effect upon
From this reading “Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.”
with affection
From this reading “GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.”
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading “Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.”
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading “GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.”
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 ““I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.”
In this reading “GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course I do, Joe.”
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 GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
have an effect upon
From this reading Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.
with affection
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course I do, Joe.
plural of “cut” — a share of the profits
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Of course I do, Joe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know that, don’t you, Jim?”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that, don’t you, Jim?”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course I do, Joe.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
express in words
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing that affects you can fail to affect me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
a special situation
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GETTING A CONFESSION “It cuts me to the heart, Jim,” said Joe, with deep feeling, laying his hand affectionately on his chum’s arm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I can’t tell you how sick I feel about the whole thing.
Chapter 24 of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team by Lester Chadwick holds 93 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 24 holds 93 sentences of Baseball Joe, Captain of the Team, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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