Chapter 21 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair. “Wake up, old man,” he shouted. “What’s the matter with you?” Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression. “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
Chapter 21 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.”
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading “GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.”
held up in the air
From this reading “GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading ““Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading ““Wake up, old man,” he shouted.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading ““Wake up, old man,” he shouted.”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading ““Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.”
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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading ““Wake up, old man,” he shouted.”
a man who is very old
In this reading ““Wake up, old man,” he shouted.”
look about oneself
In this reading “Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
the act of departing
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
inflected form of “grip” — hold fast or firmly
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Wake up, old man,” he shouted.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
held up in the air
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Wake up, old man,” he shouted.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Wake up, old man,” he shouted.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Wake up, old man,” he shouted.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading Joe sleepily opened his eyes and looked around him with a dazed expression.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GOING DOWN Jim gripped Joe by the shoulders and half lifted him from the chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Wake up, old man,” he shouted.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Wake up, old man,” he shouted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?”
the basic human power of intelligent thought and perception
From this reading “Wh-what are you shaking me for?” he asked, as he tried to get his wits together.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What’s the matter with you?”
Chapter 21 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league by Lester Chadwick holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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.
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