Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore. “Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested. “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.” As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words. “Wrigglin’ snakes!” ejaculated Robbie.
Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.”
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading ““You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.””
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading ““Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.”
violently angry and destructive behavior
From this reading “ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading ““Wrigglin’ snakes!” ejaculated Robbie.”
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading “ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.”
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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In this reading “As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.”
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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 “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested.
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wrigglin’ snakes!” ejaculated Robbie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
with laughter; while laughing
From this reading “Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested.
engage in
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested.
violently angry and destructive behavior
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Wrigglin’ snakes!” ejaculated Robbie.
hurting
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
past form of “thump” — move rhythmically
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
up to a particular time
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Let up, boys,” he laughingly protested.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE RAMPAGE Baseball Joe’s mates crowded around him and patted and thumped him until he was sore.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading As for McRae and Robbie, their relief and delight were beyond words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Wrigglin’ snakes!” ejaculated Robbie.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll make a cripple of me if you keep on.”
Chapter 23 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league by Lester Chadwick holds 79 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.
Chapter 23 holds 79 sentences of Baseball Joe, champion of the league, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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