Chapter 25 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JINX On the floor lay Jim. The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand. He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap. “Oh, Joe!” Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
Chapter 25 of Baseball Joe, champion of the league is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of metal e.g.
From this reading “He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.”
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
From this reading “THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.”
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 “Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.”
In this reading “THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.”
In this reading “He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.”
In this reading “He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.”
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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 He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
of metal e.g.
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
a person believed to bring bad luck to those around him
From this reading THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Joe!”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Joe!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The letter that he had been reading had fallen from his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JINX On the floor lay Jim.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mabel cried, as she knelt down and took Jim’s head on her knee.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had slipped from the chair and lay crumpled up in a heap.
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