Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome. It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him. Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting. "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands. "I'm tickled to death to see you.
Chapter 4 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading “THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.”
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.”
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading “Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.”
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading “"I'm tickled to death to see you.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.”
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 “THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.”
In this reading “"Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.”
a man who is very old
In this reading “"Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.”
In this reading “It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.”
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 and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
(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 THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "I'm tickled to death to see you.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter
From this reading Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm tickled to death to see you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe and Jim especially gave him a hilarious greeting.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I'm tickled to death to see you.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "Hello, Reggie, old man," cried Joe, as he shook hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
past form of “tickle” — touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
From this reading "I'm tickled to death to see you.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
accept gladly
From this reading THE ANONYMOUS LETTER All rose to their feet in hearty welcome.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was not the first time Reggie had visited the Matson home, and all were fond of him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm tickled to death to see you.
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