Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure. "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day." Joe's face flushed. He shook Hughson's hand heartily. "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
Chapter 8 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 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 “A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.”
cheerful and bright
From this reading “A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.”
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “"Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.”
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.”
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading “A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.”
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “"Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.”
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading “"I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."”
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In this reading “"Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.”
In this reading “A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.”
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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 A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
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 A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
cheerful and bright
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Joe's face flushed.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He shook Hughson's hand heartily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook Hughson's hand heartily.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading He shook Hughson's hand heartily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He shook Hughson's hand heartily.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joe's face flushed.
a large number or amount
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook Hughson's hand heartily.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
in or at that place or location
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
in the company of; together with
From this reading A BASEBALL IDOL "Put her there, Matson!" cried Hughson, his face beaming with pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never saw better pitching than you showed us to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, it's nothing compared with lots of games you've pitched, Hughson," he said.
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