Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop. But in that instant his brain worked like lightning. Neither he nor Jim was armed. He must temporize. Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “Neither he nor Jim was armed.”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.”
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 “THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.”
bringing death
From this reading “Resistance at the moment might be fatal.”
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading “But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “Resistance at the moment might be fatal.”
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
From this reading “He must temporize.”
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 “But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.”
travelling about
In this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.”
In this reading “THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.”
In this reading “Resistance at the moment might be fatal.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading Neither he nor Jim was armed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
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 THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
bringing death
From this reading Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Neither he nor Jim was armed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither he nor Jim was armed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
a particular point in time
From this reading Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must temporize.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither he nor Jim was armed.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither he nor Jim was armed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Resistance at the moment might be fatal.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time
From this reading He must temporize.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ATTACK ON THE ROAD In an instant Baseball Joe brought the car to a stop.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Neither he nor Jim was armed.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But in that instant his brain worked like lightning.
Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe, Home Run King by Lester Chadwick holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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