Baseball Joe in the Central League

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Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

New York Cupples & Leon Company BASEBALL JOE AT YALE Or Pitching for the College Championship BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE Or Making Good as a Professional Pitcher (_Other Volumes in Preparation_) =THE COLLEGE SPORTS SERIES= =12mo.

Cloth.

Illustrated= THE RIVAL PITCHERS A Story of College Baseball A QUARTER-BACK'S PLUCK A Story of College Football BATTING TO WIN A Story of College Baseball THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN A Story of College Football THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS A Story of College Water Sports (_Other Volumes in Preparation_)

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Baseball Joe in the Central League Lester Chadwick

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Baseball Joe in the Central League is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=). Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc. New York Cupples & Leon Company BASEBALL JOE AT YALE Or Pitching for the College Championship BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE Or Making Good as a Professional Pitcher (_Other Volumes in Preparation_) =THE COLLEGE SPORTS SERIES= =12mo. Cloth. Illustrated= THE RIVAL PITCHERS A Story of College Baseball A QUARTER-BACK'S PLUCK A Story of College Football BATTING TO WIN A Story of College Baseball THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN A Story of College Football THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS A Story of College Water Sports (_Other Volumes in Preparation_)

Baseball Joe in the Central League

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Baseball Joe in the Central League is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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/tekst enˈkloʊzd baɪ ˈiːkwəl saɪnz ɪz ɪn boʊld feɪs boʊld/

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Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

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Cloth.

/klɔːθ/

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Baseball noun US /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/

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 “Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.”

batting noun US /ˈbætɪŋ/

(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

From this reading “Illustrated= THE RIVAL PITCHERS A Story of College Baseball A QUARTER-BACK'S PLUCK A Story of College Football BATTING TO WIN A Story of College Baseball THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN A Story of College Football THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS A Story of College Water Sports (_Other Volumes in Preparation_)”

Championship noun US /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

the status of being a champion

From this reading “New York Cupples & Leon Company BASEBALL JOE AT YALE Or Pitching for the College Championship BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE Or Making Good as a Professional Pitcher (_Other Volumes in Preparation_) =THE COLLEGE SPORTS SERIES= =12mo.”

Pitchers noun US /ˈpɪtʃərz/

plural of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading “Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.”

Pitching noun US /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/

(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

touchdown noun US /ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line

Victors noun US /ˈvɪktərz/

plural of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading “Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.”

Yale noun US /jeɪl/

a university in Connecticut

From this reading “Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.”

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Silver Stars noun + noun counted as “silver star”

a United States military decoration for gallantry in action

In this reading “Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.”

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From this reading New York Cupples & Leon Company BASEBALL JOE AT YALE Or Pitching for the College Championship BASEBALL JOE IN THE CENTRAL LEAGUE Or Making Good as a Professional Pitcher (_Other Volumes in Preparation_) =THE COLLEGE SPORTS SERIES= =12mo.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

BaseballnounUS /ˈbeɪsˈbɔːl/

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 Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

BATTINGnounUS /ˈbætɪŋ/

(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

From this reading Illustrated= THE RIVAL PITCHERS A Story of College Baseball A QUARTER-BACK'S PLUCK A Story of College Football BATTING TO WIN A Story of College Baseball THE WINNING TOUCHDOWN A Story of College Football THE EIGHT-OARED VICTORS A Story of College Water Sports (_Other Volumes in Preparation_)

boldadjectiveUS /boʊld/

fearless and daring

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

CENTRALadjectiveUS /ˈsentrəl/

serving as an essential component

ChampionshipnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

the status of being a champion

ClothnounUS /klɔːθ/

artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers

From this reading Cloth.

CollegenounUS /ˈkɑːlɪdʒ/

the body of faculty and students of a college

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

Cupples

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Eight-Oared

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From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

enclosedadjectiveUS /enˈkloʊzd/

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/

be identical or equivalent to

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etc

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From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

FootballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/

any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

GoodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

IllustratedverbUS /ˈɪləstreɪtəd/

past form of “illustrate” — clarify by giving an example of

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

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Joe

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From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

LEAGUEnounUS /liːɡ/

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

LeonnounUS /ˈliːɑːn/

a historical area and former kingdom in northwestern Spain

MakingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

monounUS /moʊ/

an indefinitely short time

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

OrconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

OtheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

PitchernounUS /ˈpɪtʃər/

(baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

PitchersnounUS /ˈpɪtʃərz/

plural of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

PitchingnounUS /ˈpɪtʃɪŋ/

(baseball) playing the position of pitcher on a baseball team

PLUCKverbUS /plʌk/

pull or pull out sharply

PreparationnounUS /ˌprepərˈeɪʃən/

the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose

ProfessionaladjectiveUS /prəˈfeʃənəl/

engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

QUARTER-BACK'S

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RivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

SERIESnounUS /ˈsɪriz/

similar things placed in order or happening one after another

signsnounUS /saɪnz/

plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

SilvernounUS /ˈsɪlvər/

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

SPORTSnounUS /spɔːrts/

plural of “sport” — an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition

StarsnounUS /stɑːrz/

plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

StorynounUS /ˈstɔːri/

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

TextnounUS /tekst/

the words of something written

From this reading Text enclosed by equal signs is in bold face (=bold=).

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

TOUCHDOWNnounUS /ˈtʌtʃdaʊn/

a score in American football; being in possession of the ball across the opponents' goal line

VictorsnounUS /ˈvɪktərz/

plural of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

VolumesnounUS /ˈvɑːljuːmz/

plural of “volume” — the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

WaternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

WINverbUS /wɪn/

be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious

WINNINGadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/

having won

YalenounUS /jeɪl/

a university in Connecticut

From this reading Making Good as a Professional Pitcher Author of "Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars," "Baseball Joe at Yale," "The Rival Pitchers," "The Eight-Oared Victors," etc.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

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