Chapter 15 of Baseball Joe in the Central League is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Baseball Joe in the Central League is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked: "What's the matter, old man? Something upset you?" For answer Joe simply held out the message. "I say!
Chapter 15 of Baseball Joe in the Central League is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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psychological suffering
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Something upset you?"”
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 “JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:”
a man who is very old
In this reading “"What's the matter, old man?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
react verbally
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
psychological suffering
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
(Roman Catholic Church) a church father known for his constant fight against perceived heresies; a saint and Doctor of the Church (329-391)
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
information about recent and important events
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
above and across; more than
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
-ing form of “receive” — get something; come into possession of
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
express in words
From this reading "I say!
and nothing more
From this reading For answer Joe simply held out the message.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something upset you?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Something upset you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Something upset you?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading JOE'S PLUCK Joe's distress at receiving the bad news was so evident, at least to Gregory, that the manager hurried over to the young pitcher and asked:
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