Baseball Joe in the World Series

Chapter VII

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On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

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Baseball Joe in the World Series Lester Chadwick

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE THOUSAND DOLLAR BANKBILL The little town of Riverside had been buzzing with excitement ever since the news had flashed over the wires that the Giants had won the championship of the National League. On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory. For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside? Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career? Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

Baseball Joe in the World Series

Chapter VII

Chapter 7 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

/ɑːn ə ˈmɪniətʃʊr skeɪl ɪt wɑːz æz mʌtʃ stɜːrd ʌp æz nuː jɔːrk ˌɪtˈself hæd bɪn æt ðə ˈɡlɔːriəs ˈvɪktəri/

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For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

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Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

/hæd hiː nɑːt ɡroʊn ʌp əˈmʌŋ ðə frendz ənd ˈneɪbərz huː tʊk sʌtʃ praɪd ənd ˈɪntrəst ɪn hɪz kərˈɪr/

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Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

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buzzing adjective US /ˈbʌzɪŋ/

noisy like the sound of a bee

From this reading “THE THOUSAND DOLLAR BANKBILL The little town of Riverside had been buzzing with excitement ever since the news had flashed over the wires that the Giants had won the championship of the National League.”

championship noun US /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

the status of being a champion

Giants noun US /ˈdʒaɪənts/

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

miniature noun US /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading “On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.”

oracle noun US /ˈɔːrəkəl/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading “Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?””

Riverside noun US /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/

the bank of a river

Sol noun US /sɑːl/

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading “Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?””

twirled verb US /twɜːrld/

past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading “For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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THOUSAND DOLLAR noun + noun

In this reading “THE THOUSAND DOLLAR BANKBILL The little town of Riverside had been buzzing with excitement ever since the news had flashed over the wires that the Giants had won the championship of the National League.”

glorious victory adjective + noun

In this reading “On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.”

over the wires preposition + article + noun counted as “over … wire”

little town adjective + noun

with excitement preposition + noun

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

BANKBILL

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From this reading THE THOUSAND DOLLAR BANKBILL The little town of Riverside had been buzzing with excitement ever since the news had flashed over the wires that the Giants had won the championship of the National League.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

buzzingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌzɪŋ/

noisy like the sound of a bee

careernounUS /kərˈɪr/

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

championshipnounUS /ˈtʃæmpiənʃɪp/

the status of being a champion

Cramer

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From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

DOLLARnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/

the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

flashedverbUS /flæʃt/

past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

GiantsnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənts/

plural of “giant” — any creature of exceptional size

gloriousadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

hotelnounUS /hoʊˈtel/

a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/

a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

Joe

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From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

LeaguenounUS /liːɡ/

an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

mapverbUS /mæp/

make a map of; show or establish the features of details of

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

Matson

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From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

miniaturenounUS /ˈmɪniətʃʊr/

painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

NationaladjectiveUS /ˈnæʃənəl/

of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country

neighborsnounUS /ˈneɪbərz/

plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

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

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

oraclenounUS /ˈɔːrəkəl/

an authoritative person who divines the future

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

ownernounUS /ˈoʊnər/

(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

pridenounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

RiversidenounUS /ˈrɪvərsaɪd/

the bank of a river

scalenounUS /skeɪl/

an ordered reference standard

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

SolnounUS /sɑːl/

a colloid that has a continuous liquid phase in which a solid is suspended in a liquid

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

sonnounUS /sʌn/

a male human offspring

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

THOUSANDnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

thrillingadjectiveUS /ˈθrɪlɪŋ/

causing a surge of emotion or excitement

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

tookverbUS /tʊk/

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Had he not grown up among the friends and neighbors who took such pride and interest in his career?

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

twirledverbUS /twɜːrld/

past form of “twirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading Had he not, as Sol Cramer, the village oracle and the owner of the hotel, declared, “put Riverside on the map?”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading For was not Joe Matson, who had twirled that last thrilling game, a son of Riverside?

wiresnounUS /ˈwaɪərz/

plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

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

From this reading On a miniature scale, it was as much stirred up as New York itself had been at the glorious victory.

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