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Baseball Joe in the World Series
Baseball Joe in the World Series

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Lester Chadwick • Curated US English Learning Edition
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A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.
“Talk about luck,” growled McRae.
“Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”
“Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.
“It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.
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Baseball Joe in the World Series

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.
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“Talk about luck,” growled McRae.
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“Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”
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“Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.
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“It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

exasperation noun US /ˌeksæspərˈeɪʃən/

an exasperated feeling of annoyance

From this reading “A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grip noun US /ɡrɪp/

the act of grasping

From this reading “A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
groaned verb US /ɡroʊnd/

past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading ““Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
growled verb US /ɡraʊld/

past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

From this reading ““Talk about luck,” growled McRae.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
needless adjective US /ˈniːdləs/

unnecessary and unwarranted

From this reading “A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
paint verb US /peɪnt/

make a painting

From this reading “A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rotund adjective US /roʊˈtʌnd/

spherical in shape

From this reading ““Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tightening noun US /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/

the act of making something tighter

From this reading “A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

ten minutes noun + noun

In this reading ““Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.”

23,797 times in 426,211 chapters
Talk about verb + particle

to consider or examine in speech or writing

In this reading ““Talk about luck,” growled McRae.”

37,293 times in 426,211 chapters
go on verb + particle

continue a certain state, condition, or activity

In this reading ““It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.”

241,940 times in 426,211 chapters
rest of verb + particle

In this reading “A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.”

80,160 times in 426,211 chapters
for ten preposition + noun

In this reading ““Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.”

9,883 times in 426,211 chapters
without much preposition + adverb

In this reading ““It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.”

5,167 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 67

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.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “Talk about luck,” growled McRae.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
couldn't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

Pending verification
EFFORTnounUS /ˈefərt/

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exasperationnounUS /ˌeksæspərˈeɪʃən/

an exasperated feeling of annoyance

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/

plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fellowsnounUS /ˈfeloʊz/

plural of “fellow” — a boy or man

From this reading “Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
GALLANTadjectiveUS /ˈɡælənt/

unflinching in battle or action

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GiantnounUS /ˈdʒaɪənt/

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading “Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/

the act of grasping

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
groanedverbUS /ɡroʊnd/

past form of “groan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/

past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds

From this reading “Talk about luck,” growled McRae.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hogsheads

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”

Pending verification
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Larry

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Pending verification
letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lucknounUS /lʌk/

your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)

From this reading “Talk about luck,” growled McRae.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
McRae

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Pending verification
minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
needlessadjectiveUS /ˈniːdləs/

unnecessary and unwarranted

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
paintverbUS /peɪnt/

make a painting

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rainnounUS /reɪn/

water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
restverbUS /rest/

not move; be in a resting position

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Robson

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Pending verification
rotundadjectiveUS /roʊˈtʌnd/

spherical in shape

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TalkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading “Talk about luck,” growled McRae.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
teamnounUS /tiːm/

a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading “Those fellows have got hogsheads of it.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/

in spite of the fact that

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tighteningnounUS /ˈtaɪtənɪŋ/

the act of making something tighter

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

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

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
victorynounUS /ˈvɪktəri/

a successful ending of a struggle or contest

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading A GALLANT EFFORT It is needless to paint the exasperation on the faces of McRae and Robson and the rest of the Giant team, as they saw victory taken from them just as they were tightening their grip upon it.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WhynounUS /waɪ/

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading “Why couldn’t that rain have held off for ten minutes more?” groaned the rotund Robson.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “It may let up even yet enough to let the game go on,” remarked Larry, though without much conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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