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

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Lester Chadwick • Curated US English Learning Edition
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STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.
So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.
“Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.
Fleming only growled in reply.
“Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.
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Baseball Joe in the World Series

Chapter XXVII

Chapter 27 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.
/ˈstiːlɪŋ ˈsɪɡnəlz ˈflemɪŋ sæt ɪn hɪz tʃer lɪmp ənd ˈsprɔːlɪŋ ˈæftər ðə dɪˈpɑːrtʃər ʌv ðə ˈtriːoʊ huː hæd bɜːrst ɪn ɑːn hɪm soʊ ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/
Line 2
So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.
Line 3
“Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.
/sʌm ˈstɔːrmi ˈseʃən hiː rɪˈmɑːrkt æz hiː ˈlaɪtəd ə fæt blæk sɪˈɡɑːr/
Line 4
Fleming only growled in reply.
/ˈflemɪŋ ˈoʊnli ɡraʊld ɪn rɪˈplaɪ/
Line 5
“Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

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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.

Fleming noun US /ˈflemɪŋ/

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading “STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
limp verb US /lɪmp/

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading “STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plumped verb US /plʌmpt/

past form of “plump” — drop sharply

From this reading “So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
session noun US /ˈseʃən/

a meeting for execution of a group's functions

From this reading ““Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
signals noun US /ˈsɪɡnəlz/

plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading “STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprawling noun US /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

From this reading “STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stormy adjective US /ˈstɔːrmi/

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading ““Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trio noun US /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading “STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.”

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.

adjoining room verb + noun counted as “adjoin room”

In this reading “So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.”

2,796 times in 426,211 chapters
became conscious verb + adjective counted as “become conscious”

In this reading “So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.”

2,889 times in 426,211 chapters
black cigar adjective + noun

In this reading ““Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.”

325 times in 426,211 chapters
after the departure preposition + article + noun counted as “after … departure”

In this reading “STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.”

1,144 times in 426,211 chapters

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Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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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 “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
adjoiningverbUS /əˈdʒɔɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
arousedadjectiveUS /ərˈaʊzd/

aroused to action

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
burstverbUS /bɜːrst/

come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/

a roll of tobacco for smoking

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
commentedverbUS /ˈkɑːmentəd/

past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on

From this reading “Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Connelly

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

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Pending verification
consciousadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnʃəs/

intentionally conceived

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Don't

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

From this reading “Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

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downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
emotionsnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənz/

plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
exhaustedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd/

drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fatadjectiveUS /fæt/

having an (over)abundance of flesh

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feelverbUS /fiːl/

undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind

From this reading “Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/

British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora curated lexicon
growledverbUS /ɡraʊld/

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

From this reading Fleming only growled in reply.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
lightedadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪtəd/

set afire or burning

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
limpverbUS /lɪmp/

walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
plumpedverbUS /plʌmpt/

past form of “plump” — drop sharply

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
remarkedverbUS /rɪˈmɑːrkt/

past form of “remark” — make mention of

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Fleming only growled in reply.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sessionnounUS /ˈseʃən/

a meeting for execution of a group's functions

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SIGNALSnounUS /ˈsɪɡnəlz/

plural of “signal” — any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
SomeadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
soreadjectiveUS /sɔːr/

hurting

From this reading “Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sprawlingnounUS /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ/

an ungainly posture with arms and legs spread about

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
STEALINGnounUS /ˈstiːlɪŋ/

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stormyadjectiveUS /ˈstɔːrmi/

(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion

From this reading “Some stormy session,” he remarked, as he lighted a fat, black cigar.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
sweptadjectiveUS /swept/

possessing sweep

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

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 STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
tidenounUS /taɪd/

the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
trionounUS /ˈtriːoʊ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unexpectedlyadverbUS /ˌʌnɪkˈspektɪdli/

in a way that was not expected

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading So swept and exhausted was he by the tide of emotions aroused by their visit that he had forgotten all about the presence of Connelly in the adjoining room, and only became conscious of it when the fellow plumped himself down in the chair beside him.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading STEALING SIGNALS Fleming sat in his chair, limp and sprawling, after the departure of the trio who had burst in on him so unexpectedly.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading “Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Don’t wonder that you feel sore,” Connelly commented.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Project Gutenberg eBook #43455, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Baseball Joe in the World Series take to read?

About 295 minutes of reading across 708 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Baseball Joe in the World Series

Words and structures a reader meets early in Baseball Joe in the World Series, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Baseball
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baseball Joe in the World Series; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
World
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baseball Joe in the World Series; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Series
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baseball Joe in the World Series; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Silver
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Baseball Joe in the World Series; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.