Chapter 28 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire. “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed. Cries of derision came from the stands. “Hire a hall!” “Write him a letter!”
Chapter 28 of Baseball Joe in the World Series is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “Cries of derision came from the stands.”
contemptuous laughter
From this reading “Cries of derision came from the stands.”
the audience at a stadium or racetrack
From this reading ““There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading ““Hire a hall!””
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading ““There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “Cries of derision came from the stands.”
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading ““There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.”
an official at a baseball game
From this reading “A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.”
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In this reading “Cries of derision came from the stands.”
In this reading “A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
exhale hard
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Cries of derision came from the stands.
plural of “cry” — a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading Cries of derision came from the stands.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
contemptuous laughter
From this reading Cries of derision came from the stands.
a boy or man
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Cries of derision came from the stands.
the act of giving
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
the audience at a stadium or racetrack
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Hire a hall!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Write him a letter!”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “Hire a hall!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Write him a letter!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Cries of derision came from the stands.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
above and across; more than
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
done under pressure
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Cries of derision came from the stands.
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s a fellow over there in the grandstand giving away our signs,” he stormed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
an official at a baseball game
From this reading A BLOW IN THE DARK McRae rushed over to the umpire.
produce a literary work
From this reading “Write him a letter!”
Chapter 28 of Baseball Joe in the World Series by Lester Chadwick holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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