Chapter 1 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC. "Come on, Sam, get a move on. I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago. What's the matter?" "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
Chapter 1 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.”
(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
From this reading “Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.”
plural of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.”
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading “"Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.”
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a United States military decoration for gallantry in action
In this reading “Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.”
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
In this reading “"Come on, Sam, get a move on.”
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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 Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
in the past
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come on, Sam, get a move on.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
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From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
enclose with a fence
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come on, Sam, get a move on.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Come on, Sam, get a move on.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come on, Sam, get a move on.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
plural of “pitcher” — (baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
plural of “post” — the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Come on, Sam, get a move on.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Oh, I had to help dad put in some fence posts.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter?"
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars AUTHOR OF "THE RIVAL PITCHERS," "A QUARTERBACK'S PLUCK," "BATTING TO WIN," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought you'd be out on the diamond long ago.
Chapter 1 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars by Lester Chadwick holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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