Chapter 9 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest. Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates. "Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?" "What's he got against Matson?" "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
Chapter 9 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “"Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.”
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.”
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading “JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.”
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In this reading “Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.”
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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 JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "What's he got against Matson?"
(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 "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
the act of consuming food
From this reading "Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "What's he got against Matson?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's he got against Matson?"
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
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From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
a pair of people who live together
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's he got against Matson?"
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"
an amount of time
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
possessive form of “sam” — a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Something has Sam by the ear all right."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then could be heard a low murmur from some of his mates.
in or at that place or location
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOE IN THE GAME There was a period of silence following Sam's unfair protest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, what's eating him, anyhow?"
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