Chapter 11 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE'S RUN "Water here! Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds. "He's fainted I guess." There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him. "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
Chapter 11 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “"He's fainted I guess."”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.”
plural of “red” — red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading “Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.”
move hurridly
From this reading “There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.”
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “"What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.”
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.”
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.
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a man who is very old
In this reading “"What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.”
In this reading “There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.”
In this reading “Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading "He's fainted I guess."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "He's fainted I guess."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's fainted I guess."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading JOE'S RUN "Water here!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He's fainted I guess."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE'S RUN "Water here!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
plural of “red” — red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading JOE'S RUN "Water here!
move hurridly
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
with respect to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
in the direction of
From this reading There was a rush of players toward Joe, and Darrell was the first to reach him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading JOE'S RUN "Water here!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What's the matter, old man?" he asked sympathetically.
which person or people
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading Bring some water!" yelled Smart, who was holding down second base for the Reds.
Chapter 11 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars by Lester Chadwick holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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