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Chapter 20 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?" "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice. Are all the scrub here?" Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon. "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
Chapter 20 of Baseball Joe of the Silver Stars is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.”
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “"WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?"”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “"Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.”
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading “"I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.”
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading “Are all the scrub here?"”
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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look about oneself
In this reading “Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.”
In this reading “Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.”
get involved in or with
In this reading “"Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.”
In this reading “"I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
(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 Are all the scrub here?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are all the scrub here?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
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From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Are all the scrub here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
above and across; more than
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?"
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading "Come now, fellows, let's get into practice.
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't know about the scrub, but all our fellows are on hand," replied Rankin.
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading Are all the scrub here?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Are all the scrub here?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
in or at the place that
From this reading Darrell Blackney looked around over the diamond, where about twenty lads were assembled one fine afternoon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WOULD YOU LIKE TO PITCH?"
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