Baseball Joe on the Giants

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GLORIOUS NEWS When Joe said goodby to Hank Bailey it was nearly noon, and as his way led past the Bilkins home he met Bilkins himself hurrying home from the Harvester Works for lunch.

The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

“The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

“We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

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Baseball Joe on the Giants Lester Chadwick

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Baseball Joe on the Giants is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

GLORIOUS NEWS When Joe said goodby to Hank Bailey it was nearly noon, and as his way led past the Bilkins home he met Bilkins himself hurrying home from the Harvester Works for lunch. The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket. “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared. “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done. But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

Baseball Joe on the Giants

Chapter VI

Chapter 6 of Baseball Joe on the Giants is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

GLORIOUS NEWS When Joe said goodby to Hank Bailey it was nearly noon, and as his way led past the Bilkins home he met Bilkins himself hurrying home from the Harvester Works for lunch.

Line 2

The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

Line 3

“The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

/ðə mɔːr aɪ θɪŋk ʌv wʌt juː dɪd ˈjestərdeɪ ðə mɔːr ˈɡreɪtfəl aɪ æm hiː dɪˈklerd/

Line 4

“We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

Line 5

But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

Learner Dictionary

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Bailey noun US /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

From this reading “GLORIOUS NEWS When Joe said goodby to Hank Bailey it was nearly noon, and as his way led past the Bilkins home he met Bilkins himself hurrying home from the Harvester Works for lunch.”

goodby noun US /ˈɡʊdbaɪ/

a farewell remark

grasped verb US /ɡræspt/

past form of “grasp” — hold firmly

From this reading “The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.”

Hank noun US /hæŋk/

a coil of rope or wool or yarn

Harvester noun US /ˈhɑːrvəstər/

someone who helps to gather the harvest

hurrying adjective US /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/

moving with great haste

socket noun US /ˈsɑːkət/

a bony hollow into which a structure fits

From this reading “The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.”

wrung verb US /rʌŋ/

inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape

From this reading “The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.”

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GLORIOUS NEWS adjective + noun

In this reading “GLORIOUS NEWS When Joe said goodby to Hank Bailey it was nearly noon, and as his way led past the Bilkins home he met Bilkins himself hurrying home from the Harvester Works for lunch.”

hurrying home adjective + noun

think of verb + particle

keep in mind for attention or consideration

In this reading ““The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.”

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading GLORIOUS NEWS When Joe said goodby to Hank Bailey it was nearly noon, and as his way led past the Bilkins home he met Bilkins himself hurrying home from the Harvester Works for lunch.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

BaileynounUS /ˈbeɪli/

United States singer (1918-1990)

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

Bilkins

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ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/

made known or openly avowed

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

didn't

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From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

GLORIOUSadjectiveUS /ˈɡlɔːriəs/

having or deserving or conferring glory

goodbynounUS /ˈɡʊdbaɪ/

a farewell remark

graspedverbUS /ɡræspt/

past form of “grasp” — hold firmly

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

gratefuladjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtfəl/

feeling or showing gratitude

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

HanknounUS /hæŋk/

a coil of rope or wool or yarn

HarvesternounUS /ˈhɑːrvəstər/

someone who helps to gather the harvest

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/

moving with great haste

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

I've

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From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

Joe

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Joe's

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From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

latteradjectiveUS /ˈlætər/

referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

lednounUS /led/

diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used

lunchverbUS /lʌntʃ/

take the midday meal

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/

a particular point in time

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

nearlyadverbUS /ˈnɪrli/

(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but

NEWSnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

socketnounUS /ˈsɑːkət/

a bony hollow into which a structure fits

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

thankverbUS /θæŋk/

express gratitude or show appreciation to

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

WepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

wifenounUS /waɪf/

a married woman; a man's partner in marriage

From this reading But I’ve been thinking of it every moment since, and so has my wife.”

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading “We were all so worked up that I didn’t thank you half as much as I ought to have done.

WorksnounUS /wɜːrks/

buildings for carrying on industrial labor

wrungverbUS /rʌŋ/

inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape

From this reading The latter grasped Joe’s hand and almost wrung it from its socket.

yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/

the day immediately before today

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “The more I think of what you did yesterday, the more grateful I am,” he declared.

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