Chapter 20 of Baseball Joe on the Giants is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Baseball Joe on the Giants is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race. “Like a fighting cock,” answered Joe. “How are you?” “A bit shaky,” confessed Jim. “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
Chapter 20 of Baseball Joe on the Giants is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the status of being a champion
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.”
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.”
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading ““Like a fighting cock,” answered Joe.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.”
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading “A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading ““A bit shaky,” confessed Jim.”
-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading ““My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.””
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In this reading “A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.”
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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 A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
(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 “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Like a fighting cock,” answered Joe.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “A bit shaky,” confessed Jim.
the status of being a champion
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
a building that is occupied by a social club
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
tilt or slant to one side
From this reading “Like a fighting cock,” answered Joe.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “A bit shaky,” confessed Jim.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Like a fighting cock,” answered Joe.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
the act of departing
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
plural of “keep” — the financial means whereby one lives
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like a fighting cock,” answered Joe.
the force of workers available
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
any competition
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “A bit shaky,” confessed Jim.
-ing form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
trying something to find out about it
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “My heart keeps coming up in my throat and I have to keep swallowing it all the time.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A TEST OF NERVE “How are you feeling, Joe?” asked Jim, as the men were dressing in the clubhouse, preparatory to going on the field for the first game of the championship race.
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