Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe on the School Nine is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe on the School Nine is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!" Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium. He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him. "The meeting will come to order!" he cried again. "Order!
Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe on the School Nine is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.”
subject to disagreement and debate
From this reading “He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
continuously varying
From this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
From this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
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In this reading “Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.”
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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 HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
anew
From this reading "The meeting will come to order!" he cried again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "The meeting will come to order!" he cried again.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
subject to disagreement and debate
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
brought together in one place
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
plural of “lad” — a boy or man
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
not any; not one
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had assumed the office, and no one had disputed him.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
above and across; more than
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
an educational institution
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
continuously varying
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
move unsteadily, with a rocking motion
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Teeter was in the chair, looking over a talking, shifting, excited crowd of lads gathered in the school gymnasium.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A HOT MEETING "The meeting will come to order!"
Chapter 16 of Baseball Joe on the School Nine by Lester Chadwick holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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.
Chapter 16 holds 86 sentences of Baseball Joe on the School Nine, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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