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Chapter 2 of Baseball Joe Saving the League is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning. Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury. Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground. Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet. “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
Chapter 2 of Baseball Joe Saving the League is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading “Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.”
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading “CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.”
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading ““Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.”
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading “CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading “CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.”
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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In this reading “CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.”
In this reading “Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.”
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 CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
exhale hard
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
(used in the plural) the stage of a theater
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
be the source of pain
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
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From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
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From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
staying power
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
a large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
with speed
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of the falling boards struck him a glancing blow on legs and arms and threw him to the ground.
a message informing of danger
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim was at his side in a second and pulled him to his feet.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Not so quickly, however, as wholly to escape injury.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading CROOKED WORK Quick as a panther, Joe had leaped at his friend’s shout of warning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you hurt, Joe?” he cried, frantic with alarm.
Chapter 2 of Baseball Joe Saving the League by Lester Chadwick holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 2 holds 141 sentences of Baseball Joe Saving the League, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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