Chapter 23 of Bases full! is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Bases full! is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BASES FULL! “First man!” shouted Hurry. “First man!” echoed Van. “Let’s get him, gang!” “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
Chapter 23 of Bases full! is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “BASES FULL!”
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading ““First man!” echoed Van.”
an association of criminals
From this reading ““Let’s get him, gang!””
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading ““No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.”
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading ““No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
From this reading ““No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading ““First man!” echoed Van.”
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plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading BASES FULL!
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “First man!” echoed Van.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading BASES FULL!
an association of criminals
From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s get him, gang!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.
not any; not one
From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
plural of “reach” — the limits within which something can be effective
From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading “First man!” shouted Hurry.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
From this reading “No one reaches first!” proclaimed Pat Tyson.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “First man!” echoed Van.
Chapter 23 of Bases full! by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 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 23 holds 364 sentences of Bases full!, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Bases full! by Ralph Henry Barbour exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 364 sentences, grouped into 73 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 73 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 73 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 can be played aloud in United States English.
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About 355 minutes of reading across 853 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Bases full!, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
