Chapter 5 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead. "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom. "It sure would," admitted Phil. "He must have made up with her, after all." How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
Chapter 5 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “"It sure would," admitted Phil.”
at or in the front
From this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading “"Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"It sure would," admitted Phil.”
male cat
From this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
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In this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
as might be expected
In this reading “How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.”
In this reading “RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading "It sure would," admitted Phil.
later than; following
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
at or in the front
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
(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 "He must have made up with her, after all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
someone who fights with his fists for sport
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
any of numerous agile ruminants related to sheep but having a beard and straight horns
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
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From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It sure would," admitted Phil.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "It sure would," admitted Phil.
express in words
From this reading How it came about Sid, of course, would never tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
male cat
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading RANDALL AGAINST BOXER Tom and Phil stood staring at each other as Sid walked on ahead.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "He must have made up with her, after all."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It sure would," admitted Phil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, wouldn't that get your goat?" asked Tom.
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