Chapter 8 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room. They found Sid still on the sofa. "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught. "You should have been along, Sid. Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
Chapter 8 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “"Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.”
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
From this reading “Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.”
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “They found Sid still on the sofa.”
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading “"Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.”
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In this reading “They found Sid still on the sofa.”
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(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 Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "You should have been along, Sid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You should have been along, Sid.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
set up or found
From this reading They found Sid still on the sofa.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You should have been along, Sid.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
not any; not one
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
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From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
a long-handled hand tool with sharp widely spaced prongs for lifting and pitching hay
From this reading Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
-ing form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
express in words
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "You should have been along, Sid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They found Sid still on the sofa.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading They found Sid still on the sofa.
not in physical motion
From this reading They found Sid still on the sofa.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They found Sid still on the sofa.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Pitchfork got his to-night, all right.
male cat
From this reading THE ENVELOPE Plunging on through the darkened corridors Tom and Phil reached their room.
-ing form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Say, that was great!" cried Tom, venturing to laugh, now that there was no danger of being caught.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You should have been along, Sid.
Chapter 8 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball by Lester Chadwick holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
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