Chapter 20 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence. He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean. "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third. "We've got all day, Holly. He'll tire in about two innings.
Chapter 20 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.”
the job of a professional coach
From this reading “"Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.”
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading “RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.”
the batting turn of a cricket player or team
From this reading “He'll tire in about two innings.”
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading “RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “He'll tire in about two innings.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.”
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In this reading “RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.”
In this reading “"We've got all day, Holly.”
In this reading “He'll tire in about two innings.”
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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 RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He'll tire in about two innings.
(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 "We've got all day, Holly.
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
the job of a professional coach
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
travel across or pass over
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "We've got all day, Holly.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got all day, Holly.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'll tire in about two innings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
any tree or shrub of the genus Ilex having red berries and shiny evergreen leaves with prickly edges
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He'll tire in about two innings.
the batting turn of a cricket player or team
From this reading He'll tire in about two innings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
engage in
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
(baseball) the person who does the pitching
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
a large number or amount
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
inflected form of “swing” — move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading He'll tire in about two innings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He'll tire in about two innings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
in a vicious manner
From this reading He swung viciously at the first ball, and missed it clean.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got all day, Holly.
which person or people
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
in the company of; together with
From this reading RANDALL SCORES FIRST Holly Cross was up first, and he faced John Allen, the Fairview pitcher, with a grin of confidence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Make him give you a nice one," called Bricktop, who was coaching from third.
Chapter 20 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball by Lester Chadwick holds 69 sentences, grouped into 14 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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