Chapter 30 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?" "Were they surprised?" "Did you get their picture?" "How was it?" A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
Chapter 30 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"”
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"Were they surprised?"”
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading “TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"”
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In this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
come to pass
In this reading “A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.”
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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 A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
a ceremonial dinner party for many people
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
plural of “chum” — a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Did you get their picture?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
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From this reading "How was it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"
immediately past
From this reading TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Did you get their picture?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "Were they surprised?"
carry out
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Did you get their picture?"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Were they surprised?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
male cat
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
possessive form of “tom” — male cat
From this reading TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How was it?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were they surprised?"
in or at the place that
From this reading A dozen other questions, besides these, were asked of Tom and his chums, as they entered the hall where the real sophomore banquet was about to take place.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading TOM'S LAST APPEAL "Did it work?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you get their picture?"
Chapter 30 of Batting to Win: A Story of College Baseball by Lester Chadwick holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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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