Chapter 5 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story. He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself. “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald. “What were you doing down there?” Dan asked.
Chapter 5 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.”
lower than previously
From this reading “He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.”
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading ““I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.”
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travel across or pass over
In this reading “He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.”
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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 ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Dan asked.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
lower than previously
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What were you doing down there?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “What were you doing down there?”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
a school for students intermediate between elementary school and college; usually grades 9 to 12
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
above and across; more than
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
in the near future
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
on the contrary
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
express in words
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “What were you doing down there?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
in the direction of
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “I was coming up the hill toward the gymnasium,” began Gerald.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had got over his tears and was looking rather depressed and ashamed of himself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What were you doing down there?”
at the time that
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ALF TAKES A PUPIL Presently, when Gerald’s wounds were dressed, Dan persuaded him to tell his story.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What were you doing down there?”
Chapter 5 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 5 holds 230 sentences of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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