Chapter 19 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school. “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice. So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.” “Gee! I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
Chapter 19 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.”
take in solid food
From this reading “I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.”
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading ““Gee!”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading ““I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.””
in a wistful manner
From this reading “I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.”
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In this reading ““I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading ““I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.”
In this reading “So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.””
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
later than; following
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
any thing at all
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
take in solid food
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
a unit of force equal to the force exerted by gravity; used to indicate the force to which a body is subjected when it is accelerated
From this reading “Gee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
above and across; more than
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
an educational institution
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So he said I must bring you to dinner at seven.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT PELL SCHOOL DID Dan learned of Mr. Pennimore’s arrival after school.
in a wistful manner
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d like to go,” answered Dan wistfully, “but there wouldn’t be anything I could eat, I guess.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told him you couldn’t come over this afternoon,” said Gerald, “on account of practice.
Chapter 19 of Double Play: A Story of School and Baseball by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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