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Chapter 12 of Jack Winters' Baseball Team is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONE TROUBLE AFTER ANOTHER "Ting-a-ling!" The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten. He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then. As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins. "That you, Jack?"
Chapter 12 of Jack Winters' Baseball Team is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a busy manner
From this reading “He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.”
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading “As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.”
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading “The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.”
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading “As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.”
widely or fully known
From this reading “As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.”
electric bell that rings to signal a call
In this reading “The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.”
make a passage or journey from one place to another
In this reading “The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.”
In this reading “As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.”
In this reading “The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
later than; following
From this reading ONE TROUBLE AFTER ANOTHER "Ting-a-ling!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ONE TROUBLE AFTER ANOTHER "Ting-a-ling!"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
a youthful male person
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
in a busy manner
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
United States educator and theologian (1802-1887)
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "That you, Jack?"
possessive form of “jack” — a small worthless amount
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
and nothing more
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE TROUBLE AFTER ANOTHER "Ting-a-ling!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That you, Jack?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ONE TROUBLE AFTER ANOTHER "Ting-a-ling!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
a drinking mug in the shape of a stout man wearing a three-cornered hat
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
a source of difficulty
From this reading ONE TROUBLE AFTER ANOTHER "Ting-a-ling!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He had been busily engaged in matters at home, and not gone out up to then.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The telephone bell in Jack's home was ringing just as the boy passed through the hall on Thursday morning around ten.
widely or fully known
From this reading As he held his ear to the receiver he caught the well-known voice of Toby Hopkins.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That you, Jack?"
Chapter 12 of Jack Winters' Baseball Team by Mark Overton holds 102 sentences, grouped into 21 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 12 holds 102 sentences of Jack Winters' Baseball Team, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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