Chapter 11 of Lefty o' the Big League is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Lefty o' the Big League is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager. “Whew!” he muttered. “And then some!” On second thought, he withdrew the comment. Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
Chapter 11 of Lefty o' the Big League is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “On second thought, he withdrew the comment.”
having lost your job
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
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 “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
In this reading “THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.”
thinking again about a choice previously made
In this reading “On second thought, he withdrew the comment.”
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.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading On second thought, he withdrew the comment.
having lost your job
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Whew!” he muttered.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “Whew!” he muttered.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On second thought, he withdrew the comment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On second thought, he withdrew the comment.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “And then some!”
make square
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And then some!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading On second thought, he withdrew the comment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jim Brennan had left nothing to be said, nothing to the imagination.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading THE DISCHARGED WAITER Lefty drew one sleeve across his perspiring face, and stared at the square, sturdy back of the retreating manager.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Whew!” he muttered.
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading On second thought, he withdrew the comment.
Chapter 11 of Lefty o' the Big League by Burt L. Standish holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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