Chapter 30 of Lefty o' the Big League is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Lefty o' the Big League is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?” Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant. Then he came to himself. “Yes! Give me a pencil――quick!”
Chapter 30 of Lefty o' the Big League is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “Give me a pencil――quick!””
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?””
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading “Give me a pencil――quick!””
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
in a stupid manner
From this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
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In this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
In this reading “Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.”
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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 Give me a pencil――quick!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
react verbally
From this reading NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
a youthful male person
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then he came to himself.
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From this reading NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give me a pencil――quick!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he came to himself.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he came to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the right
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give me a pencil――quick!”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading Give me a pencil――quick!”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading NOTHING ELSE POSSIBLE “Any answer?”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Give me a pencil――quick!”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
in a stupid manner
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lefty raised his head and stared stupidly at the boy for an instant.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he came to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he came to himself.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes!
Chapter 30 of Lefty o' the Big League by Burt L. Standish holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 30 holds 94 sentences of Lefty o' the Big League, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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