Chapter 15 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically. “Perhaps that’s the trouble with Locke.” “He ain’t stale,” asserted Carson. “That ain’t the trouble with him. Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
Chapter 15 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an apologetic manner
From this reading “THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.”
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading ““He ain’t stale,” asserted Carson.”
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading “THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.”
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading “THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.”
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading “Look how he pitched when he wanted to.””
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading “THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.”
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading “THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.”
discouraging intimacies; reserved
From this reading “THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.”
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From this reading “He ain’t stale,” asserted Carson.
in an apologetic manner
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
confidently declared to be so
From this reading “He ain’t stale,” asserted Carson.
United States biologist remembered for her opposition to the use of pesticides that were hazardous to wildlife (1907-1964)
From this reading “He ain’t stale,” asserted Carson.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
someone who works in a coal mine
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He ain’t stale,” asserted Carson.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That ain’t the trouble with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
the force of workers available
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps that’s the trouble with Locke.”
(of sound) set to a certain pitch or key; usually used as a combining form
From this reading Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That ain’t the trouble with him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps that’s the trouble with Locke.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Perhaps that’s the trouble with Locke.”
discouraging intimacies; reserved
From this reading THE UNAPPROACHABLE LOCKE “Men go stale on college teams,” said Charles Collier apologetically.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
at the time that
From this reading Look how he pitched when he wanted to.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Perhaps that’s the trouble with Locke.”
Chapter 15 of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings by Burt L. Standish holds 110 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.
Chapter 15 holds 110 sentences of Lefty o' the Blue Stockings, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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