Chapter 10 of Lefty o' the bush is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lefty o' the bush is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut. “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher. “You can’t pull that little Canuck.” Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly. “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
Chapter 10 of Lefty o' the bush is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.”
strike against forcefully
From this reading “ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.”
informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
From this reading ““You can’t pull that little Canuck.””
smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
From this reading “Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.”
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
From this reading “Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.”
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.”
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading “ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.”
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading “ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.”
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.
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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 Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
strike against forcefully
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
the two together, not just one
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You can’t pull that little Canuck.”
informal term for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
From this reading “You can’t pull that little Canuck.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
smoothly and without difficulty; precisely and deftly
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
a quad with a square body
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
United States industrialist who manufactured vacuum cleaners (1849-1932)
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You can’t pull that little Canuck.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “You can’t pull that little Canuck.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
(used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
a person who spits (ejects saliva or phlegm from the mouth)
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
in a swift manner
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
pulled or drawn tight
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You can’t pull that little Canuck.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Got to put ’em over, Jocko,” called the coacher.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “He never could touch you,” chuckled the first baseman.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Hoover handed up a “spitter,” and Labelle missed cleanly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ON THE RAW EDGE Two balls followed swiftly, the batter ignoring them both, although with every nerve taut.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can’t pull that little Canuck.”
Chapter 10 of Lefty o' the bush by Burt L. Standish holds 99 sentences, grouped into 20 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 10 holds 99 sentences of Lefty o' the bush, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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