Chapter 21 of Second Base Sloan is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Second Base Sloan is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter. Wayne examined it questioningly. “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June. “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
Chapter 21 of Second Base Sloan is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading ““Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.”
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading “MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.”
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Wayne examined it questioningly.”
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading ““An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.””
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading ““Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.”
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading “MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.”
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading “Wayne examined it questioningly.”
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.
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
table consisting of a horizontal surface over which business is transacted
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Wayne examined it questioningly.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
plural of “promise” — a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading Wayne examined it questioningly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Mister Milburn done give me that,” chuckled June.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading MILBURN PROMISES June took a shining half-dollar from his pocket and slipped it along the counter.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “An’ all I done was jus’ fetch him some seegars from the news-stand.”
United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
From this reading Wayne examined it questioningly.
Chapter 21 of Second Base Sloan by Christy Mathewson holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 21 holds 213 sentences of Second Base Sloan, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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