Chapter 17 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball! Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?" "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!" "Batter up! Forfeit the game to Ballard, Umpire!"
Chapter 17 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!”
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading “Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"”
strike against forcefully
From this reading “"Batter up!”
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading “Forfeit the game to Ballard, Umpire!"”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “"Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"”
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!”
an official at a baseball game
From this reading “Forfeit the game to Ballard, Umpire!"”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Forfeit the game to Ballard, Umpire!"
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"
strike against forcefully
From this reading "Batter up!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
a quad with a square body
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime
From this reading Forfeit the game to Ballard, Umpire!"
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
plural of “hick” — a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
engage in
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
participate in games or sport
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
express in words
From this reading Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading T. HAVILAND HICKS, JR'S. HEADWORK "Play Ball!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"
an official at a baseball game
From this reading "Call the game, Mr. Ump.--make 'em play ball!"
an official at a baseball game
From this reading Forfeit the game to Ballard, Umpire!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Batter up!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say, Bannister, are you _afraid_ to play?"
Chapter 17 of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior by James Raymond Elderdice holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 17 holds 179 sentences of T. Haviland Hicks, Senior, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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