Chapter 23 of The boys of Columbia High on the diamond is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The boys of Columbia High on the diamond is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash! “Wow! Look at that ball go, will you?” “And two men on bases! Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
Chapter 23 of The boys of Columbia High on the diamond is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 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 “Look at that ball go, will you?””
plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading ““And two men on bases!”
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!””
-ing form of “coddle” — treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading “WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!”
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading “Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!””
fall or come down violently
From this reading “WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!”
impaired by diminution
From this reading “WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading ““Wow!”
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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In this reading ““And two men on bases!”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Look at that ball go, will you?””
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(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 Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And two men on bases!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
plural of “base” — installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “And two men on bases!
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
-ing form of “coddle” — treat with excessive indulgence
From this reading WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
fall or come down violently
From this reading WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “And two men on bases!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And two men on bases!
above and across; more than
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “And two men on bases!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
impaired by diminution
From this reading WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!
at the time that
From this reading WHEN CODDLING WEAKENED Crash!
in or at the place that
From this reading Here’s where we climb all over poor old Columbia!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
a joke that seems extremely funny
From this reading “Wow!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Look at that ball go, will you?”
Chapter 23 of The boys of Columbia High on the diamond by Graham B. Forbes holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 23 holds 114 sentences of The boys of Columbia High on the diamond, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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