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Chapter 23 of The High School Pitcher is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya! Ye gotter do somethings!" This from Mr. Schimmelpodt. That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly. It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
Chapter 23 of The High School Pitcher is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading “It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.”
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.”
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading “It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.”
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading “It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.”
as follows
From this reading “It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.”
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading “That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.”
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading “That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.”
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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 It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
being joined in close association
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ye gotter do somethings!"
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This from Mr. Schimmelpodt.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
a man of refinement
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
coins made of gold
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
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From this reading Ye gotter do somethings!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
immediately past
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
a form of address for a man
From this reading This from Mr. Schimmelpodt.
as follows
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This from Mr. Schimmelpodt.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
small or little relative to something else
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ye gotter do somethings!"
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This from Mr. Schimmelpodt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
the act of signaling by a movement of the hand
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading It may as well be stated that from the smaller extremity of that arm, namely, his hand---a small crimson and gold banner attached to a stick cut circles in the air.
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading That gentleman was waving one of his short, fat arms wildly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE AGONY OF THE LAST BIG GAME "Ya, ya, ya!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Ye gotter do somethings!"
Chapter 23 of The High School Pitcher by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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