Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's ball nine is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's ball nine is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!" "Jeffords is losing his nerve! You've got him going!" "Knock the cover off the ball." "Slam out a homer!"
Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's ball nine is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “"Knock the cover off the ball."”
cause to move by striking
From this reading “BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"”
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading “"Slam out a homer!"”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “"Knock the cover off the ball."”
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Jeffords is losing his nerve!”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “"Jeffords is losing his nerve!”
a large number or amount
From this reading “BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"”
close violently
From this reading “"Slam out a homer!"”
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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 "Slam out a homer!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading "Knock the cover off the ball."
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading "Knock the cover off the ball."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
the act of departing
From this reading You've got him going!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You've got him going!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You've got him going!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Jeffords is losing his nerve!
cause to move by striking
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading "Slam out a homer!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jeffords is losing his nerve!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeffords is losing his nerve!
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading "Knock the cover off the ball."
immediately past
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Jeffords is losing his nerve!
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading "Jeffords is losing his nerve!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Knock the cover off the ball."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
a large number or amount
From this reading BOB SCORES AT LAST "Hit it out, Dave; hit it out!"
close violently
From this reading "Slam out a homer!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Knock the cover off the ball."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've got him going!"
Chapter 23 of The Rambler Club's ball nine by W. Crispin (William Crispin) Sheppard holds 212 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 23 holds 212 sentences of The Rambler Club's ball nine, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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