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The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball
The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Take it off or I'll fine you."
From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.
"What do I care for money!" replied Red.
"That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.
"Cigarette change!" yelled Red.
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The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter II · Chapter 2

Chapter 2 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/44 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Take it off or I'll fine you."
Line 2
From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.
Line 3
"What do I care for money!" replied Red.
Line 4
"That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.
Line 5
"Cigarette change!" yelled Red.

All words in this reading · 39

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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and

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

care

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

change

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From this reading "Cigarette change!" yelled Red.

Cigarette

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From this reading "Cigarette change!" yelled Red.

costs

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From this reading "That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.

do

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

down

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

fine

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

for

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

From

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

Fuller

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From this reading "That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.

gazed

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

Gilbat

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

he

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

height

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

his

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

I

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

I'll

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

it

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

little

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

lofty

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

money

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

off

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

or

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

plain

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

Red

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

replied

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From this reading "What do I care for money!" replied Red.

said

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From this reading "That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.

Take

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

That

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From this reading "That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.

the

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

thought

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

twenty-five

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From this reading "That costs you twenty-five," said Fuller.

umpire

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

upon

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

was

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

what

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From this reading From his lofty height Gilbat gazed down upon the little umpire, and it was plain what he thought.

yelled

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From this reading "Cigarette change!" yelled Red.

you

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From this reading "Take it off or I'll fine you."

Chapter 2 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball by Zane Grey holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

What does chapter 2 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball contain?

Chapter 2 holds 220 sentences of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 2 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball by Zane Grey exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 2 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball?

Work through the 44 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 44 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 2 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 2 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

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Is this the complete text of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball?

Yes. All 4175 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #385 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #385, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball take to read?

About 347 minutes of reading across 835 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Words and structures a reader meets early in The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Delaney's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Red-haired
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Trio--red
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Gilbat
A word that appears in the opening chapter of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.