Chapter 4 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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Chapter 4 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room. I knew ball players. If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash. Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear. He looked like a man in a trance.
Chapter 4 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
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.”
move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading “If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.”
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading “I knew ball players.”
with reluctance
From this reading “Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.”
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading “Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.”
bearing or marked with a label or tag
From this reading “Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.”
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “He looked like a man in a trance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading I knew ball players.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
come to pass
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked like a man in a trance.
move with or as if with a rushing sound
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I knew ball players.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew ball players.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He looked like a man in a trance.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked like a man in a trance.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He looked like a man in a trance.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
plural of “player” — a person who participates in or is skilled at some game
From this reading I knew ball players.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.
with reluctance
From this reading Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
From this reading Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
bearing or marked with a label or tag
From this reading Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Rube tagged reluctantly in their rear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Grumbling and muttering, they passed out of the dressing room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading He looked like a man in a trance.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If Hurtle should happen to show good form they would turn in a flash.
Chapter 4 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.
Chapter 4 holds 220 sentences of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 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.
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