Chapter 6 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," snapped Carter. "What for? I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip." "I called you out." "But I wasn't out!"
Chapter 6 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."”
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"I called you out."”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “"Yes," snapped Carter.”
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading “I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Yes," snapped Carter.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I wasn't out!"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I called you out."
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading "Yes," snapped Carter.
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "What for?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "I called you out."
(of games) engaged in
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Yes," snapped Carter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I wasn't out!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What for?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I beat the ball, an' Mannin' played dirty with me--gave me the hip."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," snapped Carter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I called you out."
Chapter 6 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball by Zane Grey holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 6 holds 222 sentences of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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