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The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Zane Grey • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The Rube left the box, and I found a seat between Nan and Milly.

The field was a splendid sight.

Those bleachers made me glow with managerial satisfaction.

On the field both teams pranced and danced and bounced around in practice.

In spite of the absolutely last degree of egotism manifested by the Philadelphia players, I could not but admire such a splendid body of men.

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Chapter XI Reading 1/44

The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter XI · Chapter 11

Chapter 11 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1

The Rube left the box, and I found a seat between Nan and Milly.

Line 2

The field was a splendid sight.

Line 3

Those bleachers made me glow with managerial satisfaction.

Line 4

On the field both teams pranced and danced and bounced around in practice.

Line 5

In spite of the absolutely last degree of egotism manifested by the Philadelphia players, I could not but admire such a splendid body of men.

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a

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absolutely

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admire

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and

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From this reading The Rube left the box, and I found a seat between Nan and Milly.

around

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between

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bleachers

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body

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both

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bounced

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box

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but

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by

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could

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danced

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degree

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egotism

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field

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found

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glow

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I

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in

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last

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left

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made

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managerial

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manifested

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me

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men

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Milly

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Nan

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not

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of

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On

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Philadelphia

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players

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practice

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pranced

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Rube

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satisfaction

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seat

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sight

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spite

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splendid

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such

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teams

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The

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Those

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was

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with

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From this reading Those bleachers made me glow with managerial satisfaction.

Chapter 11 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball by Zane Grey holds 224 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.

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