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

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 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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What a hole that was for the Rube on the day of his break into fast company!
I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.
He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.
I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.
It was the Rube's drop, which I believed unhittable.
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The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 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
What a hole that was for the Rube on the day of his break into fast company!
Line 2
I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.
Line 3
He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.
Line 4
I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.
Line 5
It was the Rube's drop, which I believed unhittable.

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a

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all

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

and

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

any

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

appreciable

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as

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

ball

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

been

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before

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believed

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Berne

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break

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by

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From this reading I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.

company

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could

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cracked

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day

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deliberation

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From this reading I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.

drive

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

drop

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From this reading It was the Rube's drop, which I believed unhittable.

except

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fast

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figure

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for

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game

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get

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had

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He

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

him

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

his

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hole

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I

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From this reading I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.

if

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

in

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

interval

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

into

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it

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From this reading I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.

left

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let

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long

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

measured

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From this reading I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.

mitt

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no

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of

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on

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From this reading What a hole that was for the Rube on the day of his break into fast company!

pitch

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

ready

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

remarkable

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From this reading I measured it by his remarkable deliberation.

Rube

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Rube's

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From this reading It was the Rube's drop, which I believed unhittable.

scarcely

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

Sweeney's

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that

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the

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there

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

think

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

time

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

to

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

took

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

trifling

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

unhittable

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From this reading It was the Rube's drop, which I believed unhittable.

was

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From this reading What a hole that was for the Rube on the day of his break into fast company!

way

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From this reading I could think of no way to figure it except that when the ball left him there was scarcely any appreciable interval of time before it cracked in Sweeney's mitt.

What

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when

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From this reading He took a long time to get ready to pitch to Berne, and when he let drive it was as if he had been trifling all before in that game.

which

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From this reading It was the Rube's drop, which I believed unhittable.

Chapter 12 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 12 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball contain?

Chapter 12 holds 220 sentences of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 12 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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Vocabulary met early in The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

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Delaney's
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Red-haired
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Trio--red
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Gilbat
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