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The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Zane Grey • Curated US English Learning Edition

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And it became an infernal ball.

It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

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Chapter XVIII

Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

And it became an infernal ball. It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket. Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch. Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel. Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball

Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

Chapter 18 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

And it became an infernal ball.

Line 2

It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

Line 3

Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

Line 4

Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

Line 5

Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

Learner Dictionary

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Center noun US /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading “Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.”

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a

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

about

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

achievement

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

all

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

an

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From this reading And it became an infernal ball.

And

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From this reading And it became an infernal ball.

as

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

ball

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From this reading And it became an infernal ball.

became

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From this reading And it became an infernal ball.

bounded

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

but

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

capture

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

centernounUS /ˈsɛn.tər/

The middle point or core of an area.

From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

could

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

credit

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

efforts

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From this reading Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

endowed

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

Every

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

fall

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

field

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

fiendish

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

find

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From this reading Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

fleeing

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

for

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

frequent

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

Grace's

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From this reading Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

great

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

hands

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

he

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

heartbreaking

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From this reading Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

hide

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

him

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

his

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

hug

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

if

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

in

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

infernal

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From this reading And it became an infernal ball.

it

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From this reading And it became an infernal ball.

leg

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

Mohler

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

no

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

occurrence

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

of

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

on

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

out

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

part

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

player's

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

pocket

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

propensity

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

run

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

squirrel

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

stop

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

Tay

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

that

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

the

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

time

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

to

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

Tom

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

took

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From this reading Tay Tay Mohler could stop the ball, but that was no great credit to him, for his hands took no part in the achievement.

trying

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

up

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

was

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

watch

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From this reading Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

were

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From this reading Grace's efforts to find it were heartbreaking to watch.

which

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

with

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From this reading It became endowed with a fiendish propensity to run up a player's leg and all about him, as if trying to hide in his pocket.

would

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From this reading Every time it bounded out to center field, which was of frequent occurrence, Tom would fall on it and hug it as if he were trying to capture a fleeing squirrel.

Chapter 18 of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball by Zane Grey holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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Chapter 18 holds 204 sentences of The Redheaded Outfield, and Other Baseball, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.

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