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Chapter 12 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JOE AND THE OLD APPLEWOMAN. That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present. “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication. “Shall we accept or put off the match?” “Let us accept,” said Billy.
Chapter 12 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading “That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.”
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading ““The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.”
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading ““Shall we accept or put off the match?””
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading ““The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.”
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In this reading “That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.”
hold back to a later time
In this reading ““Shall we accept or put off the match?””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
consider or hold as true
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE AND THE OLD APPLEWOMAN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE AND THE OLD APPLEWOMAN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOE AND THE OLD APPLEWOMAN.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us accept,” said Billy.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading JOE AND THE OLD APPLEWOMAN.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE AND THE OLD APPLEWOMAN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “The Stars want to play us next Saturday,” Charley said, as he held up a communication.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Shall we accept or put off the match?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That evening Charley Osborne and Billy Smith called a special meeting of the baseball club, at which Joe was present.
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