Chapter 13 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BASEBALL GAME. While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along. His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man. He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes. Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
Chapter 13 of The rival bicyclists is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
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 “THE BASEBALL GAME.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.”
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.”
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading “His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.”
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.”
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading “He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.”
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading “Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.”
come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
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 THE BASEBALL GAME.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
plural of “curve” — the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE BASEBALL GAME.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
brusque and surly and forbidding
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
make reference to
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BASEBALL GAME.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he heard Billy mention the out and the in curves, and smiled sarcastically to himself.
not inclined to society or companionship
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
precisely as stated
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His name was Stizik, and he was a very gruff, unsociable man.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading He stood and watched Charley Osborne pitch for a few minutes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
during the time that
From this reading While the Rushers were out on the common, an old professor from the Greenpoint college came along.
Chapter 13 of The rival bicyclists by Edward Stratemeyer holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 13 holds 151 sentences of The rival bicyclists, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The rival bicyclists by Edward Stratemeyer exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Work through the 31 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 31 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 13 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The rival bicyclists by Edward Stratemeyer on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 0 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #? are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #?, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 5 minutes of reading across 0 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The rival bicyclists section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 0 chapters of The rival bicyclists to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The rival bicyclists, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
