Chapter 2 of The Young Pitcher is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Young Pitcher is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A merry voice bade them enter. The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold. Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder. Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students. There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
Chapter 2 of The Young Pitcher is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having much or varied color
From this reading “Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.”
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading “Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.”
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading “Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.”
plural of “pennant” — the award given to the champion
From this reading “Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.”
plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading “Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.”
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A merry voice bade them enter.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading A merry voice bade them enter.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
having much or varied color
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
an open river valley (in a hilly area)
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
to come or go into
From this reading A merry voice bade them enter.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading A merry voice bade them enter.
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
plural of “pennant” — the award given to the champion
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
plural of “poster” — a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
cut with a saw
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
plural of “student” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A merry voice bade them enter.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he saw Dale and, behind him, several other students.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading The coach opened the door and led Ken across the threshold.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A merry voice bade them enter.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a moment's silence in which Ken heard his heart beat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ken felt the glow of a warm, bright room, colorful with pennants and posters, and cozy in its disorder.
Chapter 2 of The Young Pitcher by Zane Grey holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 2 holds 399 sentences of The Young Pitcher, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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