Chapter 1 of Third Base Thatcher is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Third Base Thatcher is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOUL! It was the last minute of play. The score stood 14 to 14. The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor. It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
Chapter 1 of Third Base Thatcher is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
From this reading “It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.”
the status of being a champion
From this reading “It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.”
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.”
athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
From this reading “The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.”
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading “The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.”
to move hurriedly
From this reading “The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.”
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading “The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.”
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading “It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.”
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the latest possible moment
In this reading “It was the last minute of play.”
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From this reading The score stood 14 to 14.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
a game played on a court by two opposing teams of 5 players; points are scored by throwing the ball through an elevated horizontal hoop
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
the status of being a champion
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
plural of “class” — a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading FOUL!
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
athletic facility equipped for sports or physical training
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
set up or lay the groundwork for
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
immediately past
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
roused to anger
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
participate in games or sport
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
an educational institution
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading The score stood 14 to 14.
to move hurriedly
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The score stood 14 to 14.
plural of “team” — a cooperative unit (especially in sports)
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The score stood 14 to 14.
a sporting competition in which contestants play a series of games to decide the winner
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was the last game of the interclass basketball tournament and on the victory hung the school championship.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the last minute of play.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The teams of ’25 and ’26, the Freshman and Sophomore classes of Pennington Institute, were in a mad scramble on the gym. floor.
Chapter 1 of Third Base Thatcher by Everett Scott holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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 1 holds 101 sentences of Third Base Thatcher, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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