Chapter 31 of Those Smith Boys on the Diamond is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Those Smith Boys on the Diamond is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“PLAY BALL!” Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother. As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes. “I’m all right,” he murmured. “I can stand alone.”
Chapter 31 of Those Smith Boys on the Diamond is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading ““PLAY BALL!””
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.”
held up in the air
From this reading “As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““I’m all right,” he murmured.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading ““PLAY BALL!””
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.”
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 ““PLAY BALL!””
In this reading ““I can stand alone.””
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “I’m all right,” he murmured.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I can stand alone.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “PLAY BALL!”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can stand alone.”
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can stand alone.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m all right,” he murmured.
held up in the air
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “I’m all right,” he murmured.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “PLAY BALL!”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “I’m all right,” he murmured.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
be standing; be upright
From this reading “I can stand alone.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As he lifted him up Bill opened his eyes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cap Smith was the first to reach his brother.
Chapter 31 of Those Smith Boys on the Diamond by Howard Roger Garis holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 31 holds 123 sentences of Those Smith Boys on the Diamond, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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