Chapter 13 of Tommy Tiptop and his baseball nine is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Tommy Tiptop and his baseball nine is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie? How did it happen? Is your head cut?” Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway. He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
Chapter 13 of Tommy Tiptop and his baseball nine is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading “TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?”
shoot down, of birds
From this reading “Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.”
come to pass
From this reading “How did it happen?”
a boy or man
From this reading “Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.”
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading “He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.”
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading “Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.”
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In this reading “He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.”
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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 TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Is your head cut?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did it happen?
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
plural of “give” — the elasticity of something that can be stretched and returns to its original length
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
shoot down, of birds
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
come to pass
From this reading How did it happen?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Is your head cut?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did it happen?
be the source of pain
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is your head cut?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How did it happen?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
a boy or man
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
a road (especially that part of a road) over which vehicles travel
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
not in physical motion
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
precisely as stated
From this reading He tried to lift Jakie’s head, but it fell back, very limp at the neck.
which person or people
From this reading Tommy asked these questions of the lad, who lay so still and quiet on the grass at the side of the roadway.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TOMMY GIVES A SHOW “Are you much hurt, Jakie?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is your head cut?”
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