Chapter 5 of Weatherby's Inning is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Weatherby's Inning is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.” He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming. “It’s just this,” Jack continued. “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around. I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
Chapter 5 of Weatherby's Inning is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading ““I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.”
come together
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.”
in physical discomfort
From this reading “He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.”
in a vague way
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.””
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.””
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 “I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.”
In this reading “I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.”
In this reading ““I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.”
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 “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
later than; following
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
(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 AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
an enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “It’s just this,” Jack continued.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
come together
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s just this,” Jack continued.
a small worthless amount
From this reading “It’s just this,” Jack continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
and nothing more
From this reading “It’s just this,” Jack continued.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
on the contrary
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
precisely, exactly
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “It’s just this,” Jack continued.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
hard to endure
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
in physical discomfort
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
in a vague way
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to know if--if after what happened the other day at the river, you have any objection to my trying for the nine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading He wondered, rather uncomfortably, what was coming.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading AN ENCOUNTER IN THE YARD “Oh,” said Joe, vaguely, “all right.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I tried to get a word with you in the cage, but there was always some one around.
Chapter 5 of Weatherby's Inning by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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 5 holds 126 sentences of Weatherby's Inning, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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