Chapter 19 of Weatherby's Inning is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Weatherby's Inning is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins. “Oh, rot! What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth. “The nine’s coming along all right. What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
Chapter 19 of Weatherby's Inning is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.”
possessive form of “nine” — the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading ““Oh, rot!”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “What if Artmouth did rub it into us?”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.”
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading “What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.”
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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 ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
(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 “The nine’s coming along all right.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “The nine’s coming along all right.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
the post of captain
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “The nine’s coming along all right.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
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From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
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From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
possessive form of “nine” — the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “The nine’s coming along all right.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, rot!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “The nine’s coming along all right.
a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor
From this reading “Oh, rot!
move over something with pressure
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What if Artmouth did rub it into us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What’s the good of talking that way?” asked Tracy Gilberth.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ANTHONY TELLS A SECRET “I wish I’d never taken the captaincy,” said Joe Perkins.
Chapter 19 of Weatherby's Inning by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 19 holds 168 sentences of Weatherby's Inning, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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