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With Mask and Mitt
With Mask and Mitt

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of With Mask and Mitt is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.
"I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."
Rob laughed constrainedly.
"Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."
"I thought you were down for second base."
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With Mask and Mitt

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of With Mask and Mitt is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.
Line 2
"I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."
Line 3
Rob laughed constrainedly.
Line 4
"Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."
/jes ˈsʌdberi ənd tɑːm ˈraɪli ənd aɪ ɑːr ɔːl ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː pleɪ ˈsentər fiːld/
Line 5
"I thought you were down for second base."
/aɪ θɔːt juː wɜːr daʊn fɔːr ˈsekənd beɪs/

Learner Dictionary

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batting noun US /ˈbætɪŋ/

(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

From this reading “"I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Lindsay noun US /ˈlɪndzi/

United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)

From this reading “THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outdoor adjective US /ˈaʊtdɔːr/

located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

From this reading “THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Owen noun US /ˈoʊən/

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

From this reading “THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Riley noun US /ˈraɪli/

United States poet (1849-1916)

From this reading “"Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Rob verb US /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading “Rob laughed constrainedly.”

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Sudbury noun US /ˈsʌdberi/

a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center

From this reading “"Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
theories noun US /ˈθɪriz/

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading “THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

about twenty preposition + noun

In this reading “"I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."”

6,120 times in 426,211 chapters
twenty men noun + noun

In this reading “"I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."”

1,879 times in 426,211 chapters
get into verb + particle

get involved in or with

In this reading “THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.”

46,585 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 57

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

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asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
askedverbUS /æskt/

past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
basenounUS /beɪs/

installation from which a military force initiates operations

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
battingnounUS /ˈbætɪŋ/

(baseball) the batter's attempt to get on base

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

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comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
constrainedlyadverb

in a constrained manner

From this reading Rob laughed constrainedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

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fieldnounUS /fiːld/

a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
followingadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
gamenounUS /ɡeɪm/

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
GoingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
laughedverbUS /læft/

past form of “laugh” — produce laughter

From this reading Rob laughed constrainedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
LindsaynounUS /ˈlɪndzi/

United States playwright who collaborated with Russel Crouse on several musicals (1889-1931)

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
outdooradjectiveUS /ˈaʊtdɔːr/

located, suited for, or taking place in the open air

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
OwennounUS /ˈoʊən/

Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Pecks

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From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

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PLANSnounUS /plænz/

plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
playverbUS /pleɪ/

participate in games or sport

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
practicenounUS /ˈpræktəs/

a customary way of operation or behavior

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RileynounUS /ˈraɪli/

United States poet (1849-1916)

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RobverbUS /rɑːb/

take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

From this reading Rob laughed constrainedly.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
secondnounUS /ˈsekənd/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
SudburynounUS /ˈsʌdberi/

a city in south central Canada in Ontario; a major nickel mining center

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
THEORIESnounUS /ˈθɪriz/

plural of “theory” — a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
they've

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

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thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

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TomnounUS /tɑːm/

male cat

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

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understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "I understand they've got about twenty men on the batting list."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Wolcott

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THEORIES AND PLANS "Going to get into the game to-day?" asked Wolcott Lindsay, on the Saturday morning following the first outdoor practice, as he met Owen coming out of the Pecks' room.

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YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading "Yes, Sudbury and Tom Riley and I are all going to play centre field."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "I thought you were down for second base."

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

Chapter 13 of With Mask and Mitt by Albertus T. (Albertus True) Dudley holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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.

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