Vocabulary
the player in baseball who throws the ball
pitcher
right away
right off the bat
started
He lived ____Italy for years.
in
when a place is packed by a crowd of people
jammed
when a player hits the ball and goes around all the bases and scores a point
home-run
to fail
to strike out
smelled
D
She smiled ____the little boy.
at
the past participle of bleed
bled
when a person is prevented from a group for a period of time usually for bad behavior
suspended
to either succeed or fail
hit or miss
mashed
T
He was excited _____the party.
about
What was Babe Ruth's nickname?
The Babe
another word for fame
renown
to speak with someone for a short amount of time to see how things are going
touch base
strived
D
They are incredibly bad ______cooking.
at
people who don't have the advantages that others have are ________
underprivileged
when something went up or rose very fast
soared
to surprise someone with something unpleasant or difficult
to throw a curveball
afforded
id
We were annoyed _____the noise.
by
idiom to take responsibility for something
step up to the plate