cut - in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball; "he took a vicious cut at the ball" baseball swing, swing stroke, shot - (sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand; "it took two strokes to get out of the bu...
Every year, this was so. Why couldn’t, therefore, Marcus believe it was possible that he would hear from Gumball, finally, about his story. Whether or not the story even existed. and so, when the next Hallow’s Eve arrived, Marcus waited. For surely, on such a night, as the Ol’...
As narrated by the director Bud Luckey in a sort of 6/8 time country and western poem, this short is light, lilting, funny as can be and packs a wonderful message. It is not so much about tolerance as it is about being proud and comfortable about who you are. It is also likely ...
Spek introduced himself and started explaining writing, the importance of words, the names of the stones, the cactus fruit, everything he was thinking about. His heart was singing too much to register her displeasure. And he recited a poem about Gen: Black hair and brown skin Water and ...
The poem was just three short sections.2016年高考英语上海卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文 The real reason why prices were, and still are, too high is complex, and no short discussion can satisfactorily explain this problem.2015年高考英语江苏卷 单项填空 原文 Those words made me see clearly that when ...
In this short poem by Randall Jarrell, a World War II turret gunner was gunned down by enemy warfare. As stated in the third sentence, “Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life, I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters. When I died they washed me out of the turr...
‘Project Mulberry’ happens in a contemporary setting outside Chicago. Park’s book, ‘Archer’s Quest,’ brings an authentic figure along with current occasions. Park shares her energy for baseball in her book ‘Keeping Score.’ Park’s book, ‘A Long Walk to Water,’ includes family comp...
who may have been upset with the question. Her boyfriend was an intelligible yet strong athlete preparing for a college scholarship to join a baseball team. Because of these occurrences, there was proof of the male teacher’s perversion, and he was released to a job in another district contin...
What is something shorter than 300 words? Maybe a scene or impression. Almost a poem. What elements does a story need? It should have characters and a plot. The characters should do something and there should be a conflict that needs resolution. Three classic short stories which are not par...
1. the location on a baseball field where the shortstop is stationed 2. accidental contact between two points in an electric circuit that have a potential difference 3. the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed between 2nd and 3rd base ...