7 as shining, the birds were chirping, and the biggest sandlot summer was mere minutes away from starting. But Sarah hiting a home run with her best friend, Edl e comer of his tidy bedroom, the walls covered baseball ennants, and baseballs signed by his favorite players, Ed sat piece of poster board he was keeping mysteriously hidden oulders. Feverishly, he was scribbling away on the peculiar should have been getting ready for the big game. here looking purzled as Ed refused to look up from his desk, Edward? Cant you hear me, Eddy boy? response, Sarah persisted: Edl If you don't hurry, well miss 9. Sarah's best friend and the best first-basemen since, well, en, Ed continued toiling away on his poster as outside his ers straggled toward the nearty sandlot, bats slung over their cocked sideways on their heads. st sit there like that when your favorite pastime, your favorite vorite all time THING since breathing is getting ready to start in Sarah asked. way. Almost feverishly, he continued to ignore Sarah as he in the borders of his homemade poster. ore and more of her teammates flooded by outside Ed's actically shouted in Ed's ear. "Earth to Edl We can't possibly win mpionship without our best first-basemen, not to mention batter! 'd think of missing this game. You NEVER miss a gamer' Iy then suddenly realizing that she was there, Ed looked up from oster. "Sarah," he explained calmly, even as his best friend and ned to pull her bright red hair out. Tll never get this poster ep interrupting mer' winning the neighborhood baseball championship is an Eled a surprised Sarah. Had some baseball loving, alien planet al friend? And perhaps replaced him with their resident artist? OING that's so interesting anyway? ked up. You wouldn' understand, Sarah. HAT rightr Sarah readily agreed. 7 wouldn't understand how ats baseball, sleeps baseball, and dreams baseball could risk st game of the summer just to doodle on a piece of poster board. hat's a big sign making fun of our rivals, The West Side Wiffersr" explained Ed. I's not a sign for our rivals. It's a poster, for e important than basebal? tant than baseball"? shrieked Sarah. "Like what?" In by Rexty Fiscter Although it is not clearly defined, what is the most likely connotation of the word flooded as it is used in this story? A. swarmed B. pounded C. drowned D. splashed Reset Submit