Billy Sunday, Runner for the Lord Ch. 6

Target Language or Knowledge:

The baseball ________ took place in our hometown last week.
tournament
That girl's fingers are moving across the computer keyboard as fast as _____________ ____________.
greased lightening
As a __________ of the United States, we have a right to freedom of religion.
citizen
The teacher of my __________ class taught us how to use body language, hand motions, and the volume of our voices to make our speeches exciting.
elocution
Ma told me to go to the ________ _______ store down the road to buy flour, sugar, and rice.
dry goods
After high school ______________, I plan to go to college to earn a degree in medicine and become a doctor.
graduation
I was so nervous during my solo the ______ of my hands were sweating.
palms
As soon as Granny saw her son come through the door, she wiped her hands on her _______ and pulled him close to her for a tight hug.
apron
I have fond memories of my grandmother sitting in her favorite chair, _________ hats, sweaters, and scarves for her grandchildren.
knitting
Miss Jennie's gentleman friend was asked to sit in the _________ and wait for her to come downstairs.
parlor
Mrs. Clark made the _______ that we would have Jesus' birthday party on November 18th.
announcement
Everyone on the football team was excited to hear who would be named as this year's ____________.
captain
As I peered through the frosty glass of the train window, I could see the snow-covered ________________, dotted with small houses and rows and rows of fences.
countryside
We made enough money from our fundraiser to buy new ___________ for our marching band.
uniforms
As the ____________ of our group, it was my responsibility to make sure we stayed focused and finished our project on time.
timekeeper
The girls weren't expecting rain, so they had to make a quick _________ to the car to keep from getting soaked.
dash
The _________ director agreed to let Billy off work to play ball and to help if there was a fire.
funeral
The championship game depended on the last _________ in the line-up hitting a homerun.
batter
That young ______ gave an excellent demonstration on the correct way to shoot a bow and arrow.
feller
When we saw the director of the play _________ for us to come onstage, we quietly walked to our places and waited for the curtain to rise.
motion