Cope Field: Part Two

by T. L. Simpson
In this hard-hitting young adult novel, Crawford Cope, a talented high school baseball pitcher, must face difficult truths about his famous father.

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  1. tolerable
    capable of being borne or endured
    I hate it here. But I’m
    stuck here. So I look for ways to make it as tolerable as possible.
  2. ruefully
    in a manner expressing pain or sorrow
    “Momma did leave us,” I say.
    He laughs ruefully. “That’s right. She did.”
  3. moxie
    courage, confidence, and determination
    And let me tell you, that kinda moxie goes a long way in baseball.
  4. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
    I do my due diligence. Go through every pitch he asks for. Try to keep my form correct. My first step. My release. My timing. Endure his yelling and screaming each time I make a mistake, growing more and more irate the longer it goes.
  5. wraith
    a ghostly figure, especially one seen shortly before death
    He’s sitting facing away in the recliner. Melted into it, more like. Some spooky sound in his voice. Like he is not a man, but a wraith.
  6. verbatim
    using exactly the same words
    Then he says, verbatim, exactly what Pops said before I came back here.
  7. melatonin
    sleep-regulating hormone secreted by the pineal gland
    “Pops gave me extra melatonin. I slept like a baby up in heaven on a cotton cloud.”
  8. transfixed
    having your attention fixated as though witchcraft
    He’s working without paying us any attention. But we’re transfixed, and I don’t know why.
  9. imminent
    close in time; about to occur
    Big Time says, “I got hit with a baseball,” to head off the imminent question.
  10. carabiner
    an oblong metal ring with a spring clip
    He walks beside me, his keys jingling on a carabiner hooked through one of his belt loops.
  11. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    I scuff my cleats on the ground. Already, that belligerent part of me is dying down.
  12. dilapidated
    in a state of decay, ruin, or deterioration
    The main thing on Pops’ mind, with his son taken into state custody, was the
    status of a dilapidated baseball field in the middle of nowhere with his name on it.
  13. liminal
    having the nature of a transitional space, phase, or experience
    Whole thing gives me the creeps. A liminal space. A peek into a world where I do not belong.
  14. malevolence
    the quality of threatening evil
    And the smile on his mouth don’t touch those eyes. Nothin’ in those grimy marbles but malevolence.
  15. trajectory
    a progression or course of events, actions, or developments
    The trajectory of my life is forever altered.
Created on 三月 3, 2026 (updated 四月 8, 2026)

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