The elbows of my favorite shirt and completely soiled in soil. how do you know the definition of the bold word is "dirty"

The definition of the verb "soil" is to stain an article with something. It is typically used when someone refers to clothing. The definition of the noun soil is the layer of earth where plants grow or in simpler terms "dirt".

The action of "soiling soil" in the excerpt is to stain the elbows of the character's favorite shirt with dirt.

major league baseball

explanation:

jack roosevelt robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball.as he was the first african american to play in the major leagues, jackie robinson became the target of racial abuse. jackie robinson is referring to the historic event, harlem riot.