Read the following sentences and answer the question that follows: the baseball whizzed by my bat and the umpire called "strike! " the crowd was silent but as the pitcher prepared to throw what could be the final pitch of the championships. which word best completes the passage above?

The baseball whizzed by my bat and the umpire called "Strike!" The crowd was silent but nervous as the pitcher prepared to throw what could be the final pitch of the championships.

Explanation:

The word nervous fills the space correctly, since the meaning of nervous is to be agitated and a little bit anxious with is quite opposite from the word silent that shows a state of not making any sound, the word but is a connector we use to present contrast so the people were tense and expectant but they didn't make a fuss about it.

wassup

explanation:

the correct answer is d. in john paston's letter written friday, 14, 1476, he expresses his fear that he may have to go to war.

indeed, although the black death was ravaging europe, the pastons were relatively safe from it due to their social status as they were part of the landed gentry. it is clear that the vast majority of the victims of the pandemic were the poor. the reason why he is weary of having to go to war is because at the particular time england was also devastated by the war of the roses and paston, being a courtesan was inevitably involved.