What is the purpose of the following passage? As early as 1944, a book
described playing a game called base ball. A
bat with a flat end was used by a batter who
tried to hit a ball thrown underhanded by a
pitcher. A catcher stood behind the batter. If
the batter hit the ball, he ran to a base and
back again to score a point. These bases
were posts, not bags."
to persuade readers that baseball is the
best game ever played,
to describe the early stages of the game of
baseball
to entertain by telling about an early
baseball
game
to inform the reader about the rules of
baseball

can you give us the passage> ?

explanation:

"the tune the he might never know again." this part build anticipation. dexter got extremely happy by the piano tune. he could see what he was living at that moment in his life throught this feeling. the reader might want to learn more about his happy life. in fact, he called it a state of   'ecstasy'. the fact that he had got in a mood of intense appreciation and that everything about him was extremely bright and glamorous might lead the reader to feel that this state of happiness may not last long. the two parts from the excerpt that exemplify the anticipation are: " the sound of the "; " it was a know again."