The Earth Dragon Awakes

VocabularyCycle 12

Trembles

To shake

Gina trembles when she hears a dog growling nearby.

Wreckage

What is left of something that has been ruined

We saw the wreckage from the destroyed hotel.

Slab

A broad flat piece of something

I put a slab of cheese on a cracker.

Possessions

Items that a person owns

I keep my important possessions somewhere safe.

Tenement

A low-quality apartment building

There were several people who I knew that lived in a tenement.

Crushing

Smashing or squashing something

The construction vehicles were crushing the old building.

Rubble

Broken or crumbled material from a destroyed building

We need to clear away the rubble from the old building.

Debris

Pieces of broken things

In the pile of debris was a fallen tree, parts of a boat, and shutters from a home.

Timbers

Large pieces of wood used for building

Do we have enough timbers to finish building the house?

Constructed

Something that is built

The ants construction an impressive underground tunnel.