The Bridge Home Ch. 11-12

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• Shredding tearing something into small, thin strips or pieces, often quickly and roughly (e.g. shredding cloth or paper).
• Multicolored shards broken, sharp pieces (like glass or pottery) that show many different colors.
• Sprawling garden a very large garden that spreads out widely, not small or neat but stretching in many directions.
• Wrought-iron strong metal that has been shaped into designs, often used for gates, fences, or furniture.
• Invitingly in a way that makes people want to enter, join, or try (something that looks comfortable, friendly, or attractive).
• Compound a group of buildings inside the same area, often with a wall or fence around them.
• Mangy rty, unhealthy, and full of patches without fur or hair (often used to describe sick street animals).
• Sequin-studded decorated with lots of small, shiny pieces (sequins) that sparkle when light hits them.
• A stray an animal with no home or owner, living on the streets.
• Thud heavy, dull sound when something falls or hits the ground (like a stone or a heavy book).
• Gnarled rough, twisted, and old-looking, usually describing trees, roots, or wood.
• Noble having good, admirable qualities like courage and honesty; can also mean belonging to a high social class.
• Tarp short for tarpaulin; a large sheet of strong, waterproof material used to cover and protect things from rain or sun.

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