choice board

"And he was deadly with his slingshot".
A forked stick, to which an elastic strap is fastened to the two prongs, is typically used for shooting small stones.

​Slingshot

"Hassan would mumble, looking down at his feet".
Say something indistinctly and quietly, making it difficult for others to hear.

​Mumble

"The curved wall led into the dining room, at the center of which was a mahogany table that could easily sit thirty guests".
Hard reddish-brown timber from a tropical tree, used for high-quality furniture.

​Mahogany

"I shrugged".
Raise (one's shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.

​Shrugged

"Hassan went to his shack to get ready and I ran upstairs to gran a book".
A roughly built hut or cabin.

​Shack

"A large sliding glass door opened into a semicircular terrace that overlooked two acres of backyard and rows of cherry trees".
A unit of land area equal to 4,840 square yards (0.405 hectare)

​Acres

"The poplar trees lined the redbrick driveway, which led to a pair of wrought-iron gates".
Any of a genus of slender quick-growing trees that have catkins for flowers and are related to the willows.

​Poplar tree

"The poplar trees lined the redbrick driveway, which led to a pair of wrought-iron gates".
A tough malleable form of iron suitable for forging or rolling rather than casting, obtained by puddling pig iron while molten.

​Wrought-iron

"The poplar trees lined the redbrick driveway, which led to a pair of wrought-iron gates".
A hinged barrier used to close an opening in a wall, fence, or hedge.

Gates

"I have heard that she made no secret of her disdain for his appearance".
The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.

Disdain