| A | B |
| trembles | to shake |
| wreckage | the remains of something that has been wrecked |
| slab | a broad, flat, thick piece, as of bread, stone or meat |
| possessions | something that is owned; belonging |
| tenement | an old apartment house that is badly maintained |
| crushing | to press, squeeze, or bear down on with enough force to break or injure |
| rubble | broken or crumbled material, as brick, that is left when a building falls down |
| debris | the scattered remains of something broken or destroyed |
| timbers | a long, heavy piece of wood for building; beam |
| constructed | to make by fitting parts together; build |