1. Pop’s Bridge
By: Eve Bunting

2. stretch This bridge was built to stretch across the river.
to spread out
This bridge was built to stretch across the river.

3. crew The construction crew is working to build the new baseball park.
A group of people doing work
The construction crew is working to build the new
baseball park.

4. Foggy It was so foggy that the fisherman could not
Filled with thick mist or low clouds
It was so foggy that the fisherman could not
see where they were going.

5. balancing The scared man is balancing himself with a stick.
Keeping steady
The scared man is balancing himself with a stick.

6. tide The starfish was left behind when the tide went out.
The rise and fall of the sea
The starfish was left behind when the tide went
out.

7. cling The man must cling to the ladder as he paints or he might fall.
To hold tightly to something
The man must cling to the ladder as he paints
or he might fall.

8. excitement The hockey player is showing excitement after
The feeling of being stirred up
The hockey player is showing excitement after
scoring a goal.

9. disappears The magician will make the rabbit disappear by
Passes from sight
The magician will make the rabbit disappear by
waving his magic wand.

10. Vocabulary Words stretch foggy crew balancing tide cling excitement
disappears