1. The Gift of the Magi - o-Henry
Vocabulary

2. Vocabulary for The Gift of the Magi – O Henry
Shabby - run-down, well worn
Della sat down on the shabby little couch.
Ponder - to think on with care; to study
For several minutes Della kept pondering this problem.
Envy – desire to have something that is possessed by another 
A queen with all her riches might have envied Della’s hair.
Sacrifice – to surrender or give up, for the sake of something or someone else.
These two sacrificed for each other the greatest treasure they owned.
Ripple – a wavy or ruffled surface
It rippled and shone like waves of brown water.
Expenses - money spent for goods
Expenses had been greater than she had figured.
Yearn – To want something; To be filled with longing
And her heart yearned for them.