'The Last Leaf,' by O. Henry

apartment – n. a usually rented room or set of rooms that is part of a building and is used as a place to live

pneumonia – n. a serious disease that affects the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe

carriage – n. a large vehicle with four wheels that is pulled by a horse and that carries people

drawing – n. a picture, image, etc., that is made by making lines on a surface with a pencil, pen, marker, chalk, but usually not with paint

leaf – n. one of the flat and typically green parts of a plant that grow from a stem or twig

ladder – n. a device used for climbing that has two long pieces of wood, metal, or rope with a series of steps or rungs between them