Read the sentence from paragraph 4.
"a couple of decrepit apple-trees grew on the edge of it, and dropped their scanty and gnarled fruit to feast the squirrels."
what does decrepit mean?
a) ugly
b) weak
c) sickly
d) crippled

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Using context clues in the paragraph 4: “A couple of decrepit apple-trees grew on the edge of it, and dropped their scanty and gnarled fruit to feast the squirrels.” The word decrepit means weak.

so the answer is letter C) weak

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D) Parents are supportive of public schools adopting school uniforms for several reasons; the most common being affordability.

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