3,424 Matching Annotations
  1. Oct 2017
    1. wings

    2. dove’s

      this type of bird

    3. ash pile

      after you burn wood, you have a small mountain of this

    4. heap

      pile, like a small mountain

    5. twigs

      small sticks

    6. litter

      a lot of

    7. brought

      bring (in the past)

    8. wood

    9. Floodwater

      )

    10. sycamore

      type of tree

    11. plenty

      a lot, many

    12. demanded

      ask in a rude way -- like there is no choice, you need to do it

    13. wood

    14. pool’s

      area of water that is not moving fast

    15. surface

      top

    16. landed

      fell

    17. blew

      blow (in past) = move like air

    18. willow cotton

      from this type of plant

    19. puffs

      like small clouds

    20. Overhead

      above

    21. rings

      circles

    22. widening

      getting bigger

    23. mysteriously

      mystery = not easy to understand

    24. sank

      go down in water

    25. gulped

      eat

    26. surface

      top

    27. rose

      rise (go up) in the past

    28. carp

      this type of fish

    29. sycamores

      type of trees

    30. willows

      type of trees

    31. among

      in the same area with

    32. darkness

      dark

    33. mountaintops

      top of the mountains

    34. sunset

      sun going down

    35. flame

      fire

    36. rubber

      like plastic

    37. pretty soon

      a little bit soon

    38. pinched

      push fingers together

    39. bit

      bite (in the past)

    40. pretty soon

      a little bit soon

    41. apologetically

      sorry

    42. em

      them

    43. Lady

      woman

    44. scoffed

      laugh at someone, in a cruel way, not nice

    45. mouse

    46. mouse

    47. mouse

    48. lady

      woman

    49. lady

      woman

    50. dejectedly

      very sad

    51. hung his head

    52. fresh

      new

    53. pet

      touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat

    54. pet

      touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat

    55. pet

      touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat

    56. pet

      touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat

    57. pettin

      touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat

    58. fresh

      new

    59. meanness

      mean = cruel, not nice

    60. tears

    61. quivered

      moving fast, like shaking

    62. lip

    63. Blubberin

      crying

    64. about

      around

    65. wheeled

      turned

    66. whimpering

      sad sound like a dog crying

    67. fool

      idiot, stupid person

    68. brush

      bushes

    69. threw

      throw (in the past)

    70. strokin

      touching it again and again

    71. laid

      put

    72. sharply

      like a knife

    73. snapped

      moved in a fast way, making a sound like this

    74. approached

      moved close

    75. drew back

      moved back

    76. approached

      moved close

    77. master

      owner / boss

    78. terrier

      this type of dog

    79. imperiously

      like a king or a boss, telling you what to do

    80. outstretched

      open and out, like this photo

    81. remained

      stayed

    82. lyin

      on the ground

    83. mouse

    84. reluctantly

      does not want to

    85. mouse

    86. mouse

    87. mouse

    88. God damn

      bad word in English, to show you are angry

    89. sock

      hit, punch

    90. coldly

      with no emotion

    91. contemplated

      thinking about

    92. brush line

      part of the mountains where the brush (bushes) stops

    93. wildly

      crazy

    94. backed

      moved back

    95. hesitated

      waited for a short time

    96. puttin’ nothing over.

      tricking me, making me believe

    97. mouse

    98. innocence

      not guilty

    99. pantomime

      moving in a dramatic way, to show an idea

    100. elaborate

      very detailed

    101. Gi’me

      give me

    102. brusquely

      fast, hard

    103. Awright

      alright = OK

    104. stick

    105. willow

      type of tree

    106. crashing

      loud, violent, crazy

    107. whistling

    108. whistled

    109. whistling

    110. splashings

      explosion of water

    111. lay

      put your body down

    112. disappeared

      go away

    113. lumbered

      moved slow like a big animal

    114. before long

      soon

    115. fool around

      play

    116. wood

    117. ketchup

    118. ketchup

    119. beans

    120. supper

      dinner

    121. beans

    122. heat

      make hot

    123. sticks

    124. sticks

    125. match

    126. bindle

    127. bindle

    128. bindle

    129. willow

      type of tree

    130. gather

      put together

    131. supper

      dinner

    132. bustin’ a gut

      working so hard

    133. bucking grain bags

      moving the heavy bags of this:

    134. thrashin’ machines

      farm machine

    135. rolled

      turned

    136. ain’t

      are not

    137. supper

      dinner

    138. ranch

      farm

    139. ranch

      farm

    140. immediately

      fast

    141. rustled

      made a quiet sound like paper moving

    142. limbs

      branch --- arm of the tree

    143. branches

      like limb --- arm of the tree

    144. branches

      like limb --- arm of the tree

    145. sycamore

      type of tree

    146. highway

      big road

    147. current

      moving water

    148. slightly

      a little bit

    149. jerked

      moved fast

    150. periscope

    151. held up

      hold up (in the past)

    152. water snake

    153. valley

      like the opposite of a mountain (an area that goes down)

    154. valley

      like the opposite of a mountain (an area that goes down)

    155. flamed

      burn like fire

    156. Awright

      OK

    157. lay

      put your body down

    158. lay

      put your body down

    159. get along

      go forward in life

    160. trouble

      problem

    161. whether

      if

    162. raising

      moving up

    163. imitated

      copied, doing the same thing

    164. crossed

      make like X

    165. you bet

      it's true

    166. giggled

      laughed like a little baby

    167. disgustedly

      don't like it, in a strong way

    168. hell

      not true

    169. exploded

    170. triumphantly

      feeling like winning

    171. Weed

      A real city in California

    172. outta

      out of

    173. broke

      changed fast

    174. fear

      afraid (scared)

    175. Weed

      A real city in California

    176. Weed

      A real city in California

    177. puzzled

      confused

    178. neither

      also not

    179. droned

      talked in a repeating way, not changing tone, like a robot

    180. over

      again

    181. swell

      great

    182. ain’t

      am not

    183. stan

      stand

    184. tight

    185. loosely

    186. tight

    187. thought

      think (in past)

    188. we’re set

      we are good

    189. gonna

      going to

    190. ain’t

      are not

    191. work tickets

      special papers to get permission to work in the 1930s

    192. boss

      manager / owner

    193. quarter

      1/4

    194. north

      direction

    195. Soledad

      A real city in California

    196. Weed

      A real city in California

    197. Weed

      A real city in California

    198. ranch

      farm

    199. ranch

      farm

    200. ranches

      farm