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

      farm

    2. ranch

      farm

    3. ranch

      farm

    4. ranch

      farm

    5. ranch

      farm

    6. gonna

      going to

    7. resignedly

      giving up, no hope to change

    8. knees

      part of the leg, in the middle of the road

    9. knees

      part of the leg, in the middle of the road

    10. knees

      part of the leg, in the middle of the road

    11. knees

      part of the leg, in the middle of the road

    12. hid

      hide (in past) -- move so nobody can see it

    13. embarrassment

      shame

    14. startled

      surprised, in a bad way

    15. mouse

    16. mice

    17. mouse

    18. mouse

    19. mouse

    20. mouse

    21. ain’t

      are not

    22. petting

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

    23. thumb

    24. pet

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

    25. brush

      bushes

    26. brush

      bushes

    27. brush

      bushes

    28. brush

      bushes

    29. brush

      bushes

    30. brush

      bushes

    31. brush

      bushes

    32. brush

      bushes

    33. obeyed

      do what the boss tells you

    34. on’y

      only

    35. hidin

      hiding (putting in a place so nobody can find it)

    36. ain’t

      is not

    37. cleverly

      very smart

    38. Ain’t

      Is not

    39. quickly

      fast

    40. outta

      out of

    41. What’d

      what did

    42. sharply

      like a knife

    43. outta

      out of

    44. pocket

    45. pocket

    46. pocket

    47. pocket

    48. pockets

    49. relief

      relaxed, happy that something bad is finished

    50. grinned

      smiled big

    51. work cards

      special papers to get permission to work in the 1930s

    52. work card

      special papers to get permission to work in the 1930s

    53. em

      them

    54. Poor

      pathetic

    55. bastard

      insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)

    56. bastard

      insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)

    57. bastard

      insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)

    58. despair

      very sad

    59. musta

      must have

    60. ain’t

      is not

    61. gently

      in a soft and easy way

    62. coat

      jacket

    63. The hell with

      Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)

    64. The hell with

      Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)

    65. the hell with

      Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)

    66. The hell with

      Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)

    67. delighted

      very happy

    68. broke into

      changed fast to

    69. blackboard

    70. gutter

      The side of the street

    71. settin

      sitting

    72. The hell with

      Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)

    73. bastard

      insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)

    74. scowled

      unhappy face

    75. brim

      outside part

    76. jerked

      moved fast

    77. timidly

      shy (not confident)

    78. God damn

      Bad word in English, to say when you feel angry

    79. gate

    80. ranch

      farm

    81. wanta

      want to

    82. God damn

      Bad word in English, to say when you feel angry

    83. stretch

      part

    84. highway

      big road

    85. stretch

      part

    86. Jes

      just

    87. bastard

      insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)

    88. glare

      very bright light

    89. rims

      edge (outside part)

    90. morosely

      unhappy

    91. stared

      looked for a long time, in a focused way

    92. embraced

      hold close

    93. embraced

      hold close

    94. drew up

      moved up

    95. imitated

      copied (did the same thing)

    96. drew up

      moved up

    97. replaced

      put again, put new

    98. neck

      part of the body that connects to your head

    99. chin

      place under your mouth

    100. rubbed

      push one thing across another thing

    101. scoop

    102. threw

      throw (in the past)

    103. gutter

      The side of the street

    104. You’d

      You would

    105. hopelessly

      with no hope

    106. running

      moving (water)

    107. ain’t

      is not

    108. oughta

      ought to = should

    109. running

      moving (water)

    110. admitted

      say the truth (but maybe you don't want to say it)

    111. scoops

    112. knelt

      not sitting, not standing --- on your knees

    113. widened

      become more wide (big)

    114. rings

      circles

    115. splashes

      explosion of water

    116. arose

      went up

    117. wiggled

      move side-to-side a little bit

    118. paw

      the hand of an animal

    119. paws

      the hand of an animal

    120. dabbled

      play with a little bit

    121. gently

      soft, nice

    122. bindle

    123. unslung

      put down

    124. scummy

      dirty

    125. kinda

      kind of (a little bit)

    126. ain’t

      is not

    127. coat

      jacket

    128. dripped

      water falling down

    129. bank

      land next to the river

    130. dipped

      move something under water for short time

    131. gonna

      going to

    132. shoulder

    133. shoulders

    134. shook

      shake (in past) -- move fast, side to side

    135. leaned

      moved his body at an angle

    136. beside

      next to

    137. snorting

      sound like a pig

    138. gulps

      sound you make when drinking fast

    139. surface

      top

    140. flung

      throw (in past)

    141. blankets

    142. companion

      friend

    143. huge

      very big

    144. moisture

      a little water

    145. snapped

      moved in a fast way, making a sound like this

    146. forefinger

    147. sweat-band

    148. wiped

      clean like this

    149. ran over

    150. clearing

      area with no trees or plants

    151. stopped short

      stopped early, stopped fast

    152. hung

      hang, in the past (going down)

    153. swing

      moving like this

    154. drags

      moving but still always touching the ground (not lifting)

    155. bear

    156. dragging

      moving but still always touching the ground (not lifting)

    157. heavily

      in a heavy way

    158. sloping

      going down like a mountain

    159. wide

      long

    160. pale

      light color

    161. shapeless

      no shape

    162. huge

      very big

    163. bony

      easy to see the bones

    164. thin

      skinny

    165. slender

      skinny

    166. defined

      easy to see, separated

    167. features

      details of the way he looks

    168. restless

      not relaxed, always moving

    169. dark of face

      dark color skin on his face

    170. quick

      fast

    171. shoulders

    172. slung

      put in a fast way

    173. blanket rolls

    174. shapeless

      no shape

    175. brass buttons

    176. coats

      jackets

    177. trousers

      pants

    178. denim

      This material (fabric):

    179. in the open

      in the open area, in the place with no trees

    180. opening

      open area with no trees

    181. single file

      in a line, one in front of the other

    182. path

    183. path

    184. emerged

      appeared

    185. lifeless

      no life

    186. pounded

      hit hard

    187. labored

      worked

    188. stilted heron

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