ranch
farm
ranch
farm
ranch
farm
ranch
farm
ranch
farm
ranch
farm
gonna
going to
resignedly
giving up, no hope to change
knees
part of the leg, in the middle of the road
knees
part of the leg, in the middle of the road
knees
part of the leg, in the middle of the road
knees
part of the leg, in the middle of the road
hid
hide (in past) -- move so nobody can see it
embarrassment
shame
startled
surprised, in a bad way
mouse
mice
mouse
mouse
mouse
mouse
ain’t
are not
petting
touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat
thumb
pet
touch in a nice way, like to a dog or a cat
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
brush
bushes
obeyed
do what the boss tells you
on’y
only
hidin
hiding (putting in a place so nobody can find it)
ain’t
is not
cleverly
very smart
Ain’t
Is not
quickly
fast
outta
out of
What’d
what did
sharply
like a knife
outta
out of
pockets
relief
relaxed, happy that something bad is finished
grinned
smiled big
work cards
special papers to get permission to work in the 1930s
work card
special papers to get permission to work in the 1930s
em
them
Poor
pathetic
bastard
insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)
bastard
insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)
bastard
insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)
despair
very sad
musta
must have
ain’t
is not
gently
in a soft and easy way
coat
jacket
The hell with
Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)
The hell with
Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)
the hell with
Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)
The hell with
Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)
delighted
very happy
broke into
changed fast to
blackboard
gutter
The side of the street
settin
sitting
The hell with
Who cares about (it means you think it does not matter)
bastard
insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)
scowled
unhappy face
brim
outside part
jerked
moved fast
timidly
shy (not confident)
God damn
Bad word in English, to say when you feel angry
gate
ranch
farm
wanta
want to
God damn
Bad word in English, to say when you feel angry
stretch
part
highway
big road
stretch
part
Jes
just
bastard
insult / bad word in English (it means a bad man)
glare
very bright light
rims
edge (outside part)
morosely
unhappy
stared
looked for a long time, in a focused way
embraced
hold close
embraced
hold close
drew up
moved up
imitated
copied (did the same thing)
drew up
moved up
replaced
put again, put new
neck
part of the body that connects to your head
chin
place under your mouth
rubbed
push one thing across another thing
scoop
threw
throw (in the past)
gutter
The side of the street
You’d
You would
hopelessly
with no hope
running
moving (water)
ain’t
is not
oughta
ought to = should
running
moving (water)
admitted
say the truth (but maybe you don't want to say it)
scoops
knelt
not sitting, not standing --- on your knees
widened
become more wide (big)
rings
circles
splashes
explosion of water
arose
went up
wiggled
move side-to-side a little bit
paw
the hand of an animal
paws
the hand of an animal
dabbled
play with a little bit
gently
soft, nice
bindle
unslung
put down
scummy
dirty
kinda
kind of (a little bit)
ain’t
is not
coat
jacket
dripped
water falling down
bank
land next to the river
dipped
move something under water for short time
gonna
going to
shoulder
shoulders
shook
shake (in past) -- move fast, side to side
leaned
moved his body at an angle
beside
next to
snorting
sound like a pig
gulps
sound you make when drinking fast
surface
top
flung
throw (in past)
blankets
companion
friend
huge
very big
moisture
a little water
snapped
moved in a fast way, making a sound like this
forefinger
sweat-band
wiped
clean like this
ran over
clearing
area with no trees or plants
stopped short
stopped early, stopped fast
hung
hang, in the past (going down)
swing
moving like this
drags
moving but still always touching the ground (not lifting)
bear
dragging
moving but still always touching the ground (not lifting)
heavily
in a heavy way
sloping
going down like a mountain
wide
long
pale
light color
shapeless
no shape
huge
very big
bony
easy to see the bones
thin
skinny
slender
skinny
defined
easy to see, separated
features
details of the way he looks
restless
not relaxed, always moving
dark of face
dark color skin on his face
quick
fast
shoulders
slung
put in a fast way
blanket rolls
shapeless
no shape
brass buttons
coats
jackets
trousers
pants
denim
This material (fabric):
in the open
in the open area, in the place with no trees
opening
open area with no trees
single file
in a line, one in front of the other
path
path
emerged
appeared
lifeless
no life
pounded
hit hard
labored
worked
stilted heron
cover
to hide (so nobody can see them)
noiselessly
no noise, no sound
hurried
hurry = go fast
sycamore
type of tree
crisp
dry, easy to break
footsteps
sound of feet walking
highway
fast road with many cars
sculptured
made like a sculpture
gray
this color
rabbits
rabbits
rabbits