3,424 Matching Annotations
  1. Mar 2017
    1. bank

      land next to the river

    2. threw

      throw (in past)

    3. shivered

      like shaking -- but normally because you feel cold

    4. hills

      small mountains

    5. hills

      small mountains

    6. rolled

      moving in a circle

    7. trigger

    8. steadied

      make to not shake

    9. violently

      very strong

    10. shook

      shake (in past) = move fast side to side

    11. shook

      shake (in past) = move fast side to side

    12. muzzle

      front of the gun

    13. steadied

      make it not shaking

    14. begged

      ask to do something, like you really really want it

    15. mad

      angry

    16. footsteps

      sound of people walking

    17. obeyed

      did what he was told to do, followed the directions

    18. fatta the lan

      fat of the land = the extra food from the land

    19. giggled

      laughed like a little girl

    20. alfalfa

      this type of plant

    21. shakily

      shake (to describe) = move fast side to side

    22. called

      yelled

    23. skull

    24. joined

      connected

    25. spine

      back bone

    26. safety

      special part of the gun to protect so you don't shoot by accident

    27. snapped

      moved to make a sound like "snap!"

    28. brought

      bring (in past)

    29. Luger

      this type of gun

    30. pocket

    31. pockets

    32. slopes

      side of the mountain

    33. darkening

      more dark

    34. acrost

      across

    35. business-like

      acting like there is something important to do

    36. distant

      far away (not close)

    37. evening

      night

    38. bluer

      more blue

    39. shadow

      area with no sun

    40. laid

      put

    41. dutifully

      obey, following the directions

    42. removed

      take off

    43. fine

      good, okay

    44. shook

      shake (in past) = move fast side to side

    45. pool

    46. pool

    47. pool’s

    48. waves

    49. wave

    50. rustled

      making a very small sound

    51. leaves

    52. leaves

    53. clearing

      area with no trees

    54. breeze

      small wind

    55. triumph

      like he is winning

    56. gives a hoot in hell about us

      cares about us

    57. gives a hoot in hell about ’em

      cares about them

    58. blow it in

      spend or lose all the money

    59. stake

      money saved

    60. fambly

      family

    61. craftily

      making a secret plan

    62. give me no more hell

      be really angry at me

    63. eagerly

      excited for what is coming next

    64. cat house

      house of prostitutes (women who sell sex)

    65. bucks

      $$

    66. enda

      end of

    67. mess

      problems

    68. emphasis

      strong parts

    69. monotonous

      all the same tone (like a robot)

    70. woodenly

      like wood, with no emotion

    71. give me hell

      show you are very angry (yelling, and other things)

    72. valley

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

    73. valley

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

    74. shadow

      area with no sun

    75. ridges

      the top line of the mountains that connect together

    76. topmost

      top

    77. don’t make no difference

      it does not matter, it is not important

    78. kind

      type

    79. near

      close (not far)

    80. stiffly

      not easy to move

    81. knees

    82. scuttled

      ran away fast

    83. brush

      bushes

    84. brush

      bushes

    85. brush

      bushes

    86. brush

      bushes

    87. bastard

      bad word for bad man

    88. frantically

      so nervous and worried and acting crazy

    89. beat

      hit

    90. sick

      tired

    91. mean

      cruel, not nice

    92. raised his han

      put his hand up (like he is going to attack or hit)

    93. stick

    94. stick

    95. neither

      also not

    96. belligerently

      aggressive, wanting to fight

    97. retorted

      replied, responded, answered

    98. beat

      hit

    99. crazier’n

      more crazy than

    100. usual

      normal

    101. sewer

      place under the city where all the dirty water goes

    102. jack

      push

    103. hell

      place that some people believe you will go after you die, if you are not a good person in life

    104. ram

      push

    105. greased jack-pin

      small piece of a machine

    106. worth

      valued, important enough

    107. The hell

      not true

    108. boots

      shoes like this

    109. lick

      put the tongue on something

    110. fit

      good enough

    111. scornfully

      thinking someone is bad or stupid or not good

    112. crinkled

      made nose go in like this:

    113. waggled

      moved side to side

    114. haunches

      back feet

    115. gigantic

      very big

    116. tend

      take care of

    117. stew

      a soup that is cooked for a long time (it is figurative language for thinking and worrying for a long time)

    118. stick

      stay

    119. sonofabitching

      bad word (just means "strong emotion!!")

    120. sharply

      like a knife

    121. cave

      hole in the mountain

    122. cave

      hole in the mountain

    123. cave

      hole in the mountain

    124. snooker

      this game

    125. pool room

      place to play this game

    126. set

      sit

    127. whore house

      house for prostitutes (women who sell sex)

    128. raised hell

      acted crazy

    129. pay

      $$

    130. coulda

      could have

    131. interrupted

      speak in the middle of someone else speaking

    132. miserably

      very sad

    133. ketchup

      to put on food

    134. ketchup

      to put on food

    135. more’n

      more than

    136. pie

    137. alla

      all of the

    138. help it.

      stop myself from doing it

    139. ma’am

      respectful way to talk to older woman (like "miss")

    140. ma’am

      respectful way to talk to older woman (like "miss")

    141. ma’am

      respectful way to talk to older woman (like "miss")

    142. fella

      guy

    143. Min’ George

      Mind George (pay attention and listen to George)

    144. disapprovingly

      showing you do not like it

    145. frowned

      opposite of smile

    146. starched

      put special chemical on clothes to make them straight

    147. glasses

    148. apron

    149. gingham

      pattern like this

    150. huge

      very big

    151. bull’s-eye

    152. thick

      fat

    153. bright

      a lot of light

    154. botherin

      annoying

    155. you bet

      it's true

    156. brightness

      very strong light

    157. increasing

      more and more

    158. blaze

      on fire

    159. valley

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

    160. climbed

      went up

    161. chin

    162. embraced his knees

    163. entrance

      where to go inside

    164. bank

      land next to the river

    165. strained

      struggled, tried to do something difficult

    166. jerked

      moved fast

    167. leaves

    168. leaves

    169. skittered

      moved in a crazy way

    170. lips

    171. barely

      almost not

    172. knelt

      on knees

    173. pool’s

    174. edge

      side

    175. reeds

      plant like this

    176. slid

      move in a smooth easy way without getting up

    177. snake

    178. snake

    179. jacked

      moved up

    180. wings

    181. pounded

      hit

    182. heron

      this type of bird

    183. heron

      this type of bird

    184. bear