creeping
moving like a secret
creeping
moving like a secret
periscope

periscope

swam
swim (past)
snake

water snake

motionless
not moving
shallows
opposite of deep - not very much water 
shallows
opposite of deep - not very much water 
heron
this type of bird 
clearing
area with no trees or bushes
surface
top of the water
pool

flowed
water moving
waves

row
lines
row
lines
scudded
moved in a crazy way for a short time
brown
this color 
silver
this color 
sycamore
this type of tree 
sycamores
this type of tree 
drove
went
gust
strong moment of wind
rush
sound like "ssshhhhhhh"
far
not close, not near
frantically
in a crazy desperate way
waved
moved side to side
tail
extra part at back of the animal 
swallowed
eat
beak
this part of the bird 
beak
this part of the bird 
plucked
take it out
lanced
hit like a lance ( a long thing to attack) 
motionless
not moving
length
long direction
swam
swim (past)
twisting
moving like this 
pool

smoothly
nice and easy, not moving crazy
glided
moved in a very straight calm way
shade
area with no sun
pleasant
nice
mottled
pattern of color like this 
pool

rosy
pink color
hilltops
top of the small mountains
slopes
side of the mountain
climbing
going up
still
not moving
deep
far down 
twisted

rattled
made a sound of metal hitting metal
shifted
moved
gradually
slowly
fainter
weaker, not very loud
squatted
like "crouch" = put your body down, but not sitting 
crouched
put your body down, but not sitting 
dragged
moved without lifting up
guts
stomach (inside) 
guts
stomach (inside) 
Luger
this type of gun 
nuts
crazy
bastard’s
bad word for bad man
poor
not lucky
fella
guy
suspiciously
think someone did something bad
deputy sheriff
leader of the police
cop
police
double ’im over
make him bend in the middle 
guts
stomach (inside) 
shotgun
this type of gun ![]()
s’pose
suppose (imagine, pretend, think aboutthis type of gun ![]()
shotgun
this type of gun ![]()
bastard’s
bad word for bad man
Luger
this type of gun 
s’pose
suppose (imagine, think about, pretend)
lock
lock
lock
lock
mean
cruel, not nice
nuts
crazy
south

north

south

nodded
move head up and down to say yes
forehead
this part of your face ![]()
nodded
move head up and down, to say yes
bust
broken
furiously
very angry
fury
very very angry
son-of-a-bitch
bad word for bad man
spell
magic 
crowded
move their bodies close together
slightly
a little bit
cheek

wrist

wrist

still
not moving
gloom
sad and dark place
buttoned
this action 
blue denim coat
jacket like this: 
range
area
burst
exploded
drum
sound like this
rise
going up, louder
stump
place where a tree was cut and taken away
wrist

bristly whiskers

white stubble whiskers

rubbed
pushed with pressure
weakly
not strong
tears

blinded
can't see
stove

ast
ask
ta hell
I don't care
circus

singsong
like a song
hoed
shook
shake (in past) = move fast side to side 
shook
shake (in past) = move fast side to side 
sniveled
cry and talk like you are so sad
tart
woman who will have sex with everyone
tramp
woman who will have sex with everyone
lousy
bad
mess things up
mess up = make problems, destroy something
glad
happy
s’pose
suppose (believe, imagine, think)
viciously
trying to hurt, to attack
sorrow
sad feeling
gradually
slowly
I was in on it
I was part of it
mean
cruel, not nice
meanness
cruel, not nice
stared
look for a long time in a focused way
fella
guy
bucks
$
cat house
house for prostitutes (women who sell sex)
lousy
bad
sulkily
showing your are not happy
usta
used to (a thing that happened in the past many times)
do her
do it
fear
thing you are scared of, afraid of
lynched
lynching is a group of people killing someone because they think he did something bad. It was not just used against Black people, but other people too. 
reassure
make himself feel better, feel more confident
starve
die from no food
bastard’d
bastard = bad word for bad man;
'd = would
hopelessly
no hope
coldly
no emotion or bad emotion
stiffly
not easy to move
beside
next to
knees

echoed
say the same thing again
matter
problem
stared
looked for a long time, in a focused way
clashed
hit against
bedding
bed pieces
straw

hay

chewed
eat
snorted
made a sound like a pig 
stamped
hit their feet on the ground
beard

rubbed
push with pressure
helplessly
feeling you have no control
disapprovingly
not agreeing
nearer
more close
wrist

smooth
very flat
rubbed
push with pressure
stiffened
became stiff (straight, not easy to move)
figuring
thinking
halter chains
chain that connect to the horse -- here is a chain: 
chains of their halters
chain that connect to the horse -- here is a chain: 
halter chains
chain that connect to the horse -- here is a chain: 
halter chains
chain that connect to the horse -- here is a chain: 
feeding racks
area for horses to eat 
feeding racks
area for horses to eat 
stamped
hit their feet on the ground
sluggishly
slow, like a slug (this animal) : 
awakened
wake up
gradually
slowly
movement
moving
remained
stayed
hovered
staying in the air 
settled
resolved, rested, stayed
parted
opened a little bit
spread
put out
sausages
food like hot dogs: ![]()
deep
far down 
stump
place where a tree was cut and taken away
hoein
snorted
made a sound like a pig 
cheek

white whiskers

wrist

blue denim coat
jacket like this: 
iron stove
