mice and men

cat house whore house; house of prostitution

debris the remains of something that has been destroyed

morosely in a sad, gloomy manner

rabbit hutch type of cage for keeping rabbits

reeds tall grass with hollow stems, often found in or near water

stake an amount of money

reluctantly to do something against your will

recumbent reclining or lying down

timidly shyly

irrigation ditch a ditch to supply dry land with water artificially

noiselessly soundlessly

slope the side of a hill

emerge something appears

mottled a surface having coloured spots or blotches

blaze to burn brightly and strongly

embrace to hug

juncture a junction, where something is joint together

twinkle what happens when the sun hits and reflects in the water

anguish a feeling of great physical or mental pain

periscope a device, that through series of mirrors and prisms, allows one to view something not directly in the line of sight

tramp a person who travels on foot, usually doing odd jobs for a living

in hot water to be in hot water is to be in trouble

live of the "fatta" land using the existing resources

blow their stake lose and/or spen all their money

bustin a gut to bust a gut is to engage in very hard physical labour

you ain't puttin' nothing over me you can't fool me

grey-back parasites

vial small bottle

rumple to crease something

stocky heavily built

squint having your eyes partly closed

cesspool a deep hole in the ground in which sewage is drained

ominous something threatening

derogatory belittling and insulting

pugnacious someone who is eager to fight or argue

mourn to try to get over a sad occurrence

imitate to copy something

bitch a female dog

cautiously when you do something in a carefull way

deliberately doing something on purpose

peer to peek, look at something

bindle a package

stable buck a black man who works in a stable

viciously in a mean way

complacent satisfied with the current situation and unconcerned

swamper a handyman

to flounce to rush

to raise hell to cause trouble

to get the can to be fired

got the eye tends to look around at other men

shove off leave

picking scraps with big guys provoke a fight with big guys

to give someone a bum steer to trick someone

sore as hell extremely angry

i don't like anybody to get nosy i don't like anyone spying

tart a woman who dresses to get attraction from men

take the rap take the blame

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