shoes like this:

strong color

bad person

not strong and straight, very flexible and easy to move

moved

told

touch something again and again, in a nice soft way

yells, shouts

many people saying or singing together

type of metal

sound of metal hitting metal

very sad feeling (like someone died)

forward (opposite of back)

moved front to back:

take care of

talked so quiet

not straight

throw

words you say to show you are very angry

came up

try to trick me, try to lie to me

very sad, like something died

touch something again and again, in a nice soft way

looked carefully at it

take out from under things

like pile -- a lot of things put on top in a disorganized way like this:

a lot of things put on top in a disorganized way like this:

look for a long time

can't see it

empty area (nothing inside)

move like a half-circle or bowl or spoon

finds

take care of

baby dog

moved the angle

something going up and down (like a ball) -

all the way

touch something again and again, in a nice soft way

very big

baby dog

area for horses to eat

next to

a little bit hot

making a sound like mmmmmmmm

saying bad things

saying "good job"

sound of metal hitting metal

making sound like mmmmmmmm

sound like zzzzzzzz

very strong light

cut

made a metal sound

bite (in past) -- put the teeth on

hit on the ground

small skinny piece of something

still exists (not gone yet)

eating a little bit

relaxing

skinny pieces (usually of wood)

can see

place to hold things

growing any type of plant

not filled

straight flat area

big place where animals live on a farm, like this:

big place where animals live on a farm, like this:

side of mountain

machine like this

like the word "hanging" -- going down from something

going down from something

metal thing used to move the "hay":

fingers of the bird (figurative language here):

big

shoes like this:

chain that connect to the horse -- here is a chain:

growing any type of food

random jobs (many small different jobs)

remember

to

out of

sad and disappointed

understand it

wake up, become interested

guy

tell them to go

moved his head to say yes

should

he does not think it is good

the thing outside the picture is called a "frame" -- it is like a box.

shouted, yelled

like human rights

black

made a sound like a pig

made a sound like a pig

sitting

not strong

bad word for bad woman

should

playing, making a joke

try to NOT do something

hit

different levels, on top of each other

hit their feet on the ground

made a sound like metal hitting metal

chain that connect to the horse -- here is a chain:

went out in a quiet secret way

break, hit

broke, hit

deciding how he is, judging

predict

complain, say that you don't like something in an annoying way

went down

Nobody would

Nobody would

have bad results

making it look like someone else did the crime, instead of the truth

so interested

protected, put inside

looking away

not moving

sitting (in past)

no tone

respectful way to say to a woman. like "miss"

make someone feel

confidence about yourself

made it smaller and smaller

In 1936, when this book was written, if a white woman said that a black man touched her, then it was very common for the white men to kill the black man. Even if it was not true. Instead of a court with lawyers and judge, they just attacked the man and killed him. Usually the put him in a tree, to be an example. This was called lynching, and it was done by the KKK, but also by many other white people.

pushed

went into himself, focused on himself

with no hope

looked for a long time

mouth

very bad word for black person

the feeling that someone else is worth NOTHING. they are less important than an ant.

ask

making problems, playing games

like human rights (something you should be able to do)

black

take care of

making problems, playing games

making problems, playing games

catch (past) -- trapped, stuck, can't get out

flat place on your legs when you sit down

hurt so skin changes color for some days:

fast

put down

go away

if

"roll your hoop" = figurative language that means "play your games" ... hoop is this thing in the picture:

move in a circle

quiet, soft, nice

the boss, in control

more red

changed to become

drinking

two small glasses of whisky (alcohol made from corn)

$0.25 -- twenty five cents

not true

can

fired (losing the job)

friends

not important

bad

fast road

Suppose (imagine, pretend, think about)

fired (lose the job)

Suppose (imagine, pretend, think about)

guy who is always moving to new place to find new job

guy who is always moving to new place to find new job

guy who is always moving to new place to find new job

smart, brains, intelligent

what will be our future

flat place on your legs when you sit down

hurt so skin changes color for some days:

small glass of alcohol