The Call of the Wild Flashcards
And over this great demesne Buck ruled.
Property, land attached to a manor and retained for the owners use
Then there was the pumping plant for the artesian well, and the big cement tank where Judge Miller’s boys took their morning plunge and kept cool in the hot afternoon
a deep well that taps into a confined aquifer, allowing water to flow naturally to the surface
Among the terriers he stalked imperiously, and Toots and Ysabel he utterly ignored, for he was king—king over all creeping, crawling, flying things of Judge Miller’s place, humans included.
in a domineering, haughty, or unpleasantly proud way, as if expecting to be obeyed
Manuel had one besetting sin.
surround and harass; assail on all sides
He staggered limply about, the blood flowing from nose and mouth and ears, his beautiful coat sprayed and flecked with bloody slaver.
saliva run from the mouth
Again and again, as he looked at each brutal performance, the lesson was driven home to Buck: a man with a club was a lawgiver, a master to be obeyed, though not necessarily conciliated.
stop (someone) from being angry or discontented; placate; pacify (comforted?)
Perrault was a French-Canadian, and swarthy( but François was a French-Canadian half-breed, and twice as swarthy.
dark-skinned
