1) What does "to work on their temper" mean?
‘Not sure, but whoever they are, they’ve got to work on their temper as well. See how deep their instep goes.’
2) What does the word "allegiance" mean?
Maw had rolled her eyes in rare allegiance with the boy
3) What does "barrel-round" mean?
Its belly is freckled, barrel-round and still hot under his hand
3) What does "searched about" mean?
My mind searched about for a moment
4) What does "slipped" mean?
“All part of the job.” I tilted my face to match. That’s when she slipped. Dammit.
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