"These men wanted dogs, and the dogs they wanted were heavy dogs, with strong muscles by which to toil, and furry coats to protect them from the frost." Which part of speech is the word toil in this sentence from paragraph 1?

In paragraph 2, "veranda" means --

In the first sentence of paragraph 3, "demesne" means --

In paragraph 3, what does the word "score" mean?

Read the following sentence: "On the other hand,there were the fox terriers, a score of them at least, who yelped fearful promises at Toots and Ysabel looking out of the windows at them and protected by a legion of housemaids armed with brooms and mops.” What is the best definition for the word "legion" as used in this sentence?

Read the following sentence: "During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation." Which phrase in the sentence provides the best hint as to the meaning of "egotistical"?

Based on what the reader learns in the passage about Buck's upbringing, what is mostly likely his "insular situation" as referred to in the previous question?

Read the following sentences from paragraph 5: "During the four years since his puppyhood he had lived the life of a sated aristocrat; he had a fine pride in himself, was even a trifle egotistical, as country gentlemen sometimes become because of their insular situation. But he had saved himself by not becoming a mere pampered house-dog. Hunting and kindred outdoor delights had kept down the fat and hardened his muscles; and to him, as to the cold-tubbing races, the love of water had been a tonic and a health preserver." What does the narrator mean by stating that that Buck hadn't become a "mere pampered house-dog"?

In paragraph 4, imperiously means --

In paragraph 4, escorted means -