Felicidades Amanda🎉

hola El olvido que seremos chapter 2 vocab ni-con-el-pétalo-de-una-rosa: in context he could not be mean to his sisters tenía que ser más respetuoso: in context he had to be more respectful to his sisters and employees his father had. Cualquiera: any/whatever mantaner: keep/maintain ìndole + mania: gentle/docile nature refiero: refer coger: pick up/get/obtain aqua de colonia: cologne/perfume Llena: full mientras: while ( in context mientras mi papá hacía la siesta) hubiera gnado lo lotería: as if I won the lottery ( in context he imagines what he would buy with the money he took) contestaba: answered si éramos: if we were me daba plata: in context his father gave him money ( I know the words but still not used to different tenses lol) ningún: no/none (past) reparo en recibirla : in context he had no objection to receiving the money conseguí peinarme: manage to comb my hair ( trust me I know the struggle) Quedé bien peinadita: to get your hair done (feminine): in context this causes laughter as he’s a boy lol) oídos: ears resuenan: echo/ resonate (noise) carcajadas: laughter Coro: in context in unison (laughing) según: according to (his mom) razón: to be right Incapaz: incapable alcanzaba: in context “enough” money (for the end of the month) recurrir: resort reserva: reserve contratado: hired albañil: bricklayer En cambia: in exchange but in context its like “on the other hand” Regateaba: haggled mayordomo de la finca: estate manager jamás: never…in context never arrived (crops) muriendo de hambre: starving to death acompañaba: accompanied peregrinación: pilgrimage Fila: a line (or forming a line) la mayoría: the majority/ most of NOTE: spoilers if you have not read chapter 2 bellow. Brief summary and thoughts: chapter 2 describes the boys family; mostly his father and his mom and their characteristics. Other characters are referenced briefly. the boy: The boy is of a docile nature and complaint with his parents orders IE a good kid. the mom: she seems to be more grounded in reality and does not care about grammatical rules lol. She seems to be more pragmatic than the father.

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