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The Hundred Dresses - Chapter 1
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Hoy, lunes, Wanda Petronski no estaba en clase. Nadie, ni siquiera Peggy y Madeline, las causantes de todo, había advertido su ausencia.  Words Across Chaptersarmario: wardrobe, closet azul: blue cien: one hundred fila: line carta: letter colegio: school esquina: corner patio: patio rato: while absoluto: absolute certamen: contest contemplando: contemplating :: contemplar: to contemplate, to think about dirección: address Contenidocontenido: contents radiante: radiant dibujo: drawing aula: class Hoy, lunes, Wanda Petronski no estaba en clase.hoy: today lunes: Monday causantes: causes :: causante: causing, cause había advertido: he had noticed :: advertir: to notice, to warn ausencia: absence habitualmente: habitually penúltimo: penultimate, next-to-last asiento: seat no obtenían: they don't obtain :: obtener: to obtain calificaciones: grades :: calificación: grade apreciar: to appreciate suciedad: filth, dirtiness barro: clay pisadas: steps :: pisada: step resonaban: they rang out :: resonar: to ring, to resound carcajadas: loud laughing :: carcajada: guffaw, loud laughter divertido: funny Wanda no se sentaba allí porque fuese revoltosa o gritona...revoltosa: rebellious, naughty, not well-behaved :: revoltoso: rebellious, naughty, not well-behaved gritona: loud :: gritón: always shouting, loud todo lo contrario: completely the opposite tranquila: calm :: tranquilo: calm apenas: barely reírse a carcajadas: laughing out loud :: reírse: to laugh, to be laughing pocas: few :: poco: a little, a few sonreía: she smiled :: sonreir: to smile se limitaba a esbozar una mueca: she barsely hinted at making any facial expression exactamente: exactly costra: layer seco: dry zapatos: shoes :: zapato: shoe inevitablemente: unavoidably se le pegaba: it stuck to her :: pegar: to stick sucios: dirty :: sucio: dirty nadie reparaba en: nobody paid attention to :: reparar en: to pay attention, to notice almuerzo: lunch, brunch temprano: early compañeros: classmates :: compañero: companion, classmate, co-worker conversaban: they chatted, they conversed :: conversar: to converse, to chat animadamente: cheerfully, spiritedly se reían: they laughed, they were laughing :: reírse: to laugh Sólo entonces solían esperar por ella...solían: they were in the habit of :: soler: to used to, to be in the habit of divertirse: to have fun costa: expense siguiente: next martes: Tuesday acudió: she went :: acudir: to go (formal) nadie advirtió: nobody noticed :: advertir: to notice, to warn a excepción de: with the exception of, except for grandote: big person detrás de: behind sapo: frog piernas: legs :: pierna: leg extendidas: extended :: extendido: extended pupitre: desk vacío: empty convirtiéndose: turning into, becoming :: convertirse: to turn into, to become hazmerreír de sus compañeros: class clown Pero, el miércoles, Peggy y Maddie...miércoles: Wednesday advirtiendo: noticing :: advertir: to notice admirada: admired :: admirado: admired pelo: hair rizado: curly castaño: brown preciosos: lovely :: precioso: lovely, precious, beautiful echaron de menos: they missed :: echar de menos: to miss precisamente: precisely nudo: knot corbata: tie gorra: hat bailándole: dancing with him :: bailar: to dance enseguida: at once, right away campana: bell aterrizaba: he landed :: aterrizar: to land centella: flash of lightning Peggy y Maddie llegaron a la clase...recitaban: they were reciting :: recitar: to recite a coro: in chorus, in unison discurso: speech, address costumbre: custom, habit se deslizaron en: they slipped into :: deslizarse: to slip asientos: seats :: asiento: seat declamaba: it recited :: declamar: to recite párrafo: paragraph ...que nuestros muertos no hayan perecido en vano.no hayan perecido: they have not perished :: perecer: to perish en vano: in vain nación: nation protección: protection resurgimiento: resurgence libertad: liberty gobierno: government desaparezca: it disappears :: desaparecer: to disappear
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