Monday, February 8, 2016

A CONVICT´S TALE

Sewer: an artificial passage, usually underground, for carrying off waste water and refuse, as in a town or city
Oil lamp: lampara de aceite
Maid:a female servant
Butler:the chief male servant of a household
Wool:the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of some animals, esp. sheep
Court:a place where legal justice is administered
Rings:a circular line or mark
"Held her head high": mantener la cabeza alta 
Knitting:something being knitted
Guilty:having committed an offense, crime, violation, or wrong, esp. against morals or against the law; culpable
Nappies:a diaper
Laundry maid:  lavandera
Housekepper:a person, often hired, who does housekeeping for a home
Blue dye: tinte azul
Starch:a person, often hired, who does housekeeping for a home
Tub:a bathtub
Mangle:to spoil; ruin;
Well: pozo
Dragged: to pull slowly and with effort
Sheets:a large rectangular piece of cotton used for bedding.
Tableclothes:a cloth for covering the top of a table, esp. during a meal
Tray:a flat, shallow container, used for carrying or displaying articles:
Washboard: rectangular board or frame, typically with a corrugated metallic surface, on which clothes are rubbed in the process of washing
Iron:a silver-white metallic element, used in some forms for making steel, tools, implements, machinery, etc., and also found in tiny quantities in food and in blood
Convict:a person who is in a prision 
Nightmare:a frightening or terrifying dream that produces feelings of great fear and anxiety
Theft:the act of stealing
Tuff conditions:condiciones pobres
Soil: the portion of the earth's surface made up of humus;
earthScout out: explorar

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