Esperanza Rising- Vocab

Esperanza Rising Vocabulary

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Use your context clues to find the meaning of Contained: "The fire's anger could not be containted. It spread to the grapes." (Chapter 3)

►To control something or restain (oneself or a feeling)

► To grasp something mentally or undestand

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To control something or restain (oneself or a feeling) Esperanza is expressing the anger the fire had and how it could not be control no matter what.

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Use your context clues to find the meaning of Penetrate: "They were numb, as if encased in a thick skin that nothing could penetrate. And there was no point in talking about how it happened. They all knew that the uncles has arranged the fire" (Chapter 3)

► To be able to be un named or ignored

► To smell or fill

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To be able to be un named or ignored Esperanza talks about how the fire spread but also left a awkard silence for her family. It shows that although they knew who started the fire she kept quiet and let it sink in.

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Use your context clues to find the meaning of Weep: "Esperanza began to weep. She grabbed Mama's arm and said "Why? Why did you tell him that?" But Mama was not listening to her." (Chapter 3)

► A way to express grief, sorrow, or to shed tears

► A way to whine ot being dramatic

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A way to express grief, sorrow, or to shed tears Eperanza is feeling a huge amount of sadeness because she know that her mama made a big mistake by saying those words.

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Use your context clues to find the meaning of Indebted " We are indebted to them for our finances and our future" (Chapter 3)

► A way of saying you need to save money for the future

► A way of saying we owe money or graditude

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A way of saying we owe money or gratitude Esperanza talks about finances and how she is embarrassed about asking for money. It showes the small growth she has coming from money.

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Use your context clues to find the meaning of Plentiful: "And smelling the plentiful piles of white figs that she knew would never be eaten." (Chapter 3)

► Describing a big quanitiy of something

► Describing a small amount

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Describing a big quanitiy of something Esperanza talks about how she is in a field where she see and feels many different objects.

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