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Remember MirandaRowena Akinyemi

around on all sides alrededor

arthritis a painful disease of the joints artritis

beach the sand or stones at the edge of the sea

playa

blood the red liquid in our bodies sangre

company people working together for money empresa, com-pañía

cook to heat food cocinar

cut (n) an opening made by something sharp corte

dear (my dear) a much loved person querido

fall (past tense fell)

to go down suddenly caer

farm (n) land and buildings where people grow things and keep animals for food

granja

field a piece of land with a fence or hedge round it

prado, campo

hate to dislike someone very much; opposite of “to love”

odiar

immediately at once inmediatamente

job when you work and get money for it, you have a job

trabajo

kind friendly and helpful amable, gentil

kiss (v) to touch someone with the lips to show love

besar

kitchen a room where people cook cocina

Landrover a car useful for travelling on rough roads

Landrover, 4x4

library a building where books and newspapers are kept

biblioteca

light something that makes a room bright, not dark

luz

lonely without friends solo, solitario

look after to make someone happy and comfortable

cuidar, ocuparse de

newspaper a paper giving news every day periódico

push to press against something and make it move suddenly

empujar

school a place where children go every day to learn

escuela

secret something you do not want anyone else to know

secreto

shout to talk very loudly gritar

stick a long thin piece of wood; it can help an old person to walk

bastón

strong powerful; not easily hurt fuerte, robusto

terrible very bad terrible, horrible

upset worried and sad preocupado

wind (n) air moving quickly and strongly viento

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