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Read. Amigo Brothers

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matches; contests bouts
thoughtfully pensively
flood or rush torrent
driven away dispelled
wild frenzied
the fights is an example of external conflict
ouch boy struggles with internal conflict
points out similarities between things comparison
points out differences contrast
apartment, buildings often cheaply built and poorly maintained tenement
practice matches in which boxers throw light punches sparring sessions
Puerto Rican Spanish slang for "pal" or "buddy" panin
Puerto Rican Spanish slang for "the greatest" cheverote
spanish for "brother" hermano
Puerto Rican Spanish slang for "cool" suavecito
spanish for "you know" sabe
Latin America dance music, usually played at fast tempos salsa
Puerto Rican English dialect for "lower East Side" Loisaida
"a lot of heart" mucho - corazon
means pretending to be dead, hurt, or off one's guard idiom
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