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Diego Alatriste: A Historical Fiction Summary

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Diego Alatriste, a soldier wounded in Flanders (present-day Netherlands), abandons the war. He faces imprisonment for tax evasion.

Upon his release, Lieutenant Martín Saldaña informs Alatriste of an offer for his services, promising a substantial reward. Alatriste accepts, joining forces with Walter Malatesta to attack two Englishmen arriving from Madrid.

Fray Emilio Bocanegra, the president of the Inquisition, offers them more money to kill the Englishmen. They are ambushed at night, but Alatriste

Lazarillo de Tormes: A Picaresque Tale of Survival

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The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes

In this first treaty, we are introduced to Lazarus, a boy of low and shameful extraction, named after the river Tormes, where he was born. His father was a thief, and he lived with his mother in Salamanca. She married a Black man and had a son. One day, Lazarus, being older, finds his mother in the service of a blind beggar, beginning his first adventure. Like others, he has to look for food to satisfy his hunger and survive. The blind man was very greedy, and Lazarus

English Grammar: Comparisons, Pronouns, and More

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UNIT 5: Comparatives and Superlatives

	COMPARATIVE (2 things)	SUPERLATIVE (All others in the same group)
One syllable	Short adjectives
	cute –> cuter than nice –> nicer than	clean –> the cleanest cute –> the cutest
	Ending with 1 Vowel + 1 Consonant
	Friendly –> friendlier than Scary –> scarier than	Friendly –> the friendliest Scary –> the scariest
2 or more syllables	Expensive –> more/less expensive than Intelligent –> more/less intelligent than	Expensive –> the most expensive Intelligent