The Gold Coin

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The Gold Coin

• Vocabulary

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shriveled

• Juans body had become shriveled and bent from
  hiding and sneaking around.

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shriveled

• shrunken or withered

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insistent

• One morning while hiding in the bushes outside a
  womans hut, he heard loud and insistent knocking.

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insistent

• making a strong demand

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despair

• After the woman left, Juan was near despair when
  he couldnt find the gold coin.

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despair

• a feeling of hopelessness

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stifling

• Juan wiped the sweat from his brow in the
  stifling heat.

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stifling

• smothering stopping the breath

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speechless

• Later, when Juan was completely surprised, he
  just stood speechless.

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speechless

• unable to speak

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distressed

• He slowly became aware of how sad and distressed
  the woman would be whenever she heard of illness
  or misfortune.

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distressed

• feeling of pain or sadness