Hernando Tellez Story Background amp Vocabulary ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hernando Tellez 22 March 1908 1966 Grew up in Bogota Colombia Was a popular journalist His short story collection 1950 gained him popularity ID: 617432
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Lather and Nothing Else
Hernando Tellez
Story Background & VocabularySlide2
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Hernando Tellez
22 March 1908 - 1966
Grew up in Bogota, Colombia
Was a popular journalist
His short story collection (1950) gained him popularityWrote mostly tales of contemporary life in his war-torn countryDuring his life, Colombia suffered through several civil wars and military dictatorships, collectively called La Violencia (1948-1958)Also a history student, Tellez served in the Colombian Parliament and later as Colombia’s ambassador to the UN.Slide3
STORY CONTEXT
During La Violencia (1948-1958) in Colombia
Setting:
Barbershop
AfternoonSlide4
hone
“To cover my nervousness, I went on
honing
the razor. I tried the edge with the tip of my thumb and took another look at it against the light.” (1)
verb – to sharpen (a blade)Example: He was carefully honing the carving knife so it would be ready for the Thanksgiving turkey. to refine or perfect (something) over a period of time
Example
: The struggling student
honed
her grammar skills by doing a few practice problems everyday.Slide5
hone
Synonyms
Sharpen (a blade)
w
het
stropgrindfileRefine (a skill)improvepolishfine-tune
Antonyms
Sharpen (a blade)
dullSlide6
foray
“I estimated he had a four-days’ growth of beard, the four days he had been gone on the last
foray
after our men.” (1)
noun– a sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raida short journeyan attempt to do something, especially for the first timeExample
: The
foray was met with little resistance, likely due to the sheer size and strength of the invading army.
verb–
t
o make a raid or a brief invasion, especially in order to steal
Example
: The pirates
forayed
the port town, stealing enough supplies to last them another month at sea.Slide7
foray
Synonyms
Sudden Attack (noun)
i
nvasion
a raidassaultstrikeInitial Attempt (noun)endeavorTo Raid (verb)pillage
invadeplunderSlide8
heed
“I would have to shave his beard just like any other, carefully, neatly, just as though he were a good customer, taking
heed
that not a single pore should emit a drop of blood.” (3)
noun– careful or strict attention to what one is doinga state of being awareExample: Put that phone away! You must pay heed
to your driving!
verb–
t
o pay attention; to take notice of
t
o follow or obey
Example
: The young boy
heeded
his mother’s warning and did not talk to the stranger at the park.Slide9
heed
Synonyms
Careful attention (noun)
notice
consideration
careTo notice (verb)regardobservenoteTo follow (verb)l
isten tomind
fine-tune
Antonyms
Careful attention (noun)
indifference
inattention
To follow (verb)
d
isregard
ignoreSlide10
minutely
“The pores might open,
minutely
, in this area and let out a tiny drop of blood.” (4)
adverb– in a very slight or small waywith great attention to detailExample: Dad turned up the radio volume minutely, frustrating my sister, who wanted him to blast her favorite song.Slide11
minutely
Synonyms
In a small way
slightly
partly
minimallyWith great attention to detailthoroughlycarefullymeticulouslyprecisely
Antonyms
In a small way
largely
significantly
considerably
hugely
With great attention to detail
imprecisely
inexactly
carelesslySlide12
m
inutely
Note that this word is closely related to “minute,” which is a multiple meaning word! Check out more information below.
Minute (pronounced mahy-noot)
adjective– extremely small, tinyunimportant or insignificantExample: My mother inspects every minute
detail of the house when the cleaning company comes; she even puts on a white glove and checks for dust between the slats of the window blinds.
Minute (pronounced min-it)
noun–
a period of time equivalent to 60 seconds or a sixtieth of an hour
Example
:
Cook the corn for ten
minutes
once the water begins to boil.Slide13
staunch
“But the blood would go flowing along the floor, warm, indelible, not to be
staunched
, until it reached the street like a small scarlet river
.” (5)
verb (variant of stanch)– to stop the flow of; to stop the flow of blood (from a wound)to stop in its course (ex., staunch the spread of crime)Example: When I slipped on ice and split my chin open, my mother could not
staunch the wound with a gauze compress; therefore, I ended up getting stitches.
adjective–
f
irm in one’s allegiance to someone or something; loyal
o
f strong or firm construction; strongly built
Example
: A
staunch
believer in animal rights, Melissa refuses to wear make-up that has been tested on animals.Slide14
staunch
Synonyms
To stop the flow (verb)
halt
s
lowrestraincontaincontrolLoyal (adjective)faithfulcommitteds
talwarts
teadfastfirm
resolute
Antonyms
To stop the flow (verb)
accelerate
Loyal (adjective)
t
raitorous
i
rresolute
d
isloyal
undependable