Dom Casmurro 82.2 · 82.2

Ele faz aliar a intimidade e o decoro

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Ele faz aliar a intimidade e o decoro, e mostra a casa toda sem sair da sala.

He makes intimacy and decorum ally, and shows the whole house without leaving the room.

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EleEH-leehefazfahzmakesaliarah-lee-AHRto allyaahtheintimidadeeen-chee-mee-DAH-deeintimacyeeeandooothedecorodeh-KOH-roodecorum,eeeandmostraMOH-strahshowsaahthecasaKAH-zahhousetodaTOH-dahwholesemsengwithoutsairsah-EERto leavedadahof thesalaSAH-lahroom.

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The narrator describes how someone combines intimacy and decorum.

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The narrator describes how someone combines intimacy and decorum, revealing the entire house without stepping out of the room.

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