Dom Casmurro 93.13 · 93.13

Contei-lhe o que sabia

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Contei -lhe o que sabia da vida dela e de meu pai. Escobar escutava atento, perguntando mais, pedindo explicação das passagens omissas ou só escuras.

I told him what I knew of her life and of my father. Escobar listened attentively, asking more, requesting explanation of the omitted or only obscure passages.

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Conteikohn-TAYI told-lhelyeehim/herooothequekeethatsabiasah-BEE-ahI knewdadahof thevidaVEE-dahlifedelaDEH-lahof hereeeanddejeeofmeumeh-oomypaipiefather.Escobarehs-koh-BAHREscobarescutavaehs-koo-TAH-vahlistenedatentoah-TEHN-tooattentive,perguntandopehr-goon-TAHN-dooaskingmaismicemore,pedindopeh-DEEN-doorequestingexplicaçãoehs-plee-kah-SOWNexplanationdasdahsof thepassagenspah-SAH-zhenspassagesomissasoh-MEE-sahsomittedouohorsawonlyescurasehs-KOO-rahsobscure.

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The narrator tells Escobar what he knows about the life of the woman and his father.

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The narrator recounts sharing his knowledge about the woman and his father with Escobar, who listens carefully and asks for clarification on missing or unclear parts.

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