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Place: Barrio Jardin and other neighboring sitios

Time: Long time ago

Characters:
character #1: Tatay Manuel – the father of lirio

character #2: Lirio – the fairest of all the babies

character #3: Nanay Rosa – the woman who give birth to Lirio
 Home Reading Report No. 3
LIRIO
By: Peter Solis Nery

Submitted by:
Michaela Angela R. Mamac
Submitted to:
Ms. Charmine B. Solon
 Peter Solis Nery
Peter Solis Nery is a Filipino poet,
fictionist, author, and filmmaker. Writing
in Hiligaynon, he is a Carlos Palanca
Memorial Awards for Literature Hall of
Fame Awardee,[1] the Cultural Center of
the Philippines (CCP) Literary Grant, and
the All-Western Visayas Literary Contest
(National Commission for Culture and the
Arts) winner.[2] In 2015, he became the
first Filipino author to be invited to
the Sharjah International Book Fair in
the United Arab Emirates.[3] Writing
in English, Filipino, and Hiligaynon, he
has authored at least 20 books, and has
written screenplays. He wrote and edited
newspapers in Iloilo City before
becoming a nurse in the United States.
As an actor, Nery briefly appeared
in Tikoy Aguiluz's film on
cybersex, www.XXX.com, of which he
was also the assistant director.[4] He has
also written, produced, and directed a
full-length feature film in Hiligaynon, Gugma sa Panahon sang Bakunawa (Love in the
Time of the Bakunawa), which was a finalist at the 1st Sineng Pambansa National Film
Competition of the Film Development Council of the Philippines. Nery resides
in Reisterstown, Maryland, and continues to write in at least three languages.
Vocabulary Words
1.Hovered - remain in one place in the air.
Ex. "Army helicopters hovered overhead"
2. Frolicked - (of an animal or person) play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or
energetically.
Ex. "Edward frolicked on the sand.”
3. Ancestry - one's family or ethnic descent.
Ex. "his Viking ancestry"
4. Enchanting - delightfully charming or attractive.
Ex. "Dinah looked enchanting"
5. Peering - look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something.
Ex. "Blake screwed up his eyes, trying to peer through the frog.”
6. Console - comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment.
Ex. "she tried to console him but he pushed her gently away"
7. Creaking - making a harsh, high-pitched sound when being moved or when pressure
or weight is applied.
Ex. "he boards a creaking wooden boat"
8. Muteness - refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.
Ex. "Irene, the talkative one, was now mute"
9. Subdued - (of a person or their manner) quiet and rather reflective or depressed.
Ex. "I felt strangely subdued as I drove home”
10. Brusque - abrupt or offhand in speech or manner.
Ex. "she could be brusque and impatient"
11. Muddled - in a state of bewildered or bewildering confusion or disorder.
Ex. "misplaced suggestions and muddled thinking"
12. Convulsed - suffer violent involuntary contraction of the muscles, producing ex.
contortion of the body or limbs.
Ex. "she convulsed, collapsing to the floor with the pain"
13. Chaste - not having any sexual nature or intention.
Ex. "a chaste, consoling embrace"
14. Astounded - shock or greatly surprise.
Ex. "her bluntness astounded him"
15. scurried - move hurriedly with short quick steps.
Ex. "pedestrians scurried for cover"