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Question 1 of 6What is the essay's central message? Question 2 of 6When does the author say only his first language comes out? Question 3 of 6What does "waiting under the skin" suggest about the first language? Question 4 of 6What does knowing "sadness before we knew its word" imply? Question 5 of 6Why does the grandmother's smile have "some sadness in it"? Question 6 of 6What does "not to close the first door while opening windows" mean? VocabularyأَتَعَثَّرُI stumble
أَفْزَعُI wake terrified
كَابُوسnightmare
تَحْتَ الْجِلْدunder the skin
هَدْهَدَةlullaby
نَشْتِمُwe curse
مُتَعَثِّرَةhalting, faltering
حَفِيدهَاher grandson
بِاللِّسَانby tongue
النَّوَافِذwindows
الْأَمْثَالproverbs