I'm not going to write 50 words, but historical context is always important so you can use examples.
Answer:
looking up unfamiliar words in the sentence
Explanation:
The "Dreaming in Cuban" was a famous novel written by the author named, Cristina García,. It was her first novel. This book was nominated for the National Book Award, where she was the finalist.
The book "Dreaming in Cuban" was about the the lives of a three generation of women of a family in the Cuba and the United States.
In the context, Pierre is finding difficulty in understanding the excerpt taken from the novel. So the best strategy for Pierre to understand the sentences from the excerpt is to look up for the unfamiliar words given in the sentence and see their meaning and explanations. When Pierre will understand the meaning of the unfamiliar words, she will understand the sentences.
