Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. josé bought us two cardboard suitcases and one for himself, and an alarm clock like the one we used to try to win in the lottery tent in mazatlan. which word has a connotative meaning in the sentence?

When we are looking for connotative meaning words, we are looking for words that have an emotional or cultural association or connection. When reading this sentence, the alarm clock brings back memories for the narrator.  There is an emotional connection, making this have a connotative meaning.

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im not sure what it is