The two best meanings for the word "simple" used in the text would be the meanings of the words "modest" and "straightforward."
We can arrive at this answer because:
- When the narration of the text uses the word "simple" to refer to the place where his son spent his childhood, he wants to emphasize a comfortable and cherishing memory of the place.
- In this case, the narrator wants to emphasize how this place was modest and occupies a special place in the son's memory.
- The second time the narrator uses the word "simple" is to represent the political place, full of changes and battles that Ceasar introduced to his son.
- At this point, the narrator refers to the place as something straightforward, which is in a constant process of evolution and progress.
To find this meaning, the reader must follow the context clues, analyzing the meaning of the sentences to understand the meaning of the word.
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