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An Elementary Spanish Reader (Harrison, 1912)

1267 words, in teaching order

Words 101–200
tiempo
time; a while, period of time, long time, length of time, indeterminate amount of time; tense; weather (the short-term state of the atmosphere at a specific time and place, including the temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind, etc)
Noun
cuando
when
Conjunction
hacer
to do, perform, execute, carry out; Forms ad hoc verbs from borrowed nouns.; to make; to create, to build, to bring forth; to write, to compose; to prepare (food); in various expressions about the weather; to release, to excrete; to prep, adorn, do (a body part); to make, to cause to be; …
Verb
frío
cold, coldness (a condition of low temperature)
Noun
buen
apocopic form of bueno (“good, fine”)
Adjective
llover
to rain
Verb
exclamar
to exclaim
Verb
demasiado
too much, excessively, far too much, overmuch (modifying a verb); too, far too, way too, much too, overly, all too excessively (modifying an adjective or other adverb); a lot, an awful lot, a whole lot, a great deal
Adverb
húmedo
humid, moist, damp
Adjective
deber
to owe; must, need to, have to (indicates an obligation or requirement); must (used to indicate that something is likely); should (indicating opinion or expectation); should have; will need to; to be due to, to be attributable to, to be the result of, to be caused by
Verb
sol
sun; sunlight; sunny side (of a place); daylight (the time between sunrise and sunset); sol (a unit of currency, currently used in Peru); sol (a musical note); sol (a colloid suspension of a solid in a liquid)
Noun
hoy
today, tonight (on the current day)
Adverb
mucho
much, a lot, far, way, many times; very; long (a long time)
Adverb
mañana
the morning; the near future; tomorrow
Noun
calor
heat
Noun
ora
now (something), now something else; sometimes something, sometimes something else; at times something, at times something else (used to introduce opposing ideas)
Conjunction
seco
dry
Adjective
allí
there (away from the speaker and the listener)
Adverb
otro
other, another
Determiner
persona
person (an individual; usually a human being); a socially distinguished person, a personality; a wise or otherwise excellent person; a character (an individual with a specific role in a literary work)
Noun
pequeño
small; little
Adjective
mal
badly, poorly, ill; awry, amiss, wrong, wrongly; hard (functions as an adverb in Spanish but translates as an adjective in English); Used as an intensifier, very; yes
Adverb
bastante
quite, rather, pretty, fairly; enough; sufficiently; quite a bit; to a considerable degree
Adverb
presentar
to present, to submit; to introduce (someone), to acquaint; to show; to show signs of; to file (a lawsuit), to lodge (an appeal, a complaint); to table (e.g., a resolution, an amendment)
Verb
alto
tall; high; loud; upper, top; senior (rank)
Adjective
nunca
never; ever
Adverb
siempre
always; in spite of it, still...at least; all the same, ultimately, in the end; of course
Adverb
o
or; either … or
Conjunction
mejor
better; better off; improved; best; top, highest, finest (e.g. highest quality, highest bidder, top of one's class, in top form, finest food and wine, finest hotel, etc.)
Adjective
sí
hello? (used when answering a phone call)
Interjection
pues
so, then; in that case; because, since
Conjunction
bien
well (adverbial form of bueno); well; fine; okay (state of being satisfied with the status quo); properly; willingly; very; as well
Adverb
extranjero
foreigner; A foreign country or countries, seen as a unit; abroad.
Noun
año
year; age
Noun
venir
Senses relating to literal movement.; to come (move closer to some location (most often closer to the speaker), by default the speaker's location); to arrive; Figurative senses.; to come from, originate; to come (happen); to come (appear); to come (to have some characteristic or quality) (with an adjective or prepositional phrase); to receive something, get something; to get (something felt in one's body or perceived in one's mind, a feeling, an illness, pain, an urge, an idea, etc.); …
Verb
entonces
then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point; then, therefore, so, thus; in that case
Adverb
desaparecer
to disappear, to go missing, to vanish, to be gone; to drop off (e.g. the map, the face of the earth); to go away, to fade, to wear off, to subside; to make disappear
Verb
próximo
near; next; approaching, forthcoming, upcoming
Adjective
llegar
to arrive, get (to); to get up to, to go up to, to reach (+ a or + hasta); to be sufficient; to be enough; to manage (be successful)
Verb
mes
month
Noun
marzo
March
Noun
nieve
snow; ice cream
Noun
empezar
to start, begin, to get started; to start; to start, to begin; to lead, to open; to be started
Verb
nevar
to snow; to whiten, add white colour to something
Verb
abril
April; years of age
Noun
ahora
now (at the present time); just now, just a moment ago (in the past); very soon, in a moment (in the future); of nowadays, of today, latter-day; today; however, on the other hand; sometimes...other times
Adverb
lluvia
rain; shower (precipitation)
Noun
caluroso
very hot, to a greater extent than caliente
Adjective
así
like this; like that; as such; thus; so; thereby; this way, that way; used to express wishes of misfortune against someone, or to cast a spell
Adverb
verano
summer; spring
Noun
ver
to see, to spot; to see, to look at, to view (perceive); to see, to tell, to observe; to see, to check (verify); to watch; to look, to seem; to see oneself, to picture oneself; to find oneself, to be; to see one another
Verb
tan
so, as; very
Adverb
fin
end; purpose, aim, objective, goal; end, stop, halt, close, finish (ending point)
Noun
otoño
autumn, fall
Noun
vendimia
vintage (yield of grapes during one season)
Noun
coger
to take, catch, hold, to get, to seize; to pick, harvest; to fish; to seize, arrest; to overtake; to get (a joke); to collect; to have sex, to fuck, to bang; to imitate, learn; to choose (a direction, route, when driving or walking); to turn to (when driving or walking); …
Verb
alguno
some, any; any (used for emphasis); various
Determiner
ácido
sharp, tart; acidic; harsh
Adjective
como
as (introducing a basis of comparison or equality); as, since (being that); how (in which way); if, unless (under the condition that)
Conjunction
vinagre
vinegar (a sour liquid formed by the fermentation of alcohol used as a condiment or preservative)
Noun
agrio
sour; tangy; (of a person) bitter
Adjective
cómo
how?
Adverb
malo
bad (of bad quality); bad (at/with something); bad (in a bad state); bad (morally), evil, mean; to treat badly, be mean/cruel to; harmful, bad; (of food) tasting bad; (of food) bad, spoiled, rotten; sick, ill
Adjective
ya
now, right now, (in the negative) anymore, no longer; by now, at this point; indicates completion of an action (difference from sense 4 depends on context); yet (in questions); already; at some point in the future, later, eventually, soon, then, afterwards; immediately; only
Adverb
comprender
to understand, to comprehend; to comprise; to include
Verb
dar
to give, to give out; to hand over; to hit (from any distance); to hit oneself, bump into, crash into; to encounter; to find with effort; to emit; to produce; to perform; to hit upon; to press, activate; …
Verb
olvidar
to forget; to leave behind, to forget; [with le] to elude, to escape, to slip someone's mind (be forgotten by); to make forget
Verb
viento
wind (movement of air); woodwind section; guy rope
Noun
tres
three
Numeric
oso
bear (in general); boar, male bear; bear (large hairy man, especially homosexual)
Noun
cerca
close, near, around, about, nearly, nigh (referring to quantity or time-related); close, near, around, nigh, at hand, close at hand, in sight (spatially); nearby, close by
Adverb
amable
kind, amiable, gracious; affable
Adjective
construir
to build; to construct
Verb
cómodo
comfortable; convenient; lazy
Adjective
solamente
only, alone, merely
Adverb
puerta
door (portal of entry into a building); gate (doorlike structure outside a house); gate (passageway in an airport); doorway, doorstep, gateway; goal (area into which players attempt to put an object)
Noun
ventana
window (opening for light and air); window frame; window (area on a computer screen); small gap or opening; forest clearing; nostril
Noun
uno
one
Pronoun
tamaño
size
Noun
mediano
medium; average; mediocre
Adjective
necesario
necessary, requisite
Adjective
plato
plate, dish (crockery); dish (of food); course (of a meal); plate (of a gear); chainring; a ridiculous situation, a farce
Noun
silla
chair; saddle
Noun
cama
bed
Noun
esto
substitutes a noun one can't remember or can't remember the name of
Pronoun
sopa
soup (any of various dishes commonly made by combining liquids, such as water or stock, with other ingredients, such as meat and vegetables, that contribute the food value, flavor, and texture); noodles; sopped bread
Noun
almuerzo
lunch
Noun
echar
to throw, toss, cast, jettison (to release an object from one's grasp so that it moves through the air); to pour (to cause to flow in a stream from a container); to put in, add; to let out; to discharge; to dump; to emit, give off, send out; to kick out, expel, throw out, to send packing (to forcibly remove); to expel (to remove from membership); to fire, dismiss (to terminate employment); …
Verb
caliente
hot, warm (emitting heat or warmth); hot (close to finding or guessing something); horny (sexually aroused)
Adjective
tocar
to touch; to play (a musical instrument); to be someone's time or turn, or time to do something; to have to do something, be obligated to do; to knock; to honk; to ring; to touch on (mention briefly); to touch (affect emotionally); to bunt; …
Verb
lengua
tongue (organ); language (a body of words, and set of methods of combining them (called a grammar), understood by a community and used as a form of communication); Spanish (subject taught in schools)
Noun
ustedes
you (plural), you guys, y'all, yous, yinz, ye
Pronoun
emplear
to hire, to employ (to give someone a job); to use (employ, apply); to use (consume, spend)
Verb
cuchara
spoon; cunt; heart
Noun
cuchillo
knife; blade of knife
Noun
tenedor
fork; bearer; holder
Noun
suelo
dirt, earth, ground, soil; floor, ground
Noun
porque
because
Conjunction
mesa
table; dinner table; mesa; desk (in an office); bureau, committee; board
Noun
paseo
walk, stroll; outing, excursion; promenade (place where one takes a walk for leisure); vacation, holiday; walk in the park, stroll in the park (something easy); shoulder (verge to the side of a road); ride, lift, act of driving someone to a place; a summary execution committed as part of the White Terror during the Spanish Civil War
Noun