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An Elementary Spanish Reader (Harrison, 1912)

1267 words, in teaching order

Words 1001–1100
lacre
sealing wax
Noun
cuándo
when
Adverb
iglesia
church
Noun
abierto
open, unlocked (not closed, accessible); open (actively conducting business); open, open-minded (receptive); open, overt, outspoken, candid (not subtle in character); open-ended (i.e. unrestricted); open (uttered with a wide opening of articulators)
Adjective
deforme
deformed
Adjective
remendar
to improve, patch, mend, repair, patch up
Verb
medias
pantyhose (stockings connected at the top and pulled up to the waist); three of a kind (in the game mus)
Noun
molinero
miller
Noun
gris
grey / gray; boring, dull; overcast, cloudy; morally ambiguous
Adjective
carbonero
collier, charcoal burner (one who produces charcoal); tit (bird); pollock
Noun
cubrir
to cover; to cover, to mount; to cover oneself
Verb
monte
mountain, mount; hill; forest, wilderness; desert; underbrush; weeds
Noun
falda
skirt; woman; bit of skirt (woman as an object of desire); brisket (a cut of meat); mountainside
Noun
conseguir
to achieve, succeed in, reach, accomplish, attain; to get, obtain, acquire, find, gain, procure, extract, get to; to ensure, secure; to bring about; to raise (e.g. funds or money); to enlist (e.g. support, help or participation); to score
Verb
Elizabeth
a female given name
Name
católico
Catholic; catholic; all-embracing; universal, common; well (feeling well)
Adjective
peseta
peseta (Spanish currency before the Euro)
Noun
plebeyo
plebeian
Adjective
envejecer
to get old; to age; to age, grow old
Verb
anécdota
anecdote
Noun
talento
talent
Noun
amo
master (man who owns a slave); owner, master, keeper (man who owns an animal); boss, manager
Noun
especie
species; type, sort, kind
Noun
leer
to read
Verb
nadar
to swim (move through water); to be swimming in
Verb
capitán
captain (leader)
Noun
aprender
to learn (to acquire, or attempt to acquire knowledge or an ability to do something); to teach
Verb
paraguas
umbrella, brolly (UK)
Noun
veras
truth; reality; serious things
Noun
mango
handle (part of an object which is held in the hand); mango (fruit and tree)
Noun
diablo
devil; crowbar, wrecking bar, jemmy, jimmy, prybar, pinchbar, nail bar
Noun
figura
figure; charge; part, role; actor; swaggerer, show-off
Noun
borrico
donkey; a stubborn, lazy, or stupid person
Noun
bah
indicates disdain or unbelief
Interjection
hospital
hospital
Noun
nueve
nine
Numeric
doctor
doctor (Ph.D.); physician
Noun
recetar
to prescribe
Verb
enfermo
sick person, patient; degenerate
Noun
rotundamente
emphatically, big time
Adverb
inglés
English (language); Englishman
Noun
fonda
small, inexpensive restaurant; boarding house, inn, or tavern providing lodging and meals; stall or canteen where food and drinks are served
Noun
natural
natural (of or relating to nature); native; indigenous; natural, plain (without artificial additives); natural (as expected; reasonable); Said about the lord that he has vassals, or that by his lineage, he has a right to lordship, even though he was not of the land.; being a calendar day; natural (neither sharp nor flat); illegitimate (born to unmarried parents); room-temperature (neither heated nor chilled); Said about the pass of the red flag with the left hand without the sword; …
Adjective
pan
bread (food made by baking cereal dough); bun (such as the kind used on a hamburger or hot dog); money, dough; work, job
Noun
tierno
tender, affectionate; soft, delicate, cuddly; tender, young; tender (meat, etc.); green, unripe (vegetables)
Adjective
camarero
waiter
Noun
examen
exam, examination, test
Noun
elemento
element (part of which something consists); element (one of four building block of matter); element (group of people with a common characteristic); individual (person considered alone); element (component in electrical equiment); element (one of the simplest chemical substances); element (atmospheric forces); element (place or state that something is best suited for)
Noun
fuego
fire
Noun
aguardiente
liquor / hard liquor, booze; brandy
Noun
bebe
baby
Noun
papá
dad; parents; team that usually defeats other team
Noun
plantar
to plant (put a plant or seeds into the ground); to plant, place (an object in the ground); to place, put; to stand up (not go to an agreed arrangement); to smack, whack; to peck (kiss); to put oneself, to settle; to stick to (an idea); to stick (not take any more cards)
Verb
patata
potato; piece of rubbish
Noun
puerco
pig; pork (the meat of a pig); police officer; "pig"
Noun
individuo
individual
Noun
diligencia
diligence; errand; stage-coach
Noun
doce
twelve
Numeric
cena
supper, dinner
Noun
cenar
to dine; to have supper; to have a lavish meal
Verb
desesperar
to despair, exasperate; to despair (be driven to despair)
Verb
juro
ownership
Noun
turista
tourist
Noun
liebre
hare, jackrabbit; pacesetter
Noun
guisado
stew; casserole (meal)
Noun
posadero
innkeeper; perch (for bird); deckchair; derrière; backside
Noun
baja
casualty, loss; drop, fall, reduction; sick leave (absence for illness); withdrawal, retirement
Noun
ingenuamente
naively, ingenuously
Adverb
dale
OK, okey dokey, right; do it, get it, "give it", go ahead, go for it, go on, hit it
Interjection
conejo
rabbit, cony, coney (male or unspecified sex); detective; contracted biceps (having athletic or semi-athletic features, specially when exhibiting, intentionally or not); cunt (female genitalia); type of bedpan (specially shaped bottle used to collect urine from bedridden men)
Noun
entender
to understand, to fathom; to hear; to be queer; to bat for the other team; to get on; get along; to get it on; do it (have an amorous relationship)
Verb
reclutar
to recruit (enroll or enlist new members or potential employees)
Verb
carta
letter (document); map; menu (list of dishes in a restaurant); playing card
Noun
pluma
feather; quill, quill pen; pen, fountain pen; nib; ballpoint pen; writer, penman; effeminacy
Noun
camarada
comrade (mate, companion); comrade (fellow socialist or communist)
Noun
campaña
campaign; countryside; base
Noun
holanda
a fine linen used for making shirts; a small sheet of paper used for serving pastries
Noun
casi
almost
Adverb
cierto
a certain, a specific
Determiner
marinero
sailor, seaman
Noun
bisabuelo
great-grandfather (great-grandmother for the feminine form); great-grandparent (either a great-grandmother or a great-grandfather)
Noun
miserable
miserable; poor; greedy, stingy
Adjective
embarcar
to embark, to sail, to ship out; to board, to load (persons or cargo); to ship; to embark, go on; to let down someone
Verb
callar
to calm; to be silent, to shut up; to keep silent; to hush, to become silent; to hush, to make silent; to not mention
Verb
meditar
to meditate (rest while remaining conscious); to meditate, to ponder, to contemplate
Verb
acostar
to lay; to put to bed; to land, put in, berth; to arrive at the coast; to go to bed, to lie down; to sleep with
Verb
lleno
full
Adjective
polvo
dust (fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects); powder, dust (fine particles of a dry substance); fuck, screw (sexual intercourse); see polvos
Noun
lección
lesson (a section of learning or teaching); lesson (something to learn or be learned); lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement); lesson (a section of a religious text)
Noun
desgracia
disgrace; misfortune, bad luck; accident, disaster
Noun
testigo
witness (someone who sees something); witness (one who is called upon to witness an event or action); baton; control
Noun
pleito
lawsuit; fight (physical); fight (verbal), argument
Noun
juez
judge; umpire; referee; official
Noun
observar
to observe, to eye; to observe (“to obey”)
Verb
declarar
to declare; to state; to declare; to declare one’s love for; to plead (e.g., innocent, guilty, etc.); to break out (e.g., pandemic, fire, war)
Verb
juzgado
a court of law with a judge; a place for adjudicated individuals; judicate (e.g., the Sardinian judicates), judgedom, judicature
Noun
alcalde
mayor (the leader of a city or a municipality); an official such as an administrator, mayor, or judge; A variation of brisca for three players, that is played with the forty-card pack of Spanish-suited playing cards.
Noun
gobernador
governor
Noun
provincia
province
Noun
consigo
with himself, herself, itself, themselves
Adverb