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An Elementary Spanish Reader (Harrison, 1912)

1267 words, in teaching order

Words 401–500
varios
various, several
Determiner
mosca
fly (any insect of the order Diptera); fly (boxing class); digital on-screen graphic
Noun
gota
a drop or small amount of; eyedrops; gout; goutte
Noun
matar
to kill, slay; to put out, extinguish (a flame or light); to butcher; to injure, damage; to fatigue, exhaust, tire out; to dull (render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish); to round off; to ruin; to kill (to annoy); to kill (to get mad at); …
Verb
siete
seven
Numeric
ellas
they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to women and feminine nouns)
Pronoun
golpe
hit, blow, strike; punch, jab; knock (door); bump, bang, bash (sound of a blow or dull impact); crowd, multitude (of people); gush (of water), gust (of wind); blast (of music); heartbeat; beat; rhythm; bunch of seedlings (in one hole); …
Noun
valiente
brave, courageous, fearless; valiant, gallant, doughty; gritty, plucky, gutsy, spunky
Adjective
desde
since (from a specified time in the past); from (a location); starting at (a quantity, such as a price)
Preposition
matasiete
bully, thug; loudmouth, blowhard
Noun
jabalí
wild boar; peccary, javelina; warthog (ellipsis of jabalí verrugoso)
Noun
habitante
inhabitant
Noun
gente
people; guys, lads (used to address a group of people)
Noun
fugar
to put to flight, to cause to flee; to escape; to flee
Verb
miedo
fear
Noun
instante
instant, moment
Noun
verdad
truth; fact
Noun
mata
shrub; sprig; mastic tree, Pistacia lentiscus; plant (organism of the kingdom Plantae)
Noun
vuestro
yours, your, to you
Determiner
majestad
majesty
Noun
bonito
pretty, cute; nice, lovely, sweet, fine, charming, great
Adjective
valor
value (all senses); security; worth; courage
Noun
perder
to lose; to lose someone (experience the death of someone); to get lost; to go missing; to lose one's way; to get lost, to go away; to waste; to miss, to miss out on; to lose, to be defeated; to be losing; to trail; to be down
Verb
siguiente
following; next
Adjective
preparar
to prepare
Verb
tiritar
to shiver
Verb
feroz
fierce, ferocious, wild
Adjective
nada
nothing, zero, zilch, not...anything
Pronoun
modo
way, manner; mood
Noun
probable
probable, likely; provable
Adjective
arma
weapon, arm
Noun
zapatería
shoe factory; shoestore; cobbler; shoemaker's
Noun
furioso
furious, raging; relentless
Adjective
rabia
rage, anger; rabies
Noun
dirección
direction; address; management, or running of a business or organisation; directing, director-work
Noun
calle
street; lane (in a pool or racetrack, but not a highway)
Noun
donde
where, in what place; whence
Adverb
soldado
soldier
Noun
espada
sword (a long bladed weapon with a grip and typically a pommel and crossguard (together forming a hilt), which is designed to cut, stab, slash and/or hack); spade (playing card marked with the symbol ♠); épée (fencing sword of a certain modern type); sword (the weapon used as a heraldic charge); matador (person whose aim is to kill the bull in a bullfight)
Noun
reprender
to reprimand, to berate
Verb
derecha
right (direction); right (ensemble of right-wing political parties; political conservatives as a group)
Noun
causa
cause; lawsuit; a dish in Peruvian cuisine made with potatoes and layered or topped with meat or vegetables; dude, mate, bro
Noun
qué
what
Pronoun
traer
to bring (in the sense of transport, for differences with llevar and examples see that entry); to bring about, cause, occasion; to make (cause to be in or have a certain condition or state); to wear; to bring forward, advance, adduce; to make, compel, oblige; to persuade; to have, carry (in a publication, in stock); to include (have as a component, part, accessory or ingredient); In dialectal usage, the preterite and imperfect subjunctive may be conjugated as in classical Spanish (truje, etc., and trujera, etc., respectively). This may occur in Chilean dialects.
Verb
vivo
alive, living (having life); vivid, lively; intense, strong
Adjective
cobardemente
cowardly
Adverb
merecer
to deserve; to have sex, used especially when talking about a nubile girl
Verb
miseria
misery; poverty; avarice, greed; very small amount
Noun
vida
life; lifestyle; livelihood; living; liveliness; lifespan; lifetime; a term of endearment; darling, sweetheart; the game (prostitution); life (in a computer game); protagonist
Noun
pasado
past; former; last
Adjective
comparación
comparison
Noun
dicho
said
Determiner
presente
present (appearing); this
Adjective
consecuencia
consequence
Noun
soñar
to dream; to knock someone out.
Verb
hablar
to talk; to speak; to communicate using words; to speak (a language); to talk or speak regularly with someone, sometimes online
Verb
horma
form, mold; shoe tree; last (for shoes); hat block; dry stone wall
Noun
lezna
awl
Noun
oír
to hear; to hear (passively perceive a sound); to listen to (actively pay attention to a sound or a person speaking); to sound; to heed; to listen to
Verb
palabra
word; wording; word (promise)
Noun
triste
sad, saddened, blue, gloomy, unhappy, joyless, triste; As a temporary state.; As a trait.; dismal, dreary, glum, miserable, melancholic; sorrowful, mournful; forlorn; upsetting, saddening; dull
Adjective
tal
such
Adjective
casado
married
Adjective
señor
mister, sir, lord (title conferred on a married or older male); gentleman; master
Noun
anoche
last night
Adverb
sueño
sleep, slumber; sleepiness; dream
Noun
presencia
presence; appearance, look
Noun
atrever
to embolden; to dare
Verb
señora
Ms; a title or form of address for a woman; formerly for a married, divorced, or widowed woman and now commonly for any adult woman regardless of marital status, depending on the region; lady; wife
Noun
luchar
to fight, to battle, to do battle; to struggle, to strive, to contend, to grapple; to wrestle
Verb
cara
face (the front part of the head); face (one's facial expression); face (the frontal aspect of something); gall, nerve (impudence); face (any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron); side (of paper, a card, a coin); heads (side of a coin)
Noun
colmillo
canine tooth; tusk, fang
Noun
esposo
husband
Noun
feliz
happy, merry (trait); pleased, glad; joyous, merry, happy
Adjective
ganga
bargain (advantageous purchase); sandgrouse (bird of the family Pteroclididae); gang; gangue
Noun
caballero
horseman; knight; cavalier; gentleman; cowboy
Noun
tienda
tent; shop, store
Noun
prendero
second-hand dealer (especially of second-hand clothes)
Noun
cuadro
square (a polygon with four straight sides of equal length and four right angles); rectangle (any quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles); picture, painting or other work of art, especially one in a frame; frame (a piece of photographic film containing an image); frame (a rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material); table, chart, graph (a visual representation of data); sight, scene, picture, spectacle, image (an event that leaves an impact); group, team, squad; staff; frame (the structural element of a bicycle or motorcycle); panel, control panel (a flat surface onto which controls, instruments, and displays are mounted); …
Noun
cortesía
courtesy; politeness; comity
Noun
oficina
office (a room used for non-manual work); workshop; laboratory (in a pharmacy)
Noun
favor
favor/favour
Noun
recoger
to collect, to gather, to pick up, to fetch, to retrieve (something previously left behind); to pick up (a person or people by vehicle); to clean up (e.g., a room); to pack up; to harvest, reap (fruit); to pick up on, glean, capture (e.g., a point, a link, distinction, subtlety, ambiguity, etc.); to reflect; to go to bed
Verb
tarde
late (after a specified deadline); late in the day
Adverb
gusto
taste (sense); taste (flavour); liking, preference, aesthetic preference; pleasure, enthusiasm; fancy, whim
Noun
toque
a touch; a strum; a toll (musical sound used to announce something); assay by touchstone; application of topical medication; crux; assessment, trial; a punch; a light brushstroke; soft touch (something handled, or requiring handling with the utmost gentleness); …
Noun
abuelo
grandfather; an elderly person; loose tufts of hair in the nape when one's hair is messed up
Noun
comprar
to buy (to obtain in exchange of money or goods); to buy out
Verb
arreglar
to fix, to repair, to mend; to settle, to sort, to sort out, to patch up, to solve; to straighten out, to fix up, to tidy, to tidy up, to clean up; to arrange; to adjust; to get ready; to get by, to make do, to manage; to work out, to straighten out
Verb
mueble
a piece of furniture; in the reality show Big Brother, a contestant who does not generate content, who isn't the source of so many comments and who wanders around the house without generating any interest in the viewer; car; A person who is irrelevant, inactive, or unimportant in a situation.; A character who has no development or whose role is negligible, essentially "background furniture."
Noun
hora
hour (a time period of sixty minutes); time (the moment, as indicated by a clock or similar device); high time (usually with "ya"); hour, period (of class); appointment (e.g. with the doctor)
Noun
cuidado
care (close attention; concern); care (maintenance, upkeep); care (the treatment of those in need)
Noun
además
in addition, moreover, furthermore, further, also, additionally; as well, also, not to mention (when in the middle of a sentence or toward the end)
Adverb
pintor
painter; housepainter
Noun
secreto
a secret; secrecy
Noun
comprador
buyer
Noun
cuarenta
forty
Numeric
mil
thousand
Numeric
cuatro
four
Numeric
prometer
to promise
Verb