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An Elementary Spanish Reader (Harrison, 1912)

1267 words, in teaching order

Words 601–700
condición
condition; possibility; the makings
Noun
oscuro
dark (lacking light); dark (deep in hue); obscure, unclear; incomprehensible; suspicious
Adjective
tratar
to treat (to handle, behave toward in a specific way); to treat (to apply medical care); to treat (to submit to a chemical action); to address, to refer to as; to deal with; to be about; to try, to seek, to attempt, to strive, to endeavor; to be
Verb
carga
load; burden; cargo; charge; carga (a traditional unit of dry measure equivalent to about 222 L); blitz
Noun
compra
purchase, buying; acquisition
Noun
crear
to create
Verb
novio
boyfriend (romantic partner); fiancé; bridegroom, groom
Noun
temprano
early, early on
Adverb
vino
wine (an alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%)
Noun
vecino
neighbour (a person living on adjacent or nearby land); a resident or inhabitant of an area, especially of a neighborhood or a village; freeman, person of relatively high status associated with a place
Noun
visitar
to visit
Verb
matrimonio
matrimony (sacrament); marriage; wedding (the ceremony); married couple
Noun
satanás
devil
Noun
fósforo
phosphorus; match, matchstick
Noun
encender
to light, ignite; to turn on, switch on, power up; to burn, have a burning sensation
Verb
medio
half (of or related to one of two equal divisions of a whole); half (of or related to any large proportion of a whole); middle (placed more or less halfway between two positions, times, or alternatives); average (of or related to the arithmatic middle in a set of values); average (of or related to a representative example of a group); tasteful, bourgeois (well decorated or executed but not sublime); mid (of or related to the position of vowel articulation between open and closed); middle, mediopassive (of or related to grammatical voices neither active nor passive); impressive (extremely large or good)
Adjective
ingrato
thankless; ungrateful
Adjective
encantado
enchanted, charmed; pleased, delighted; thrilled, overjoyed; bewitched, haunted
Adjective
encantamiento
enchantment
Noun
imposible
impossible; unable; out of the question
Adjective
gastar
to spend (money, time, resources); to wear, wear out (deteriorate by using); to use up, to expend, to consume (energy, water etc.); to play, pull (pranks); to have or wear; to waste (e.g. gas, money, energy, one's breath)
Verb
zapato
shoe
Noun
hierro
iron (chemical element); branding iron (piece of metal bent into a distinctive shape and used to brand livestock); brand (mark or scar made by burning with a branding iron); brand (symbolic identity, represented by a name or logo); iron or steel weapon; any of various objects made of iron; importance
Noun
hasta
until; up to, to the point of, as much as
Preposition
tierra
Earth (planet of the Solar System in which all of humanity resides); land, ground (Earth surface not covered by oceans or other bodies of water); earth, soil (the unconsolidated mineral or organic material on the immediate surface of the earth); land, terrain (an area of land or the particular features of it); land, terrain (reserved for growing crops); homeland (one's country of birth); land, country, nation, territory (country or region); ground, earth (connection electrically to the earth on equipment); earth (one of the four or five classical elements)
Noun
sentir
to feel; to regret, feel or be sorry; to hear; to feel (an emotion/state of being)
Verb
seguir
to follow; to continue (on); to keep, to keep on (can be combined with the gerund to indicate that someone or something continues doing something); to further do something; to follow, observe, to obey (a rule, religion); to follow (to subscribe to content from an account); to remain, to stay, to still be; to ensue; to follow, to pursue, to track, to trace, to tail, to chase; to proceed; to continue, to keep up; …
Verb
consejo
advice, counsel, piece of advice; council, board
Noun
madre
mother; mother (source or origin); mother (nun); riverbed; dregs (of a drink); thing
Noun
norte
north (compass point); north wind; guide, inspiration; goal, objective; strong wind
Noun
saludar
to greet; to wave
Verb
haz
bundle; beam; face; façade
Noun
lugar
place
Noun
debajo
underneath; below
Adverb
olla
pot, pan; kettle (vessel used for cooking food); stew (dish cooked by stewing); pool, whirlpool
Noun
carne
flesh, the soft part of a body which covers the bones; an animal’s meat, or by extension the edible “fleshy” or soft part of a fruit or vegetable
Noun
humano
human; humane
Adjective
oler
to smell (perceive by scent); to pry into, investigate (make inquiries where one is not welcome); to smell out, uncover (find out by prying); to smell (emit an odour); to suspect, have a hunch; to inhale
Verb
sur
south
Noun
trigo
wheat
Noun
necesidad
need; necessity; neediness, state of being in need; neediness (emotional)
Noun
brazo
arm; branch, limb (of a tree)
Noun
noticia
notice; news, piece of news; message; communication
Noun
pronto
soon
Adverb
conceder
to grant, to concede, to admit, to bestow; to agree about
Verb
oriente
east
Noun
cruz
cross; torture; misery; tails (side of a coin)
Noun
poniente
west
Noun
peine
comb
Noun
asombro
amazement, astonishment, stupefaction; wonder, awe, wonderment; fear, dread; amazing thing, dread or astonishing person or thing, prodigy
Noun
cariño
affection, fondness; caress; dear, darling, honey, love; gift; wistfulness
Noun
enojar
to anger; to become angry
Verb
allá
there, over there, thither, yonder (in a direction away from the speaker and the listener); then; back then (in time); expressing rejection or lack of interest towards the speaker
Adverb
preso
imprisoned
Adjective
bajo
under (in both literal and figurative senses)
Preposition
llave
key (to open doors); key (of musical instrument); key (in heraldry); spanner, wrench; faucet, tap, water tap, spigot; curly bracket ({ and }); switch (a device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow); lock; hold (position or grip used to control the opponent); a game where a small metal disc is thrown at a small metal structure
Noun
jardín
garden; rabbit hole; a time-consuming, hard to abandon tangent or detour
Noun
tonto
stupid; silly, foolish
Adjective
motivo
reason, ground, motive
Noun
lavar
to wash; to wipe, clear (disgrace, doubt, etc.); to wash oneself; to wash a body part of oneself (e.g. hands, hair, etc.)
Verb
barro
mud; clay; pustule (caused by acne), closed comedo
Noun
tontería
something that is dumb; trivial thing; nonsense, gibberish, baloney, malarkey (meaningless words)
Noun
sirviente
servant
Noun
referir
to report; to relate; to refer to
Verb
señorita
young woman; Miss (used as a title); snob
Noun
algo
something, anything
Pronoun
profundamente
profoundly, deeply
Adverb
sacudir
to shake off, dust; to shake; to shake (the head, to give a negative response); to nod (the head, to give a positive response); to jolt; shake off, rid oneself of.
Verb
según
according to; as, just as, the same way; depending on
Preposition
peinar
to comb; to comb, to comb through, to search; to comb oneself
Verb
sospechar
to suspect; to be on to (+ de)
Verb
lamentación
lamentation
Noun
perdido
lost
Adjective
abrazo
hug, embrace
Noun
ninguno
no; none; (no/not…) at all, whatsoever, in the slightest; any (negative)
Determiner
sino
but (rather) (after a negative clause); except, apart from; only, solely (in a negative clause)
Conjunction
quemar
to burn; to scorch, to sear; to tan; to be very hot; to freeze; to be very cold; to burn (e.g. a CD); to wear out, overuse (a meme, a phrase, a song, a joke, etc); to call out, expose; to lose an election
Verb
arquitecto
architect
Noun
edificio
building
Noun
parte
part; section; portion; share; piece; bit; cut; proportion; place; somewhere; side; party (e.g. a third party, state party, to be party to); behalf; stint (i.e. allotted portion of work); message; report; dispatch; traffic ticket; sticker
Noun
nombrar
to name
Verb
suma
sum; addition
Noun
obra
work (usually literary or artistic); construction
Noun
acabar
to finish; to end; to end up (eventually doing); to have just; just (indicates recency); to exhaust, to use up; to finish, to put an end to; to run out of; to come to an end, to be over, to be done, to be finished, to be it, to be no more, to be up; to orgasm; to cum
Verb
breve
brief, short
Adjective
plazo
period, phase; deadline, term (time limit); installment, payment
Noun
magnífico
magnificent
Adjective
convidar
to invite; to offer
Verb
famoso
well-known, famous
Adjective
concluir
to conclude; to overwhelm; to silence
Verb
manifestar
to manifest, reveal, display, show; to declare, express; to protest (publicly demonstrate)
Verb
tesoro
treasure, trove, treasure trove; thesaurus; treasury, exchequer (sometimes capitalized)
Noun
estimar
to esteem; to estimate; to think, to believe
Verb
fama
fame; reputation
Noun
negar
to deny; to refuse
Verb
obtener
to obtain
Verb
deseado
wanted, wished, desired
Adjective
aprisionar
to incarcerate, imprison
Verb
dirigir
to direct; to lead, guide, conduct; to steer; (+ a) to address, direct to; (+ a) to head, to make one's way, to head over
Verb
trazar
to trace; to draw, to plot, to chart
Verb