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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1230 words, in teaching order

Words 601–700
copa
stemmed glass, glass, goblet or its content; cocktail, drink; crown, treetop; cup, trophy (prize in sports); cup, competition (sports competition); cup of a brassiere; hollow of a hat; heart or a card of the hearts suit (on Spanish cards, the symbol is of a goblet); brake head
Noun
mío
mine; of mine
Pronoun
hilar
to spin (as with thread); to string together, put together (words, to make coherent sentences)
Verb
hilo
thread, yarn, string; linen; edge of something sharp; crosshair, reticule; thread (series of messages); helix
Noun
envolver
to wrap; to shroud; to involve
Verb
atar
to tie, tie up, tie down, to tether (secure (something) by rope or the like); to constrain, limit (prevent or remove movement, leave (someone or something) without freedom of movement or ability to act)
Verb
trepar
to clamber, to scramble, to scramble up, to shimmy up (using both hands and feet); to climb over (when meaning climb "over", it's usually over something vertical like a wall); to climb, to climb up, to scale; to creep, to climb (e.g. a plant or tree); to climb (the social ladder)
Verb
constantemente
constantly
Adverb
pegar
to stick; to match; to fit; to go with; to be strong or bright (said of the sun or light); to paste; to glue; to hit; strike; to give; dish out (a strike); to infect; pass on; infect (a disease); to do; take; have (a kind of catch-all verb for various actions); to flirt, hit on; …
Verb
rodilla
knee (joint or region of the joint in the middle part of the leg between the thigh and the shank)
Noun
tanto
so much; so many
Pronoun
abajo
down, downwards; downstairs; below
Adverb
fácil
easy, facile, simple (requiring little effort); easy-to-use, user-friendly (clipping of fácil de usar); easy (being readily available for sex); gullible, credulous
Adjective
espalda
back; backstroke
Noun
lleno
full
Adjective
efectivamente
indeed, quite right; effectively
Adverb
instante
instant, moment
Noun
lograr
to get, to obtain; to achieve, to manage to, to pull off; to be successful
Verb
entonces
then, next, thereupon, at that time, at that point; then, therefore, so, thus; in that case
Adverb
suponer
to suppose, to surmise, to assume, to guess, to imagine, to figure, to say, to take it; to presume, to expect; to pose (e.g. a risk, a threat, a danger); to mean, to imply, to represent; to involve, to entail; to hypothesize
Verb
listo
clever, smart (with ser); ready, set, all set, prepared, poised, up, down (with estar); alert
Adjective
lanzar
to throw; to launch; to pitch; to release (a product, etc.); to emit, let out, utter
Verb
hecho
done, completed; made
Adjective
pedazo
piece, chunk, hunk, bit, bite (a part of a larger whole); patch (e.g. of sky, cloth, skin, space); scrap (e.g. of paper, information); lump (e.g. of metal, rock, clay, wood); slab (e.g. of meat, of cheese); shard (e.g. of glass, ice)
Noun
suelo
dirt, earth, ground, soil; floor, ground
Noun
libre
free (not imprisoned or enslaved); free (unconstrained); free (without obligations); free (that can be unattached to another morpheme); free (without; not containing)
Adjective
disponible
available
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
bañar
to bathe (to clean a person by immersion in water or using water; to give someone a bath); to soak, to dip in; to bathe oneself
Verb
chapotear
splash, splatter, dabble
Verb
repente
attack, upsurge; fit, sudden movement
Noun
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
cuello
neck (part of body connecting the head and the torso); collar (part of a shirt fitting around the neck)
Noun
collar
necklace; an animal's collar, band or chain around its neck
Noun
acompañar
to accompany, to go with, to join, to tag along; to chaperone
Verb
rogar
to beg, entreat, implore something; to urge, solicit, ask for something; to pray for someone; to require
Verb
apresurar
to quicken; to rush, to hasten
Verb
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
oscuridad
darkness; obscurity
Noun
distancia
distance, distancy
Noun
choza
hut, shack
Noun
sorpresa
surprise (something not expected); upset (unexpected victory)
Noun
abrir
to open, open up; to unlock; to turn on; to start, open, open up, set up (a business, restaurant, etc.); to crack, crack open, to pop (e.g., a safe, a bottle, a coconut); to break, break open, (new ground, a game, etc.); to break out (e.g., champagne); to breach; to spread (one's legs, arms, fingers); to answer (the door); to open up (to become communicative); to leave, go away; …
Verb
perdido
lost
Adjective
lugar
place
Noun
morder
to bite, nip; to gnaw; to grasp, clutch; to wear away, to wear down; to corrode (i.e., acid on metal); to criticize, run down, gossip about, find fault with
Verb
antes
earlier; before; sooner; previously; formerly; beforehand (at an earlier time); soon (in certain phrases); ahead (temporally), ahead of (when followed by de); once, formerly (in the past); first (before a condition is fulfilled); rather, sooner (used to specify a preference)
Adverb
contestar
to reply, retort, answer, respond
Verb
barrer
to sweep
Verb
preparar
to prepare
Verb
lava
lava; washing
Noun
sacar
to put out, to get out (e.g. a public statement, an APB, a release of media or entertainment); to take out (e.g. the trash); to pull out, to take out (e.g. a badge, an ID card, a picture, paperwork, the keys, finger); to get out, to take out (e.g. the family, a partner, a friend, a dog); to pull out, to get out (e.g. a pencil, a hand, a key); to remove, to extract, to get out, to take out, to dig up or dig out (e.g., the weeds, a tooth, military forces, information, the truth, remove someone from the equation or a situation); to take (e.g. a photograph, advantage of, etc.); to withdraw, to take out (e.g. money); to rip off (e.g. to steal money); to drive out, expel, to eject; …
Verb
corral
corral, enclosure
Noun
rápido
rapid, quick, fast
Adjective
primer
apocopic form of primero (first); apocopic form of primera (first)
Adjective
tercero
third
Adjective
engañar
to trick, to deceive, to hoodwink, to cheat; to cheat on, to be unfaithful to one's spouse; to blindside; to fool oneself, to kid oneself
Verb
aparecer
to appear, to turn up, to pop up, to come up
Verb
semilla
seed (of a plant)
Noun
historia
history (the aggregate of past events); history (the branch of knowledge that studies the past); history (a set of events involving an entity); history (a record or narrative description of past events); story (a sequence of real or fictional events); the letter H in the Spanish spelling alphabet
Noun
aldea
village
Noun
ubicar
to position; to place; to find; to be located; to position oneself; to behave well, seemly
Verb
costar
to cost; to be difficult (for someone), to have a hard time with something
Verb
áfrico
African
Adjective
niña
girl, female equivalent of niño; pupil (of eye); maiden (virgin)
Noun
campo
countryside, country; field (large open area); pitch, (US) field (field on which soccer, rugby or field hockey is played); course; field (domain of knowledge or practice); camp; field
Noun
encantar
to charm, to enchant; to please, to delight; to bewitch
Verb
separar
to separate, to detach (to disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect); to break up, to split up (a couple or group that the subject of the sentence is not a part of); to break up, to split up, to separate (e.g. a relationship, a band, a fight); to split off, to split up, to split apart, to separate; to part, to detach; to detach (oneself)
Verb
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
machete
machete; mediocre method for obtaining somewhat accurate results; shortcut; man, bro, homie; penis
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
tibia
tibia, shinbone
Noun
momento
moment, instant; timing; momentum
Noun
favorito
favorite/favourite
Adjective
justo
right, just; exactly; tightly
Adverb
anochecer
to become night, to get dark; to be somewhere by dark
Verb
oscuro
dark (lacking light); dark (deep in hue); obscure, unclear; incomprehensible; suspicious
Adjective
sendero
trail, path, track (a route for travel over land)
Noun
angosto
narrow
Adjective
camino
way, route; road; path
Noun
astuto
cunning, crafty, sly, wily, slick, foxy, artful; astute, shrewd, smart, clever, canny; sneaky
Adjective
quehacer
work; task; chore; homemaking
Noun
cumplir
to fulfil, to fulfill, to meet, to deliver (e.g., requirements, prerequisites, promise, vow); to achieve, to accomplish, to carry out, to perform, to complete, to discharge, to fulfil (e.g., one's duties, responsibilities); to turn a certain age (may be succeeded by los); to serve (e.g., a prison sentence, an allotted time of punishment); to comply; to comply with; to be fulfilled, met, honored, implemented, satisfied, performed, observed, respected, followed; to be served (e.g. a prison sentence or punishment); to come true, to be fulfilled
Verb
mayor
of age; adult; grown-up; major; main; head; boss; major; enhanced
Adjective
convencer
to convince; to persuade
Verb
invitar
to invite; to be on, to assume or take responsibility for paying
Verb
estudiar
to study; to examine, look into
Verb
estado
country, land (any broad area or territory); state (a province, particularly a fairly autonomous one within a federation); state, status (a condition); estado, Spanish fathom (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 167 cm)
Noun
unido
united; joined, linked
Adjective
entusiasmado
enthusiastic, enthused; pumped, pumped up; excited, thrilled, psyched
Adjective
universidad
university, (US) college
Noun
americano
American (of, from or relating to the Americas); American, US-American (of, from or relating to the United States)
Adjective
ellas
they, them (used subjectively and after prepositions; can refer to women and feminine nouns)
Pronoun
recordar
to remember, to recollect; to remember; to recall, remind of; to remind; to wake up
Verb
estudio
study; studio
Noun
país
country (the territory of a nation); country, land (a set region of land having particular human occupation or agreed limits)
Noun
enorme
enormous, huge
Adjective
atravesar
to cross, to traverse; to pierce; to go through, to experience (hard times)
Verb
territorio
territory
Noun
madera
wood; wooden plank, board; makings
Noun