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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1230 words, in teaching order

Words 701–800
fogata
bonfire, campfire; fougasse (improvised explosive)
Noun
pobre
poor (lacking money, resources, etc.); poor (pitiable, pitiful)
Adjective
enseñar
to teach; to show
Verb
usar
to use; to wear; to consume; to be used; to be fashionable
Verb
aquel
that (over there; implying some distance)
Determiner
paso
step, footstep; pace (rough distance of a brisk stride); paso, Spanish pace (a traditional unit of length equivalent to about 1.4 m); step (in a set of instructions); way, passage; pitch (of a helix or screw thread); pass, col; float (in religious parades, carried on the backs of a group of people called costaleros)
Noun
fluir
to flow; to go with the flow
Verb
nuevamente
newly; again
Adverb
mensaje
message; speech
Noun
difundir
to spread, disseminate (ideas, etc.)
Verb
millón
million (10⁶)
Noun
gracia
grace, charm; mercy; humor, comic quality; punch line of a joke or story; pardon; serif
Noun
alrededor
around (from place to place)
Adverb
notar
to note (make a written record of and/or purposefully commit to memory); to show, to be noticed, to become obvious
Verb
otorgar
to grant (bestow or confer); to award (give an award for merit); to draw up, draft (compose (a document), especially following a standard form)
Verb
premio
prize, award (honour or reward); prize (that which may be won); premium (bonus paid in addition to normal payments)
Noun
famoso
well-known, famous
Adjective
nobel
Nobel Prize; Nobel Prize winner
Noun
paz
peace (warlessness); peace (a state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony)
Noun
primero
first, first up; top (head); chief, fundamental; prime, initial, front
Adjective
africano
African (native or inhabitant of Africa) (usually male)
Noun
recibir
to receive, get; to welcome, to greet, to receive (guests, patients); to receive visitors; to graduate
Verb
morir
to die; to be dying (for, to); to end, to flow into something (a road, river, etc.); to kill
Verb
maya
Mayan (from Maya)
Adjective
pollo
chicken (meat); young chicken (specially a male, or one of unspecified gender); fuss, scene; twink (a young, attractive, slim man)
Noun
milpiés
millipede
Noun
siempre
always; in spite of it, still...at least; all the same, ultimately, in the end; of course
Adverb
competir
to compete
Verb
cancha
pitch, (US) field (field on which soccer, rugby or field hockey is played); course; court (field on which tennis, basketball, handball, badminton, etc is played); enclosure, shed; popcorn; corn nuts (toasted grains of corn)
Noun
lanzamiento
launch (act of launching); throwing; release
Noun
penal
a kind of prison; penalty
Noun
portero
doorman, porter, gatekeeper (a person who holds open the door at the entrance to a building, summons taxicabs, and provides an element of security; in apartment buildings, he also accepts deliveries and may perform certain concierge type services); bouncer, chucker-out (a member of security personnel employed by bars, nightclubs, etc to maintain order and deal with patrons who cause trouble); goalkeeper
Noun
enseguida
immediately; next
Adverb
driblar
to dribble (to run with the ball)
Verb
cabecear
to shake (one's head, especially in disagreement); to nod (as one gradually falls to sleep while seated or standing); to rock, to pitch; to head a ball
Verb
furioso
furious, raging; relentless
Adjective
perdedor
loser
Noun
reír
to laugh
Verb
armar
to arm (supply with weapons); to arm (provide with tools or skills); to assemble; to organize, get going; to provoke; stir up; to set up; install; to load (a weapon); to stock up; to balk; to pluck up
Verb
escándalo
scandal
Noun
enfadado
angry, irate
Adjective
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
tragar
to swallow (to cause to pass from the mouth into the stomach); to swallow, consume, absorb (take (something) in so that it disappears); to gulp, swallow, devour (eat quickly and eagerly); to buy into, fall for (easily believe something without questioning); to stand, tolerate; to eat
Verb
preocupar
to worry, to concern, to trouble, to be worrisome to, to preoccupy; to care, to worry, to be concerned, to be troubled
Verb
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
atentamente
attentively; politely; best regards (polite closing of a letter)
Adverb
interior
interior; male underwear, underpants
Noun
poder
power (the ability to coerce, influence or control); proxy (written certificate of authority to act for another); authorization; possession; property
Noun
especial
special (distinguished by a unique quality); special (of particular interest or value)
Adjective
mío
mine, my; of mine
Determiner
producir
to produce; to occur, to be there, to take place, to happen, to arise, to come about (to be produced)
Verb
olor
smell, scent, odor; whiff (i.e. hint)
Noun
desagradable
unpleasant, disagreeable, distasteful, off-putting, displeasing, unpleasing, bad, rude, unsavory, uncomfortable, unlikable, objectionable, painful, uncongenial, crappy, gnarly (US slang); nasty, ugly, unkind, objectionable, unsightly (e.g., person, behavior)
Adjective
sabor
flavor; taste; seasoning
Noun
terrible
terrible, awful, horrible (very bad); appalling (shocking, causing consternation); terrific (very great or intense)
Adjective
enfermo
sick person, patient; degenerate
Noun
eructar
to belch, burp
Verb
escupir
to spit, to spit out (evacuate saliva or another substance from the mouth); to cough up
Verb
estornudar
to sneeze
Verb
toser
to cough; to hold a candle (to someone); to compete (with someone); to touch (be as good as)
Verb
asqueroso
disgusting, repulsive, gross, distasteful
Adjective
enemigo
foe; enemy
Noun
asar
to roast; to grill; to pester, to plague; to be roasting, to feel very hot
Verb
águila
eagle; crack; whizz; shrewd person
Noun
ninguno
no; none; (no/not…) at all, whatsoever, in the slightest; any (negative)
Determiner
hambruna
famine
Noun
búsqueda
search; quest
Noun
cansado
tired, weary, wearied; tiring; sleepy; boring
Adjective
viajar
to travel, journey
Verb
sueño
sleep, slumber; sleepiness; dream
Noun
reparador
refreshing; restorative; repairing
Adjective
idea
idea
Noun
brillante
bright, brilliant, lustrous, shiny, glowing, sparkly, glittering, glossy; excellent, outstanding, exemplary, scintillating
Adjective
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
pluma
feather; quill, quill pen; pen, fountain pen; nib; ballpoint pen; writer, penman; effeminacy
Noun
soltar
to release; to let go; to let loose (release from restraint); to give (a hit)
Verb
coser
to sew
Verb
único
only; single; sole; unique, one-of-a-kind; solitary, alone, only one(s)
Adjective
aguja
needle; hand (of a clock); firing pin; spire, steeple; glaive; switch; Venus comb
Noun
par
pair (two of the same or similar items that go together); couple (two of the same or similar items); two equal non-collinear forces; that is a force couple in Newtonian mechanics; peer (somebody who is, or something that is, at a level equal); some, a few; par (acceptable level)
Noun
ala
wing (of a bird or insect); wing (of an aircraft); brim (of a hat); flank (of a formation); wing (part of the field); flip, wings (hairstyle); winger
Noun
lindo
pretty; cute
Adjective
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
cansar
to tire; to get tired
Verb
terminar
to (cause to) finish, to (cause to) end, to (cause to) terminate, to (cause to) conclude; to finish, to end, to terminate, to be over, to conclude (of a thing); to end up, to wind up, to turn out; to break up, to be done, to be through, to be over (a relationship - doesn't have to be romantic); to end up with; to put an end to, to be done with, to destroy, to annihilate; to terminate (an account)
Verb
prestar
to lend; to give, pay (e.g., attention); to have a natural inclination, a natural tendency; to take; to borrow
Verb
cubierto
covered; hedged (e.g. hedged item)
Adjective
último
final; last; latest; most recent
Adjective
entregar
to deliver, to hand over, to hand off; to submit; to turn in (e.g. homework), hand in; to surrender (oneself)
Verb
prestado
lent, loaned
Adjective
alguno
some, any; any (used for emphasis); various
Determiner
caer
to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity); to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend); to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground); to fall out (to come out of something by falling); to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by; to fall into (to enter a negative state); to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated); to get (to understand); to be granted, awarded, or given (potentially by chance); to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization); …
Verb
patio
yard, patio; courtyard; schoolyard; recess, break
Noun
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
regalar
to give as a present, to gift; to regale, entertain; to melt (change from a solid to a liquid state)
Verb
pollito
young chicken; young child
Noun
pago
pay, payment; estate (of a vineyard or olive farm)
Noun
arañar
to scratch
Verb
agarrar
to grab or take hold of; to hold on; to catch (an illness, feeling etc.)
Verb
ordenar
to order, arrange; to order, command; to order (request a product or service); to sort; to sort through, to sort out, to collect; to tidy up; to ordain; to enjoin
Verb