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Storybooks Canada: 40 picture books, easiest first

1230 words, in teaching order

Words 901–1000
aunque
though, although, even though, albeit; even if, irrespective of (followed by subjunctive verb form)
Conjunction
destino
destiny, fate; destination; purpose, end use; position, post
Noun
casi
almost
Adverb
empujar
to push, to shove, to jostle; to nudge (push into action by pestering or annoying a person)
Verb
subir
to go up or come up; to raise; to climb; to upload
Verb
equipaje
luggage; baggage (portable traveling equipment)
Noun
repisa
shelf, ledge
Noun
pasajero
passenger
Noun
llegado
arrived, received, delivered
Adjective
boleto
ticket; lie, untruth; porcini (Boletus edulis); any bolete mushroom
Noun
asiento
seat; sediment, deposit; treaty, pact; foundation; register office, registry; stability; common sense; trim (manner in which a boat floats)
Noun
confortar
to comfort, console
Verb
apretujar
to squash; to scrunch, scrunch up; to squeeze
Verb
persona
person (an individual; usually a human being); a socially distinguished person, a personality; a wise or otherwise excellent person; a character (an individual with a specific role in a literary work)
Noun
sujetar
to steady, hold, secure, attach, fasten; to subject
Verb
bolsa
bag; coin purse; purse, handbag; stock exchange; pouch (of marsupials); pocket (in clothing); testicle, ball; sock
Noun
plástico
plastic (a stiff but usually slightly flexible synthetic material)
Noun
sandalia
sandal
Noun
viejo
old (having existed for a long time); old (having lived for many years); old (former, previous); stale (no longer novel or interesting)
Adjective
abrigo
overcoat; warm clothes; shelter; blanket, quilt; haven, harbor; aid, protection
Noun
harapiento
shabby, raggedy
Adjective
nervioso
nerve; nervous, on edge; furious, annoyed, irritated
Adjective
atrás
behind; back in time, ago
Adverb
donde
where, in what place; whence
Adverb
ambulante
travelling, ambulant; street
Adjective
producto
product, commodity, item; produce; remainder (the result of a multiplication); proceeds; result (consequence); device
Noun
palabra
word; wording; word (promise)
Noun
parecer
to seem, to see fit; to look like, to seem like; to believe; to think; to strike (seem, appear, make an impression); to be like, to take after, to resemble; to perceive; to appear
Verb
gracioso
funny, amusing; silly (playful, giggly); facetious, cute; graceful; pleasing; cute, rich; annoying, graceless
Adjective
bebida
drink, beverage; soda (soft drink, pop)
Noun
refrigerio
pleasant sensation of coolness when one is hot; solace (comfort or consolation in a time of distress); snack (light meal)
Noun
solamente
only, alone, merely
Adverb
ajetreo
toil, hard work; bustle
Noun
interrumpir
to interrupt, to barge in, to disrupt, to disturb, to intrude, to cut in, to break in, to butt in; to discontinue, suspend; to cut short; to break, to break off, to halt, to cease; to stop (e.g., medication, treatment); to cut off, to block; to heckle
Verb
claxon
horn (loud alarm, especially on a motor vehicle)
Noun
señal
sign; landmark; signal; reminder; representation
Noun
partir
to divide, split; to go away, leave, depart; to crack up, have a laugh; to fall in love; to crack open (e.g., one's head)
Verb
bajar
to go down, come down; to get off, to get down, to climb down, to step down, to get out (e.g., of/from a platform or vehicle); to descend; to go to a location that is less elevated, less inland, or more to the south; to lower, reduce, fall; to drop, lower, put down, turn down, move down (an object, the volume, etc.); to download; to download (for one's own private use); to lose (e.g., weight); to take down, bring down; …
Verb
estación
station; season (of the year)
Noun
medida
measurement; measure, gauge; degree, extent; action, step, sanction; moderation
Noun
caluroso
very hot, to a greater extent than caliente
Adjective
acordar
to agree; to decide, arrange (plan); to flush, to make flush, to level; to tune; to remember, recall; to reach agreement; to accord
Verb
regar
to irrigate; to water; to scatter; to hose, to wash down; to ruin; to err, to mess up
Verb
recitar
to recite
Verb
tío
uncle (the brother, brother-in-law, or male cousin or cousin-in-law of either parent); unknown or any male person, dude, guy; friend, mate, pal, man, bro; mister (title conferred on an adult male)
Noun
murmurar
to murmur, to mutter; to murmur; to gossip
Verb
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
golpeteo
drumming, rapping, rat-a-tat-tat
Noun
grito
a cry, a yell, a scream, a growl
Noun
morral
backpack, knapsack; nosebag (sack for feeding a horse or similar animal on the move); an uncouth and rude man; studdingsail
Noun
llenar
to fill something up; to fill out or complete a form; to complete a group; to become full; to gorge, to chow down; to smear, soil, stain (something or someone); to become smeared, dirty, stained.; to bother, to tire
Verb
venganza
vengeance
Noun
miel
honey
Noun
joven
young, youthful
Adjective
avaro
avaricious, greedy; mean, stingy, miserly
Adjective
cazar
to hunt; to catch (a ball, said especially of the goalkeeper)
Verb
boca
mouth, oral cavity; entrance, opening; estuary
Noun
atención
attention; courtesy; favor
Noun
pausa
break, pause, rest
Noun
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
higuera
fig tree
Noun
gigante
giant; juggernaut
Noun
locamente
madly, crazily
Adverb
posar
to pose; to stay or lodge in a habitation; to rest on a surface
Verb
inclinar
to tilt; to bow, to lean (physically); to be inclined
Verb
tardar
to take some amount of time; to take too much time, to be late
Verb
abeja
bee (insect of the clade Anthophila)
Noun
confiar
to reassure; to be certain; to trust; to confide; to entrust
Verb
caza
hunting, hunt (act of finding and killing a wild animal; art of hunting); persecution, hunting (act of pursuing in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict); game (wild animals hunted for food; meat of these animals); prey (animal hunted by another animal); hunting ground (area used for hunting); hunting party (group of people gathered to hunt together)
Noun
juntar
to combine, unite; to gather (together); to collect; to close partway; to join together; to gather together, socialize, get together, come together, consort; to pick up (something)
Verb
cuanto
as much [of]; as many; however much; however many; few; quite a few; a handful; however much; however many; (constructing parallel comparatives) “the..., the...”
Determiner
conocer
to know (a person or a place), to be familiar with, to be acquainted with; to meet; to get to know, become acquainted (with); to see, to visit, to explore (i.e., to get to know a place for the first time); to hear, to know (implies hearing for the first time); to discover, to get to or come to know, to learn about, to find out; to know, to have known; to know oneself; to conceptualize or conceive; to know, have sex with.
Verb
humo
smoke; steam; fume, fumes; conceit
Noun
quemada
burnt side of a mountain; burn; deceit; fraud; beating; bashing
Noun
zumbido
buzz, hum, ringing (a buzzing or humming noise)
Noun
agujero
hole (hollow place or cavity); pincushion (device that holds sewing pins); unjustified imbalance, debt
Noun
colmena
beehive; swarm of bees living in a beehive; crowded place
Noun
enfadar
to anger, to make angry; to annoy; to upset; to get angry, to get upset, to be mad, to be angry
Verb
picar
to itch (to feel itchy; to feel a need to be scratched); to sting; to chop; to bite; to mince, to dice; to stab; to wound; to snack; to nibble; to have a bite; to rot; to decay; to eat away; to rust; to pique; to crush (ice); …
Verb
odiar
to hate, to loathe
Verb
meter
to put in, insert; to score; to make (noise); to cram, stuff, stick, shove, pack; to hit, to punch, to strike something hard; to attempt something, to try hard; to meddle, interfere, to get into; to mess with someone; to get into (a small space); to get into, to get in; …
Verb
panal
honeycomb
Noun
larva
larva; ghost; freeloader
Noun
gordo
fat; coarse
Adjective
ansiosamente
anxiously (in an anxious manner)
Adverb
observar
to observe, to eye; to observe (“to obey”)
Verb
mostrar
to show (have somebody see something); to demonstrate or display
Verb
agradecimiento
gratitude; thanksgiving
Noun
roca
rock; synonym of incoherencia
Noun
apagar
to extinguish (a flame, fire), to douse; to satisfy; quench, slake (thirst, etc.); to shut off, to turn off, to switch off, to shut down, to power off; to put out, to stub out (e.g., cigarette); to blow out (e.g., a candle), to snuff or snuff out (e.g., a torch); to fade; to wane; to go out, be extinguished
Verb
ignorar
to not know, be ignorant of; to ignore, to disregard (deliberately not pay attention to)
Verb
completamente
completely
Adverb
furiosamente
angrily, furiously
Adverb
amiguito
lover; boyfriend
Noun
ah
ah (expression of relief, realization, awe); ah (expression of woe, grief)
Interjection
ja
representation of laughter, ha
Interjection
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
picado
salty, annoyed, resentful, or butthurt, especially after losing a game, an argument, or being teased.; fiercely competitive or hooked on beating someone; having a strong rivalry.; sour, spoiled, or having turned into vinegar.; choppy, rough.
Adjective
compartir
to share; to split, to divide (in order to share); to pool (e.g. resources); to compartmentalize
Verb
rica
fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum)
Noun