A Modest Proposal: For preventing the children of poor people in Ireland, from being a burden on their parents or country, and for making them beneficial to the publick — Page 13

Vocabulary

Suponiendo

Assuming or supposing a condition to be true

que

Common conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'

mil

The number one thousand

familias

Families; groups of related people living together

en

Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'

esta

Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (feminine)

ciudad

City; a large urban settlement

serían

Conditional form of 'ser'; 'would be'

clientes

Clients or customers who regularly use a service

habituales

Habitual or regular; occurring on a routine basis

de

Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'

carne

Meat or flesh used as food

infantes

Infants or young children, babies

además

Furthermore or in addition to something mentioned

otros

Others; referring to additional people or things

podrían

Conditional form of 'poder'; 'could' or 'would be able'

consumirla

To consume it; to eat or use it up

reuniones

Gatherings or meetings of people for a purpose

alegres

Joyful, cheerful, or happy in mood

particularmente

Particularly or especially; in a specific manner

bodas

Weddings; ceremonies celebrating a marriage

y

Conjunction meaning 'and,' connecting words or phrases

bautizos

Baptisms; religious ceremonies welcoming a newborn

calculo

I calculate or estimate a numerical value

Dublín

Dublin; the capital city of Ireland

eliminaría

Would eliminate or remove something annually

anualmente

Annually; occurring once every year

unas

Approximately; used before feminine plural nouns

veinte

The number twenty

canales

Carcasses or channels; here referring to animal carcasses

el

Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)

resto

The rest or remainder of something

del

Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the'

reino

Kingdom; a territory ruled by a monarch

donde

Where; indicating a place or location

probablemente

Probably; indicating something is likely to happen

se

Reflexive pronoun used in passive or reflexive constructions

venderían

Would be sold; conditional form of 'vender'

algo

Something or somewhat; an indefinite quantity

más

More; indicating a greater quantity or degree

baratas

Cheap or inexpensive (feminine plural adjective)

las

Definite article 'the' (feminine plural form)

ochenta

The number eighty

restantes

Remaining; the ones left over after accounting

No

No or not; used to negate a statement

me

First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

ocurre

Occurs or comes to mind; third-person singular present

ninguna

No or none; negative feminine adjective or pronoun

objeción

Objection; a reason or argument against something

pueda

Subjunctive form of 'poder'; 'can' or 'may'

plantearse

To be raised or posed as a question or problem

contra

Against; in opposition to something or someone

propuesta

Proposal; a plan or suggestion put forward formally

a

Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'by'

menos

Less; or 'unless' in the phrase 'a menos que'

alegue

Subjunctive of 'alegar'; to allege or claim something

número

Number; a count or quantity of something

personas

Persons or people; individual human beings

quedará

Will remain or will be; future tense of 'quedar'

así

Thus, so, or in this way

muy

Very; used to intensify adjectives or adverbs

reducido

Reduced or decreased; made smaller in quantity

Esto

This; neuter demonstrative pronoun referring to something

lo

Neuter direct object pronoun meaning 'it'

reconozco

I acknowledge or recognize something as true

libremente

Freely; without restriction or reservation

era

Was; past imperfect tense of 'ser'

hecho

Fact or deed; something that has occurred

uno

One; the number one or an indefinite article

los

Definite article 'the' (masculine plural form)

propósitos

Purposes or intentions behind an action or plan

principales

Principal or main; of greatest importance

al

Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'

ofrecerla

To offer it; infinitive with attached object pronoun

mundo

World; the earth or all people in general

Deseo

I desire or wish; first-person singular present

lector

Reader; a person who reads a text

observe

Subjunctive of 'observar'; to observe or notice something

mi

My; first-person singular possessive adjective

remedio

Remedy or solution to a problem or situation

para

For; indicating purpose, destination, or recipient

este

This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective

único

Unique or only; the sole example of something

e

Variant of 'y' (and) used before words starting with 'i'

individual

Individual; relating to a single person or entity

Reino

Kingdom; a sovereign territory ruled by a king or queen

Irlanda

Ireland; the island nation in northwestern Europe

ningún

No or none; masculine form of 'ninguno'

otro

Other or another; a different person or thing

haya

Subjunctive of 'haber'; 'has' or 'have existed'

existido

Past participle of 'existir'; to have existed

exista

Subjunctive of 'existir'; 'exists' or 'may exist'

o

Or; conjunction presenting an alternative choice

creo

I believe or think; first-person singular present

yo

I; first-person singular subject pronoun

existir

To exist; to have real being or presence

jamás

Never or ever; strong negation regarding time

sobre

On, above, or about; a multifunctional preposition

la

Definite article 'the' (feminine singular form)

Tierra

Earth or land; the planet or ground beneath us