Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5

Vocabulary

Justo

exactly, just, precisely at a specific moment

en

in, on, at

ese

that (masculine singular demonstrative adjective)

momento

moment, instant of time

sintió

felt (preterite third person singular of sentir)

una

a, an (feminine singular indefinite article)

sensación

sensation, feeling, physical or emotional perception

muy

very, quite, extremely

curiosa

curious, strange, unusual (feminine adjective)

que

that, which, who (relative pronoun or conjunction)

la

the, her, it (feminine article or pronoun)

desconcertó

disconcerted, confused, bewildered (preterite third person singular)

bastante

quite, enough, rather, considerably

hasta

until, up to, even

descubrió

discovered, found out (preterite third person singular)

lo

it, him (masculine direct object pronoun)

era

was (imperfect third person singular of ser)

estaba

was (imperfect third person singular of estar)

empezando

beginning, starting (present participle of empezar)

a

to, at (preposition)

crecer

to grow, increase in size

de

of, from, about

nuevo

new, again (de nuevo means again)

y

and (conjunction)

pensó

thought (preterite third person singular of pensar)

al

to the (contraction of a + el)

principio

beginning, start, principle

se

herself, himself, oneself (reflexive pronoun)

levantaría

would get up, would stand (conditional form)

abandonaría

would abandon, would leave (conditional form)

corte

court, cut (noun or verb)

pero

but, however (conjunction)

pensándolo

thinking it over (present participle with pronoun)

mejor

better, best (comparative adjective or adverb)

decidió

decided (preterite third person singular of decidir)

permanecer

to remain, stay, continue being

donde

where (relative adverb)

mientras

while, as long as, meanwhile

hubiera

there were, there was (imperfect subjunctive of haber)

sitio

place, space, room, site

para

for, to, in order to

ella

she, her (feminine subject or object pronoun)

Ojalá

I hope, if only, hopefully

no

no, not (negation)

apretaras

you squeezed, you pressed (imperfect subjunctive second person)

tanto

so much, so many, as much

dijo

said (preterite third person singular of decir)

el

the (masculine singular definite article)

sentado

seated, sitting (past participle of sentar)

junto

next to, together, beside

Apenas

barely, scarcely, hardly, as soon as

puedo

I can, I am able (first person singular)

respirar

to breathe, respire

No

no, not (negation, capitalized)

evitarlo

avoid it, prevent it (infinitive with pronoun)

mansamente

meekly, gently, mildly (adverb)

Estoy

I am (first person singular of estar)

creciendo

growing (present participle of crecer)

tienes

you have (second person singular of tener)

derecho

right, entitlement, straight, law

aquí

here, in this place

digas

you say, you tell (present subjunctive second person)

tonterías

nonsense, foolishness, silly things

con

with, in company of

más

more, most, plus

audacia

audacity, boldness, daring

sabes

you know (second person singular of saber)

tú

you (informal subject pronoun with accent)

también

also, too, as well

estás

you are (second person singular of estar)

Sí

yes, affirmative response (with accent)

yo

I (first person subject pronoun)

crezco

I grow (first person singular of crecer)

un

a, an, one (masculine singular indefinite article)

ritmo

rhythm, pace, rate

razonable

reasonable, rational, sensible

esa

that (feminine singular demonstrative adjective)

manera

way, manner, fashion, method

ridícula

ridiculous, absurd, laughable (feminine adjective)

Y

and (conjunction, capitalized)

levantó

lifted, raised, got up (preterite third person)

malhumorado

bad-tempered, grumpy, moody

cruzó

crossed, went across (preterite third person singular)

otro

other, another (masculine adjective or pronoun)

lado

side, edge, flank

Durante

during, throughout, for the duration of

todo

all, every, whole, entire

este

this (masculine singular demonstrative adjective)

tiempo

time, weather, period

Reina

queen, female monarch

había

had, there was/were (imperfect third person of haber)

dejado

left, stopped, allowed (past participle of dejar)

mirar

to look at, watch, observe

fijamente

fixedly, intently, steadily

justo

just, fair, exactly (adjective or adverb)

cuando

when, while (conjunction or adverb)

cruzaba

was crossing, crossed (imperfect third person singular)

uno

one, a, someone (masculine numeral or pronoun)

los

the (masculine plural definite article or pronoun)

oficiales

officers, officials (plural noun or adjective)

Tráeme

bring me (imperative with indirect object pronoun)

lista

list, ready, clever (noun or adjective)

cantantes

singers, vocalists (plural noun)

del

of the, from the (contraction of de+el)

último

last, latest, ultimate, final

concierto

concert, musical performance, agreement

ante

before, in front of, faced with

cual

which, who (relative pronoun)

desdichado

unfortunate, wretched, unhappy person

tembló

trembled, shook (preterite third person singular of temblar)

sacudió

shook, shook off (preterite third person of sacudir)

ambos

both, the two (masculine plural adjective or pronoun)

zapatos

shoes, footwear (plural noun)

Da

give, gives (imperative or present tense of dar)

tu

your (informal possessive adjective, no accent)

testimonio

testimony, evidence, witness statement

repitió

repeated (preterite third person singular of repetir)

Rey

king, male monarch

enojado

angry, annoyed, upset (past participle or adjective)

o

or (conjunction)

haré

I will do, I will make (future tense)

te

you, yourself (object or reflexive pronoun)

ejecuten

they execute, carry out (present subjunctive third person)

estés

you are (present subjunctive second person of estar)

nervioso

nervous, anxious, jittery