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English → Spanish CHAPTER XII. Level 4/10

"He must have imitated somebody else's hand," said the King.

"Debe haber imitado la letra de otra persona", dijo el Rey.

(The jury all brightened up again.)

(El jurado se animó de nuevo.)

"Please your Majesty," said the Knave, "I didn't write it, and they can't prove I did: there's no name signed at the end."

"Con el permiso de Su Majestad", dijo la Sota, "yo no lo escribí, y no pueden probar que lo hice: no hay ningún nombre firmado al final".

"If you didn't sign it," said the King, "that only makes the matter worse. You _must_ have meant some mischief, or else you'd have signed your name like an honest man."

"Si no lo firmaste", dijo el Rey, "eso solo empeora las cosas. Debes haber tramado alguna travesura, o de lo contrario habrías firmado tu nombre como un hombre honesto".

There was a general clapping of hands at this: it was the first really clever thing the King had said that day.

Hubo un aplauso general ante esto: era la primera cosa realmente inteligente que el Rey había dicho ese día.

"That _proves_ his guilt," said the Queen.

"Eso prueba su culpabilidad", dijo la Reina.

"It proves nothing of the sort!" said Alice.

"¡No prueba nada de eso!", dijo Alicia.

"Why, you don't even know what they're about!"

"¡Vaya, ni siquiera sabes de qué tratan!"

"Read them," said the King.

"Léelos", dijo el Rey.

The White Rabbit put on his spectacles.

El Conejo Blanco se puso sus lentes.

"Where shall I begin, please your Majesty?" he asked.

"¿Por dónde debo empezar, Su Majestad?", preguntó.

"Begin at the beginning," the King said gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop."

"Empieza por el principio", dijo el Rey gravemente, "y continúa hasta que llegues al final: entonces para".

These were the verses the White Rabbit read:—

Estos fueron los versos que el Conejo Blanco leyó:—

"They told me you had been to her, And mentioned me to him: She gave me a good character, But said I could not swim.

"Me dijeron que habías ido a verla, Y me mencionaste a él: Ella me dio una buena referencia, Pero dijo que yo no sabía nadar.

He sent them word I had not gone (We know it to be true): If she should push the matter on, What would become of you?

Él les envió palabra de que yo no había ido (Sabemos que es verdad): Si ella insistiera en el asunto, ¿Qué sería de ti?

I gave her one, they gave him two, You gave us three or more; They all returned from him to you, Though they were mine before.

Yo le di uno, ellos le dieron dos, Tú nos diste tres o más; Todos regresaron de él a ti, Aunque antes eran míos.

Vocabulary

Debe
He/she/it must, should; third person singular present
haber
To have (auxiliary verb); there to be
imitado
Imitated, copied; past participle of imitar
la
The (feminine singular definite article)
letra
Letter (of alphabet); handwriting; lyrics
de
Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
otra
Other, another (feminine singular)
persona
Person, individual human being
dijo
He/she said; third person singular preterite of decir
el
The (masculine singular definite article)
Rey
King, male monarch or ruler
El
The (masculine singular definite article, capitalized)
jurado
Jury, group judging a trial or competition
se
Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves
animó
Encouraged, cheered up; third person singular preterite
nuevo
New, recently created or discovered
Con
With, in the company of; preposition
permiso
Permission, authorization; excuse me
Su
Your, his, her, their (formal possessive adjective)
Majestad
Majesty, title for royalty
Sota
Jack (playing card); knave
yo
I, first person singular subject pronoun
no
No, not; negation adverb
lo
It, him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
escribí
I wrote; first person singular preterite of escribir
y
And, conjunction connecting words or phrases
pueden
They/you can; third person plural present of poder
probar
To prove, test, try; to taste
que
That, which; relative pronoun or conjunction
hice
I did, made; first person singular preterite
hay
There is, there are; impersonal form of haber
ningún
No, not any; negative adjective (before masculine noun)
nombre
Name, noun; what someone is called
firmado
Signed; past participle of firmar
al
To the (contraction of a + el)
final
End, conclusion; final part
Si
If, conditional conjunction; whether
firmaste
You signed; second person singular preterite
eso
That, demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
solo
Only, just; alone, single
empeora
Worsens, makes worse; third person singular present
las
The (feminine plural definite article)
cosas
Things, objects, matters
Debes
You must, should; second person singular present
tramado
Plotted, schemed; past participle of tramar
alguna
Some, any (feminine singular)
travesura
Mischief, prank; naughty behavior
o
Or, conjunction indicating alternative or choice
contrario
Opposite, contrary; adversary
habrías
You would have; second person singular conditional perfect
tu
Your (informal possessive adjective, singular)
como
Like, as; how; comparative conjunction
un
A, an (masculine singular indefinite article)
hombre
Man, adult male human
honesto
Honest, truthful, honorable
Hubo
There was, there were; third person preterite
aplauso
Applause, clapping; expression of approval
general
General, widespread; military rank
ante
Before, in front of; preposition
esto
This, demonstrative pronoun (neuter)
era
Was, used to be; third person imperfect
primera
First, number one in sequence (feminine)
cosa
Thing, object, matter
realmente
Really, actually, truly; adverb
inteligente
Intelligent, smart, clever
había
There was/were; he/she/it had; imperfect of haber
dicho
Said, told; past participle of decir
ese
That (masculine singular demonstrative adjective)
día
Day, 24-hour period
Eso
That (neuter demonstrative pronoun, capitalized)
prueba
Proof, evidence; test, trial
su
His, her, its, their, your (possessive adjective)
culpabilidad
Guilt, culpability; state of being guilty
Reina
Queen, female monarch or ruler
No
No, not; negation (capitalized)
nada
Nothing, not anything; at all
Vaya
Go (formal command); expression of surprise
ni
Nor, neither; not even
siquiera
Even, not even; at least
sabes
You know; second person singular present of saber
qué
What, which; interrogative or exclamatory pronoun
tratan
They/you deal with, treat; third person plural present
Léelos
Read them; imperative plus pronoun (command form)
Conejo
Rabbit, small mammal with long ears
Blanco
White (color); blank
puso
Put, placed; third person singular preterite of poner
sus
His, her, its, their, your (plural possessive)
lentes
Glasses, spectacles, lenses
Por
For, by, through; preposition
dónde
Where, interrogative adverb of place
debo
I must, should; first person singular present
empezar
To begin, start, commence
preguntó
Asked, questioned; third person singular preterite
Empieza
Begin, start; third person singular present/imperative
por
For, by, through; per; preposition
principio
Beginning, start; principle
gravemente
Seriously, gravely, severely; adverb
continúa
Continues, goes on; third person singular present
hasta
Until, up to; even; preposition
llegues
You arrive, reach; second person singular present subjunctive
entonces
Then, at that time; so
para
For, to, in order to; preposition
Estos
These (masculine plural demonstrative)
fueron
Were, went; third person plural preterite
los
The (masculine plural definite article)
versos
Verses, lines of poetry
leyó
Read; third person singular preterite of leer
Me
Me, to me; first person object pronoun
dijeron
They/you told; third person plural preterite
habías
You had; second person singular imperfect of haber
ido
Gone; past participle of ir
a
To, at; preposition indicating direction
verla
To see her; infinitive plus pronoun
Y
And, conjunction (capitalized)
me
Me, to me; object pronoun (lowercase)
mencionaste
You mentioned; second person singular preterite
él
He, him; third person masculine pronoun
Ella
She, her; third person feminine pronoun
dio
Gave; third person singular preterite of dar
una
A, an, one (feminine indefinite article)
buena
Good, fine (feminine adjective)
referencia
Reference, recommendation; allusion
Pero
But, however; adversative conjunction
sabía
Knew, used to know; third person imperfect
nadar
To swim, move through water
Él
He, him (capitalized)
les
To them, to you; indirect object pronoun
envió
Sent; third person singular preterite of enviar
palabra
Word, term; promise
Sabemos
We know; first person plural present of saber
es
Is; third person singular present of ser
verdad
Truth, reality; true
ella
She, her (lowercase)
insistiera
Insisted, would insist; third person imperfect subjunctive
en
In, on, at; preposition
asunto
Matter, issue, affair, subject
Qué
What, interrogative pronoun (with accent)
sería
Would be; third person singular conditional
ti
You, thee (prepositional pronoun, informal singular)
Yo
I (capitalized first person pronoun)
le
To him, her, you; indirect object pronoun
di
I gave; first person singular preterite
uno
One, a single unit; someone
ellos
They, them (masculine plural)
dieron
They gave; third person plural preterite of dar
dos
Two, the number 2
Tú
You (informal singular subject pronoun, with accent)
nos
Us, to us; first person plural pronoun
diste
You gave; second person singular preterite
tres
Three, the number 3
más
More, most; plus
Todos
All, everyone, every (masculine plural)
regresaron
Returned, came back; third person plural preterite
Aunque
Although, though, even though; conjunction
antes
Before, previously; earlier
eran
Were, used to be; third person plural imperfect
míos
Mine (masculine plural possessive pronoun)
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