Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 3

Vocabulary

Primero

First, firstly; at the beginning of sequence

intentó

He/she/it tried or attempted to do something

mirar

To look, to watch, to gaze at

hacia

Toward, in the direction of something

abajo

Down, downward, below, underneath

y

And; conjunction connecting words or phrases

distinguir

To distinguish, to make out, to discern

a

To, at; preposition indicating direction or object

qué

What; interrogative pronoun asking for information

se

Reflexive pronoun; oneself, himself, herself, themselves

acercaba

Was approaching, was getting closer to

pero

But, however; conjunction showing contrast

estaba

Was, used to be; imperfect tense of estar

demasiado

Too much, excessively, overly

oscuro

Dark, dim, lacking light

para

For, to, in order to; purpose preposition

ver

To see, to watch, to view

algo

Something, anything; indefinite pronoun

luego

Then, later, afterwards, next

miró

He/she/it looked at, watched, observed

los

The; masculine plural definite article

lados

Sides, lateral parts, flanks

del

Of the, from the; contraction of de+el

pozo

Well, pit, shaft, hole in ground

notó

He/she/it noticed, observed, noted

que

That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction

estaban

They were, were located; imperfect estar plural

llenos

Full, filled, complete

de

Of, from, about; preposition showing origin

armarios

Cupboards, cabinets, wardrobes, closets

estanterías

Shelves, bookcases, shelving units

aquí

Here, in this place

allá

There, over there, in that place

vio

He/she/it saw, viewed, observed

mapas

Maps, charts, geographical representations

cuadros

Pictures, paintings, frames, squares

colgados

Hung, hanging, suspended

en

In, on, at; preposition of location

ganchos

Hooks, hangers, pegs

Tomó

He/she/it took, grabbed, drank

un

A, an; masculine singular indefinite article

frasco

Jar, bottle, flask, small container

uno

One, a single unit; indefinite pronoun

estantes

Shelves, racks, stands for storage

al

To the, at the; contraction of a+el

pasar

To pass, to go by, to happen

etiquetado

Labeled, tagged, marked with label

MERMELADA

Jam, marmalade, fruit preserve

DE

Of, from; preposition (capitalized in text)

NARANJA

Orange; citrus fruit or color

su

His, her, its, your; possessive adjective

gran

Great, big, large; shortened form of grande

decepción

Disappointment, letdown, disillusionment

vacío

Empty, vacant, void, hollow

no

No, not; negation adverb

quiso

He/she/it wanted, wished, tried to

dejar

To leave, to let, to allow, to quit

caer

To fall, to drop, to collapse

el

The; masculine singular definite article

por

For, by, through, because of; preposition

miedo

Fear, fright, dread, apprehension

matar

To kill, to murder, to slay

alguien

Someone, somebody, anyone

debajo

Underneath, below, beneath

así

Thus, so, like this, in this way

las

The; feminine plural definite article

arregló

He/she/it arranged, fixed, managed, sorted out

ponerlo

To put it, to place it

mientras

While, whereas, during the time that

caía

Was falling, used to fall; imperfect tense

junto

Together, next to, beside, along with

él

He, him; masculine subject or object pronoun

Bueno

Well, good, okay; interjection or adjective

pensó

He/she/it thought, believed, considered

sí

Yes; affirmative response or reflexive pronoun

misma

Same, herself, very; feminine form

después

After, afterwards, later, following

una

A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article

caída

Fall, drop, tumble, collapse

como

Like, as, such as; comparison conjunction

esta

This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective/pronoun

pensaré

I will think, I shall consider

nada

Nothing, anything; negative indefinite pronoun

caerme

To fall down (myself), falling reflexively

escaleras

Stairs, staircase, steps, stairway

Qué

What, how; exclamatory or interrogative pronoun

valiente

Brave, courageous, valiant, bold

me

Me, myself; first person object pronoun

creerán

They will believe, they will think

todos

All, everyone, every one, all people

casa

House, home, household

Vamos

Let's go, come on; first person plural imperative

diría

Would say, would tell; conditional tense

respecto

Respect, regard, relation, concerning

incluso

Even, including, inclusive

si

If, whether; conditional conjunction

cayera

If I/he/she fell, subjunctive past tense

techo

Roof, ceiling, top cover

la

The, her, it; feminine article or pronoun

Lo

It, him; neuter or masculine object pronoun

cual

Which, who, that; relative pronoun

era

Was, used to be; imperfect of ser

muy

Very, quite, highly, extremely

probablemente

Probably, likely, most likely

cierto

True, certain, correct, sure

Abajo

Down, downstairs, below; direction adverb

Nunca

Never, not ever, at no time

terminaría

Would end, would finish; conditional tense

Me

Me, myself; object pronoun or reflexive

pregunto

I wonder, I ask myself, I question

cuántas

How many; feminine plural interrogative

millas

Miles; unit of distance measurement

habré

I will have; future perfect auxiliary verb

caído

Fallen, dropped; past participle of caer

estas

These; feminine plural demonstrative adjective

alturas

Heights, altitudes, elevations

dijo

He/she/it said, told, spoke

voz

Voice, sound, speech

alta

High, tall, loud; feminine adjective

Debo

I must, I should, I ought to

estar

To be; temporary state or location verb

llegando

Arriving, reaching, getting to; present participle

algún

Some, any; masculine indefinite adjective

lugar

Place, location, spot, site

cerca

Near, close, nearby, in proximity

centro

Center, middle, downtown, core

tierra

Earth, land, ground, soil