Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 1
The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
El Conejo Envía a un Pequeño Bill
It was the White Rabbit, trotting slowly back again, and looking anxiously about as it went, as if it had lost something; and she heard it muttering to itself "The Duchess!
Era el Conejo Blanco, trotando lentamente de regreso, y mirando ansiosamente alrededor mientras iba, como si hubiera perdido algo; y ella lo oyó murmurar para sí mismo "¡La Duquesa!
The Duchess!
¡La Duquesa!
Oh my dear paws!
¡Oh mis queridas patas!
Oh my fur and whiskers!
¡Oh mi pelaje y bigotes!
She'll get me executed, as sure as ferrets are ferrets!
¡Me hará ejecutar, tan seguro como los hurones son hurones!
Where _can_ I have dropped them, I wonder?"
¿Dónde _puedo_ haberlos dejado caer, me pregunto?"
Alice guessed in a moment that it was looking for the fan and the pair of white kid gloves, and she very good-naturedly began hunting about for them, but they were nowhere to be seen—everything seemed to have changed since her swim in the pool, and the great hall, with the glass table and the little door, had vanished completely.
Alicia adivinó en un momento que estaba buscando el abanico y el par de guantes blancos de cabritilla, y ella muy amablemente comenzó a buscarlos, pero no se veían por ninguna parte—todo parecía haber cambiado desde su nado en el charco, y el gran salón, con la mesa de cristal y la puerta pequeña, había desaparecido completamente.
Very soon the Rabbit noticed Alice, as she went hunting about, and called out to her in an angry tone, "Why, Mary Ann, what _are_ you doing out here?
Muy pronto el Conejo notó a Alicia, mientras ella andaba buscando, y le gritó en un tono enojado, "Vaya, Mary Ann, ¿qué _estás_ haciendo aquí afuera?
Run home this moment, and fetch me a pair of gloves and a fan!
¡Corre a casa en este momento, y tráeme un par de guantes y un abanico!
Quick, now!"
¡Rápido, ahora!"
And Alice was so much frightened that she ran off at once in the direction it pointed to, without trying to explain the mistake it had made.
Y Alicia estaba tan asustada que salió corriendo de inmediato en la dirección que él señalaba, sin intentar explicar el error que había cometido.
"He took me for his housemaid," she said to herself as she ran.
"Me tomó por su criada," se dijo a sí misma mientras corría.
"How surprised he'll be when he finds out who I am!
"¡Qué sorprendido estará cuando descubra quién soy!
But I'd better take him his fan and gloves—that is, if I can find them.
Pero será mejor que le lleve su abanico y guantes—es decir, si puedo encontrarlos.
Vocabulary
- El
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- Conejo
- Rabbit, a small furry mammal with long ears
- Envía
- Third person singular present of 'enviar': sends
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or personal a
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Pequeño
- Small, little in size
- Era
- Third person singular imperfect of 'ser': was
- el
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- trotando
- Gerund of 'trotar': trotting, moving at steady pace
- lentamente
- Slowly, at a slow pace
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- regreso
- Return, the act of coming back
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- mirando
- Gerund of 'mirar': looking, watching
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously, nervously, with worry or concern
- alrededor
- Around, surrounding area or all sides
- mientras
- While, during the time that
- iba
- Third person singular imperfect of 'ir': was going
- como
- Like, as, or how
- si
- If, conditional conjunction
- hubiera
- Third person singular past subjunctive of 'haber': had
- perdido
- Past participle of 'perder': lost
- algo
- Something, anything
- ella
- She, feminine third person singular pronoun
- lo
- Him, it, masculine direct object pronoun
- oyó
- Third person singular preterite of 'oír': heard
- murmurar
- To murmur, whisper, speak quietly
- para
- For, in order to, preposition
- sí
- Himself, herself, itself (reflexive pronoun)
- mismo
- Same, self, emphatic pronoun
- La
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- Duquesa
- Duchess, noble title for a woman
- Oh
- Interjection expressing surprise or emotion
- mis
- My, plural possessive adjective
- queridas
- Dear, beloved (feminine plural adjective)
- patas
- Paws, legs of an animal
- mi
- My, singular possessive adjective
- pelaje
- Fur, coat of an animal
- bigotes
- Whiskers, mustaches (plural)
- Me
- Me, first person singular object pronoun
- hará
- Third person singular future of 'hacer': will make
- ejecutar
- To execute, carry out, or put to death
- tan
- So, as, adverb of degree
- seguro
- Sure, certain, safe
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- hurones
- Ferrets, small carnivorous mammals
- son
- Third person plural present of 'ser': are
- Dónde
- Where, interrogative adverb of place
- _puedo_
- First person singular present of 'poder': can, able
- haberlos
- Infinitive 'haber' plus pronoun: to have them
- dejado
- Past participle of 'dejar': left, allowed
- caer
- To fall, drop down
- me
- Me, myself, first person reflexive pronoun
- pregunto
- First person singular present of 'preguntar': ask, wonder
- adivinó
- Third person singular preterite of 'adivinar': guessed
- en
- In, on, at, preposition
- momento
- Moment, instant of time
- que
- That, which, relative pronoun or conjunction
- estaba
- Third person singular imperfect of 'estar': was
- buscando
- Gerund of 'buscar': looking for, searching
- abanico
- Fan, handheld device for creating breeze
- par
- Pair, couple, two of something
- guantes
- Gloves, hand coverings
- blancos
- White, masculine plural adjective
- muy
- Very, quite, adverb of degree
- amablemente
- Kindly, nicely, in a friendly manner
- comenzó
- Third person singular preterite of 'comenzar': began
- buscarlos
- Infinitive 'buscar' plus pronoun: to look for them
- pero
- But, however, conjunction
- no
- No, not, negation adverb
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, themselves
- veían
- Third person plural imperfect of 'ver': were seen
- por
- By, for, through, preposition
- ninguna
- None, not any (feminine)
- parte
- Part, place, portion
- todo
- All, everything, whole
- parecía
- Third person singular imperfect of 'parecer': seemed
- haber
- To have, auxiliary verb for perfect tenses
- cambiado
- Past participle of 'cambiar': changed
- desde
- Since, from, preposition of time or place
- su
- His, her, its, their, possessive adjective
- nado
- Swim, noun or past participle of 'nadar'
- charco
- Puddle, pool of water
- gran
- Great, large (shortened form before singular nouns)
- salón
- Hall, large room, salon
- con
- With, preposition
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- mesa
- Table, piece of furniture
- cristal
- Crystal, glass material
- puerta
- Door, entrance or exit
- pequeña
- Small, little (feminine adjective)
- había
- Third person singular imperfect of 'haber': there was
- desaparecido
- Past participle of 'desaparecer': disappeared
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, totally
- Muy
- Very, quite, adverb of degree
- pronto
- Soon, quickly, early
- notó
- Third person singular preterite of 'notar': noticed
- andaba
- Third person singular imperfect of 'andar': was walking
- le
- To him, to her, indirect object pronoun
- gritó
- Third person singular preterite of 'gritar': shouted
- tono
- Tone, manner of speaking or sound
- enojado
- Angry, annoyed, upset
- Vaya
- Interjection or subjunctive of 'ir': go, well
- qué
- What, interrogative pronoun
- _estás_
- Second person singular present of 'estar': you are
- haciendo
- Gerund of 'hacer': doing, making
- aquí
- Here, in this place
- afuera
- Outside, outdoors
- Corre
- Imperative of 'correr': run, hurry
- casa
- House, home
- este
- This, masculine demonstrative adjective
- tráeme
- Imperative 'traer' plus pronoun: bring me
- Rápido
- Quick, fast, rapid
- ahora
- Now, at this moment
- Y
- And, conjunction
- asustada
- Frightened, scared (feminine adjective)
- salió
- Third person singular preterite of 'salir': left, went out
- corriendo
- Gerund of 'correr': running
- inmediato
- Immediate, instant, right away
- dirección
- Direction, course, address
- él
- He, him, masculine third person pronoun
- señalaba
- Third person singular imperfect of 'señalar': was pointing
- sin
- Without, preposition
- intentar
- To try, attempt, make an effort
- explicar
- To explain, clarify, make clear
- error
- Error, mistake, fault
- cometido
- Past participle of 'cometer': committed, made
- tomó
- Third person singular preterite of 'tomar': took
- criada
- Maid, female servant
- dijo
- Third person singular preterite of 'decir': said
- misma
- Same, herself (feminine emphatic)
- corría
- Third person singular imperfect of 'correr': was running
- Qué
- What, how, exclamatory or interrogative
- sorprendido
- Surprised, astonished, amazed
- estará
- Third person singular future of 'estar': will be
- cuando
- When, at the time that
- descubra
- Third person singular present subjunctive of 'descubrir': discovers
- quién
- Who, interrogative pronoun
- soy
- First person singular present of 'ser': I am
- Pero
- But, however, conjunction
- será
- Third person singular future of 'ser': will be
- mejor
- Better, best, comparative adjective
- lleve
- First or third person subjunctive of 'llevar': take, carry
- es
- Third person singular present of 'ser': is
- decir
- To say, tell, speak
- puedo
- First person singular present of 'poder': I can
- encontrarlos
- Infinitive 'encontrar' plus pronoun: to find them
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