Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 1

English → Spanish THE ANTEDILUVIAN WORLD. BY IGNATIUS DONNELLY. Level 7/10

The world has made such comet-like advance

El mundo ha hecho tal avance como el de un cometa

Lately on science, we may almost hope,

Últimamente en la ciencia, que casi podemos esperar,

Before we die of sheer decay, to learn

Antes de morir de pura decadencia, aprender

Something about our infancy; when lived

Algo sobre nuestra infancia; cuando vivió

That great, original, broad-eyed, sunken race,

Esa gran raza original, de ojos abiertos y hundida,

Whose knowledge, like the sea-sustaining rocks,

Cuyo conocimiento, como las rocas que sostienen el mar,

Hath formed the base of this world's fluctuous lore

Ha formado la base del fluctuoso saber de este mundo

FESTUS.

Frontpiece: The Profile of Atlantis

Frontispicio: El perfil de la Atlántida

CONTENTS.

CONTENIDO.

Vocabulary

mundo: The world; the earth or all of humanity.
ha: Third person singular present perfect auxiliary verb 'has'.
hecho: Done or made; past participle of 'hacer'.
tal: Such; of that kind or degree.
avance: Advance or progress made in a field.
como: Like or as; used for comparisons.
cometa: A comet; a celestial body with a bright tail.
Últimamente: Lately or recently; in the most recent period.
ciencia: Science; systematic study of the natural world.
casi: Almost or nearly; very close to something.
podemos: We can; first person plural of 'poder'.
esperar: To wait or to hope; to expect something.
Antes: Before; earlier in time or order.
morir: To die; to cease living or to perish.
pura: Pure; unmixed, clean, or unadulterated.
decadencia: Decadence or decay; moral or cultural decline.
aprender: To learn; to acquire knowledge or a skill.
Algo: Something or somewhat; an unspecified thing.
sobre: About or over; concerning a subject or above.
nuestra: Our; first person plural possessive adjective (feminine).
infancia: Childhood or infancy; the early period of life.
cuando: When; at the time that something occurs.
vivió: Lived; third person singular preterite of 'vivir'.
Esa: That; feminine singular demonstrative adjective near listener.
gran: Great or large; impressive in size or importance.
raza: Race or breed; a group sharing common ancestry.
original: Original; first or earliest of its kind.
ojos: Eyes; the organs of sight in living beings.
abiertos: Open; not closed, wide or receptive to view.
hundida: Sunken or submerged; having sunk beneath a surface.
Cuyo: Whose; relative possessive pronoun linking nouns.
conocimiento: Knowledge or understanding; information acquired through experience.
rocas: Rocks; solid mineral masses found in nature.
sostienen: They sustain or hold up; support something firmly.
mar: The sea; a large body of salt water.
Ha: Has; third person singular present perfect auxiliary.
formado: Formed or shaped; past participle of 'formar'.
base: Base or foundation; the fundamental support of something.
saber: Knowledge or to know; awareness or information.
este: This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
perfil: Profile; an outline or side view of something.
CONTENIDO: Contents or content; material included within something.

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