Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 1
ENQUIRE WITHIN
CONSULTE ADENTRO
UPON EVERYTHING.
SOBRE TODO.
"WHETHER YOU WISH TO MODEL A FLOWER IN WAX; TO STUDY THE RULES OF ETIQUETTE; TO SERVE A RELISH FOR BREAKFAST OR SUPPER; TO PLAN A DINNER FOR A LARGE PARTY OR A SMALL ONE; TO CURE A HEADACHE; TO MAKE A WILL; TO GET MARRIED; TO BURY A RELATIVE; WHATEVER YOU MAY WISH TO DO, MAKE, OR TO ENJOY, PROVIDED YOUR DESIRE HAS RELATION TO THE NECESSITIES OF DOMESTIC LIFE, I HOPE YOU WILL NOT FAIL TO 'ENQUIRE WITHIN.'"--Editor.
"YA SEA QUE DESEE MODELAR UNA FLOR EN CERA; ESTUDIAR LAS REGLAS DE ETIQUETA; SERVIR UN APERITIVO PARA EL DESAYUNO O LA CENA; PLANIFICAR UNA CENA PARA UNA REUNIÓN GRANDE O PEQUEÑA; CURAR UN DOLOR DE CABEZA; HACER UN TESTAMENTO; CASARSE; ENTERRAR A UN FAMILIAR; CUALQUIER COSA QUE DESEE HACER, CREAR O DISFRUTAR, SIEMPRE QUE SU DESEO TENGA RELACIÓN CON LAS NECESIDADES DE LA VIDA DOMÉSTICA, ESPERO QUE NO DEJE DE 'CONSULTAR ADENTRO.'"--Editor.
ENQUIRERS ARE REFERRED TO THE INDEX AT THE END.
SE REMITE A LOS CONSULTANTES AL ÍNDICE AL FINAL.
EIGHTY-NINTH EDITION. REVISED.
OCTOGÉSIMA NOVENA EDICIÓN. REVISADA.
MAKING THE TOTAL ISSUE TO DATE ONE MILLION ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY-EIGHT THOUSAND COPIES.
CON UN TOTAL DE EJEMPLARES PUBLICADOS HASTA LA FECHA DE UN MILLÓN CIENTO OCHENTA Y OCHO MIL COPIAS.
LONDON:
LONDRES:
HOULSTON AND SONS,
HOULSTON E HIJOS,
PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
PATERNOSTER SQUARE.
1894.
1894.
COMPANION WORKS TO ENQUIRE WITHIN.
OBRAS COMPLEMENTARIAS DE CONSULTE ADENTRO.
DAILY WANTS, DICTIONARY OF. 7s. 6d.
NECESIDADES DIARIAS, DICCIONARIO DE. 7s. 6d.
USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, DICTIONARY OF. 10s.
CONOCIMIENTO ÚTIL, DICCIONARIO DE. 10s.
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL KNOWLEDGE, DICTIONARY OF. 5s.
CONOCIMIENTO MÉDICO Y QUIRÚRGICO, DICCIONARIO DE. 5s.
REASON WHY. CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS. 3s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ. DENOMINACIONES CRISTIANAS. 3s. 6d.
REASON WHY. PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY. 3s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ. GEOGRAFÍA FÍSICA Y GEOLOGÍA. 3s. 6d.
REASON WHY. GENERAL SCIENCE. 2s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ. CIENCIAS GENERALES. 2s. 6d.
REASON WHY. NATURAL HISTORY. 2s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ. HISTORIA NATURAL. 2s. 6d.
HISTORICAL REASON WHY. ENGLISH HISTORY. 2s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ HISTÓRICO. HISTORIA DE INGLATERRA. 2s. 6d.
REASON WHY. GARDENER'S AND FARMER'S. 2s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ. DEL JARDINERO Y DEL AGRICULTOR. 2s. 6d.
REASON WHY. DOMESTIC SCIENCE FOR HOUSEWIVES. 2s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ. CIENCIAS DOMÉSTICAS PARA AMAS DE CASA. 2s. 6d.
BIBLICAL REASON WHY. SACRED HISTORY. 2s. 6d.
EL POR QUÉ BÍBLICO. HISTORIA SAGRADA. 2s. 6d.
FAMILY SAVE-ALL; OR, SECONDARY COOKERY, ETC. 2s. 6d.
APROVECHA TODO EN FAMILIA; O, COCINA DE APROVECHAMIENTO, ETC. 2s. 6d.
JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY; OR, THE INTERVIEW. 2s. 6d.
VIAJE DE DESCUBRIMIENTO; O, LA ENTREVISTA. 2s. 6d.
PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE AND FAMILY MEDICAL GUIDE. 2s. 6d.
GUÍA PRÁCTICA DEL AMA DE CASA Y MÉDICA FAMILIAR. 2s. 6d.
NOTICES TO CORRESPONDENTS. 2s. 6d.
AVISOS A LOS CORRESPONSALES. 2s. 6d.
CORNER CUPBOARD. A FAMILY REPOSITORY. 2s. 6d.
EL ARMARIO DEL RINCÓN. UN REPOSITORIO FAMILIAR. 2s. 6d.
HOW A PENNY BECAME A THOUSAND POUNDS. } 2s. 6d.
CÓMO UN PENIQUE SE CONVIRTIÓ EN MIL LIBRAS. } 2s. 6d.
Vocabulary
- CONSULTE
- Consult or look up information for guidance
- ADENTRO
- Inside or within a place or space
- SOBRE
- About, on, or over a topic or surface
- TODO
- Everything or all of something
- YA
- Already, now, or soon depending on context
- SEA
- Subjunctive form of ser meaning be or whether
- QUE
- That, which, or than used as conjunction
- DESEE
- To wish or desire something subjunctively
- MODELAR
- To model or shape an object or material
- UNA
- Feminine indefinite article meaning a or one
- FLOR
- A flower or blossom from a plant
- EN
- In, on, or at indicating location or time
- CERA
- Wax used for candles modeling or coating
- ESTUDIAR
- To study or learn a subject through effort
- LAS
- Feminine plural definite article meaning the
- REGLAS
- Rules or guidelines governing behavior or activity
- DE
- Of or from indicating possession or origin
- ETIQUETA
- Etiquette or proper social manners and protocol
- SERVIR
- To serve food drink or assist someone
- UN
- Masculine indefinite article meaning a or one
- APERITIVO
- An appetizer or pre-meal drink served beforehand
- PARA
- For in order to or intended for someone
- EL
- Masculine singular definite article meaning the
- DESAYUNO
- Breakfast the first meal of the day
- O
- Or conjunction presenting an alternative option
- LA
- Feminine singular definite article meaning the
- CENA
- Dinner or supper the evening meal
- PLANIFICAR
- To plan or organize an event or activity
- REUNIÓN
- A meeting or gathering of people together
- GRANDE
- Large big or great in size or importance
- PEQUEÑA
- Small or little feminine adjective describing size
- CURAR
- To cure heal or treat an illness or pain
- DOLOR
- Pain ache or sorrow experienced physically or emotionally
- CABEZA
- Head the upper part of the human body
- HACER
- To do or make something an action
- TESTAMENTO
- A will or testament legal document for inheritance
- CASARSE
- To get married to wed a partner formally
- ENTERRAR
- To bury a body or object in ground
- A
- To at or toward indicating direction or recipient
- FAMILIAR
- Relating to family or a family member
- CUALQUIER
- Any whichever regardless of which option chosen
- COSA
- Thing or object a general noun for anything
- CREAR
- To create make or bring something into existence
- DISFRUTAR
- To enjoy or take pleasure in something
- SIEMPRE
- Always at all times without exception
- SU
- His her its your or their possessive adjective
- DESEO
- A wish desire or want for something
- TENGA
- Subjunctive form of tener meaning to have
- RELACIÓN
- Relationship connection or link between things or people
- CON
- With together alongside indicating accompaniment or means
- NECESIDADES
- Needs or necessities things required for living
- VIDA
- Life the state of being alive or living
- DOMÉSTICA
- Domestic relating to the home or household
- ESPERO
- I hope or I expect first person singular
- NO
- No or not negation of a statement
- DEJE
- Subjunctive of dejar meaning to let or allow
- CONSULTAR
- To consult look up or seek advice formally
- SE
- Reflexive pronoun used in reflexive or passive constructions
- REMITE
- To refer or send someone to another source
- LOS
- Masculine plural definite article meaning the
- CONSULTANTES
- Consultants or those who seek advice or counsel
- AL
- Contraction of a and el meaning to the
- ÍNDICE
- Index table of contents or list for reference
- FINAL
- Final last at the end of something
- EDICIÓN
- Edition a published version of a book
- REVISADA
- Revised updated or reviewed version of a work
- TOTAL
- Total overall sum or complete amount of something
- EJEMPLARES
- Copies or specimens of a published book
- PUBLICADOS
- Published released or made available to the public
- HASTA
- Until up to as far as a point
- FECHA
- Date a specific day month and year
- MILLÓN
- Million the number one thousand thousands
- CIENTO
- One hundred used in compound numbers over 100
- OCHENTA
- Eighty the number 80 in Spanish
- Y
- And conjunction joining two words or phrases
- OCHO
- Eight the number 8 in Spanish
- MIL
- Thousand the number 1000 in Spanish
- COPIAS
- Copies duplicates of a document or publication
- LONDRES
- London the capital city of England
- E
- And alternative conjunction used before words starting with i
- HIJOS
- Sons children or the designation and sons in business
- OBRAS
- Works literary or artistic publications or constructions
- COMPLEMENTARIAS
- Complementary supplementary works that add to others
- DIARIAS
- Daily pertaining to every day activities or use
- DICCIONARIO
- Dictionary a reference book defining words alphabetically
- CONOCIMIENTO
- Knowledge information or understanding of a subject
- ÚTIL
- Useful helpful or practical for a purpose
- MÉDICO
- Medical or a doctor relating to medicine
- QUIRÚRGICO
- Surgical relating to surgery or surgical procedures
- POR
- For by through indicating cause or means
- QUÉ
- What or why used in questions and exclamations
- DENOMINACIONES
- Denominations religious groups or named categories
- CRISTIANAS
- Christian feminine plural adjective relating to Christianity
- GEOGRAFÍA
- Geography the study of Earth's lands and features
- FÍSICA
- Physics or physical science of natural phenomena
- GEOLOGÍA
- Geology the study of Earth's rocks and structure
- CIENCIAS
- Sciences fields of systematic knowledge and study
- GENERALES
- General broad not specialized applicable to many
- HISTORIA
- History the study of past events and people
- NATURAL
- Natural relating to nature or the physical world
- HISTÓRICO
- Historical relating to history or past events
- INGLATERRA
- England a country in the United Kingdom
- DEL
- Contraction of de and el meaning of the
- JARDINERO
- Gardener a person who tends gardens and plants
- AGRICULTOR
- Farmer or agriculturalist someone who cultivates land
- DOMÉSTICAS
- Domestic feminine plural relating to home and household
- AMAS
- Mistresses or homemakers as in amas de casa
- CASA
- House or home where people live
- BÍBLICO
- Biblical relating to or from the Bible
- SAGRADA
- Sacred holy or consecrated feminine adjective
- APROVECHA
- Takes advantage of makes good use of something
- FAMILIA
- Family a group of related people living together
- COCINA
- Kitchen the room for cooking or the cuisine
- APROVECHAMIENTO
- Utilization making the most use of resources
- VIAJE
- Trip journey or travel to another place
- DESCUBRIMIENTO
- Discovery the act of finding something new
- ENTREVISTA
- Interview a formal meeting or conversation for information
- GUÍA
- Guide a book or person giving direction
- PRÁCTICA
- Practical or practice relating to real application
- AMA
- Mistress or homemaker as in ama de casa
- MÉDICA
- Medical feminine adjective relating to medicine or doctors
- AVISOS
- Notices warnings or announcements given to people
- CORRESPONSALES
- Correspondents people who write letters or news reports
- ARMARIO
- Wardrobe or closet furniture for storing clothes
- RINCÓN
- Corner a small secluded space or nook
- REPOSITORIO
- Repository a storage place for information or goods
- CÓMO
- How used in questions asking about manner
- PENIQUE
- Penny a small unit of British currency
- CONVIRTIÓ
- Converted or turned into something else past tense
- LIBRAS
- Pounds British currency units or units of weight
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