Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 7
The Indexes have been prepared with great labour, and alone occupy about 500 pages.
Los Índices han sido preparados con gran esfuerzo, y por sí solos ocupan aproximadamente 500 páginas.
A vast Fund of valuable Information, embracing every Subject of Interest or Utility, is thus attainable, and at a merely nominal Cost.
Un vasto fondo de valiosa información, que abarca todo tema de interés o utilidad, es así accesible, y a un costo meramente nominal.
These Works are in such general demand, that the Sale has already reached considerably upwards of ONE-AND-A-HALF MILLION VOLUMES.
Estas obras tienen una demanda tan general, que las ventas ya han alcanzado considerablemente más de UN MILLÓN Y MEDIO DE VOLÚMENES.
The attention of all parties interested in the dissemination of sound Theoretical Instruction and Practical Knowledge is particularly directed to the Twenty-seven Volumes in this Series of Popular and Valuable Books.
La atención de todas las partes interesadas en la difusión de una sólida instrucción teórica y conocimiento práctico se dirige particularmente a los veintisiete volúmenes de esta serie de libros populares y valiosos.
1-3. "DAILY WANTS, THE DICTIONARY OF," containing nearly 1,200 pages of Information upon all matters of Practical and Domestic Utility. Above 118,000 copies have been sold.
1-3. «NECESIDADES DIARIAS, EL DICCIONARIO DE,» que contiene casi 1.200 páginas de información sobre todos los asuntos de utilidad práctica y doméstica. Se han vendido más de 118.000 ejemplares.
4-7. "USEFUL KNOWLEDGE, THE DICTIONARY OF," a Book of Reference upon History, Geography, Science, Statistics, &c. A Companion Work to the "Dictionary of Daily Wants."
4-7. «CONOCIMIENTO ÚTIL, EL DICCIONARIO DEL,» un libro de consulta sobre historia, geografía, ciencia, estadística, etc. Una obra complementaria al «Diccionario de Necesidades Diarias».
8 & 9. "MEDICAL AND SURGICAL KNOWLEDGE, THE DICTIONARY OF," a Complete Practical Guide on Health and Disease, for Families, Emigrants, and Colonists.
8 y 9. «CONOCIMIENTO MÉDICO Y QUIRÚRGICO, EL DICCIONARIO DEL,» una guía práctica completa sobre salud y enfermedad, para familias, emigrantes y colonos.
10. "ENQUIRE WITHIN UPON EVERYTHING."
10. «CONSULTE AQUÍ SOBRE TODO».
11. "THE REASON WHY, CHRISTIAN DENOMINATIONS," giving the Origin, History, and Tenets of the Christian Sects, with the Reasons assigned by themselves for their Specialities of Faith and forms of Worship.
11. «EL PORQUÉ, DENOMINACIONES CRISTIANAS,» que expone el origen, la historia y los principios de las sectas cristianas, con las razones que ellas mismas asignan para sus especialidades de fe y formas de culto.
12. "THE REASON WHY, PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY," containing upwards of 1,200 Reasons, explanatory of the Physical Phenomena of Earth and Sea, their Geological History, and the Geographical distribution of Plants, Animals, and the Human Race.
12. «EL PORQUÉ, GEOGRAFÍA FÍSICA Y GEOLOGÍA,» que contiene más de 1.200 razones explicativas de los fenómenos físicos de la tierra y el mar, su historia geológica y la distribución geográfica de plantas, animales y la raza humana.
Vocabulary
- Índices
- Indexes or indices listing organized content
- han
- Third person plural present perfect auxiliary: 'have'
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser': 'been'
- preparados
- Prepared or made ready in advance
- gran
- Great or large in degree or size
- esfuerzo
- Effort or exertion applied to a task
- sí
- Reflexive pronoun or adverb meaning 'itself'
- solos
- Alone or by themselves without assistance
- ocupan
- Occupy or take up a certain space
- aproximadamente
- Approximately or roughly close to a number
- páginas
- Pages within a book or document
- vasto
- Vast or extensive in scope or range
- fondo
- Fund, background, or depth of something
- valiosa
- Valuable or highly useful information or thing
- información
- Information or data on a given topic
- abarca
- Covers or encompasses a wide range
- todo
- All or every subject or thing
- tema
- Theme or topic under discussion
- interés
- Interest or importance in a subject
- utilidad
- Utility or practical usefulness of something
- así
- Thus or in this way; so
- accesible
- Accessible or easily reached and available
- costo
- Cost or price paid for something
- meramente
- Merely or only to a minimal degree
- nominal
- Nominal or very small in value or amount
- Estas
- Demonstrative pronoun/adjective: 'these' feminine plural
- obras
- Works, literary pieces, or published volumes
- tienen
- Third person plural present of 'tener': 'have'
- demanda
- Demand or strong request for a product
- tan
- So or as much; used in comparisons
- general
- General or widespread among many people
- ventas
- Sales or transactions of goods sold
- ya
- Already or now at this point in time
- alcanzado
- Reached or achieved a particular level
- considerablemente
- Considerably or by a significant amount
- más
- More or greater in number or degree
- MILLÓN
- Million, a large numerical unit
- MEDIO
- Half or middle; one and a half when combined
- VOLÚMENES
- Volumes or individual books in a series
- atención
- Attention or notice directed toward something
- todas
- All, feminine plural form of 'todo'
- partes
- Parts or parties involved in something
- interesadas
- Interested parties or those with a stake
- difusión
- Diffusion or widespread dissemination of knowledge
- sólida
- Solid or thorough and well-grounded instruction
- instrucción
- Instruction or formal teaching of a subject
- teórica
- Theoretical or relating to abstract principles
- conocimiento
- Knowledge or understanding of a subject
- práctico
- Practical or applied to real-world situations
- dirige
- Directs or addresses itself toward someone
- particularmente
- Particularly or especially in a specific case
- veintisiete
- Twenty-seven, a specific numerical quantity
- volúmenes
- Volumes or books in a published series
- esta
- Demonstrative adjective: 'this,' feminine singular
- serie
- Series or set of related published works
- libros
- Books or written published works
- populares
- Popular or widely liked by many people
- valiosos
- Valuable or highly beneficial and worthwhile
- NECESIDADES
- Needs or necessities required for daily life
- DIARIAS
- Daily or occurring every day routinely
- DICCIONARIO
- Dictionary, a reference book of word definitions
- contiene
- Contains or holds information within it
- casi
- Almost or nearly a certain number or amount
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on,' 'about,' or 'over'
- asuntos
- Matters or subjects dealt with regularly
- práctica
- Practical or relating to everyday application
- doméstica
- Domestic or relating to home and household
- vendido
- Sold, past participle indicating completed sales
- ejemplares
- Copies or individual printed editions of a work
- CONOCIMIENTO
- Knowledge or information acquired through study
- ÚTIL
- Useful or serving a practical purpose effectively
- libro
- Book, a written or printed literary work
- consulta
- Reference or consultation resource for information
- historia
- History or the study of past events
- geografía
- Geography, the study of Earth's features
- ciencia
- Science or systematic study of the natural world
- estadística
- Statistics or numerical data analysis
- complementaria
- Complementary or serving to complete something else
- Diccionario
- Dictionary, a reference book for definitions
- Necesidades
- Needs or requirements for daily living
- Diarias
- Daily, feminine plural adjective for everyday needs
- MÉDICO
- Medical or relating to medicine and health
- QUIRÚRGICO
- Surgical or relating to surgery and operations
- guía
- Guide or reference for navigating a subject
- completa
- Complete or comprehensive covering all aspects
- salud
- Health or physical well-being of a person
- enfermedad
- Illness or disease affecting the body
- familias
- Families or household groups living together
- emigrantes
- Emigrants or people who move to another country
- colonos
- Colonists or settlers establishing new communities
- CONSULTE
- Consult or refer to this resource for answers
- AQUÍ
- Here, indicating this specific location or source
- SOBRE
- About or on the topic of something
- TODO
- Everything or all topics without exception
- PORQUÉ
- The why or reason behind something explained
- DENOMINACIONES
- Denominations or religious groups with distinct beliefs
- CRISTIANAS
- Christian, relating to Christianity as a religion
- expone
- Exposes or explains clearly a subject matter
- origen
- Origin or starting point of something's existence
- principios
- Principles or foundational beliefs of a group
- sectas
- Sects or small religious groups with specific beliefs
- cristianas
- Christian, feminine plural adjective relating to Christianity
- razones
- Reasons or justifications given for beliefs
- ellas
- They, feminine third person plural pronoun
- mismas
- Themselves, feminine plural reflexive emphasis word
- asignan
- Assign or attribute to their own distinctions
- especialidades
- Specialties or particular areas of focus
- fe
- Faith or religious belief and trust
- formas
- Forms or manners of practicing something
- culto
- Worship or religious practice and ritual
- GEOGRAFÍA
- Geography, study of Earth's physical features
- FÍSICA
- Physical, relating to the material world
- GEOLOGÍA
- Geology, study of Earth's rocks and structure
- explicativas
- Explanatory or serving to clarify and explain
- fenómenos
- Phenomena or observable natural events and occurrences
- físicos
- Physical, relating to natural or material forces
- tierra
- Earth or land as a physical environment
- mar
- Sea or ocean as a natural body of water
- geológica
- Geological or relating to Earth's rock formations
- distribución
- Distribution or spread of something across an area
- geográfica
- Geographical or relating to geographic locations
- plantas
- Plants or vegetation found in nature
- animales
- Animals or living creatures of various kinds
- raza
- Race or ethnic group of human beings
- humana
- Human, relating to people and human existence
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