McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 2
These new words and the new elementary sounds are always to be found in the vocabulary of the lesson in which they are first used.
Estas nuevas palabras y los nuevos sonidos elementales siempre se encuentran en el vocabulario de la lección en la que se usan por primera vez.
The plan of the book enables the teacher to pursue the Phonic Method, the Word Method, the Alphabet Method, or any combination of these methods.
El plan del libro permite al maestro seguir el Método Fónico, el Método de Palabras, el Método del Alfabeto, o cualquier combinación de estos métodos.
Illustrations of the best character have been freely supplied, and the skilled teacher will be able to use them to great advantage.
Se han proporcionado libremente ilustraciones de la mejor calidad, y el maestro hábil podrá usarlas con gran provecho.
The script exercises throughout the book and the slate exercises at the close, have been specially written and carefully engraved for this Primer; they may be used to teach the reading of script, and as exercises in learning to write.
Los ejercicios de escritura a lo largo del libro y los ejercicios de pizarra al final han sido escritos especialmente y grabados con cuidado para este Libro de Iniciación; pueden usarse para enseñar la lectura de escritura cursiva, y como ejercicios para aprender a escribir.
In the full confidence that the public will appreciate a cheap and attractive Primer of this character, the Publishers have spared no expense to make this book equal, in type, paper, and illustrations, to any that have been issued from their Press.
Con la plena confianza de que el público apreciará un Libro de Iniciación económico y atractivo de esta índole, los Editores no han escatimado gastos para hacer que este libro sea igual, en tipografía, papel e ilustraciones, a cualquiera de los que han sido publicados en su Imprenta.
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THE ALPHABET.
EL ALFABETO.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
THE ALPHABET.
EL ALFABETO.
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
[Illustration: Cat watching moth.]
[Ilustración: Gato observando una polilla.]
McGuffey's Eclectic Primer
Libro de Iniciación Ecléctico de McGuffey
Lesson 1
Lección 1
a and cat rat
a y gato rata
a e d n r t
a e d n r t
[Illustration: Rat]
[Ilustración: Rata]
a rat a cat
una rata un gato
A cat A rat
Un gato Una rata
A cat and a rat.
Un gato y una rata.
Vocabulary
- Estas
- Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'
- nuevas
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'new'
- palabras
- Plural noun meaning 'words'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- nuevos
- Masculine plural adjective meaning 'new'
- sonidos
- Plural noun meaning 'sounds'
- elementales
- Plural adjective meaning 'elementary' or 'basic'
- siempre
- Adverb meaning 'always'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used in reflexive or passive constructions
- encuentran
- Third person plural of 'encontrar,' meaning 'they are found'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- el
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- vocabulario
- Noun meaning 'vocabulary,' a set of known words
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- lección
- Noun meaning 'lesson,' a unit of instruction
- que
- Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'
- usan
- Third person plural of 'usar,' meaning 'they use'
- por
- Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through'
- primera
- Feminine ordinal adjective meaning 'first'
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion' in a sequence
- El
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- plan
- Noun meaning 'plan' or 'scheme' for organizing something
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el,' meaning 'of the'
- libro
- Noun meaning 'book,' a written or printed work
- permite
- Third person singular of 'permitir,' meaning 'allows'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el,' meaning 'to the'
- maestro
- Noun meaning 'teacher' or 'master instructor'
- seguir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to follow' or 'to continue'
- Método
- Noun meaning 'method,' a systematic approach or procedure
- Fónico
- Adjective meaning 'phonic,' relating to speech sounds
- Palabras
- Plural noun meaning 'words' in a language
- Alfabeto
- Noun meaning 'alphabet,' the ordered set of letters
- o
- Conjunction meaning 'or,' indicating an alternative
- cualquier
- Adjective meaning 'any' or 'whatever'
- combinación
- Noun meaning 'combination,' a mixture of different elements
- estos
- Masculine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'these'
- métodos
- Plural noun meaning 'methods' or 'approaches'
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used in passive or reflexive constructions
- han
- Auxiliary verb 'have' used in perfect tense constructions
- proporcionado
- Past participle of 'proporcionar,' meaning 'provided' or 'supplied'
- libremente
- Adverb meaning 'freely' or 'without restriction'
- ilustraciones
- Plural noun meaning 'illustrations' or 'pictures'
- mejor
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'better' or 'best'
- calidad
- Noun meaning 'quality,' the standard or grade of something
- hábil
- Adjective meaning 'skillful' or 'able'
- podrá
- Future tense of 'poder,' meaning 'will be able to'
- usarlas
- Infinitive 'usar' with pronoun 'las,' meaning 'to use them'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- gran
- Adjective meaning 'great' or 'large'
- provecho
- Noun meaning 'benefit,' 'profit,' or 'advantage'
- Los
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- ejercicios
- Plural noun meaning 'exercises' or 'practice activities'
- escritura
- Noun meaning 'writing' or 'handwriting'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- lo
- Neuter article or pronoun meaning 'it' or 'the'
- largo
- Adjective meaning 'long'; 'a lo largo' means 'throughout'
- pizarra
- Noun meaning 'blackboard' or 'chalkboard'
- final
- Adjective or noun meaning 'final' or 'end'
- sido
- Past participle of 'ser,' meaning 'been'
- escritos
- Past participle of 'escribir,' meaning 'written'
- especialmente
- Adverb meaning 'especially' or 'particularly'
- grabados
- Noun or past participle meaning 'engravings' or 'engraved'
- cuidado
- Noun meaning 'care' or 'caution'
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- este
- Masculine singular demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- Libro
- Noun meaning 'book,' a written or printed publication
- Iniciación
- Noun meaning 'initiation' or 'introduction' to something
- pueden
- Third person plural of 'poder,' meaning 'they can'
- usarse
- Reflexive infinitive of 'usar,' meaning 'to be used'
- enseñar
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to teach' or 'to show'
- lectura
- Noun meaning 'reading,' the act of reading text
- cursiva
- Adjective or noun meaning 'cursive' handwriting style
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as,' 'like,' or 'how'
- aprender
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to learn'
- escribir
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to write'
- Con
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- plena
- Feminine adjective meaning 'full' or 'complete'
- confianza
- Noun meaning 'confidence' or 'trust'
- público
- Noun or adjective meaning 'public' or 'audience'
- apreciará
- Future tense of 'apreciar,' meaning 'will appreciate'
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- económico
- Adjective meaning 'economical,' affordable or cost-effective
- atractivo
- Adjective meaning 'attractive' or 'appealing'
- esta
- Feminine singular demonstrative adjective meaning 'this'
- índole
- Noun meaning 'nature,' 'type,' or 'kind'
- Editores
- Plural noun meaning 'editors' or 'publishers'
- no
- Adverb of negation meaning 'no' or 'not'
- escatimado
- Past participle of 'escatimar,' meaning 'skimped' or 'spared'
- gastos
- Plural noun meaning 'expenses' or 'costs'
- hacer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to make' or 'to do'
- sea
- Subjunctive form of 'ser,' meaning 'be' or 'is'
- igual
- Adjective meaning 'equal' or 'the same'
- tipografía
- Noun meaning 'typography,' the art of arranging type
- papel
- Noun meaning 'paper' or 'role'
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and,' used before words starting with 'i'
- cualquiera
- Pronoun meaning 'any,' 'anyone,' or 'whichever'
- publicados
- Past participle of 'publicar,' meaning 'published'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' 'its,' or 'their'
- Imprenta
- Noun meaning 'printing press' or 'printing house'
- ALFABETO
- Noun meaning 'alphabet,' the full set of letters
- Ilustración
- Noun meaning 'illustration' or 'picture'
- Gato
- Noun meaning 'cat,' a common domestic animal
- observando
- Present participle of 'observar,' meaning 'observing' or 'watching'
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- polilla
- Noun meaning 'moth,' an insect attracted to light
- Ecléctico
- Adjective meaning 'eclectic,' drawing from various sources
- Lección
- Noun meaning 'lesson,' a unit of study or instruction
- gato
- Noun meaning 'cat,' a small domesticated feline animal
- rata
- Noun meaning 'rat,' a rodent animal
- Rata
- Noun meaning 'rat,' a rodent animal
- Un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- Una
- Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
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