McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 7
Sue and Mary will stand by the cage, and the bird will sing.
Sue y Mary se pararán junto a la jaula, y el pájaro cantará.
There are birds in the tree by the pond. Can you see them?
Hay pájaros en el árbol junto al estanque. ¿Puedes verlos?
Yes; there are five of them in a nest.
Sí; hay cinco de ellos en un nido.
Tom will not rob a bird's nest. He is too kind to do so.
Tom no robará un nido de pájaro. Él es demasiado bondadoso para hacerlo.
[Illustration: Script Exercise: Nell will feed the ducks. Sue has a new dress. ]
[Ilustración: Ejercicio de escritura: Nell alimentará a los patos. Sue tiene un vestido nuevo. ]
LESSON XXI.
LECCIÓN XXI.
what night owl day an but well big eyes best
qué búho nocturno día un pero bien grande ojos mejor
a ow wh
a ow wh
[Illustration: Owl perched on tree branch.]
[Ilustración: Búho posado en una rama de árbol.]
What bird is this? It is an owl.
¿Qué pájaro es este? Es un búho.
What big eyes it has!
¡Qué ojos tan grandes tiene!
Yes, but it can not see well by day.
Sí, pero no puede ver bien de día.
The owl can see best at night.
El búho puede ver mejor de noche.
Nat Pond has a pet owl.
Nat Pond tiene un búho como mascota.
LESSON XXII.
LECCIÓN XXII.
grass they come off barn
hierba ellos venir fuera granero
shade hot cows out
sombra caliente vacas afuera
e ou
e ou
[Illustration: Cows standing under a tree.]
[Ilustración: Vacas de pie bajo un árbol.]
The day is hot.
El día está caluroso.
The cows are in the shade of the big tree.
Las vacas están a la sombra del gran árbol.
They feed on the new grass.
Se alimentan de la hierba nueva.
Our cows do not run off.
Nuestras vacas no se escapan.
At night they come to the barn.
Por la noche vienen al granero.
LESSON XXIII.
LECCIÓN XXIII.
soon sun neck set
pronto sol cuello ponerse
way bell one (wun) their
camino campana uno (wun) su
oo
oo
[Illustration: Cows leaving pasture at subset.]
[Ilustración: Vacas abandonando el pasto al atardecer.]
The sun will soon set.
El sol se pondrá pronto.
The cows are on their way to the barn.
Las vacas están de camino al granero.
One old cow has a bell on her neck. She sees our dog, but she will not run.
Una vaca vieja tiene una campana en el cuello. Ella ve a nuestro perro, pero no correrá.
Our dog is kind to the cows
Nuestro perro es amable con las vacas.
LESSON XXIV.
LECCIÓN XXIV.
brave if ship boat
valiente si barco bote
drown men rock save
ahogar hombres roca salvar
[Illustration: Men rowing through storm to shipwreck.
[Ilustración: Hombres remando a través de una tormenta hacia un naufragio.
Vocabulary
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or clauses
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- pararán
- They will stop or halt at a place
- junto
- Together or next to, indicating proximity
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- la
- Definite article 'the' used with feminine nouns
- jaula
- A cage used to confine birds or animals
- el
- Definite article 'the' used with masculine nouns
- pájaro
- A bird, a feathered flying animal
- cantará
- He/she/it will sing in the future tense
- Hay
- There is or there are, indicating existence
- pájaros
- Birds, plural of pájaro, feathered flying animals
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'at'
- árbol
- A tree, a large woody perennial plant
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el' meaning 'to the'
- estanque
- A pond or small body of still water
- Puedes
- You can or you are able to do something
- verlos
- To see them, verb with attached object pronoun
- Sí
- Yes, an affirmative response or agreement
- hay
- There is or there are, indicating existence
- cinco
- The number five in Spanish
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- ellos
- They, third-person plural masculine pronoun
- un
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for masculine nouns
- nido
- A nest built by birds to lay eggs
- no
- No or not, used for negation in Spanish
- robará
- He/she will steal or rob something
- Él
- He, the third-person masculine singular pronoun
- es
- He/she/it is, present tense of 'ser'
- demasiado
- Too much or too, indicating excess of something
- bondadoso
- Kind or good-natured, having a generous character
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for,' 'in order to'
- hacerlo
- To do it, verb with attached direct object pronoun
- Ilustración
- An illustration or picture accompanying a text
- Ejercicio
- An exercise or practice activity for learning
- escritura
- Writing or script, the act of written expression
- alimentará
- He/she will feed or nourish animals or people
- los
- Definite article 'the' for masculine plural nouns
- patos
- Ducks, aquatic birds often found near ponds
- tiene
- He/she/it has, present tense of 'tener'
- vestido
- A dress or outfit worn as clothing
- nuevo
- New, recently made or acquired, not old
- LECCIÓN
- A lesson or unit of study in a course
- qué
- What or how, used in questions or exclamations
- búho
- An owl, a nocturnal bird of prey
- nocturno
- Nocturnal, active or occurring during the night
- día
- Day, a period of twenty-four hours
- pero
- But, a conjunction showing contrast between clauses
- bien
- Well or good, indicating a positive manner
- grande
- Big or large in size or importance
- ojos
- Eyes, the organs used for seeing
- mejor
- Better or best, superior in quality or degree
- Búho
- An owl, a nocturnal bird of prey
- posado
- Perched or settled on a surface or branch
- una
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns
- rama
- A branch of a tree or shrub
- este
- This, a demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby object
- Es
- He/she/it is, present tense form of 'ser'
- tan
- So or as, used for comparisons or emphasis
- grandes
- Big or large, plural form of 'grande'
- puede
- He/she/it can, present tense of 'poder'
- ver
- To see or to look at something
- noche
- Night, the dark period after sunset
- como
- As or like, used for comparisons or manner
- mascota
- A pet or mascot kept as a companion animal
- hierba
- Grass or herb, green plant covering the ground
- venir
- To come, to move toward the speaker
- fuera
- Outside or out, away from an enclosed space
- granero
- A barn or granary for storing farm produce
- sombra
- Shade or shadow, area sheltered from sunlight
- caliente
- Hot or warm, having a high temperature
- vacas
- Cows, female bovine farm animals, plural form
- afuera
- Outside or outdoors, away from an interior space
- Vacas
- Cows, female bovine farm animals, plural form
- pie
- Foot, the lower extremity used for standing
- bajo
- Under or low, beneath something or short in height
- está
- He/she/it is, present tense form of 'estar'
- caluroso
- Hot or warm, describing weather or temperature
- Las
- Definite article 'the' for feminine plural nouns
- están
- They are, third-person plural of 'estar'
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el' meaning 'of the'
- gran
- Great or large, shortened form of 'grande'
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- alimentan
- They feed or nourish themselves or others
- nueva
- New, feminine form of 'nuevo,' recently acquired
- Nuestras
- Our, feminine plural possessive adjective
- escapan
- They escape or flee from a place or situation
- Por
- By, through, or because of, a preposition
- vienen
- They come, third-person plural of 'venir'
- pronto
- Soon or quickly, in a short amount of time
- sol
- Sun, the star at the center of our solar system
- cuello
- Neck, the body part connecting head to torso
- ponerse
- To put on or to set, reflexive form of 'poner'
- camino
- Road or path, a route for traveling somewhere
- campana
- A bell, a device that rings to signal time
- uno
- One, the number one or an indefinite pronoun
- su
- His, her, its, or your possessive adjective
- abandonando
- Abandoning or leaving behind a place or thing
- pasto
- Pasture or grazing land where animals feed
- atardecer
- Sunset or dusk, the time when the sun sets
- pondrá
- He/she will put or place something somewhere
- Una
- Indefinite article 'a' or 'an' for feminine nouns
- vaca
- A cow, a female bovine farm animal
- vieja
- Old, feminine form of 'viejo,' aged or elderly
- Ella
- She, the third-person feminine singular pronoun
- ve
- He/she/it sees, present tense of 'ver'
- nuestro
- Our, masculine singular possessive adjective
- perro
- A dog, a common domesticated pet animal
- correrá
- He/she/it will run in the future tense
- Nuestro
- Our, masculine singular possessive adjective
- amable
- Kind or friendly, showing pleasant and gentle behavior
- con
- With, a preposition indicating accompaniment
- valiente
- Brave or courageous, showing fearlessness in danger
- si
- If, a conjunction introducing a conditional clause
- barco
- A ship or large boat used for water travel
- bote
- A small boat or dinghy used on water
- ahogar
- To drown or suffocate, to die in water
- hombres
- Men, plural of 'hombre,' adult male humans
- roca
- A rock or large stone formation
- salvar
- To save or rescue someone from danger
- Hombres
- Men, plural of 'hombre,' adult male humans
- remando
- Rowing, using oars to propel a boat forward
- través
- Through or across, used in 'a través de'
- tormenta
- A storm, violent weather with wind and rain
- hacia
- Toward, indicating direction of movement
- naufragio
- A shipwreck, the sinking or destruction of a vessel
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