McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 15
He sat with us, and let the sheep eat the grass.
Él se sentó con nosotros y dejó que las ovejas comieran la hierba.
What fun it is to see lambs play! It made us laugh to see them.
¡Qué divertido es ver jugar a los corderos! Nos hizo reír verlos.
The man said that once, when the sheep and lambs were out in the snow, an old wolf took one of the lambs, and ran off with it.
El hombre dijo que una vez, cuando las ovejas y los corderos estaban afuera en la nieve, un lobo viejo tomó uno de los corderos y se lo llevó corriendo.
I think that men should watch their sheep, so that a wolf can not catch them.
Creo que los hombres deben vigilar sus ovejas, para que un lobo no pueda atraparlas.
Work while you work, Play while you play, One thing each time, That is the way.
Trabaja mientras trabajas, Juega mientras juegas, Una cosa a la vez, Ese es el camino.
All that you do, Do with your might, Things done by halves, Are not done right.
Todo lo que hagas, Hazlo con empeño, Las cosas hechas a medias, No están bien hechas.
One day John went to the pond to fish. His dog, Watch, went with him.
Un día John fue al estanque a pescar. Su perro, Watch, fue con él.
John sat on a log for a time, but did not catch a fish.
John se sentó en un tronco por un rato, pero no pescó ningún pez.
As he got up to go, he fell off the log. Watch sprang in to save him. John put his arms round the dog's neck, and was soon safe on the log once more.
Cuando se levantó para irse, se cayó del tronco. Watch saltó al agua para salvarlo. John puso sus brazos alrededor del cuello del perro y pronto estuvo a salvo sobre el tronco una vez más.
"Thank you, my brave old dog," said John to Watch.
«Gracias, mi valiente y viejo perro», le dijo John a Watch.
James has been to the mill.
James ha estado en el molino.
The day is warm, and he lets his horse stand in the shade.
El día es cálido y deja que su caballo esté a la sombra.
Vocabulary
- se
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive or passive verbs
- sentó
- Past tense of 'sentar'; sat down
- dejó
- Past tense of 'dejar'; allowed or left something
- ovejas
- Plural noun meaning 'sheep'
- comieran
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'comer'; that they would eat
- hierba
- Noun meaning 'grass' or 'herb'
- divertido
- Adjective meaning 'fun' or 'entertaining'
- jugar
- Infinitive meaning 'to play' a game or sport
- corderos
- Plural noun meaning 'lambs', young sheep
- hizo
- Past tense of 'hacer'; made or caused something
- reír
- Infinitive meaning 'to laugh'
- verlos
- Infinitive 'ver' plus pronoun; to see them
- dijo
- Past tense of 'decir'; said or told
- vez
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'occasion', as in 'once'
- estaban
- Imperfect tense of 'estar'; they were (temporarily)
- afuera
- Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'outdoors'
- nieve
- Noun meaning 'snow'
- lobo
- Noun meaning 'wolf'
- viejo
- Adjective meaning 'old'
- tomó
- Past tense of 'tomar'; took or grabbed something
- llevó
- Past tense of 'llevar'; carried or took away
- corriendo
- Gerund of 'correr'; running
- Creo
- First person singular present of 'creer'; I believe or think
- deben
- Third person plural of 'deber'; they must or should
- vigilar
- Infinitive meaning 'to watch over' or 'to guard'
- pueda
- Present subjunctive of 'poder'; that one can or is able
- atraparlas
- Infinitive 'atrapar' plus pronoun; to catch them
- Trabaja
- Imperative or present tense of 'trabajar'; work or he works
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'
- trabajas
- Second person singular present of 'trabajar'; you work
- Juega
- Imperative or present tense of 'jugar'; play or he plays
- juegas
- Second person singular present of 'jugar'; you play
- cosa
- Noun meaning 'thing'
- Ese
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that'
- camino
- Noun meaning 'road', 'path', or 'way'
- Todo
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'
- hagas
- Present subjunctive of 'hacer'; that you do or make
- Hazlo
- Imperative of 'hacer' plus pronoun; do it
- empeño
- Noun meaning 'effort', 'determination', or 'zeal'
- cosas
- Plural noun meaning 'things'
- hechas
- Past participle plural of 'hacer'; done or made
- medias
- Adjective meaning 'halfway' or 'half-done'; also stockings
- fue
- Past tense of 'ir' or 'ser'; went or was
- estanque
- Noun meaning 'pond' or 'pool'
- pescar
- Infinitive meaning 'to fish'
- tronco
- Noun meaning 'log' or 'tree trunk'
- rato
- Noun meaning 'a while' or 'a short time'
- pescó
- Past tense of 'pescar'; caught (a fish) or fished
- ningún
- Adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any'
- pez
- Noun meaning 'fish' (living in water)
- levantó
- Past tense of 'levantar'; raised up or got up
- irse
- Reflexive infinitive of 'ir'; to go away or leave
- cayó
- Past tense of 'caer'; fell down
- saltó
- Past tense of 'saltar'; jumped or leaped
- salvarlo
- Infinitive 'salvar' plus pronoun; to save him
- puso
- Past tense of 'poner'; put or placed something
- brazos
- Plural noun meaning 'arms' (body part)
- alrededor
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'around' or 'surrounding'
- cuello
- Noun meaning 'neck' or 'collar'
- pronto
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'quickly'
- estuvo
- Past tense of 'estar'; was (temporarily) in a state
- salvo
- Adjective meaning 'safe' or 'unharmed'
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- valiente
- Adjective meaning 'brave' or 'courageous'
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar'; been; also means 'state'
- molino
- Noun meaning 'mill', as in a windmill or watermill
- cálido
- Adjective meaning 'warm' (temperature or feeling)
- deja
- Present tense of 'dejar'; lets, allows, or leaves
- caballo
- Noun meaning 'horse'
- esté
- Present subjunctive of 'estar'; that it be or is
- sombra
- Noun meaning 'shade' or 'shadow'
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