Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 7

Vocabulary

Con

Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or means.

frecuencia

Frequency; how often something occurs.

suben

They go up or climb; third person plural of subir.

mástiles

Masts; tall vertical poles on a ship.

ver

To see; to look at something.

si

Conjunction meaning 'if', introducing a condition.

pueden

They can; third person plural of poder.

avistar

To sight or spot something from a distance.

ballena

Whale; a large marine mammal.

pues

Conjunction meaning 'since', 'well', or 'because'.

primero

First; the one that comes before all others.

descubrirla

To discover or find it; infinitive with pronoun.

recibe

He/she receives; third person singular of recibir.

ducado

Ducat; a historical gold or silver coin.

por

Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.

esfuerzos

Efforts; attempts or exertions to accomplish something.

contaron

They told me; past tense of contar.

capturada

Captured; past participle describing something caught.

cerca

Near; close to a place or thing.

tenía

He/she/it had; imperfect tense of tener.

más

More; indicating a greater quantity or degree.

barril

Barrel; a cylindrical container for liquids.

arenques

Herrings; small oily fish commonly eaten in Europe.

vientre

Belly or abdomen; the lower front part of body.

nuestros

Our; first person plural masculine possessive adjective.

arponeros

Harpooners; sailors who throw harpoons at whales.

dijo

He/she said; preterite third person of decir.

vez

Time or instance; occurrence of an event.

capturó

He/she captured; preterite third person of capturar.

era

Was; imperfect tense third person singular of ser.

completamente

Completely; entirely or totally without exception.

blanca

White; the color white applied to a feminine noun.

viaje

Trip or journey; travel from one place to another.

Varias

Several or various; more than two of something.

ballenas

Whales; large marine mammals of the order Cetacea.

han

Have; auxiliary verb third person plural of haber.

llegado

Arrived; past participle of llegar meaning to arrive.

costa

Coast; the land along the edge of the sea.

año

Year; a period of twelve months.

ochenta

Eighty; the number 80.

pies

Feet; plural of pie, unit of measurement or body part.

longitud

Length or longitude; measurement of extent or geographic position.

tipo

Type or kind; a category or variety of something.

huesos

Bones; hard structures forming the skeleton of vertebrates.

entró

Entered; preterite third person singular of entrar.

cual

Which; relative pronoun referring to a previously mentioned noun.

según

According to; based on what someone reported or said.

informaron

They reported or informed; preterite of informar.

además

Furthermore or also; adding additional information.

gran

Great or large; adjective indicating large size or importance.

cantidad

Quantity or amount; how much of something there is.

aceite

Oil; liquid fat used in cooking or industry.

proporcionó

Provided or yielded; preterite third person of proporcionar.

libras

Pounds; unit of currency or weight measurement.

mandíbulas

Jaws; the bones forming the mouth structure.

sirven

They serve or function as; third person plural of servir.

puerta

Door or gate; an opening that can be closed.

jardín

Garden; an outdoor area where plants are grown.

mismo

Myself or same; used for emphasis or similarity.

decidido

Decided; past participle of decidir, to make a decision.

intentar

To try or attempt to do something.

puedo

I can; first person singular present of poder.

dominar

To dominate or master; to gain control over something.

matar

To kill; to cause the death of a living being.

esperma

Sperm; referring here to sperm whale (cachalote).

nunca

Never; at no time, negating frequency of action.

podido

Been able; past participle of poder.

escuchar

To hear or listen to; paying attention to sound.

ninguna

None or not any; negative for feminine singular nouns.

clase

Class or type; a category grouping similar things together.

haya

Has (subjunctive); present subjunctive of haber.

sido

Been; past participle of ser, the verb to be.

matada

Killed; past participle of matar in feminine form.

hombre

Man; an adult male human being.

alguno

Any or some; indefinite adjective referring to an unspecified person.

tal

Such; indicating a degree or kind of something.

ferocidad

Ferocity; extreme fierceness or savage intensity.

velocidad

Speed or velocity; rate at which something moves.

Carta

Letter; a written message sent to someone.

desde

From or since; indicating starting point in time or place.

mar

Sea; a large body of salt water.

obedecen

They obey; third person plural present of obedecer.

voz

Voice; sound produced by vocal cords during speech.

Dios

God; the supreme being in monotheistic religions.

Primer

First; ordinal number adjective meaning number one.

También

Also or too; indicating addition of another element.

vimos

We saw; first person plural preterite of ver.

abundancia

Abundance; a very large quantity of something.

grandes

Large or great; plural adjective indicating big size.

habiendo

Having; present participle of haber used as gerund.

esos

Those; demonstrative adjective for masculine plural nouns.

mares

Seas; plural of mar, large bodies of salt water.

sur

South; the cardinal direction opposite to north.

así

Thus or so; in this way or manner.

decirlo

To say it; infinitive of decir with object pronoun.

proporción

Proportion or ratio; comparative relationship between quantities.

cien

One hundred; the number 100.

tenemos

We have; first person plural present of tener.

norte

North; the cardinal direction toward the North Pole.

nosotros

We; first person plural subject pronoun.

alrededor

Around; surrounding or encircling something or approximately.

mundo

World; the Earth and all its inhabitants.

Capitán

Captain; the commander of a ship or military unit.