Peter Pan — Page 17
Peter was not quite like other boys; but he was afraid at last.
Peter no era exactamente como los otros chicos; pero al final tuvo miedo.
A tremour ran through him, like a shudder passing over the sea; but on the sea one shudder follows another till there are hundreds of them, and Peter felt just the one.
Un temblor lo recorrió, como un estremecimiento que pasa sobre el mar; pero en el mar un estremecimiento sigue a otro hasta que hay cientos de ellos, y Peter sintió solamente uno.
Next moment he was standing erect on the rock again, with that smile on his face and a drum beating within him.
Al momento siguiente estaba de pie sobre la roca otra vez, con aquella sonrisa en su rostro y un tambor latiendo en su interior.
It was saying, "To die will be an awfully big adventure.
Decía: «Morir será una aventura tremendamente grande.
Vocabulary
- era
- Past tense of 'ser'; he/she/it was.
- exactamente
- Adverb meaning precisely or exactly.
- chicos
- Noun meaning boys, kids, or young people.
- final
- Noun or adjective meaning 'end' or 'final'.
- tuvo
- Preterite form of 'tener'; he/she had.
- miedo
- Noun meaning fear or fright.
- temblor
- Noun meaning tremor, shiver, or shaking sensation.
- recorrió
- Preterite of 'recorrer'; ran through or traveled across.
- estremecimiento
- Noun meaning shudder, shiver, or trembling sensation.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'over', 'on', or 'about'.
- mar
- Noun meaning the sea or ocean.
- sigue
- Present tense of 'seguir'; follows or continues.
- hasta
- Preposition or conjunction meaning 'until' or 'up to'.
- hay
- Impersonal form of 'haber'; there is/are.
- cientos
- Noun or adjective meaning hundreds.
- sintió
- Preterite of 'sentir'; he/she felt.
- solamente
- Adverb meaning only or merely.
- momento
- Noun meaning moment or instant.
- siguiente
- Adjective meaning next or following.
- estaba
- Imperfect of 'estar'; he/she/it was (state/location).
- pie
- Noun meaning foot; 'de pie' means standing up.
- roca
- Noun meaning rock or boulder.
- vez
- Noun meaning time or instance; 'otra vez' means again.
- aquella
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (distant).
- sonrisa
- Noun meaning smile.
- rostro
- Noun meaning face or countenance.
- tambor
- Noun meaning drum.
- latiendo
- Gerund of 'latir'; beating, as a heart beats.
- interior
- Noun or adjective meaning interior, inner, or inside.
- Decía
- Imperfect of 'decir'; he/she was saying or used to say.
- Morir
- Infinitive meaning to die.
- será
- Future tense of 'ser'; will be.
- aventura
- Noun meaning adventure or exciting experience.
- tremendamente
- Adverb meaning tremendously or enormously.
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