Peter Pan — Page 14
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The lateness of the hour was almost the biggest thing of all.
Lo avanzado de la hora era casi lo más importante de todo.
She got them to bed in the pirates' bunks pretty quickly, you may be sure; all but Peter, who strutted up and down on the deck, until at last he fell asleep by the side of Long Tom.
Los llevó a la cama en los catres de los piratas bastante rápido, pueden estar seguros; todos menos Peter, que pavoneaba arriba y abajo en la cubierta, hasta que por fin se quedó dormido al lado de Long Tom.
He had one of his dreams that night, and cried in his sleep for a long time, and Wendy held him tightly.
Tuvo uno de sus sueños esa noche, y lloró mientras dormía durante un largo rato, y Wendy lo abrazó con fuerza.
Vocabulary
- avanzado
- Advanced or late, as in an advanced hour.
- hora
- The time or hour of the day.
- era
- Past tense of 'ser,' meaning 'was' or 'were'.
- casi
- Adverb meaning 'almost' or 'nearly'.
- importante
- Adjective meaning significant or of great importance.
- llevó
- Past tense of llevar; he/she took or carried someone.
- cama
- A bed used for sleeping or resting.
- catres
- Simple folding cots or basic portable beds.
- piratas
- Pirates; sea robbers who attack ships and vessels.
- bastante
- Adverb meaning 'quite,' 'fairly,' or 'enough'.
- rápido
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'fast' or 'quickly'.
- pueden
- Third person plural of poder; 'they can' or 'are able'.
- estar
- Verb meaning 'to be,' used for states or conditions.
- seguros
- Adjective meaning 'sure,' 'safe,' or 'certain'.
- menos
- Adverb meaning 'less' or 'except' in this context.
- pavoneaba
- Imperfect tense of pavonearse; to strut or show off.
- arriba
- Adverb meaning 'up,' 'above,' or 'upstairs'.
- abajo
- Adverb meaning 'down,' 'below,' or 'downstairs'.
- cubierta
- The deck of a ship or boat.
- hasta
- Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'even'.
- fin
- Noun meaning 'end' or 'finally' in por fin.
- quedó
- Past tense of quedarse; remained or became a state.
- dormido
- Past participle of dormir; fallen asleep or sleeping.
- lado
- Noun meaning 'side' or 'beside' in al lado de.
- Tuvo
- Past tense of tener; 'he/she had' something.
- sueños
- Dreams experienced during sleep; aspirations or visions.
- noche
- The night; the period of darkness after sunset.
- lloró
- Past tense of llorar; he/she cried or wept.
- mientras
- Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'.
- dormía
- Imperfect tense of dormir; was sleeping or slept.
- durante
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout a period'.
- largo
- Adjective meaning 'long' in time or physical length.
- rato
- A short or long period of time or while.
- abrazó
- Past tense of abrazar; she hugged or embraced someone.
- fuerza
- Strength or force; tightly or with great strength.
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