The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
--I told him, by his agreement he was to receive no vails; but he says as how there's a difference betwixt vails and perquisites; and so there is for sartain.
--Le dije que, según su acuerdo, no debía recibir propinas; pero él dice que hay una diferencia entre las propinas y los beneficios adicionales; y así es en verdad.
We are all going to the Hot Well, where I shall drink your health in a glass of water, being,
Todos vamos al Hot Well, donde beberé a su salud con un vaso de agua, siendo,
Dear Molly, Your humble servant to command, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, April 2nd.
Querida Molly, su humilde servidora a sus órdenes, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, 2 de abril.
To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.
Al señor WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. del colegio de Jesús, Oxon.
Vocabulary
- Le
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him/her/you'
- dije
- First person singular past tense of 'decir', meaning 'I said'
- que
- Conjunction or relative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'
- según
- Preposition meaning 'according to' or 'depending on'
- su
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'their'
- acuerdo
- Noun meaning 'agreement', 'deal', or 'understanding'
- no
- Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- debía
- Past imperfect of 'deber', meaning 'should' or 'ought to'
- recibir
- Verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to accept something given'
- propinas
- Noun meaning 'tips' or 'gratuities' given to service workers
- pero
- Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrasting idea
- él
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- dice
- Third person singular present tense of 'decir', meaning 'says'
- hay
- Impersonal verb form meaning 'there is' or 'there are'
- una
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- diferencia
- Noun meaning 'difference' or 'distinction between things'
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among' two or more things
- las
- Definite feminine plural article meaning 'the'
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases
- los
- Definite masculine plural article meaning 'the'
- beneficios
- Noun meaning 'benefits', 'perks', or 'advantages received'
- adicionales
- Adjective meaning 'additional' or 'extra', beyond what is standard
- así
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- es
- Third person singular present of 'ser', meaning 'is'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at' a place or time
- verdad
- Noun meaning 'truth' or 'reality'; used to affirm something
- Todos
- Pronoun/adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone' without exception
- vamos
- First person plural of 'ir', meaning 'we go' or 'let's go'
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'
- donde
- Relative adverb meaning 'where', indicating a location
- beberé
- First person singular future of 'beber', meaning 'I will drink'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or introducing indirect objects
- salud
- Noun meaning 'health'; used as a toast meaning 'cheers'
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with', indicating accompaniment or means
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- vaso
- Noun meaning 'glass' or 'cup' used for drinking liquids
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from', showing origin or possession
- agua
- Noun meaning 'water', a basic transparent drinkable liquid
- siendo
- Gerund of 'ser', meaning 'being'; used in continuous constructions
- Querida
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved', used in letter salutations
- humilde
- Adjective meaning 'humble' or 'modest', lacking arrogance
- servidora
- Noun meaning 'servant'; formal feminine self-reference in letters
- sus
- Possessive adjective meaning 'your', 'his', 'her', or 'their'
- órdenes
- Noun meaning 'orders' or 'commands'; also 'at your service'
- abril
- Noun meaning 'April', the fourth month of the year
- Al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'el', meaning 'to the'; used before names
- señor
- Noun meaning 'mister' or 'sir', a polite male title
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the' or 'from the'
- colegio
- Noun meaning 'school' or 'college', an educational institution
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