The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 1

Vocabulary

despierta

wakes up; is awake (third person singular)

en

in, on, at (common preposition)

medio

middle, half, means, medium

del

contraction of 'de el', meaning 'of the'

verso

verse, line of poetry

Libro

book, a major division of a long work

desde

from, since (indicates starting point)

donde

where, from where (relative adverb)

continúa

continues, carries on (third person singular)

hasta

until, up to, as far as

el

the (masculine definite article)

final

end, final, last part of something

En

in, on, at (preposition, sentence-initial)

La

the (feminine definite article)

Autora

female author, woman who wrote something

de

of, from (very common preposition)

la

the (feminine singular definite article)

escribí

I wrote (first person singular preterite)

introducción

introduction, opening section of a work

los

the (masculine plural definite article)

versos

verses, lines of poetry (plural)

y

and (basic coordinating conjunction)

junto

together, next to, along with

con

with (common preposition)

redacción

drafting, writing, editorial composition of text

un

a, an (masculine indefinite article)

nuevo

new, fresh, recently made or added

consejo

council, advice, a group of advisors

dioses

gods, divine beings (plural noun)

al

to the (contraction of 'a el')

comienzo

beginning, start of something

para

for, in order to (preposition/conjunction)

ocupar

to occupy, to take up space or position

lugar

place, location, spot

que

that, which, who (relative pronoun/conjunction)

fue

was, went (third person singular preterite)

trasladado

transferred, moved, relocated to another place

fueron

were, went (third person plural preterite)

las

the (feminine plural definite article)

únicas

only, unique, sole (feminine plural adjective)

cosas

things, objects, matters (plural noun)

se

reflexive/impersonal pronoun, oneself, itself

hicieron

they did, they made (preterite plural)

dar

to give, to provide something to someone

siquiera

even, at least (emphatic/concessive adverb)

una

a, an (feminine indefinite article)

apariencia

appearance, outward look or semblance

unidad

unity, oneness, coherence as a whole

esquema

scheme, outline, structural plan or diagram

antiguo

ancient, old, former (masculine adjective)

ocultar

to hide, to conceal something from view

hecho

fact, deed, done (noun or past participle)

tras

after, behind, following (preposition)

ser

to be (permanent or essential qualities)

invitada

invited (feminine past participle, guest)

a

to, at (very common preposition)

cantar

to sing, to perform a song

sobre

about, on top of, regarding a topic

tema

theme, topic, subject matter

pasara

would pass, spent (past subjunctive third person)

dos

two (cardinal number)

tercios

thirds, one-third portions (plural noun)

su

his, her, its, their (possessive adjective)

tiempo

time, weather, duration

cantando

singing (present participle/gerund)

uno

one (masculine cardinal number)

muy

very (intensifying adverb)

diferente

different, distinct, not the same

clímax

climax, peak moment of a narrative

nadie

nobody, no one (indefinite pronoun)

le

to him/her/it (indirect object pronoun)

había

had (imperfect of haber, auxiliary verb)

pedido

asked for, requested (past participle)

Pues

well, since, because (discourse connector)

aproximadamente

approximately, roughly, about (adverb)

Regreso

return, homecoming, coming back

ocupa

occupies, takes up (third person singular)

ocho

eight (cardinal number)

Libros

books, major divisions of an epic work

Pretendientes

suitors, men seeking to marry Penelope

dieciséis

sixteen (cardinal number)

Creo

I believe, I think (first person singular)

esto

this (neuter demonstrative pronoun)

es

is (third person singular of ser)

sustancialmente

substantially, essentially, largely correct

correcto

correct, right, accurate (adjective)

Por

for, by, through (preposition)

último

last, final, most recent (adjective)

tratar

to treat, to deal with, to address a topic

punto

point, dot, detail, matter

poca

little, few, not much (feminine adjective)

importancia

importance, significance, relevance

observo

I observe, I note (first person singular)

edición

edition, published version of a text

hace

makes, does, causes (third person singular)

terminen

they end, finish (present subjunctive plural)

coma

comma; also coma (medical), context-dependent noun

Los

the (masculine plural definite article)

signos

signs, marks, symbols (plural noun)

puntuación

punctuation, system of marks in writing

son

are (third person plural of ser)

fecha

date, a specific day on the calendar

mucho

much, a lot, very (adverb/adjective)

más

more, most (comparative adverb)

reciente

recent, new, of not long ago

por

for, by, through (preposition)

lo

it, him (direct object pronoun/neuter article)

no

no, not (negation)

parece

seems, appears (third person singular)

útil

useful, helpful, practical (adjective)

ceñirse

to stick to, adhere closely to something

texto

text, written or printed content

asunto

matter, affair, issue, subject

tan

so, such, as (intensifying adverb)

pequeño

small, little (masculine adjective)

sin

without (preposition)

embargo

embargo; 'sin embargo' means however, nevertheless

espíritu

spirit, soul, inner essence or attitude

mero

mere, pure, only (adjective)

conservadurismo

conservatism, tendency to preserve tradition

he

I have (auxiliary verb, first person singular)

preferido

preferred, favored (past participle)

hacerlo

to do it, to carry it out

así

thus, so, in this way (adverb)

qué

what, how (interrogative/exclamatory pronoun)

Griego

Greek, relating to Greece or its language