The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 4
And I think that some day I shall have to make another, larger, book, to tell you more about Tom Kitten!
¡Y creo que algún día tendré que hacer otro libro más grande para contaros más cosas sobre Tom Kitten!
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As for the Puddle-Ducks--they went into a pond.
En cuanto a los Patos del Charco, se metieron en un estanque.
The clothes all came off directly, because there were no buttons.
La ropa se cayó enseguida, porque no había botones.
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And Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, and Jemima and Rebeccah, have been looking for them ever since.
Y el señor Pato del Charco, y Jemima y Rebeccah, los han estado buscando desde entonces.
Vocabulary
- Y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or phrases.
- creo
- First person singular of 'creer'; means 'I believe' or 'I think'.
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
- algún
- Adjective meaning 'some' or 'any', used before masculine nouns.
- día
- Noun meaning 'day', a 24-hour period of time.
- tendré
- Future tense of 'tener'; means 'I will have'.
- hacer
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
- otro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'another' or 'other'.
- libro
- Noun meaning 'book', a written or printed publication.
- más
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'.
- grande
- Adjective meaning 'big', 'large', or 'great'.
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'by'.
- contaros
- Infinitive 'contar' with vosotros pronoun; means 'to tell you all'.
- cosas
- Plural noun meaning 'things', objects or matters in general.
- sobre
- Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'over'.
- Ilustración
- Noun meaning 'illustration', a picture or image in a book.
- En
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
- cuanto
- Used in 'en cuanto a' meaning 'as for' or 'regarding'.
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or indicating direction.
- los
- Definite article meaning 'the', masculine plural form.
- Patos
- Plural noun meaning 'ducks', aquatic birds; character names here.
- del
- Contraction of 'de' and 'el', meaning 'of the' or 'from the'.
- Charco
- Noun meaning 'puddle' or 'pool', a small body of water.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', 'themselves', or 'oneself'.
- metieron
- Preterite of 'meterse'; means 'they got into' or 'entered'.
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'.
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an', masculine singular.
- estanque
- Noun meaning 'pond' or 'pool', a small body of still water.
- La
- Definite article meaning 'the', feminine singular form.
- ropa
- Noun meaning 'clothes' or 'clothing', garments worn on the body.
- cayó
- Preterite of 'caer'; means 'fell' or 'dropped' (it fell off).
- enseguida
- Adverb meaning 'immediately', 'right away', or 'at once'.
- porque
- Conjunction meaning 'because', introducing a reason or cause.
- no
- Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not', used for negation.
- había
- Imperfect of 'haber'; means 'there was' or 'there were'.
- botones
- Plural noun meaning 'buttons', small fasteners used on clothing.
- el
- Definite article meaning 'the', masculine singular form.
- señor
- Noun meaning 'mister' or 'sir', a title of respect for men.
- Pato
- Noun meaning 'duck'; used here as a character's name.
- y
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- han
- Present perfect auxiliary 'haber'; means 'have' (they have).
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar'; means 'been', used in perfect tenses.
- buscando
- Gerund of 'buscar'; means 'searching' or 'looking for'.
- desde
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from', indicating a starting point.
- entonces
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'at that time', or 'therefore'.
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