Un Libro de Lectura Español Elemental - (An Elementary Spanish Reader) by Earl Stanley Harrison - HTML preview

 podían 3 pl. imp. ind. of

poder; nada podían they

could do nothing, were

powerless

 podré 1 sing. fut. ind.

podría 1 and 3 sing.

cond. of poder

 polvo m. dust

 pollo m. chicken

 ponderado p. p. of

ponderar

 ponderar to praise

highly

 poner to put; ponerse to

get, become; ponerse en

camino to set out; poner

en libertad to set free;

poner la mesa to set the

table

 poniente m. West

 por for, by, through, for

the sake of, in exchange

for; por entre among;

por allí over there; por

ciento per cent; por

entonces at that time

 porción f. portion

 porfía f. obstinacy;

obsequiaron a porfía

they rivalled each other

in showing attentions

 porfiar to insist

 porfió 3 sing. pret. ind.

of porfiar

 porque because

 porqué, por qué why

 posada f. inn, hotel

 posadera f. landlady,

innkeeper's wife

 poseer to possess, own

 poseía 1 and 3 sing. imp.

ind. poseo 1 sing. pres.

ind. of poseer

 posible possible

 potro m. colt

 prado m. meadow, field

 preceder to precede

 precedido p. p. of

preceder

 precio m. price

 precioso precious

 precisamente exactly

 preciso necessary

 preferir to prefer

 prefiero 1 sing. pres.

ind. of preferir

 pregunta f. question;

hacer una pregunta to

ask a question

 pregunta 3 sing. pres.

ind. preguntando pres.

p. of preguntar

 preguntar to ask

 preguntaré 1 sing. fut.

ind. preguntaron 3 pl.

pret. ind. preguntó 3

sing. pret. ind. of

preguntar

 prendero m. pawnbroker

 preparar to prepare

 preparó 3 sing. pret. ind.

of preparar

 presencia f. presence

 presentaba 1 and 3 sing.

imp. ind. presentando

pres. p. of presentar

 presentar to present

 presentarás 2 sing. fut.

ind. of presentar

 presente present

 presentó 3 sing. pret.

ind. of presentar

 preso imprisoned; m.

prisoner

 prestar to lend

 presto 1 sing. pres. ind.

of prestar

 primer, primero first

 primor m. excellence,

dexterity

 princesa f. princess

 principal principal, chief

 príncipe m. prince

 prisa f. hurry, haste;

tener prisa to be in a

hurry

 prisionero m. prisoner

 probable probable

 probado p. p. of probar

 probar to try, taste

 probó 3 sing. pret. ind.

of probar

 profundamente deeply

 promesa f. promise

 prometer to promise

 prometido p. p. prometí 1 sing. pret. ind.

prometió 3 sing. pret.

ind. of prometer

 pronto soon; tan pronto

como as soon as

 propio own; same

 provincia f. province

 provisto (de) provided

(with)

 próximo next

 pudiera 1 and 3 sing.

imp. subj. of poder; si yo pudiera if I could

(might)

 pudieran 3 pl. imp. subj.

of poder; pudieran Vds.

you might be able

 pudo 3 sing. pret. ind. of

poder

 pueblo m. village, town; people

 pueda 1 and 3 sing. pres.

subj. puede 3 sing. pres.

ind. pueden 3 pl. pres.

ind. puedes 2 sing. pres.

ind. puedo 1 sing. pres.

ind. of poder

 puerca f. pig

 puerco m. pig

 puerta f. door, gate

 puerto m. port, harbor

 pues adv. then, therefore, well; conj. for, since, as;

pues bien very well, well

then; pues qué well then,

what then; pues que

since

 puesto que since

 pulso m. pulse; tomar el pulso to feel the pulse

 punto m. point; a punto de on the point of

 puñal m. dagger

 puro pure

 pusieron 3 pl. pret. ind.

puso 3 sing. pret. ind. of

poner



Q

 que rel. pro. who, that, which; lo que what,

which; el que he who,

the one who; la que she

who, the one who

 que conj. that; for; than, as; con que so then, so

that; que sea let it be;

que Alá los guarde may

Allah protect you

 qué what; how; qué tal

what do you think of it;

qué bien how well; pues

qué what then, well then;

y qué and what of that;

qué tienes what's the

matter with you

 quedar, quedarse to

remain

 quedo quiet

 quejido m. moan

 quemaban 3 pl. imp. ind.

quemado p. p. of

quemar

 quemar to burn;

mandar quemar to

order to be burned

 querer to wish, want;

love

 quería 1 and 3 sing. imp.

ind. querían 3 pl. imp.

ind. querido p. p.

queriendo pres. p. of

querer

 quien, quién who; de

quien whose; a quien

whom

 quiera 1 and 3 sing.

pres. subj. quieras 2

sing. pres. subj. quiere 3

sing. pres. ind. quieres 2

sing. pres. ind. quiero 1

sing. pres. ind. of querer

 quieto quiet, still

 quinientos five hundred

 quisiera 1 and 3 sing.

imp. subj. of querer; I

should like, he would

like

 quitar, quitarse to take

away, take off, remove

 quitó 3 sing. pret. ind. of

quitar



R

 rabia f. rage

 raro rare, odd

 rayo m. ray, beam

 raza f. race

 razonable reasonable

 real m. ( 1/4 of a peseta or about 5 cents)

 recetado p. p. of recetar

 recetar to prescribe

 recibido p. p. recibió 3

sing. pret. ind. of recibir

 recibir to receive

 recibirá 3 sing. fut. ind.

of recibir

 recluta m. recruit

 recoger to get again,

pick up

 recogeré 1 sing. fut. ind.

of recoger

 reconocer to recognize

 reconoces 2 sing. pres.

ind. of reconocer

 recorrer to go over, go

all through

 recorrió 3 sing. pret. ind.

of recorrer

 recuerdo m. souvenir,

remembrance

 referir to refer, relate,

tell

 refirieron 3 pl. pret. ind.

refirió 3 sing pret. ind. of

referir

 regalar to give, present

 regalo 1 sing. pres. ind.

regaló 3 sing. pret. ind.

of regalar

 regalo m. present, gift; gratification, regalement

 regla f. rule

 regocijo m. rejoicing

 rehusar to refuse

 reloj m. clock, watch

 remediar to remedy,

help

 remedio m. remedy, help

 remendando pres. p. of

remendar

 remendar to mend

 remozado p. p. of

remozar

 remozar to rejuvenate,

make young again

 remozarán 3 pl. fut.

ind. of remozar

 rendir, rendirse to

surrender

 replica 3 sing. pres. ind.

of replicar

 replicar to reply

 replicó 3 sing. pret. ind.

of replicar

 reposaba 1 and 3 sing.

imp. ind. of reposar

 reposar to rest, repose

 reprender to reprove,

reprimand

 reprendió 3 sing. pret.

ind. of reprender

 requisito m. requisite

 rescate m. ransom

 resignar to resign;

resignarse to be resigned

 resistencia f. resistance

 resoplido m. snort

 responde 3 sing. pres.

ind. of responder

 responder to answer,

reply

 respondió 3 sing. pret.

ind. of responder

 respondiole = le

respondió

 respuesta f. answer,

reply

 retroceder to draw back

 retrocedió 3 sing. pret.

ind. of retroceder

 reverdecen 3 pl. pres.

ind. of reverdecer

 reverdecer to grow

green again

 revuelta f. return,

winding

 rey m. king

 rico rich; el rico the rich man

 rienda f. rein

 rigor m. rigor, severity; en rigor to be precise,

strictly speaking

 río m. river

 riqueza f. wealth

 robado p. p. of robar

 robar to steal

 roca f. rock

 rodeaban 3 pl. imp. ind.

of rodear

 rodeado p. p. of rodear; rodeado de surrounded

by

 rodear to surround

 rojo red

 Romeo m. Romeo

 rostro m. face

 rotundamente roundly,

positively

 rudamente roughly, hard

 rudo rough, hard

 ruido m. noise



S

 sabe 3 sing. pres. ind.

saben 3 pl. pres. ind. of

saber

 saber to know, know

how; learn

 sabes 2 sing. pres. ind.

sabía 1 and 3 sing. imp.

ind. sabían 3 pl. imp.

ind. of saber

 sabido p. p. of saber; tenga sabido learn, bear

in mind

 sabio wise; m. wise man, sage

 sacar to take out, bring

out, put out

 sacaron 3 pl. pret. ind.

sacó 3 sing. pret. ind. of

sacar

 sacre m. falcon

 sacudió 3 sing. pret. ind.

of sacudir

 sacudir to shake

 sala f. room

 salario m. salary, pay

 salga 1 and 3 sing. pres.

subj. of salir; que salga let him (her) come forth;

salga bien o mal whether

it prove good or bad

 salía 1 and 3 sing. imp.

ind. salido p. p. saliendo pres. p. salieron 3 pl.

pret. ind. salió 3 sing.

pret. ind. of salir

 salir to go out, come out,

leave

 saltar to leap, jump

 saltó 3 sing. pret. ind. of

saltar

 saludar to greet, salute

 saludó 3 sing. pret. ind.

of saludar

 salvar to save

 salvó 3 sing. pret. ind. of

salvar

 Satanás m. Satan

 satisfecho (de or con) satisfied (with)

 se reflex pro. himself, herself, themselves,

yourself, yourselves; to

himself, etc.

 se pers. pro. It is used as a substitute for le, les when these are

immediately followed by

another pronoun of the

third person. So se lo means, it to him (her,

them, you) Se lo doy I

give it to him (her, them,

you)

 sé 1 sing. pres. ind. of