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II. PAGE 5, LINES 27-8 (page 6)

1. The day passes, three days pass, a week passes, and the captain does
not appear thereabouts. 2. I can not understand it. 3. We can not
understand it. 4. Don't you know that the chiefs go away from time to
time? 5. I know nothing of their absence. 6. In the afternoon we take
them out of the cave, for the heat stifles them. 7. They are tying them
to the trees.

III. THE IMPERFECT AND THE PRETERIT

PAGE 10, LINES 7-19

1. Two weeks after that he set out at nine o'clock in the morning. 2.
The count finally ascertained his whereabouts as well as those of his
companion. 3. He was to set out in search of the count. 4. He took leave
of his family. 5. He was taking leave of his friends. 6. He was going to
set out. 7. We set out. 8. It appeared that they were setting out.

IV

PAGE 14, LINES 1-20

1. He was playing on the cornet and I was dancing. 2. It was not warm
under the trees. 3. I was carrying the cornet to him. 4. Why did he not
play? 5. The hypocrite said[1] that he did not know how to play. 6.
Nobody used to play like him. 7. We heard that you used to have a
pension. 8. I heard so (=it.) 9. Come! come! I had no pension.

[Footnote 1: _decir_.]

V. FUTURE AND CONDITIONAL

PAGE 17, LINES 30-12 (page 18)

1. We will attack them at nightfall. 2. The battle will last from three
till five o'clock in the afternoon. 3. I will command. 4. I would give
orders to them to fire. 5. They will be victorious and we shall have to
flee. 6. I would kill the colonel. 7. We would not try to defend
ourselves. 8. They would try in vain to defend him.

VI

PAGE 21, LINES 29-15 (page 22)

1. The colonel will not know. 2. We shall not know. 3. He would remember
us. 4. We will wait for Nicholas until one o'clock. 5. I shall not fall
asleep. 6. He would not awake. 7. He would look around and would find
himself alone. 8. It will strike two. 9. It would strike three. 10. He
would not appear. 11. Day will dawn.

VII. DISJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS

PAGE 26, LINES 1-16

1. The painters, accompanied by their pupils, entered the church
with me. 2. In it we found little to admire. 3. I was already going away
with them. 4. I noticed a chapel and approached it. 5. They noticed a
picture and approached it. 6. To the pupils, who were approaching with
him, he said: "This youth will go away with us." 7. We pointed at the
canvas which we had in front of us.

VIII. CONJUNCTIVE PRONOUNS

PAGE 29, LINES 32-7 (page 30)

1. I knew him. 2. He knew me. 3. I am selling him the picture. 4. He was
selling us the pictures. 5. "You have not understood him," answered the
friars. 6. I tell you that the authors of those paintings have died. 7.
Will you tell us when they died? 8. You ask for the pictures--I sold
them to him. 9. Do they want the picture? We will sell it to them.

IX. THE REFLEXIVE. THE PASSIVE [_With reflexive substitute_]

PAGE 32, LINES 14-25

1. The artist approached. 2. We were approaching. 3. The prior was
surrounded by all (of) them. 4. The coffins were seen[1] on the ground.
5. The face of the dead woman was seen. 6. It will be seen that he will
be like his work. 7. Now his works will be seen. 8. The great painter
found himself in the temple. 9. It was seen that the face was like the
work of the dead prior.

[Footnote 1: Avoid the passive in similar constructions.]

X. ADJECTIVES [_Declension, apocopation_]

PAGE 35, LINES 3-16

1. His skin was dry and yellow. 2. They (m.) were yellow as a mummy. 3.
Their skin was black. 4. Many years ago his sunken eyes were black and
shining. 5. The supper was good, but we had not any wine. 6. The wines
were good and abundant. 7. I seek good wine and good conversation. 8.
Wine! we have none. 9. I am seeking some one. 10. We are seeking some
good wine. 11. Some wines are good, some are not good.

XI. POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES AND PRONOUNS

PAGE 39, LINES 22-5 (page 40)

1. His words and mine. 2. My voice and his. 3. The Frenchman's words and
yours alarmed me. 4. My bottles are new, his are not new. 5. They have
drunk five bottles of our wine, and five and a half of his. 6. This is
her wine. 7. This is the door of their drug-store. 8. The door of my
drug-store and of his. 9. This chair is not theirs, it is mine. 10.
These chairs are not ours, but hers.

XII. USE OF _usted_

PAGE 43, LINES 1-11

1. He is going to relate to you a historic episode. 2. You are going to
relate the episode to him. 3. The episode is not historic and it is not
we who will relate it to you. 4. It is not you who related it to her. 5.
We do not ask of you that you relate it to us. 6. You will not ask of us
that we relate it to you. 7. You will not take upon yourself the trouble
to tell it to them.

XIII. COMPOUND TENSES

PAGE 46, LINES 34-9 (page 47)

1. We have gone out of the cafe. 2. As he has told you, they had left
the cafe. 3. Two dusty carriages have stopped before the house. 4. They
will have stopped in front of your house. 5. I would have stopped in
front of her house. 6. The carriage has stopped. 7. As I have said, they
had approached the door of the house. 8. We had alighted and would have
approached the house.

XIV. PERSONAL _a_

PAGE 50, LINES 28-14 (page 51)

1. The people saw the priest. 2. He saw them and he saw the captives
also. 3. The captives did not see the strangers. 4. The captive will
behold Napoleon. 5. She has seen our two companions. 6. He had abandoned
his companion. 7. We have not abandoned our companions. 8. I saw the
captives and the stranger. 9. I saw the guitar and the captive who was
playing it. 10. We left Catalonia.

XV. DEMONSTRATIVES

PAGE 58, LINES 13-23

1. That book which you are reading is better than this one. 2. These
books which I am reading are better than those. 3. We did not believe
what you were reading in those books. 4. These people believed what that
rogue said. 5. The Poles would not come to this country. 6. These Poles
were serving under the orders of that wretch. 7. Those who died were
Poles, but this one is not a Pole. 8. What is that?

XVI. RELATIVES AND INTERROGATIVES

PAGE 62, LINES 22-2 (page 63)

N.B. Observe carefully the distinction between _cual_ and _el_, _la_,
_lo cual_, _quien_ and _quien_, _que_ and _que_, etc.

1. What are you doing? 2. What was your companion doing? 3. Which one?
4. The companion at whom you were looking. 5. "What will you do?" asked
the others, who were much moved. 6. The others, to whom they did not
give time to fire a shot, were giving their guns to the soldiers who had
killed the Poles. 7. Which ones? 8. The ones who had robbed the soldier.
9. Which soldiers stole the portraits that we wore? 10. Which soldier
killed the stranger at whom I was looking?

XVII. COMPARISON

PAGE 67, LINES 1-11

[See Grammar for the various formulas of comparison.]

1. This bay forms a more ample circle than that one. 2. The smaller of
these bays is more charming than that of Cadiz. 3. The most celebrated
castle is that of the duke. 4. It is less celebrated than that of the
Dukes of Osuna. 5. The gardener is not as humble as his uncle. 6. The
duke had as many castles as his uncle. 7. The uncle's name was more
celebrated than the duke's. 8. The most celebrated name is that of the
duke, who was, a very long time ago, the most humble of horticulturists.

XVIII. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_After impersonal verbs_]

PAGE 70, LINES 18-33

1. It is impossible that he should recognize me. 2. It is impossible
that they should understand. 3. It was not possible that they should see
me. 4. It will be a marvel should he see his daughters. 5. It is
impossible that we should stay in the place. 6. It was impossible for
them to stay in Cadiz. 7. Is it a wonder that he should not set out for
Cadiz to-day? 8. Was it necessary (_preciso_) that you should set out?
9. It is infamous that he should say those things to-day.

XIX. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_After conjunctions, adverbs, etc._]

PAGE 73, LINES 30-6 (page 74)

1. He left the receipt in order that you might see that he had paid. 2.
He will leave a receipt so that you may see that you have paid him. 3. I
will bring you the receipt before you pay me. 4. He said that he would
bring me a receipt before I paid him. 5. We will bring him the books
when (_cuando_) he pays you. 6. He brought me a book so I might pay him.
7. They bring me the books so I may not say that they are robbing me.

XX

PAGE 80, LINES 20-30

1. I will offer him a part of what I may find, although (_aunque_) it
may not be a very large one. 2. Although he may offer me a part of what
he finds, it will not be a very large one. 3. When you find out what it
is necessary to offer to him, we will explain it to him. 4. If I knew
this, I would talk of it. 5. If you would explain this to your sons,
when they learn all they would aid you. 6. I will take that land,
although there may be some fraud in this same business.

XXI. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_After verbs expressing inherent doubt, i.e. verbs of fear, hope,
disbelief, anticipation, purpose, etc._]

PAGE 84, LINES 18-29

1. I made an effort to keep him from reading the parchment. 2. He will
make an effort to keep me from reading the postscript. 3. I fear
(_temer_) that they may read the letter which Pepa sent me. 4. I feared
they might send Pepa to me. 5. Make an effort to have them inform me. 6.
I warned them to respect my letters. 7. I warn you to respect my
letters. 8. I fear that you may see and read the letter and may try to
keep Pepa from sending me the forty bank-notes.

XXII. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_After verbs of volition: desire, command, concession, prohibition_]

PAGE 88, LINES 4-20

1. I desire that you translate the parchment. 2. He wished us to
translate it. 3. We wished them to remain. 4. He did not wish the
orphans to ask alms. 5. He gave orders[1] that they should burn the
parchment. 6. We will give orders that they translate the Arabic verses
which my uncle has just sent to me. 7. I will give orders to Josefa (so)
that she may have the Arabic parchment translated by (some) competent
person. 8. I wish you to send some help to the orphans.

[Footnote 1: To order, _mandar_.]

XXIII. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_With the imperative value_]

PAGE 93, LINES 5-17

1. God grant that he may not die! 2. Let them not die! 3. Let not your
daughters escape from your house! 4. Let all go out! 5. Go out. 6. Let
us go out. 7. Let him not know it. 8. Let us know it. 9. Let us escape
from their house. 10. Let him not escape from my house. 11. Do not
escape. 12. Do not go out. 13. Know that the coins are mine. 14. Do it.
15. Do not do it.

XXIV. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_In relative clauses_]

PAGE 98, LINES 21-34

1. We need a man (_hombre_) who may be faithful and loyal. 2. The king
of Spain needs men who may prove faithful and loyal. 3. Kings need men
of whose lives they may be masters and who may labor loyally. 4. The man
needs a master whom he may accompany. 5. We need millions of which we
may be masters. 6. I need a man to work faithfully. 7. He wants a
document which he may read. 8. They wanted documents which they might
read.

XXV. SUBJUNCTIVE

[_After emotional verbs_]

PAGE 102, LINES 23-7 (page 103)

1. I am sorry[1] that you have not come. 2. He was sorry that we had not
come yesterday afternoon. 3. We are sorry that it should be necessary to
tear down this wall. 4. I am glad[2] that it is not necessary to build a
tower. 5. We were glad that it was not necessary to demolish the
foundations. 6. They are sorry that the contract does not suit you. 7. I
was sorry that it did not suit them to do this work. 8. I am glad that
the contract has suited you. 9. He is sorry the contract does not suit
you.

[Footnote 1: To be sorry, _pesarle a uno_; I am sorry, _me pesa_.]

[Footnote 2: To be glad, _gustarle a uno_.]

XXVI. COMPOSITION

PAGE 112, LINES 16-3 (page 113)

Two days passed. He found six bits of cedar and obtained a fire. He
killed some reindeer and preserved the torn flesh in the ice. It was
preserved thus all the year. Having no axe he transported to his grotto
the splinters of the trees torn to pieces by the frost. Every morning he
began again[3] the struggle with the cold and the solitude, because he
desired to live and to return some day to his hearth. He adored life.

[Footnote 3: Use _volver a_ (with infinitive).]

XXVII

PAGE 119, LINES 6-23

He was mistaken. He will not see the spring this month. I believe he can
not suffer longer. What will become of him? When will he see the sun
appear in the dark firmament, where only the stars and the moon are
seen? It is night here; it is January. We see only frozen seas. The snow
covers the valleys and mountains. One would believe that the Creator has
forgotten this world and that spring will not come to visit it as it
visits other lands.

XXVIII

PAGE 128, LINES 12-26

The fourth of August, on board of the boat which had just picked him up,
he saw the island of Spitzbergen recede. He lost sight of the great
mountains. He was journeying toward home. A sailor, whose life he had
saved, accompanied him. He had remained nine years on the island. When
he arrived at X and disembarked those who saw his white hair and his
dull eyes did not believe that he was the same sailor whom they had
accompanied to the ship at the age of nineteen years.

VOCABULARY (p183)

N.B. Words alike or nearly alike have in general been omitted.

For all adverbs ending in _mente_, the corresponding adjective form has
been given.

_Ch_ follows _c_, _ll_ follows _l_, differing from the English order.

The gender has not been indicated for nouns ending in _o_ which are
masculine, nor for those in _a_ which are feminine, nor for those nouns
whose gender is inherent. The feminine ending in _a_ has not been
indicated for adjectives ending in _o_. In other cases the feminine has
been indicated except in invariable adjectives.

The following abbreviations occur:

_adj._ adjective
_aug._ augmentative
_dim._ diminutive
_part._ participle
_vr._ reflexive verb
_prep._ preposition
_m._ masculine
_f._ feminine
_n._ neuter

=VOCABULARY=

=A=

=a= to, at.
=abajo= under, down, downstairs.
=abandonar= to abandon.
=abastecer= to purvey, supply.
=abasto= provisions.
=abatimiento= abasement, dejection.
=abatir= to throw down.
=abdicar= to abdicate.
=abeto= fir.
=abierto= (from =abrir=) open.
=abismar= to engulf, plunge.
=abismo= abyss.
=abogado= advocate, lawyer.
=abono= manure, fertilizer.
=abrazar= to embrace.
=abrazo= embrace.
=abreviar= to abridge.
=abrigo= shelter.
=Abril= _m._ April.
=abrir= to open.
=abrumar= to overwhelm.
=absolutista= absolutist, ultra-conservative.
=absoluto= absolute.
=absorber= to absorb.
=abuelo-a= grandparent, ancestor.
=abultar= to increase, enlarge.
=abundancia= abundance.
=aburrir= to weary, bore; _vr._ be bored,
=abuso= ill use, abuse.
=aca= here, hither.
=acabar= to finish, end; =---- de=, to have just...
=acallar= to quiet, hush.
=acampar= to encamp.
=acariciar= to caress.
=acaso= perhaps, by chance.
=acceder= to accede.
=accion= _f_ action, battle.
=acelerar= to accelerate.
=acemila= beast of burden.
=acento= accent.
=aceptar= to accept.
=acercar= to bring near; _vr._ to approach.
=acero= steel.
=acertado= fit, proper.
=acertar= to hit the mark, succeed, happen.
=acetre= _m._ small bucket.
=achacoso= infirm, sickly.
=achicar= to diminish.
=aciago= unlucky.
=acometer= to attack.
=acomodar= to accommodate, suit, fit.
=acompanar= to accompany.
=aconsejar= to counsel, advise.
=acordar= _vr._ to remember.
=acostar= to put into bed; _vr._ go to bed.
=acostumbrar= to accustom.
=acreditar= to assure, give credit to.
=acribillar= to pierce like a sieve.
=actitud= _f._ attitude.
=acto= act; =en el ----=, instantly.
=acudir= to run up, succor, have recourse to.
=acunar= to coin.
=acurrucar= _vr._ to squat.
=acusacion= _f._ accusation.
=acusar= to accuse.
=adaptar= to adapt.
=adelantar= to advance, profit, get the start of.
=adelante= forward, henceforth.
=ademan= _m._ gesture, attitude.
=ademas= besides.
=adentro= within.
=adherir= to adhere.
=adiestrar= to make dexterous.
=adios= adieu.
=adivinar= to divine, guess.
=adivino= diviner, fortune-teller.
=adjunto= annexed.
=admirable= admirable, marvelous.
=admiracion= _f._ admiration, wonder.
=admirar= to admire, wonder.
=admitir= to admit.
=adobo= pickle sauce.
=adolescente= a youth.
=adorar= to adore.
=adormidera= poppy.
=adquirir= to acquire.
=aduanero-a= custom-house officer.
=aduar= _m._ ambulatory Arab camp.
=advertencia= advice, warning.
=advertir= to warn, notify.
=aereo= aerial.
=afable= affable.
=afamado= famous.
=afan= _m._ anxiety, trouble.
=afectar= to affect.
=afecto= affectionate, well affected.
=aferrar= _vr._ to grapple, grasp.
=afinar= to tune.
=afirmar= to affirm.
=aflojar= to loosen.
=afortunado= fortunate.
=afrancesado= Frenchified Spaniard, Francomaniac, French sympathizer.
=afueras= _f. pl._ environs.
=agachar= _vr._ to stoop, squat.
=agazapar= _vr._ to hide.
=agil= agile.
=agilidad= _f._ agility.
=agitar= to agitate.
=agonia= death, death agony.
=agonizante= dying.
=agonizar= to be dying.
=Agosto= August.
=agraciado= graceful.
=agradar= to gratify.
=agravar= to aggravate.
=agravio= offense, injury.
=agrupar= to group, cluster, crowd.
=agua= water.
=aguantar= to endure, put up with.
=aguardar= to expect, wait for.
=aguardiente= _m._ brandy.
=aguja= needle.
=Agustin= Augustine.
=ahi= there.
=ahogar= to suffocate, drown.
=ahora= now; =---- bien=, well then.
=ahorcar= to hang.
=ahorrar= to save, spare.
=aire= _m._ air.
=ajar= to spoil.
=ajeno= alien, of another; =lo ----= what belongs to another.
=ajuar= _m._ household furniture.
=ajustar= to adjust.
=alacran= _m._ scorpion.
=alargar= to extend, hand.
=alarido= outcry, shout.
=alarife= architect.
=alarmar= to alarm.
=Alaves-a= of Alava.
=alba= dawn.
=albergar= to lodge, harbor.
=alborada= daybreak.
=alcalde= justice of the peace, mayor.
=alcaldia= office of an alcalde.
=alcanzar= to reach, overtake, obtain.
=alcazar= _m._ castle, fortress.
=alcoba= alcove, bedroom.
=alcornoque= _m._ cork-tree.
=alegar= to allege.
=alegrar= to rejoice.
=alegre= merry, joyful, gay.
=alegria= gayety, mirth.
=Alejandra= Alexandra.
=alejar= to remove; _vr._ to go off.
=aletargar= _vr._ to fall into a lethargy.
=alfombra= carpet.
=alga= seaweed.
=algazara= confused noise.
=algo= something, somewhat.
=alguacil= constable, policeman.
=alguien= some one.
=alguno= some, some one.
=aliento= breath, respiration.
=alimentar= to feed.
=alma= soul.
=almohada= pillow, cushion.
=almorzar= to breakfast.
=alojado= lodger.
=alojamiento= lodging.
=alojar= to lodge.
=alrededor= around.
=altaneria= haughtiness.
=alterar= to change, disturb.
=alto= high, tall, loud.
=altura= height.
=alumbrado= illumination.
=alumbrar= to light.
=alzar= to raise.
=alla= there, thither.
=allegar= to collect.
=alli= there.
=amable= amiable.
=amanecer= to dawn.
=amante= loving, fond.
=amar= to love.
=amargo= bitter.
=amargura= bitterness.
=amarillear= to turn yellow.
=amarillento= yellowish.
=amarillo= yellow.
=ambiente= _m._ circumambient air.
=ambito= circuit.
=ambos-as= both.
=ambulante= ambulatory, moving.
=amenaza= menace.
=amenazar= to menace.
=amigo-a= friend.
=aminorar= to lessen.
=amistad= _f._ friendship.
=amo-a= master, mistress, proprietor.
=amor= _m._ love; =---- propio= self-love.
=amotinar= to excite to mutiny.
=amparar= to shelter, protect.
=amparo= protection, refuge.
=amplio= ample.
=anciano= old.
=ancho= wide.
=andaluz-a= Andalusian.
=andar= to go, walk, fare.
=anfitrion= host.
=angosto= narrow.
=angulo= angle, corner.
=angustia= anguish.
=anima= soul.
=animal= _m._ animal, dolt.
=animar= to animate, enliven.
=aniquilar= to annihilate.
=anoche= last night.
=anochecer= to grow dark.
=anotar= to note.
=antartico= antarctic.
=ante= before, in the presence of.
=antemano; de ----= beforehand.
=antepasado= ancestor.
=anterior= former, previous, preceding.
=antes= before, rather.
=antesala= antechamber.
=anticuado= antiquated.
=antiguo= antique, old.
=antipodas= _m. pl._ antipodes
=antojar= _vr. (with personal =dative=_) to have a fancy or desire.
=anudar= to knot.
=anunciar= to announce.
=anadidura= addition; =por ----= in addition.
=anadir= to add.
=ano= year.
=apagar= to extinguish, dim.
=apalear= to drub, beat with a stick.
=aparatoso= ostentatious, magnificent.
=aparecer= to appear.
=aparejar= to prepare.
=aparente= apparent.
=aparicion= apparition, appearance.
=apariencia= appearance.
=apear= _vr._ to alight.
=apellido= name, surname.
=apenas= hardly.
=apero= agricultural implements.
=apestar= to infect, smell.
=apiadar= _vr._ to pity.
=aplastar= to flatten, crush.
=apoderar= _vr._ to take possession.
=apodo= nickname.
=apoplejia= apoplexy.
=apopletico= apoplectic.
=aposento= room.
=apostol= apostle.
=apoyar= to support; _vr._ to lean.
=apoyo= support, prop, protection.
=apreciar= to appreciate.
=aprehensor= custodian.
=aprender= to learn.
=apresurar= _vr._ to hasten.
=apretar= to press, urge.
=aprisionar= to imprison.
=aprovechar= to profit, utilize.
=apuntar= to set down, note.
=apurar= to drain.
=aquel= _m._ aquella _f._ aquello _n._= that.
=aqui= here.
=aquilon= _m._ north wind.
=arabe= Arab.
=arabigo= Arabic.
=arado= plow.
=arar= to plow.
=arbitrariedad= _f._ arbitrariness, arbitrary act.
=arbol= _m._ tree.
=arca= chest, wooden box, ark.
=arco,= arc, arch; =---- iris= rainbow.
=arder= to burn.
=ardiente= ardent.
=ardor= _m._ ardor, heat.
=arena= sand.
=arenal= _m._ sandy ground.
=argentino= silvery.
=argumento= argument.
=arma= arm, weapon.
=armar= to arm, to dub (a knight).
=armonia= harmony.
=arnes= _m._ harness, trapping.
=arcancar= to pull up, wrest, force out.
=arranque= _m._ pulling up, impulse, vehemence.
=arrastrar= to drag.
=arrebatar= to snatch, carry off, fling.
=arrepentir= _vr._ to repent.
=arriba= up, above.
=arriero= muleteer.
=arrimar= to draw near.
=arrodillar= _vr._ to kneel.
=arrojar= to throw.
=arrollar= to roll up.
=arroyo= brook, rivulet, stream.
=arroyuelo= _(dim.)_ brooklet.
=arruga= wrinkle.
=arruinar= to ruin, demolish.
=arrullo= cooing.
=arte= _m. f._ art, artfulness; =malas artes= evil practices.
=articular= to articulate.
=artista= _m._ artist.
=asador= _m._ turnspit.
=asalto= assault, storm.
=ascendiente= forefather.
=ascetico= ascetic.
=asco= nausea.
=asegurar= to secure, assure.
=asemejar= _vr._ to be like.
=asasinar= to assassinate.
=asesinato= assassination.
=asesino= assassin.
=asesor= assessor, counselor.
=asestar= to aim.
=asfixiar= to asphyxiate.
=asi= thus, so; ---- como as well as, ---- que as soon as.
=asiento= seat, chair.
=asimilable= capable of assimilation.
=asir= _vr._ to seize.
=asistente= _m._ orderly.
=asistir= to be present.
=asno= ass.
=asolador-a= destructive, racking.
=asomar= to show; _vr._ to appear, begin to appear.
=asombrar= to amaze.
=asombro= amazement.
=asombroso= astonishing.
=aspero= rough.
=aspirar= to aspire.
=astilla= splinter.
=astro= star, luminous body.
=asturiano= of the province of Asturias (_in N. Spain._)
=asunto= subject, matter.
=asustar= to frighten.
=atacar= to attack.
=atalaya= watchtower.
=atar= to tie.
=ataud= _m._ coffin.
=atencion= _f._ attention.
=atender= to be attentive, heed.
=atentado= attempt, offense.
=atento= attentive.
=atenuar= to diminish.
=ateo= atheist.
=aterir= _vr._ to grow numb.
=aterrador-a= terrible.
=aterrar= to prostrate, terrify.
=atomo= atom.
=atonia= weakness.
=atraer= to attract.
=atrapar= to catch, overtake,
=atras= back, backwards.
=atravesar= to traverse, cross, pierce, pass through.
=atrever= _vr._ to dare, venture.
=atribuir= to attribute.
=atributo= attribute.
=atronador-a= thundering.
=atrepellar= to trample.
=atropello= outrage.
=audiencia= audience, hearing.
=augusto= august, majestic.
=aumentar= to augment.
=aun= or =aun= still, yet, even.
=aunque= although.
=ausencia= absence.
=austero= austere.
=austriaco= Austrian.
=automata= _m._ automaton.
=autor-a= author.
=autoridad= _f._ authority.
=auxiliar= to aid, assist, attend a dying person.
=auxilio= aid.
=avanzar= to advance.
=avaro= avaricious.
=ave= _f._ bird.
=avecindar= to make a neighbor or fellow-citizen.
=avergonzar= to shame, abash; _vr._ to be ashamed.
=averiguar= to investigate, find out.
=avio= preparation, provision, apparatus.
=avisado= sagacious.
=avisar= to inform, notify.
=ay= alas!
=ayer= yesterday.
=ayuda= aid, help.
=ayudar= to aid.
=ayuno= fast, abstinence.
=ayuntamiento= town council.
=azafate= _m._ flat _(osier)_ basket.
=azotea= platform on roof.
=azul= blue.
=azulejo= painted tile.

=B=

=bagaje= _m._ baggage.
=bahia= bay.
=bailar= to dance.
=baile= _m._ dance.
=bajar= to lower, descend.
=bajo= low; _prep._ under.
=bala= ball, bullet.
=balancear= to balance.
=balbucear= to stammer.
=balcon= _m._ balcony.
=balde; de ---- gratis,= for nothing.
=ballena= whale.
=ballenero= whaler.
=bambolear= _vr._ to totter.
=banco= bank.
=banda= band.
=bandera= banner.
=bandido= highwayman.
=bando= faction, party, proclamation.
=bandolero= bandit, highwayman.
=baqueta= ramrod.
=baratura= cheapness.
=barba= chin, beard.
=barbaro= barbarous.
=barco= boat.
=barra= crowbar.
=barranco= ravine; =barranquillo= _(dim.)._
=barreno= hole made with a borer or pick.
=barriga= abdomen, belly; =barrigon= _(aug.)_
=barrilla= alkali.
=barro= clay, mud.
=barrunto= conjecture.
=base= _f._ base.
=Basilio= Basil.
=bastante= enough.
=bastar= to suffice.
=batalla= battle.
=batallon= _m._ battalion.
=batir= to beat _vr._ to fight.
=bautismo= baptism.
=bautizar= to baptize.
=bayonetazo= thrust with a bayonet.
=beato= blessed, devout, fanatic, obscurantist.
=beber= to drink.
=bebida= drink, beverage.
=belleza= beauty.
=bendecir= to bless.
=bendicion= _f._ blessing.
=bendito= blessed.
=besar= to kiss.
=beso= kiss.
=bey= _(Turkish)_ governor.
=biblia= bible.
=biblico= biblical.
=bicho= insect.
=bien= well, right, else; _m._ good, utility, benefit, property, riches;
=no ----=, no sooner; =---- que=, although.
=bienhechor-a= benefactor.
=bigote= _m._ mustache.
=billar= _m._ billiards.
=billete= _m._ note.
=bizarria= bravery.
=blanco= white.
=blancura= whiteness.
=blandir= to brandish.
=blando= soft, smooth.
=blanquear= to whiten, whitewash.
=blanquecino= whitish.
=blasfemar= to blaspheme.
=blasfemia= blasphemy.
=bobo= stupid, silly.
=boca= mouth.
=bola= ball, globe.
=boleta= soldier's billet.
=bolsillo= pocket, purse.
=bondadoso= kindly.
=Bonifacio= Boniface.
=bonito= pretty.
=boqueron= _m._ anchovy.
=boquete= _m._ gap, narrow entrance.
=bordar= to embroider.
=bordo= board _(of ship)._
=borrar= to blot, efface.
=borrego= lamb.
=borrico= donkey.
=borroso= indistinct.
=bota= boot.
=bote= _m._ glazed earthen vessel.
=botella= bottle.
=botica= apothecary's shop.
=boticario= apothecary.
=boveda= vault, arch.
=brazo= arm.
=brena= craggy, broken surface.
=brenal= briery or brambly ground.
=bribon= _m._ rascal.
=brillante= brilliant.
=brillar= to shine.
=brillo= brilliancy.
=brindar= to toast _(with wine), vr._ to offer.
=brindis= _m._ toast.
=brisa= breeze.
=brocal= _m._ curbstone of a well.
=brotar= to germinate, break out.
=bruma= haziness, mist.
=buenamente= easily, by fair means.
=buenaventura= fortune-telling.
=bueno= good.
=buey= _m._ ox.
=buitre= _m._ vulture.
=bullicioso= noisy.
=buque= _m._ vessel.
=burgomaestre= burgomaster.
=burla= jest, mockery.
=burlar= to jest, mock, hoax; _vr._ to jest, mock, laugh at.
=burro= donkey.
=busca= search.
=buscar= to seek, search.
=butaca= easy-chair.

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