The Spanish reading room
One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Además, cada una llevaba colgando como un farolito, una luciérnaga que se balanceaba.
Besides, each one carried, hanging like a little lantern, a firefly that swung to and fro.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Las ranas se habían perfumado todo el cuerpo, y caminaban en dos pies.
The frogs had perfumed themselves all over, and walked on two feet.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Además | además | besides, moreover (adv.) |
| cada | cada | each, every (adj.) |
| una | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| llevaba | llevar | to carry, take; to wear (v.) |
| colgando | colgar | to hang (v.) |
| como | como | as, like; since (conj./adv.) |
| farolito | farolito | little lantern (n., m., diminutive of farol) |
| luciérnaga | luciérnaga | firefly, glow-worm (n., f.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); stands in for le before lo/la (se la dieron — they gave it to her); one, people (se ve — one sees) (pron.) |
| balanceaba | balancear | to swing, sway (v.) |
Read «Las medias de los flamencos» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.