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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Al oir esto, los flamencos, llenos de miedo porque estaban descubiertos, quisieron volar; pero estaban tan cansados que no pudieron levantar una sola ala.
Hearing this, the flamingos, full of fear because they were found out, tried to fly; but they were so tired that they could not lift a single wing.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Then the coral snakes flung themselves upon them, and coiling round their legs tore the stockings to pieces with their bites.
They ripped the stockings off in shreds, in a fury, and bit their legs too, so that they should die.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| oir | oír | to hear (v.) |
| esto | esto | this (neuter dem. pron.) |
| los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| llenos | lleno | full (adj.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| miedo | miedo | fear; tener miedo — to be afraid (n., m.) |
| porque | porque | because (conj.) |
| estaban | estar | to be — where a thing is, or how it is right now, against ser, what it is (v.) |
| descubiertos | descubrir | to discover, uncover (v.) |
| quisieron | querer | to want; to love (v.) |
| volar | volar | to fly (v.) |
| pero | pero | but (conj.) |
| tan | tan | so, as (adv.) |
| cansados | cansado | tired (adj.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| no | no | no, not (adv.) |
| pudieron | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| levantar | levantar | to lift, raise; levantarse — to get up (v.) |
| una | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| sola | solo | single, only (adj.) |
| ala | ala | wing (n., f. — takes el: el ala) |
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