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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Les arrancaban las medias a pedazos, enfurecidas, y les mordían también las patas, para que murieran.
They ripped the stockings off in shreds, in a fury, and bit their legs too, so that they should die.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
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.
Then the coral snakes flung themselves upon them, and coiling round their legs tore the stockings to pieces with their bites.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Les | le | to them, them (pron.) |
| arrancaban | arrancar | to pull out, tear off (v.) |
| las | el | the (def. art., f. pl.); also them (f. object pron., before a verb) |
| medias | media | stocking (n., f.) |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| pedazos | pedazo | piece (n., m.) |
| enfurecidas | enfurecido | enraged (adj.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| mordían | morder | to bite (v.) |
| también | también | also, too (adv.) |
| patas | pata | paw, leg of an animal (n., f.) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| murieran | morir | to die (v.) |
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