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One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
El hombre enfermo aceptó, y se fué a vivir al monte, lejos, más lejos que Misiones todavía.
The sick man accepted, and went off to live in the forest, far away, farther still than Misiones.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Hacía allá mucho calor, y eso le hacía bien.
It was very hot out there, and that did him good.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| El | el | the (def. art., m.) |
| hombre | hombre | man (n., m.) |
| enfermo | enfermo | ill, sick (adj.) |
| aceptó | aceptar | to accept (v.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| 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.) |
| fué now fue | ir | to go (v.) — its preterite fue, fui, fueron is shared with ser, to be, so «se fue» is «he went» and «fue una noche larga» is «it was a long night» |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| vivir | vivir | to live (v.) |
| al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| monte | monte | forest, wild country (n., m., the River Plate word for the bush) |
| lejos | lejos | far, far off (adv.) |
| más | más | more, most (adv.) |
| que | que | than (conj.) |
| Misiones | Misiones | Misiones, the northern province these tales are set in (place name) |
| todavía | todavía | still, yet (adv.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.