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One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»


Sentence 9 of 19 · La tortuga gigante, Horacio Quiroga, 1918

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 printedDictionary formMeaning
Hacía hacerto do, make (v.)
allá alláover there (adv.)
mucho muchomuch, many; a lot (adj./adv.)
calor calorheat, warmth (n., m.)
y yand (conj.)
eso esothat (neuter dem. pron.)
le leto him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.)
bien bienwell; very (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.

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