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One sentence of «La tortuga gigante»
Después le sacó el cuero, tan grande que él solo podía servir de alfombra para un cuarto.
Then he stripped off its hide, so big that on its own it could have carpeted a room.
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The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Al ver al hombre, el tigre lanzó un rugido espantoso y se lanzó de un salto sobre él.
Seeing the man, the jaguar let out a frightful roar and sprang at him.
Pero el cazador, que tenía una gran puntería, le apuntó entre los dos ojos, y le rompió la cabeza.
But the hunter, who was a fine shot, aimed between its two eyes and shattered its head.
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Después | después | afterwards, then; después de — after (adv./prep.) |
| le | le | to him, to her, to you (indirect object pron.; plural les — to them) |
| sacó | sacar | to take out, pull out; to remove (v.) |
| el | el | the (def. art., m.) |
| cuero | cuero | hide, skin (n., m.) |
| tan | tan | so, as (adv.) |
| grande | grande | big, great (adj.) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| él | él | he, him; ella — she, her (subject pron.) |
| solo | solo | alone; single (adj.) |
| podía | poder | to be able, can (v.) |
| servir | servir | to serve; to be of use (v.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| alfombra | alfombra | carpet, rug (n., f.) |
| para | para | for, in order to (prep.) |
| un | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| cuarto | cuarto | room; quarter (n., m.) |
Read «La tortuga gigante» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.