=rígido=, =-a=, rigid, stiff
=riña=, fight
=río=, river, stream
=riqueza=, richness; riches
=risa=, laughter
=roble=, _m._, oak
=robusto=, =-a=, (like oak), robust, vigorous
=rodear=, to surround
=rodilla=, knee;
=caer de --s=, to fall on the knees
=Rodrigo=, Roderick
=rogar=, to ask, beg
=rojo=, =-a=, red
=romper=, to break, burst out
=roncar=, to snore
=rondar=, to go the rounds, make one's beat
=ronquido=, snoring
=ronzal=, _m._, halter
=ropa=, clothes, dress;
=--s=, clothes, drapery;
=---- blanca=, linen
=rorro=, baby
=rosa=, rose
=Rosa=, Rosa, Rose (the servant in the story)
=rosicler=, _m._, rose red
=Rosita=, Rosa
=rostro=, face
=roto=, =-a=, broken
=rotura=, fracture, break
=rubor=, blush, shame
=ruborizarse=, to redden, blush
=rudeza=, rudeness
=rudo=, =-a=, rude, rough, gruff, blunt
=rueda=, wheel;
=de --s=, with casters
=ruego=, asking, request, entreaty
=rugido=, roar
=rugir=, to roar
=ruido=, noise, stir
=ruín=, vile, villainous, mean, worthless
=rumor=, rumor, sound
S
=S. E.= = =Su Excelencia=, his, your, Excellency
=S. M.= = =Su Majestad=, his, your, Majesty
=sabedor=, =-ora=, knowing, informed
=saber=, to know, know how;
=---- de memoria=, to know by heart
=sabido=, =-a=, learned, known
=sabiendas=: =a---- de=, knowingly, aware of
=sabio=, savant, scholar, wise man
=sabio=, =-a=, learned; wise
=sable=, _m._, saber
=sacar=, to draw out, bring out; extort; infer;
=---- en limpio=,to conclude, make out
=sacrificar=, to sacrifice
=sacudir=, to shake, shake-off
=sagrado=, =-a=, sacred
=sala=, parlor, hall, room
=salida=, sally, coming out
=salir= (=de=), to go out, come out, issue from;
=---- a=, to turn out like, look like;
=---- al encuentro=, to go out to meet
=salita=, a little =sala= _or_ room
=salón=, _m._, salon, parlor
=saltar=, to leap, blow up
=salud=, health, welfare
=saludable=, healthful
=saludar=, to salute, speak to
=saludo=, salute, greeting
=salvaje=, _a. and s._, savage
=salvar=, to save
=Salve=, Hail! (from a Latin prayer, _Salve Regina_)
=San=, _for_ =Santo=, Saint
=Sánchez=, the doctor in the story
=saneado=, =-a=, clear (of debt), net
=sangre=, _f._, blood
=sano=, =-a=, healthy, sound;
=cortar por la sano=, to go right to the subject
=Sansón=, Samson
=santísimo=, =-a=, most holy
=santo=, =-a=, _a. and s._, holy, saintly; blessed; saint
=Santurce=, the family name; a province in Biscay
=santurrón=, =-ona=, hypocrite
=satisfacción=, satisfaction
=satisfacer=, to satisfy
=satisfecho=, =-a= (=de=, with), satisfied, content
=sayón=, =-ona=, tyrant, tormentor
=sazón=, _f._, season, time
=se=, _reflex._,-self _or_-selves, _any gender or number, dative or
accusative_, herself, itself, themselves, each other, one another
=sección=, section
=secreto=, secret
=secundar=, to second, assist
=sedicioso=, =-a=, _a. and s._, seditious, rebellious; insurgent
=seducción=, seduction
=seductor=, =-ora=, seductive, alluring
=seguida=, succession, continuation;
=en ----=, next, at once, immediately
=seguido=, =-a=, successive, consecutive
=seguir=, to follow, continue, go on
=según=, as, according to;
=---- que=, as, just as
=segundo=, second (of time)
=segundo=, =-a=, second
=seguridad=, surety, certainty
=seguro=, =-a=, sure, safe, true
=seis=, six
=semana=, week
=semejante=, similar
=senado=, senate
=senador=, senator
=sencillez=, simplicity
=sencillo=, =-a=, simple
=sendos=, =-as=, single, several;
=en sendas butacas=, each in an arm chair
=seno=, bosom
=sensibilidad=, sensibility, feeling
=sensible=, sensitive, emotional
=sentar=, to seat, set; to suit; to fit;
=--se=, to sit down
=sentencia=, sentence, opinion, verdict
=sentido=, =-a=, felt; sorrowful
=sentido=, sense, feeling
=sentimiento=, feeling, sentiment, sorrow
=sentir=, to feel, feel bad over, be sorry
=seña=, sign;
=--s=, address
=señal=, _f._, signal, sign, evidence
=señalado=, =-a=, signal, notable
=señalar=, to signalize, point out, name
=señor=, gentleman, sir, Mr.
=señora=, lady, madam, Mrs.
=señoría=, _f._, lordship, ladyship
=señorita=, young lady, Miss
=separar=, to separate, sever
=sepulcro=, sepulcher
=sepultura=, tomb, grave
=ser=, _m._, being, nature;
=---- y estado=, state and condition
=ser=, to be;
=o sea=, in other words, or rather;
=sea... sea=, whether... or;
=no sea que=, lest
=seráfico=, =-a=, seraphic, angelic
=serafín=, _m._, seraph (angelic beauty)
=serenar=, to calm, quiet down
=serenidad=, serenity, calmness
=sereno=, night watchman (who cries----)
=sereno=, =-a=, serene, fair, calm
=serio=, =-a=, serious;
=por lo ----=, seriously
=serpiente=, _f._, serpent
=servidor=, =-ora=, servant;
=---- de V.=, at your service
=servir= (=de=), to serve (as, for)
=sesenta=, sixty
=seso=, brain;
=devanarse los --s=, to rack the brains
=severamente=, severely
=severo=, =-a=, severe
=sexagenario=, sexagenarian (one who is sixty)
=sexo=, sex
=si=, if; why;
=---- no=, if (you do) not (think so);
=por ----=, in case
=sí=, himself, herself, itself, themselves; to himself, _etc._
=sí=, yes (indeed, truly, certainly)
=siempre=, always
=siete=, seven
=siglo=, century, age
=significado=, ("thing meant"), meaning
=significar=, to signify, mean
=siguiente=, following, next
=sílaba=, syllable
=silbar=, to whistle
=silencio=, silence
=silencioso=, =-a=, silent
=silla=, chair
=sillón=, _m._, big chair, arm chair;
=---- cama=, invalid's chair;
=---- de ruedas=, wheel chair
=símbolo=, symbol
=simétricamente=, symmetrically
=simétrico=, =-a=, symmetrical, even
=simpleza=, simplicity; silliness
=simular=, to seem, pretend, feign
=sin=, without
=sinceridad=, sincerity
=sincero=, =-a=, sincere
=singular=, singular, strange
=sino=, but (_after negative_), unless, except;
=---- que=, but that
=sinsabor= (without taste), disgust, displeasure, bother
=síntoma=, _m._, symptom
=sinventura=, _m._, luckless person, unfortunate one
=siquiera=, ("if you please"), at least, even;
=ni tan ----=, not even so much as
=sirena=, siren (enchantress)
=sirvienta=, servant, maid
=sirviente=, servant
=sistema=, _m._, system
=sistemáticamente=, systematically, regularly
=sistemático=, =-a=, systematic
=sitio=, site, place
=situación=, situation
=situado=, =-a=, situated
=so= (_form of_ =sub-=), under
=soberano=, =-a=, sovereign (supreme, noble, lofty)
=sobra=, surplus, excess;
=de ----=, in excess, enough and more
=sobrar=, to be over, be more than enough
=sobre= (_form of_ =super=), over, above, on, about
=sobremanera=, beyond measure
=sobreponer=, to overlay;
=--se (a)=, to be above, overcome
=sobrevenir=, to happen, occur, arise
=sobriedad=, sobriety
=sobrina=, niece
=social=, social
=sociedad=, society
=socorrer=, to succor, help
=socorro=, succor, aid
=sofá=, _m._, sofa
=sofocación=, suffocation, distress
=sol=, _m._, sun
=soldado=, soldier
=soledad=, solitude, loneliness
=solemne=, solemn
=solemnidad=, solemnity
=soler=, to be accustomed
=solicitar=, to solicit, woo
=solícito=, =-a=, solicitous, interested, eager, loving.
=solicitud=, suit, petition
=solimán= (_for_ =sublimado=), _m._, corrosive sublimate (the poison)
=solitario=, solitaire;
=--s=, games of solitaire
=solitario=, =-a=, solitary
=sólo=, alone, only, merely
=solo=, =-a=, sole, alone;
=a solas=, alone, in private
=soltar=, to let go, let out;
=---- la carcajada=, to burst out laughing
=soltero=, =-a=, _a. and s._, single, unmarried; bachelor, miss
=solterón=, old bachelor
=sollozar=, to sob
=sombrero=, hat
=son=, sound, tone, tune, manner
=sonar=, to sound, strike
=sonoro=, =-a=, sounding, sonorous, loud
=sonreír=[=se=], to smile
=sonrisa=, smile
=soportar=, to support, bear, endure
=sorbo=, swallow
=sordo=, =-a=, deaf; not well heard, dull
=sosegadamente=, quietly
=sosegado=, =-a=, quiet, peaceful
=sosegar=, to quiet;
=--se=, to become quiet _or_ calm
=sosiego=, tranquillity
=sostener=, to sustain, maintain
=Sr.=: _see_ =Señor=
=su=, his, her, its, their, your, _etc._
=suave=, gentle, mild, meek, polite
=suavemente=, suavely
=suavidad=, suavity (gentleness, softness)
=súbdito=, subject
=subir=, to go up(stairs), rise
=súbitamente=, suddenly
=sublevar=, to stir up, excite
=sustancia=, substance, extract, broth
=suceder=, to succeed; to happen, follow
=sucesión=, succession (heirs)
=sucesivamente=, successively
=sucesivo=, =-a=, successive
=Suceso=: =Buen ----=, name of a church;
=buen suceso=, good luck
=sudar=, to sweat
=sudor=, sweat, perspiration
=sueldo=, pay, salary
=suelo=, ground, floor
=sueño=, sleep, dream;
=tener ----=, to be sleepy
=suerte=, _f._, luck, fate (_cf. Eng._ ill-sorted)
=suficiente=, sufficient, enough
=sufrido=, =-a=, indulgent, patient
=sufrir=, to suffer
=suicidarse=, to commit suicide
=sujeción=, subjection;
=con ---- a=, in accordance with
=suma=, sum
=sumamente=, extremely, highly
=sumaria=, case, lawsuit, documents of the lawsuit
=sumisión=, submission
=sumo=, =-a=, highest;
=el Sumo Dios=, the Most High
=superior=, _a. and s._, superior, higher; superior
=superioridad=, superiority, superior power
=súplica=, supplication
=suplicar=, to supplicate, beg, pray
=suponer=, to suppose
=supremo=, =-a=, supreme, last, most important
=supuesto=, =-a=, supposed, assumed;
=---- que=, whereas, since;
=por ----=, of course
=susodicho=, =-a=, aforesaid
=suspirar=, to sigh
=suspiro=, sigh
=sustento=, sustenance, living
=susto=, fright, terror
=suyo=, =-a=, his, hers, its, theirs, yours;
=el, la, lo ----=, one's own
T
=taciturno=, =-a=, taciturn, given to silence
=Tadeo=, Thaddeus
=taimado=, =-a=, shrewd, crafty
=tal=, such, such a, so that, the aforesaid;
=---- o cual=, this or that, some... or other
=talón=, _m._ heel
=talle=, _m._, form, shape, waist
=Tamayo y Baus=, Spanish dramatist, Alarcón's friend to whom he dedicates
the story
=también=, also
=tambor=, drum
=tampoco=, neither, not... either
=tan=, _adv._, so, as, as much
=tanto=, _adv._, so much
=tanto=, =-a=, so much, as much; _pl._, so many, as many; _adv._, so much;
=en ----=, =en ---- que=, in the meanwhile;
=entre ----=, =mientras ----=, meanwhile;
=por ----=, therefore, for that reason;
=----... como=, as... as
=tapa=, lid, cover;
=saltarse la ---- de los sesos=, to blow the top of one's head off
=tapar=, to cover, conceal, stop, close
=tararear=, to hum (sing =ta= and =ra=)
=tardar=, to be long, late, _or_ slow (=en=) in
=tarde=, _f._, afternoon, evening
=tarde=, _adv._, late, too late
=tardío=, =-a=, tardy, late, slow, too late
=tarjeta=, card
=tartamudear=, to stammer
=tartera=, tart pan, baking pan
=taza=, cup, bowl
=te=, thee, to thee
=teatro=, theater
=techo=, roof, ceiling
=teja=, roof tile;
=de --s abajo=, on earth, in this world (_cf._ =de tejas arriba=, in the
realm of the supernatural)
=telégrafo=, telegraph
=temblar=, to tremble
=temer=, to fear
=temerario=, =-a=, rash; rash man, rash woman
=temible=, formidable
=tempestad=, tempest, storm
=templar=, to temper, season
=temple=, _m._, temper, temperament
=temprano=, =-a=, early
=tender=, to extend, stretch out;
=a moco tendido=, till the nose runs
=tener=, to have, hold, possess, take, ail;
=---- que=, to have to;
=---- hambre=, =sueño=, to be hungry, sleepy;
=---- cuidado=, to look out;
=---- que ver con=, to have to do with
=tenor=, _m._, tenor;
=al ---- de=, in accordance with, in keeping with
=tentación=, temptation
=tentar=, to feel, try
=tercer=: _see_ =tercero=, =-a=
=tercero=, =-a=, third
=Teresa=, Theresa, the widow, mother of Angustias
=terminación=, termination
=terminante=, definite
=terminar=, to terminate, end
=término=, end, term, place;
=en último ----=, in the last place
=terneza=, tenderness; tender word
=terquedad=, stubbornness, obstinacy
=terrible=, terrible
=terror=, terror, dread
=tertulia=, evening party, gathering
=tertuliano=, attendant (at a party), associate, companion, guest
=tesoro=, treasure
=testar=, to make a will
=testigo=, _m. or f._, witness
=tibia=, _f._, tibia (shin bone)
=tiempo=, time;
=a ----=, at times; in time;
=al poco ---- de=, in a little time;
=de ---- en ----=, from time to time
=tierno=, =-a=, tender
=tierra=, earth, land, country
=tigre=, _m._, tiger
=tila=, lime (tree, blossom, _or_ tea)
=tinaja=, large earthen jar
=tipo=, type
=tiranía=, tyranny
=tirano=, =-a=, tyrant
=tirar=, to draw, draw out; to pull (trigger), shoot; to throw, cast aside;
=---- de=, to tug at; to pull on (_e.g._ a rope)
=tiro=, shot;
=pegar un ----=, to shoot
=titular=, to entitle
=título=, title, claim
=tocar=, to touch, concern;
=¿cuándo me toca?= when is my turn?
=todavía=, so far, yet, however
=todo=, everything, the whole;
=del ----=, wholly, directly
=todo=, entirely, thoroughly
=todo=, =-a=, all, every, whole; _pl._, all, everybody
=Toledo=, Toledo (former capital of the Moors)
=tolerante=, tolerant
=tolerar=, to tolerate
=¡toma!= here! come! the idea!
=tomar=, to take
=Tomillares=, the marquis in the story
=tono=, tone
=tontería=, foolishness, nonsense
=tonto=, =-a=, _a. and s._, silly, crazy; fool
=tormento=, torment, pain
=tornar=, to return
=toro=, bull
=torrente=, _m._, torrent
=total=, total
=trabajar=, to work, toil; to take the trouble
=trabajo=, labor, trouble
=trabajosamente=, with labor, with trouble, with difficulty
=trabucazo=, gunshot, gunshot wound
=trabuco=, old-style gun, blunderbuss
=traer=, to bear, bring in, produce
=tragar=, to swallow
=trágico=, =-a=, tragic(al)
=traidor=, traitor, betrayer
=tranquilamente=, calmly, tranquilly
=tranquilidad=, tranquillity
=tranquilizarse=, to become tranquil, calm
=tranquilo=, =-a=, tranquil, calm
=transacción=, transaction; compromise
=transcurrir=, to pass by
=transigir=, to compromise
=transitorio=, =-a=, transitory, passing
=transportar=, to transport, carry
=trapajo=, rag
=trascender=, to pass over, go beyond
=trasladar=, to transfer;
=--se=, to be carried
=traslucir=, to show through, appear
=Trastamara=, king of Spain as Henry II (1333-1379)
=trastornar=, to overturn, change about, turn around, confuse, confound
=tratar=, to treat, deal with, associate with;
=--se de=, to be a question of
=trato=, treatment, intercourse
=tregua=, truce
=treinta=, thirty
=tremendo=, =-a=, tremendous, fearful
=trepado=, =-a=, inclined, tilted
=tres=, three
=tribulación=, tribulation
=tributo=, tribute
=tripulación=, crew
=triste=, sad
=tristeza=, sadness
=tristísimo=, =-a=, very sad
=tristura=, _old for_ =tristeza=
=tronar=, to thunder
=tronera=, _m. or f._, thoughtless, rash person, madcap
=tropa=, troop, troops
=trotar=, to trot
=trueno=, thunder;
=¡---- de Dios!= thunder and lightning! (_as an oath_)
=tú=, thou, you
=tu=, thy, your
=Tudescos=, _m. pl._, Germans (usually called =Alemanes=)
=tumulto=, tumult, disturbance, rioting
=turbulento=, =-a=, turbulent
=turco=, Turk
=tute= (_Ital._ = =todos=), _m._, tute, game of cards in which all four
kings win, or all four jacks; king and jack of trumps = 40;
=---- arrastrado=, long tute
=tutor=, guardian
=tutoría=, guardianship
U
=último=, =-a=, last;
=por ----=, finally
=un=, =una=, a, an; one
=únicamente=, only
=único=, =-a=, only, sole, unique
=universal=, universal
=uno=, =-a=, one; _pl._, some
=uña=, claw, nail
=urbanidad=, urbanity, civility
=urgente=, urgent, pressing
=urgir=, to be urgent, urge
=usar=, to use
=usted=, you
=útil=, useful
V
=V.=, _for_ =usted=, you
=vacilar=, to hesitate
=vacío=, =-a=, empty, vacant
=vagar=, to wander
=Valdemoro=, villa near Madrid
=valer=, to be worth, avail;
=no vale=, it won't do;
=---- más=, to be better
=valerosimamente=, most valorously
=valeroso=, =-a=, valorous, courageous
=valiente=, valiant; brave man
=valor=, valor, courage, bravery
=valla=, barrier, barricade
=vapor=, vapor; _pl._, giddiness
=vario=, =-a=, various; _pl._, several
=varonil=, masculine
=Vd.=, _for_ =usted=, you
=Vds.=, _for_ =ustedes= (_pl._), you
=vecino=, =-a=, neighbor
=vehemencia=, vehemence
=veinte=, twenty
=veinticinco=, twenty-five
=veinticuatro=, twenty-four
=vejez=, old age; _pl._, =vejeces=, infirmities (of age)
=velada=, vigil, watch
=velar=, to watch, sit up with
=velis nolis= (_Lat._), whether you will or will riot, willy-nilly
=velocidad=, velocity, swiftness
=vencedor=, =-ora=, _a. and s._, victorious; victor
=venda=, bandage
=vendaje=, _m._, bandage, binding
=vendar=, to bind up, bandage
=vender=, to vend, sell;
=se vende=, is for sale
=veneno=, poison, venom
=veneración=, veneration
=venganza=, vengeance
=vengar=, to avenge
=venir=, to come;
=---- a=, to happen to
=ventana=, window
=ventanillo=, little window
=ventura=, fortune, good luck, happiness;
=por ----=, perchance (_cf. Eng._ peradventure)
=ver=, to see;
=¡a ----!= let's see, show me;
=¡ya se ve!= it is clear, it is plain;
=tener que ---- con=, to have to do with
=verbal=, verbal, oral
=verbi gratia= (_Lat._), for example
=verdad=, truth;
=a la ----=, in fact;
=de ----=, in truth, really;
=en ----=, in truth
=verdaderamente=, really
=verdadero=, =-a=, true, real
=verde=, green;
=ponerse ----=, to turn livid (with anger), change color
=verga=, yardarm of a ship
=Vergara=, a town;
=convenio de ----=, the treaty of Vergara (1839)
=vergonzoso=, =-a=, shameful
=vergüenza=, shame, modesty
=verter=, to shed, pour out
=vestidura=, dress, wearing apparel
=vestir[se]=, to dress;
=---- de=, to dress in
=vez=, time, turn;
=a la ----=, at the same time;
=de ---- en cuando=, from time to time;
=en ---- de=, instead of;
=otra ----=, again;
=tal ----=, perhaps;
=una ----=, once on a time;
=una ---- y otra=, different times;
=cada ---- más=, more and more
=vía=, way, street;
=por ---- de=, by way of
=vibrante=, vibrating
=vibrar=, to vibrate
=vicio=, vice
=victorioso=, =-a=, victorious
=vida=, life
=viejo=, =-a=, _a. and s._, old; old man, old woman
=vigésimo=, =-a=, twentieth
=vigilancia=, vigilance
=villa=, town, small town
=vinagre=, vinegar
=Virgen=, Virgin (Mary)
=virtual=, virtual;
equal, amounting to
=virtud=, virtue, courage
=visible=, visible
=visita=, visit, visit or, caller;
=girar una ----=, to do some visiting
=visitante=, visitant
=visitar=, to visit
=víspera=, eve
=vista=, sight, view, look; eye;
=en ---- de que=, in view of (the fact) that
=visto=, =-a=, seen, viewed;
=está ----=, it is plain;
=por lo ----=, evidently
=viuda=, widow
=viudedad=, widowhood, widow's rights, pension
=viudo=, widower
=¡viva!= long live!
=vivamente=, quickly
=vivienda=, dwelling
=viviente=, living
=vivir=, to live;
=---- de=, to live on
=vivo=, =-a=, alive, living, lively;
=los --s=, the living;
=al ----=, to the quick
=vocear=, to cry out, shout, yell
=volar=, to fly
=voluntad=, will, willingness
=voluntario=, =-a=, voluntary
=voluntarioso=, =-a=, willful
=volver=, to turn, return;
=---- a hacer=, to do again;
=--se atrás=, to turn back, back down
=voz=, voice, word;
=a media ----=, in a low tone _or_ half aloud;
=a voces=, aloud, in a loud voice, by calling
=vuestro=, =-a=, your, yours
Y
=y=, and
=ya=, already, now, indeed;
=---- ... ----=, whether... or;
=---- que=, since;
=---- que no=, even if not;
=---- no=, =no ----=, no longer;
=----... ----=, now... now;
=si ---- no=, unless
=yerto=, =-a=, erect, stiff, rigid
=yo=, I
=yugo=, yoke
Z
=zalamería=, flattery
=Zaragoza=, Saragossa (the town)
=zarandillo=, winnowing fan (kept in motion), sieve;
=y lo lleva y lo trae como a un ----=, keeps him on the go
=zascandil=, swindler, fraud
=zorro=, fox
=zozobra=, uneasiness, anxiety, suspense
FOOTNOTES:
[1] =la Real Academia Española=, _the Spanish Royal Academy_, the national
authority in language and literature. The Academy issued, in 1914, the
14th edition of its dictionary.
[2] =la vecina corte=, or =la villa y corte=, means 'Madrid'.
[3] =con vivas instancias=, _with hearty urging_. Cf. the kindred sense in
"instant (urgent) in prayer".
[4] =Veneno=, as a nickname, like "Hothead" or "Fire-eater", easily
enraged.
[5] =1848=: Isabel II being queen. She was dethroned in 1868.
[6] =_la República_=: it was twenty-five years later that Spain became a
republic, and then relapsed in one year.
[7] =Ataulfo=, Visigoth king; with Alaric, he overran Italy; died
assassinated 415 A.D.
[8] =Pelayo=, called "first king of the Spaniards". Died about 737.
[9] =Trastamara= became king as Henry II. Died 1379.
[10] =Isabel II=: 1830-1904; queen at three; niece of Don Carlos, who
always opposed her.
[11] =Narváez=: 1800-1868; general and statesman of great energy.
[12] =acontecimientos=, _happenings_. Let the student note the ending
=-imiento=, so common with =-er= and =-ir= verb stems.
[13] =vivían=: the student must learn to recognize the subject far after
the verb, constantly in this text, and commonly.
[14] =piadosas=: any adjective may precede its noun in a complimentary
way.
[15] =éranse que se eran=, _there were so there were_: children's style;
=que=, in such clauses as this, is frequently to be ignored in
translation, or else is to be rendered by _and_. The verb =ser= rarely
takes a reflexive.
[16] =salido en todo a su padre=, _had turned out to look like her
father_: =salirse a=, in the sense of =parecerse a=, _to look like_.
[17] =doméstica=, _servant_: this poor girl is abused throughout the
story.
[18] =hasta cierto punto=, _to a certain extent_: not used here seriously,
but rather trivially. The author often drops into a _coterie_ style.
[19] =con faldas=, _with skirts on_: facetious. Cf. =hígado con pies y
sombrero=, 'a liver with feet and hat'. _Niña de la Bola_, p. 126. Such
often in Alarcón.
[20] =Facilísimo=: =Felicísimo= in the 10th edition.
[21] =dejara de=, _should fail to_: preposition echoes the prefix.
[22] =prendarse de=, _be taken with_: a common construction.
[23] =luego que fijase en ella la atención=, _as soon as he observed her_;
literally, _as soon as he fixed his attention on her_. Cf. =parar
atención en=, =parar mientes en=.
[24] =Preste Juan=, _Prester John_: anglicized form of the name of a
medieval king in Asia, whom missionaries reported as converted. About
the name grew up fanciful and extravagant stories.
[25] =hasta que=, _till that_ [we form an opinion]: note the =que= for the
preposition to lean on; so, following note.
[26] =de que=, _of_ [_the fact_] _that_: the preposition needs =que=.
[27] =Dijérase=, _It might be said_: Alarcón very often puts the pronoun
as an enclitic, at the end of the verb.
[28] =pagada=, _paid_, _satisfied_, then _self-satisfied_. Cf. =pagarse de
meras palabras=, _be satisfied with mere words_, Bello-Cuervo,
_Gramática_, p. 1.
[29] =esas calles de Dios=: say _these blessed streets_.
[30] =detengamos en=: cf. second note 6, 7.
[31] =disparaban=, _were firing_: other words in the text for shoot are
=tirar=, =fusilar=, =hacer fuego=, =hacer descarga=.
[32] =de modo... que=, _so that_: the student will note how the sense
decides for indicative (as here) or subjunctive.
[33] =dar en= = =dar golpes en=, _strike on_: =dar= and =echar=, verbs very
short and very common, are used for many other verbs, just as English
uses _get_ and _make_ for other verbs: _get hurt_, _make a train_, _make
a dollar_, etc.
[34] =pellejo=, _hide_: properly of animals; shows the author's scorn for
the poor servant.
[35] =Galicia=: not the _Galicia_ we heard of so often in the first year
of the Great War, and later, but the _Galicia_ that forms the northwest
corner of Spain.
[36] =desoyendo= (=des-oír=), _as though not hearing_, i.e. _disregarding_;
so later, =desatender= and =desentendiendo=, _ignoring_. Cf. our _ignore_,
with a special meaning not felt in _ignorant_. =Nadie se dio por
entendido=, _Nobody let on_.
[37] =daban a=, _opened on_: cf. note 8, 7 for =dar=.