‘AlthoughYou join two things in a sentence. One is good, the other is not so good. Example: If Ann is clever (a good thing) but Ann is also noisy (a bad thing), you can say ‘Ann is clever although noisy’ (Sp: aunque). I am youngNot old. A baby is young. (Sp: joven).  , I am going to die1. An animal is very sick. Soon its heart will stop. It is dying. 2. Desperate to (colloquial).  . But I don’t even careYou are (not) interested in something (Sp: (no) importarle)., because my sadnessBeing unhappy. Something bad makes you feel this. will leave me when I die1. An animal is very sick. Soon its heart will stop. It is dying. 2. Desperate to (colloquial). . I only wishYou want it, but you don’t think you will get it (Sp: esperar; Ojala…). my loverPeople who are in love.  could enjoyTo have fun. a longer lifeYou are born, you live, you die. This is your life (Sp: la vida).. But bothTwo things together (Sp: ambos). of us will die1. An animal is very sick. Soon its heart will stop. It is dying. 2. Desperate to (colloquial). together.’ |
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AlthoughYou join two things in a sentence. One is good, the other is not so good. Example: If Ann is clever (a good thing) but Ann is also noisy (a bad thing), you can say ‘Ann is clever although noisy’ (Sp: aunque). un(prefix) Not.happyYou feel very good (Sp: feliz)., he returns1. You go from your house to your friend’s house. Then you go back to your house. You return. 2. You give something back to the owner. to the reflectionA picture of something in water or glass.  . The water is disturbedSomething that was peaceful is no longer peaceful. by his tearsWater from your eyes 😢., so the reflectionA picture of something in water or glass. is destroyedCompletely broken.. When he sees it beginningWhen something starts, it begins. to disappearX was here. Now X is not here. X has disappeared (Sp: desaparecer)., he cries1. Water comes out of your eyes (Sp: llorar). 2. To yell.  aloudNot silent. You speak aloud., ‘Where are you going? Please stayYou do not move (Sp: quedarse).!’ And while he is crying1. Water comes out of your eyes (Sp: llorar). 2. To yell. , he tearsWhen you break paper into two pieces, you tear it.  his clothesYou put them over your skin. Most people have them all the time (Sp: la ropa)., and beats1. To hit something against something else. 2. A short repeating noise. his white chestThe front of your body, above your stomach. with his hands. His chestThe front of your body, above your stomach. becomes slightlyA little bit. red, and as the water clears1. There are no clouds in the sky. 2. There are no problems. 3. Empty he noticesTo see something important (Sp: notar). this. It is more than he can bearA bad situation which you don’t want to continue with., and as the morning frostA small amount of ice on the ground. disappearsX was here. Now X is not here. X has disappeared (Sp: desaparecer). with the warmthBeing warm. of the sun, he becomes sickerYour body does not feel good (Sp: infermo). and sickerYour body does not feel good (Sp: infermo). from love’s hiddenYou do not want people to see you. You hide (Sp: esconder(se)). flameA small part of a fire.  . |
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His skinOn the outside of your body.  is no longerNot any more. beautifully white and pinkA colour made from red and white.; nor is he strong1. A person who can lift heavy things. 2. A big, obvious thing, for example a strong smell (Sp: fuerte).  and fast1. Not slow. A fast car will arrive first. 2. Very.  . Indeed the bodyYour arms, legs, head, stomach etcetera make your body. which Echo had been in love with barelyNot very much / not very often. remains1. To stay. 2. The part which you haven’t done yet.. Yet1. At the moment, Brian has not come. Brian has not come yet. (Sp: todavía) 2. One more., when Echo sees him, althoughYou join two things in a sentence. One is good, the other is not so good. Example: If Ann is clever (a good thing) but Ann is also noisy (a bad thing), you can say ‘Ann is clever although noisy’ (Sp: aunque). she is still angryIf someone does something bad to you, you will be angry (Sp: enfadado)., she is also sadUnhappy.. And so, as often as Narcissus sighsA lot of air coming out of your mouth. It means you are tired, or you don’t like something (Sp: suspirar). ‘Oh no!’, she repeatsYou say or do the same thing again. ‘Oh no!’. When he hitsSomething touches something else hard. It might hurt (Sp: golpear). his arms with his handsAt the end of your arm (Sp: la mano)., she, too, makes the same soundSomething you hear with your ears (Sp: el sonido).. |
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As he staresYou look at something closely, for a long time (Sp: mirar fijamente).  into the water, his last1. The thing at the end (Sp: ultimo). 2. Previous (Sp: previo). words are ‘Ah, boy, how I loved you!’ and the reflectionA picture of something in water or glass. seemsThe appearance of something. It might not be true.   to say it back to him. After he says ‘Goodbye!’, Echo, too, says ‘Goodbye!’ Then he laysYour body is flat on the ground or on a bed (Sp: acostarse). his tiredYou need to sleep (Sp: cansado).  head1. It is on top of your body. It has hair on it. (Sp: la cabeza) 2. Main, leading, senior.  upon the greenThe colour of grass and leaves. grassMany short green plants covering the ground., and nightNot day. It is dark. (Sp: la noche). closes1. To make a door, building or box not open. 2. Not open. When the shop is closed, you can’t go in. (Sp: cerrado) the eyes that had loved themselvesThey do something to their own bodies. The do it to themselves.. Even after he arrivesYou want to go to Paris. When you are in Paris you have arrived (Sp: llegar). in the worldPlanet Earth (Sp: el mundo). below, he staresYou look at something closely, for a long time (Sp: mirar fijamente). at himself1. He does something to his own body. He does it to himself (Sp: él mismo). 2. Other people don’t do it. He does it. in the StygianBelonging to the river Styx, which is the river in Greek mythology which separates the land of the living from the land of the dead. waters. |
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Purpuro providesYou give (or lend) someone something that they need. storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). for English1. Something from England. 2. The language (with capital E) learnersYou don’t understand X. You work hard and then you do understand X. You learn X (Sp: aprender).. The mainThe most important one. storyYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). is a thrillerAn exciting and mysterious story with an environmentalThe world around us. messageSome information that you need to give to someone (Sp: el mensaje).. Other storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). are also being developed1. To become better at something. 2. To create.
The Purpuro storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). get harder1. Difficult (Sp: difícil). 2. Firm. (Sp: duro). 3. A lot (Sp: mucho).. The firstOrdinal number for 1: first, second, third, fourth (Sp: el primero). book startsTo begin. When you do something for the first time, you start it (Sp: empezar). at English1. Something from England. 2. The language (with capital E) level1. The amount, for example, the level of water in a glass. 2. A floor in a building. A2. You shouldYou must do something. You should do it (Sp: deberia). knowThis is an apple. You know that it is an apple. That is Peter. You know Peter (Sp: conocer; saber). the past tenseGrammar about verbs. You are talking about things which happened before today..
RecommendedSomething that you believe is important, so you tell other people about it. minimumThe lowest level. ages1. How old you are (Sp: la edad). 2. Something that is very slow ‘takes ages’.:
Book 1 – 8 years365 days (Sp: el año). (level1. The amount, for example, the level of water in a glass. 2. A floor in a building. A2);
Book 2 – 9 years365 days (Sp: el año). (level1. The amount, for example, the level of water in a glass. 2. A floor in a building. B1);
Book 3 – 10 years365 days (Sp: el año). (level1. The amount, for example, the level of water in a glass. 2. A floor in a building. B1+);
Book 4 – 11 years365 days (Sp: el año). (level1. The amount, for example, the level of water in a glass. 2. A floor in a building. B2).
The Purpuro storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). slowly become1. Sam went swimming. The water made Sam wet. Same became wet. 2. Happen. scarySomething that is frightening., but they are not as scarySomething that is frightening. as Harry Potter!)
Purpuro pagesBooks have them. They are covered with writing or drawing (Sp: la pagina). work1. A machine that does something correctly (Sp: funcionar). 2. You do it to get money (Sp: trabajar). on laptop and desktop computersA machine for using the internet and many other things.. On the phoneA phone that you carry. (Sp: el teléfono movil, el cellular), you may find that some of picturesAn image, drawing or painting (Sp: un imagen). work best on the wide (landscape) screenThe part of a computer that you look at., rather than the narrow (portrait) screenThe part of a computer that you look at..
Other storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). are being developed1. To become better at something. 2. To create. The easiestX is easy. Y is easier. But Z is very easy. It is the easiest. (Sp: lo más facil) storiesYou are reading a story (Sp: una historia). are the Aesop’s Fables.
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LearningYou don’t understand X. You work hard and then you do understand X. You learn X (Sp: aprender). shouldYou must do something. You should do it (Sp: deberia). be beautifulSomething is beautiful if it looks very nice (Sp: hermoso)..