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This GreekFrom Greece, a European country. mythA traditional story. is adaptedTo change something to make it better for a particular person or situation. from Metamorphosis by Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso), originallyIn the beginning. publishedTo make some writing public. in LatinAn ancient language. in about 8 A.D. A translationTo put some writing from one language into another language. by Henry Thomas Riley (1893) is available1. Something that can be used. 2. Someone who is not busy. from |
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Narcissus had hurtTo make a pain or injury (Sp: hacer daño). Echo, many other water and mountain nymphsA female half-god (not very powerful)., and youngNot old. A baby is young. (Sp: joven).  men too. One of them liftsYou move something that is down to a place that is higher. You lift it.  his handsAt the end of your arm (Sp: la mano). up to the skyAbove us, blue, air (Sp: el cielo). and says, ‘Like1. Similar to (Sp: como). 2. as if. us, Narcissus shouldYou must do something. You should do it (Sp: deberia). not enjoyTo have fun. what he lovesYou like something or someone a lot (Sp: querer, amar).  !’ |
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| Nemesis, the goddessA being who has special powers, and people respect it (religion) (Sp: el dios). of punishmentOther people make you do something that you don’t like because you have done something bad., agreesYou think that what someone has said is correct (Sp: estar de acuerdo).. | ||
In the forestLots of trees, in the countryside. there is a clearSomething which is easy to see or understand. pool1. A small lake. 2. Water for swimming. of cleanNot dirty. You washed yourself and now you are clean (Sp: limpio) 🧽. water. No animal or human knows of it, and not even a tree branchThe wooden parts of a tree. Leaves grow from them (Sp: la rama). has fallenYou are walking. Suddenly you are on the ground. You fall (Sp: caer, caerse). into it. The grassMany short green plants covering the ground. growsTo get bigger and older. around1. In all parts. If you go for a walk around the park, you spend time inside the park (Sp: por, alrededor). 2. You turn a corner . it, and the forestLots of trees, in the countryside. lets1. To allow. You tell someone that they can do something. 2. 2nd person singular imperative: Stop doing something. For example ‘Let me go!’ = ‘Stop holding me!’ (Sp: déjame ir). the sunThe yellow thing in the sky that is hot (Sp: el sol). warmA temperature between hot and cold. the water. Narcissus, tiredYou need to sleep (Sp: cansado).  by the huntingYou chase an animal to kill it.   and the heatSomething that is hot has heat (Sp: el calor).  , liesYour body is flat on the ground or on a bed (Sp: acostarse). down, and, while he is tryingYou don’t know whether you can do something, but you are working at it. You are trying (Sp: tratar, intentar). to drinkYou put water in your mouth (Sp: beber)., another typeThere are black dogs, brown dogs and white dogs. There are 3 types of dogs (Sp: el tipo). of thirstYou want to drink (Sp: (tener) sed). growsTo get bigger and older. in him. |
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He sees his ownSomething that belongs to him/her (Sp: su proprio). reflectionA picture of something in water or glass.  in the water. His ownSomething that belongs to him/her (Sp: su proprio). eyesA part of your head. You see with them (Sp: Los ojos). are like1. Similar to (Sp: como). 2. as if. two starsDistant suns in the night sky.. The fingersThere are four fingers on your hand.  in the water are like1. Similar to (Sp: como). 2. as if. those of BacchusA Greek god., the hairOn your head. It is long and thin (Sp: el pelo).  is like1. Similar to (Sp: como). 2. as if. ApolloA Greek god.. He admiresTo think something is beautiful. the cheeksOn your face, under your eyes and neckBetween your head and your shoulders., the beautyWhen something is beautiful, it is a beauty. of the mouthOn your face. You use it to eat and talk.  , and the pinkA colour made from red and white. skinOn the outside of your body. is mixedTwo or more things are combined. You can’t separate them. with the whitenessA colour (the colour of a cloud). of snowWhen it is very cold, white stuff falls from the sky.. In his ignoranceNot having any knowledge., he wants 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., but he who lovesYou like something or someone a lot (Sp: querer, amar). is also the objectThe thing that you are looking at. of his loveYou like something or someone a lot (Sp: querer, amar). . He chasesYou run after someone who is running away from you (Sp: perseguir). 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. and is chasedYou run after someone who is running away from you (Sp: perseguir). at the same time. How oftenSomething that happens a lot (Sp: a menudo). does he throw1. With your hand, you push something into the air (Sp: lanzar). 2. To put something quickly and roughly. kissesYou put your lips on somebody else.  to the pool1. A small lake. 2. Water for swimming.! How oftenSomething that happens a lot (Sp: a menudo). does he moveSomething goes from place A to place B (Sp: mover). his armsPart of your body. Your hand is at the end of your arm (Sp: el brazo). into the water to grabYou take something suddenly, and not very nicely (Sp: agarrar). the neckBetween your head and your shoulders. he sees, and yet1. At the moment, Brian has not come. Brian has not come yet. (Sp: todavía) 2. One more. he can’t catch1. A ball is in the air. You put up your hand and you take it. 2. You are behind. When you get to the person, you have caught them (Sp: atrapar, alcanzar). 3. You get on a bus or train. 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.. He doesn’t know what he sees, but what he sees, he lovesYou like something or someone a lot (Sp: querer, amar). . |
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| Somebody is under the water, in the pool.Wrong answer! Try again. Narcissus is lost in the forest.Wrong answer! Try again. You can see your reflection in a pool of clean water. |
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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)..