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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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Cephisus is a riverA long ‘road’ of water.  godA being who has special powers, and people respect it (religion) (Sp: el dios).. One day, the nymphA female half-god (not very powerful). Liriope is listeningTo try to hear something. For example, I listen to the song (Sp: escuchar). to his water singingYou make sounds with your mouth to music (Sp: cantar)., when Cephisus surroundsYou are all around something. It is in the middle (Sp: rodear).  her and takes her under the water. |
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Some time later, Liriope has a babyHumans who are less than one year old (Sp: el bebe). boy, and she calls1. To shout at someone. 2. To phone someone. 3. To give something a name (Sp: nombrar). 4. A conversation on the phone.   him Narcissus. She asks a prophetA person who knows the future. if the babyHumans who are less than one year old (Sp: el bebe). will live to old ageA person who is old.. The prophetA person who knows the future. repliesTo answer (Sp: contestar)., ‘So long asAs long as; while something lasted. he neverSomething that has not happened, and will not happen in the future, never happens (Sp: nunca). recognisesWhen you see someone that you haven’t seen for a while, you recognise them. ‘I remember you!’ (Sp: reconocer). himself.’ These wordsA small part of a language (Sp: la palabra). seemThe appearance of something. It might not be true.  sillyNot intelligent (Sp: tonto). to Liriope, but they came trueNot false; real; a fact (Sp: cierto). in the endThe last thing (Sp: el extremo)..
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Time1. A period; a part of the day or night. For example, 2pm (Sp: el tiempo) 2. When you must do something (Sp: la hora). passes1. You go in front of another person. You go passed them. 2. Time passes (Sp: pasar).  . Now Narcissus is sixteen16 years oldThe age of someone in years., and he is like a boy and a youngNot old. A baby is young. (Sp: joven).  man at the sameX = Y. X and Y are the same (Sp: el mismo). time. Many youngNot old. A baby is young. (Sp: joven). men and women desireWhen you want something, you have a desire.  him; but he is proud1. You are pleased about something you have done. You talk about it too much. 2. Even if you need help, you don’t want to ask for it.  of his beautyWhen something is beautiful, it is a beauty., and he cares for You are (not) interested in something (Sp: (no) importarle). neitherThere are two things, x and y, and both of them are bad. You want neither. boys norThere are two things, x and y, and both of them are bad. You want neither. girls.
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Echo1. A noise makes a second, smaller noise. 2. The name of a nymph in a Greek myth., the nymphA female half-god (not very powerful)., is a story-tellerThe activity of telling a story.  . She never holds her tongueTo not talk. after somebody else1. Another thing (Sp: otra cosa). 2. A choice (emphatic): ‘You can go to the park, or else you can to to school’ (Sp: otro). speaksTo say (Sp: decir)., nor does she ever2. Never, Not at any time (Sp: alguna vez; nunca). speakTo say (Sp: decir). first.
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Echo1. A noise makes a second, smaller noise. 2. The name of a nymph in a Greek myth. tells storiesThe activity of telling a story. to the goddessA being who has special powers, and people respect it (religion) (Sp: la diosa). Juno so that her husband, Jupiter, can disappearX was here. Now X is not here. X has disappeared (Sp: desaparecer). with his girlfriendsA girl that you love and she loves you.. Juno is jealousYour friend has something you want. You are angry because you don’t have it 🤢., becauseX happened. X makes Y happen. Y happened because X happened (Sp: porque). she knowsThis is an apple. You know that it is an apple. That is Peter. You know Peter (Sp: conocer; saber). that Jupiter is making loveTo have sex with. to the mountainA very high place made of dirt and rock. Bigger than a hill. nymphsA female half-god (not very powerful).. She realisesSuddenly you understand something (Sp: darse cuenta).  that Echo1. A noise makes a second, smaller noise. 2. The name of a nymph in a Greek myth. is delayingTo cause something to happen more slowly. her with long1. x is long. It is big, but not tall. For example, a long river. (Sp: largo). Y is longer (more long); z is longest (the most long). 2. A lot (with time)(Sp: mucho). storiesYou reading stories in books (Sp: una historia). while1. During (Sp: mientras) 2. Although. the nymphsA female half-god (not very powerful). escape. So Juno decidesYou can do A, B or C. You choose B. You decide to do B (Sp: decider).  that she shall only let1. To allow. You are happy for Tom to have your hat. You let Tom have your hat. 2. Let us…. 1st person plural imperative: ‘Let’s go!’ = ‘We should go now!’ Echo use her voiceYou speak with your voice (Sp: la voz).  for shortLittle. Not tall or long. sentencesA group of words which means something.. And so it happensSomething changes. It happens (Sp: pasar, suceder).. Although Echo stillYou have been reading for an hour, and you have not stopped reading. You are still reading (Sp: todavía).  has her bodyYour arms, legs, head, stomach etcetera make your body., she can’t use her voiceYou speak with your voice (Sp: la voz). except‘I like all of them but I don’t like X.’ = ‘I like them all except X.’ to repeatYou say or do the same thing again. the last1. The thing at the end (Sp: ultimo). 2. Previous (Sp: previo).  words that other peopleHumans (Sp: la gente).  say.
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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.
MembershipYou belong to a club or organisation., subscriptions andYou pay money to get a service donationsYou give your money to something that you think is good.
At the moment Purpuro is free1. Something that doesn’t cost any money. 2. When you can do what want (Sp: libre)..
Purpuro has taken me five years365 days (Sp: el año). so farx is happening but is not finished. For example: At the moment, x is good. So far x is good.. It has been fullNot empty. The glass has water to the top. It is full (Sp: lleno). of falseNot true. startsTo begin. When you do something for the first time, you start it (Sp: empezar). and confusionsYou don’t know what to think about something. There is too much happening and you don’t understand (Sp: confundido)., as I have triedYou don’t know whether you can do something, but you are working at it. You are trying (Sp: tratar, intentar). to work out1. Something that is finished, and it went well, worked out. 2. You try to understand something. an approach1. To come closer. 2. A way of doing something. that is both good fun1. You are doing something that makes you happy. It is fun. 2. Something that makes you laugh (Sp: divertido). 3. strange., but also helpfulSimon can’t do something. You do it for Simon. You are being helpful. to 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).. If you would like to showYou make someone see where something is or how it works (Sp: mostrar). your support1. Something holds something up. 2. You support your friend when you try to help them., you can send a donation.Bitcoin: 35XphE8WMP31gaDz4ksFKDFb5vXXC2PJpBEthereum: 0xba3087e0A2C569D373aB448C94E5F3fE5e7A2dA9
Roadmap
April 2022 – Beta launch.
May – November 2022 – TroubleshootingYou try to find the problems in your project.; colourGreen, blue and red are colours. illustrationsDrawings; social media Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, Weibo, etc
December – March 2023 – Introduction1. To create something new. 2. To announce who someone it of new featuresA good part or thing that something has the people can use..
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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)..
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