Las chicas de la fogata resuelven un misterio: 40 palabras para aprender antes de leerlo
The Camp Fire Girls Solve a Mystery; Or, The Christmas Adventure at Carver House
Las 40 palabras que Hildegard G. Frey repite una y otra vez en «Las chicas de la fogata resuelven un misterio» y que no están entre las 4.000 más comunes del inglés. Apréndelas antes y los primeros capítulos se leerán mucho mejor. Cada una lleva su pronunciación, su traducción y una frase del libro.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar41 veces en el libro
she exclaimed, demolishing the mountain by throwing the quilt aside with a sudden movement of her arms and disclosing a slender little body wrapped in a grayish woolen dressing gown.
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/escalera, escalinata, gradas40 veces en el libro
… backed away from the banister, ran down the stairs two steps at a time and disappeared through the front door, leaving Katherine standing in the empty hall …
shutter/ˈʃətɝ/contraventana, postigo, puertaventana39 veces en el libro
On the inside of the glass—if there was a pane of glass there—was a heavy black iron shutter fastened to the casement with great screws.
footprint/ˈfʊtˌpɹɪnt/huella, pisada, huella podal28 veces en el libro
… eager to begin the search for the secret passage again, but whatever plans they had formed were driven entirely out of their minds by the appearance of the footprints on the stairs.
princess/ˈpɹɪnsɛs/princesa, coya, infanta18 veces en el libro
She did not know how to act when introduced to a princess.
upstairs/əpˈstɛɹz/subiendo las escaleras18 veces en el libro
With the prospect of a fresh field for investigation the others revived their interest in the search and followed Nyoda eagerly as she led the way upstairs and unlocked the closed door at the head.
exclamation/ˌɛkskɫəˈmeɪʃən/llamada o grito fuerte16 veces en el libro
From somewhere in the room came a sudden exclamation of surprise.
burglar/ˈbɝɡɫɝ/ladrón16 veces en el libro
She must explain quickly, or he would take her for a burglar, coming in that way and looking around with a flashlight.
downstairs/ˈdaʊnˈstɛɹz/abajo16 veces en el libro
Upstairs and downstairs they tapped, peered, pried and investigated, but without success.
aunt/ˈænt/tía15 veces en el libro
“Or have you had something to eat since your aunt went away?”
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/extraño14 veces en el libro
Then a queer, bewildered look came into her eyes and she stood still with the book hanging uncertainly from her fingers.
royal/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/real13 veces en el libro
“This is the royal hunting lodge, and I am the Princess Sylvia!”
spell/ˈspɛɫ/hechizo, conjuro, encanto13 veces en el libro
Katherine felt the spell of it and gradually her hasty steps became slower and at times she stood still and looked upon the quiet scene with a feeling of awe and reverence.
jest/ˈdʒɛst/solo12 veces en el libro
I ain’t tellin’ why I wants it put up; I jest wants it put up, dat’s all.’
bookseller/ˈbʊkˌsɛɫɝ/librero, librera12 veces en el libro
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers, A.
postpaidfranqueo pagado12 veces en el libro
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers.
cellar/ˈsɛɫɝ/sótano, furnia, sibil12 veces en el libro
The cellar windows had a heavy screening over them on the outside which could not be removed without being destroyed, and this screening was everywhere intact.
receipt/ɹiˈsit/recepción, recibimiento, recibo12 veces en el libro
For sale by all booksellers, or sent postpaid on receipt of price by the publishers A.
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/escalera, escala, escalera de mano12 veces en el libro
In the opening thus made they could see the top of an iron ladder set upright against the wall below.
stove/ˈstoʊv/estufa, calentador12 veces en el libro
… a cot bed next to the wall; a small stove; a rocking chair and a sewing machine …
faint/ˈfeɪnt/apagado, apenas perceptible, apenas visible12 veces en el libro
It loomed large and silent before her, its frost covered window panes shining whitely in the starlight with a faint, ghostly glimmer.
lark/ˈɫɑɹk/alondra11 veces en el libro
“Hark, hark, the lark at heaven’s gate sings,
shriek/ˈʃɹik/alarido, chillido11 veces en el libro
Nyoda gave a little shriek of laughter and held it up for the Winnebagos to see.
aloud/əˈɫaʊd/en voz alta, de viva voz, en alto11 veces en el libro
she said aloud to herself scornfully, with a flash of her brown eyes, and Katherine caught a glimpse of an indomitable spirit that no hardship could bow down.
sail/ˈseɪɫ/navegar, navegar a vela, hacer velerismo11 veces en el libro
He’s goin’ ter sail Noo Year’s Day.”
astonishment/əˈstɑnɪʃmənt/sorpresa, asombro, estupefacción10 veces en el libro
… leaving Katherine standing in the empty hall, open-mouthed with astonishment.
stairway/ˈstɛɹˌweɪ/escalera, escalinata, gradas10 veces en el libro
By the way they point, the man was going downstairs, but they begin in the middle of the stairway.
mahogany/məˈhɑɡəni/caoba10 veces en el libro
Idly she turned her flashlight on the staircase and noticed that the post was of beautifully carved mahogany.
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/apresuradamente, atropelladamente, de prisa10 veces en el libro
I knocked before I came in,” she added hastily, “but you didn’t come to the door, so I took the liberty of walking in.
bill/ˈbɪɫ/cuenta, factura, compto10 veces en el libro
She looked carefully through the desk first, through old account books and files of papers and bills, but came upon nothing that touched upon repairs made to the house.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/ansiosamente10 veces en el libro
asked Sahwah eagerly, pausing with the nutcracker held open in her hand.
lobster/ˈɫɑbstɝ/bogavante, langosta, llocántaro10 veces en el libro
“Then let’s compromise on lobster croquettes,” said Veronica.
gasp/ˈɡæsp/bocanada, bocarada, boqueada10 veces en el libro
Katherine felt the hair rising on her head; she gave an odd little dry gasp.
startle/ˈstɑɹtəɫ/asustar, alarmar, aspaventar10 veces en el libro
At the sound of her voice the man gave a startled jump, backed away from the banister …
till/ˈtɪɫ/hasta que10 veces en el libro
Beginning softly, the tone swelled out in volume till it seemed to Katherine’s ears to fill the whole house and to come pouring out of all the doors and windows.
screw/ˈskɹu/tornillo, bulón, tirafondo10 veces en el libro
It was no easy job, taking that shutter off, for the screws had rusted in so that it was almost impossible to turn them.
costume/ˈkɑstum/disfraz, fachas10 veces en el libro
Let’s find a masquerade costume for him, too, so he can be one of us.”
north/ˈnɔɹθ/norte, septentrión9 veces en el libro
A sportive north wind, racing up the hill, paused at the top to whirl about in a mad frolic, and Katherine shivered from head to foot.
casementhoja de ventana9 veces en el libro
She knew it was a window because it was framed in a mahogany casement like the other windows in the house, but instead of a pane of glass there was a dark …
latch/ˈɫætʃ/pestillo, cerrojo, picaporte9 veces en el libro
He examined all the rest of the windows on the first floor, and found them all latched and their latches undisturbed.
Traducciones: WikDict, English to Spanish (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronunciación: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir de Wiktionary.
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