Spanish Tales for Beginners

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118.—[[118-11]] Pueda... la luna, 'may the moon..."—perdonárselo, 'pardon them for doing so' (lit., 'pardon it to them').

[[118-13]] Nosotros no nos sentimos con, 'we do not feel that we have.'

[[118-19]] Vese=se ve.—que es de=que es una de.

[[118-27]] de Melgarejo, Melgarejo's.

119.—[[119-3]] por los años de mil trescientos y tantos, 'about the year thirteen hundred' (lit., 'about the years thirteen hundred odd').

[[119-12]] esclavo: at this time the Spanish peninsula was divided between Moors and Spaniards, and each nation made slaves of those that were captured from the other nation.

[[119-22]] que, 'when,' as often after an expression of time.

[[119-26]] la cristiana: hueste is understood.

[[119-29]] por lo que: see under que, in Vocab.

[[119-31]] por el que, 'over which.'