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- # "This story was written by Phil Shapiro, an elementary school "
- # "computer teacher, for his third grade students. "
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- # "Copyright (C) 1995 Phil Shapiro"
- # "[Note: The author can be reached via electronic mail at: "
- # " pshapiro@aol.com]"
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- 01 "/9/4El" "the [art];he, it, him [pers pron]" "ehl"
- 01 "Día" "day [m]" "DEEAH"
- 01 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 01 "Recogí" "I collected [vt]" "reh-koh-HEE"
- 01 "Piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 01 "Negras," "black [adj] [p]" "NEH-grahs"
- 01 "Lisas" "even, smooth, simple [fp]" "LEE-sahs"
- 01 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 01 "Brillantes" "brillant [adj] [p]" "bree-YAHN-tehs"
- - 01 "The Day I Collected Smooth, Black Shiny Pebbles"
- 02 "/n/n/5Recurdo" "I remember, recall, recollect [vt]" "reh-KOOR-doh"
- 02 "muy" "very [adv]" "mooy"
- 02 "bien" "fine, good, well [adv]" "byehn"
- 02 "cuando" "when [conj]" "KOOAHN-doh"
- 02 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 02 "familia" "family [f]" "fah-MEE-leeah"
- 02 "cambió" "change [m]" "kahm-BEEOH"
- 02 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 02 "casa" "house, home [f]" "KAH-sah"
- - 02 "I can remember when my family moved into a new house"
- 03 "cuando" "when [conj]" "KOOAHN-doh"
- 03 "yo" "self, I [pers pron]" "yoh"
- 03 "tenía" "I-h/s/i was having, keeping, owning [vt]" "teh-NEEAH"
- 03 "siete" "seven [adj]" "SYEH-teh"
- 03 "años." "years [mp]" "AH-nyohs"
- - 03 "when I was seven years old."
- 04 "La" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 04 "casa" "house, home [f]" "KAH-sah"
- 04 "tenía" "I-h/s/i was having, keeping, owning [vt]" "teh-NEEAH"
- 04 "una" "a, an, one [art] [adj]" "OO-nah"
- 04 "entrada" "main course, entrance, ticket [f]" "ehn-TRAH-dah"
- 04 "para" "for [prep]" "PAH-rah"
- 04 "coche" "auto, car, coach, rail road car [m]" "KOH-cheh"
- 04 "circular" "to circulate [v]" "seer-koo-LAHR"
- 04 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 04 "frente." "forehead [f]; front [m]" "FREHN-teh"
- - 04 "The house had a circular driveway out front."
- 05 "Y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 05 "dispersado" "dispersed [vt]" "dees-pehr-SAH-doh"
- 05 "por" "for, by, through [prep]" "pohr"
- 05 "todo" "all, everything, every, each [adv]" "TOH-doh"
- 05 "lado" "side [m]" "LAH-doh"
- 05 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 05 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 05 "entrada" "main course, entrance, ticket [f]" "ehn-TRAH-dah"
- 05 "para" "for [prep]" "PAH-rah"
- 05 "coche" "auto, car, coach, rail road car [m]" "KOH-cheh"
- 05 "habían" "they were having, getting [vt]" "hah-BEEAHN"
- - 05 "And scattered all around the driveway were"
- 06 "miles" "thousands [adj] [p]" "MEE-lehs"
- 06 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 06 "miles" "thousands [adj] [p]" "MEE-lehs"
- 06 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 06 "piedras." "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- - 06 "hundreds and hundreds of pebbles."
- 07 "/n/n/5Algunas" "some, any [adj] [p]" "ahl-GOO-nahs"
- 07 "eran" "they were [vt]" "EH-rahn"
- 07 "blancas." "white [adj] [p]" "BLAHN-kahs"
- - 07 "Some of the pebbles were white."
- 08 "Algunas" "some, any [adj] [p]" "ahl-GOO-nahs"
- 08 "grises." "grey [adj] [p]" "GREE-sehs"
- - 08 "Some were gray."
- 09 "Algunas" "some, any [adj] [p]" "ahl-GOO-nahs"
- 09 "negras." "black [adj] [p]" "NEH-grahs"
- - 09 "Some were black."
- 10 "/n/n/5Los" "the [art]; them; she [pers pron]" "lohs"
- 10 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 10 "me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 10 "llamaron" "they called, summoned [vt]" "yah-MAH-rohn"
- 10 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 10 "atención" "attention, caution [f]" "ah-tehn-SEEOHN"
- - 10 "The one's that captured my interest the most"
- 11 "fueron" "they were [vt]" "FWEH-rohn"
- 11 "redonditas," "roundest [adj] [p]" "reh-dohn-DEE-tahs"
- 11 "negritas" "blackest [adj] [p]" "neh-GREE-tahs"
- 11 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 11 "brillantes." "brillant [adj] [p]" "bree-YAHN-tehs"
- - 11 "were the round, black, shiny ones."
- 12 "Me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 12 "encantaba" "I-h/s/i was charming, enchanting [vt]" "ehn-kahn-TAH-bah"
- 12 "sentirlas" "to feel them [vt]" "sehn-TEER-lahs"
- 12 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 12 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 12 "mano." "hand [f]" "MAH-noh"
- - 12 "I loved the way they felt in my hand."
- 13 "/n/n/5Más" "more [adv]" "MAHS"
- 13 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 13 "todo" "all, everything, every, each [adv]" "TOH-doh"
- 13 "me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 13 "gustaba" "I-h/s/i was sampling, liking [vt]" "goos-TAH-bah"
- 13 "recoger" "to collect, pick up, gather, get [v]" "reh-koh-HEHR"
- - 13 "I especially liked to gather up"
- 14 "unos" "some [pron] [p]" "OO-nohs"
- 14 "tres" "three [adj]" "trehs"
- 14 "o" "or [conj]" "oh"
- 14 "cuatro" "four [adj]" "KOOAH-troh"
- 14 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 14 "negras" "black [adj] [p]" "NEH-grahs"
- - 14 "three or four smooth black pebbles"
- 15 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 15 "lisas" "even, smooth, simple [fp]" "LEE-sahs"
- 15 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 15 "dejarlas" "to leave them, permit them [vt]" "deh-HAHR-lahs"
- 15 "rozarse" "get rubbed, get worn [vt]" "roh-THAHR-seh"
- 15 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 15 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 15 "mano." "hand [f]" "MAH-noh"
- - 15 "and then feel them rub against each other in my hand."
- 16 "/n/n/5De" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 16 "repente" "sudden [m]" "reh-PEHN-teh"
- 16 "tenía" "I-h/s/i was having, holding, owning [vt]" "teh-NEEAH"
- 16 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 16 "gana" "desire [f]" "GAH-nah"
- 16 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 16 "recolectar" "to harvest, pick, reap [v]" "re-co-lec-TAHR"
- - 16 "All of a sudden I had an urge to collect"
- 17 "todas" "all, whole, every, any [adj] [p]" "TOH-dahs"
- 17 "las" "the, them [art] [p]" "lahs"
- 17 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 17 "redondas" "round [adj] [p]" "reh-DOHN-dahs"
- 17 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 17 "negras" "black [adj] [p]" "NEH-grahs"
- 17 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 17 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 17 "entrada" "main course, entrance, ticket [f]" "ehn-TRAH-dah"
- 17 "para" "for [prep]" "PAH-rah"
- 17 "coche." "auto, car, coach, rail road car [m]" "KOH-cheh"
- - 17 "all the round black pebbles on the driveway."
- 18 "Quería" "I-h/s/i was wishing, wanting [vt]" "kay-REEAH"
- 18 "recogerlas" "to collect them [vt]" "reh-koh-HEHR-lahs"
- 18 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 18 "llevarlas" "to carry them [vt]" "yeh-BAHR-lahs"
- 18 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 18 "una" "a, an, one [art] [adj]" "OO-nah"
- 18 "caja" "box, cash register, case [f]" "KAH-hah"
- 18 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 18 "cartón." "cardboard [m]" "kahr-TOHN"
- - 18 "I wanted to gather them together into a cardboard box."
- 19 "/n/n/5No" "no [adv]" "noh"
- 19 "es" "is, it is [vt]" "ehs"
- 19 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 19 "tenía" "I-h/s/i was having, holding, owning [vt]" "teh-NEEAH"
- 19 "algún" "some, any [adj]" "ahl-GOON"
- 19 "propósito." "purpose [m]" "proh-POH-see-toh"
- - 19 "Not for any particular purpose, mind you."
- 20 "Más" "more [adv]" "MAHS"
- 20 "bien" "fine, good, well [adv]" "byehn"
- 20 "fue" "they went [vt]" "fweh"
- 20 "como" "as, like [adv];how, pardon [adv]" "KOH-moh"
- 20 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 20 "casa" "house, home [f]" "KAH-sah"
- 20 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- - 20 "Just because the smooth, black shiny pebbles"
- 21 "me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 21 "llamaban" "they were calling, summoning [vt]" "yah-MAH-bahn"
- 21 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 21 "recogerlas." "to collect them [vt]" "reh-koh-HEHR-lahs"
- - 21 "were calling out to me to be collected."
- 22 "/n/n/5Entonces," "at that time, then [adv]" "ehn-TOHN-sehs"
- 22 "me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 22 "encorvé" "I bent over, hunched down [vt]" "ehn-kohr-BEH"
- 22 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 22 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 22 "entrada" "main course, entrance, ticket [f]" "ehn-TRAH-dah"
- 22 "para" "for [prep]" "PAH-rah"
- 22 "coche" "auto, car, coach, rail road car [m]" "KOH-cheh"
- 22 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 22 "recoger" "to collect, pick up, gather, get [v]" "reh-koh-HEHR"
- 22 "las" "the, them [art] [p]" "lahs"
- 22 "piedras." "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- - 22 "So I hunched down on the driveway to start gathering pebbles."
- 23 "Las" "the, them [art] [p]" "lahs"
- 23 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 23 "tenía" "I-h/s/i was having, holding, owning [vt]" "teh-NEEAH"
- 23 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 23 "ser" "to be, become, exist [v]" "sehr"
- 23 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 23 "alta" "high, upper, top, loud [adj]" "AHL-tah"
- 23 "calidad." "quality [f]" "kah-lee-DAHD"
- - 23 "The pebbles had to be high quality pebbles."
- 24 "/n/n/5Como" "as, like [adv];how, pardon [adv]" "KOH-moh"
- 24 "las" "the, them [art] [p]" "lahs"
- - 24 "After all,"
- 25 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 25 "iban" "they were going, becoming [vt]" "EE-bahn"
- 25 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 25 "ser" "to be, become, exist [v]" "sehr"
- 25 "parte" "part [f]" "PAHR-teh"
- 25 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 25 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 25 "propia" "proper, suitable, peculiar [adj]" "PROH-peeah"
- 25 "collección," "collection [f]" "co-lle-CSEEOHN"
- - 25 "if these pebbles were going to be for my own pebble collection,"
- 26 "no" "no [adv]" "noh"
- 26 "podria" "could [aux v]" "POH-dreeah"
- 26 "dejar" "to allow, leave, fail [v]" "deh-HAHR"
- 26 "entrar" "to begin, enter, introduce [v]" "ehn-TRAHR"
- 26 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 26 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 26 "colección" "collection [f]" "co-le-CSEEOHN"
- 26 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 26 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 26 "baja" "low, under, short [adj]" "BAH-hah"
- 26 "calidad." "quality [f]" "kah-lee-DAHD"
- - 26 "I could not let any low quality pebbles into the collection."
- 27 "/n/n/5Pasó" "step, pass [m]" "pah-SOH"
- 27 "una" "a, an, one [art] [adj]" "OO-nah"
- 27 "hora." "hour, time [f]" "HOH-rah"
- 27 "Pasó" "step, pass [m]" "pah-SOH"
- 27 "dos." "two [adj]" "dohs"
- 27 "Despues" "after, afterwards, later [adv]" "DEHS-pwehs"
- 27 "tres." "three [adj]" "trehs"
- - 27 "An hour went by. Then two. Then three."
- 28 "Tenía" "I-h/s/i was having, holding, owning [vt]" "teh-NEEAH"
- 28 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 28 "determinación" "determination [f]" "deh-tehr-mee-nah-SEEOHN"
- 28 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 28 "hacer" "to behave, make, cause, do, take [v]" "hah-SEHR"
- 28 "el" "the [art];he, it, him [pers pron]" "ehl"
- 28 "mejor" "better, best [adj]" "meh-HOHR"
- 28 "trabajo" "job, work [m]" "trah-BAH-hoh"
- 28 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 28 "recoger" "to collect, pick up, gather, get [v]" "reh-koh-HEHR"
- 28 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 28 "posible" "possible [adj]" "poh-SEE-bleh"
- - 28 "I was determined to do the best possible job"
- 29 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 29 "el" "the [art];he, it, him [pers pron]" "ehl"
- 29 "mundo." "world [m]" "MOON-doh"
- - 29 "in the world at collecting pebbles."
- 30 "/n/n/5Pero" "but, yet [conj]" "PEH-roh"
- 30 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 30 "ver" "to look into, see, understand [v]" "behr"
- 30 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 30 "caja" "box, case [f]" "KAH-hah"
- 30 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 30 "cartón" "cardboard [m]" "kahr-TOHN"
- 30 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 30 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 30 "lado," "side [m]" "LAH-doh"
- - 30 "But then when I looked into the cardboard box beside me"
- 31 "anoté" "I noticed, noted, annotated [vt]" "ah-noh-TEH"
- 31 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 31 "apenas" "scarcely [adv]" "ah-PEH-nahs"
- 31 "llené" "I will fill [vt]" "yeh-NEH"
- 31 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 31 "parte" "part [f]" "PAHR-teh"
- 31 "honda" "deep [adj]; sling [f]" "HOHN-dah"
- 31 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 31 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 31 "caja." "box, case [f]" "KAH-hah"
- - 31 "I noticed that I had barely covered the bottom of the box."
- 32 "/n/n/5No" "no [adv]" "noh"
- 32 "me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 32 "importaba" "I-h/s/i was important [vt]" "eem-pohr-TAH-bah"
- 32 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 32 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 32 "progreso" "progress [m]" "proh-GREH-soh"
- 32 "fue" "they went [vt]" "fweh"
- 32 "tan" "as, so [adv]" "tahn"
- 32 "lento." "slow [adj]" "LEHN-toh"
- - 32 "It didn't matter to me that my progress was slow."
- 33 "Fijaba" "I-h/s/i was fixing, fastening, noticing [vt]" "fee-HAH-bah"
- 33 "toda" "all, whole, every [adj]" "TOH-dah"
- 33 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 33 "atención" "attention, caution [f]" "ah-tehn-SEEOHN"
- 33 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 33 "mi" "my [refl]" "mee"
- 33 "meta" "goal [f]" "MEH-tah"
- 33 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 33 "recoger" "to collect, pick up, gather, get [v]" "reh-koh-HEHR"
- 33 "piedras." "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- - 33 "I had my attention fixed on my goal of collecting pebbles."
- 34 "Es" "is, it is [vt]" "ehs"
- 34 "glorioso" "glorious, boastful [adj]" "gloh-REEOH-soh"
- 34 "tener" "to have, hold, keep, profess [v]" "teh-NEHR"
- 34 "metas" "goals [fp]" "MEH-tahs"
- 34 "así." "so, thus [adv]" "ah-SEE"
- - 34 "It was glorious to have a goal like that."
- 35 "Metas" "goals [fp]" "MEH-tahs"
- 35 "son" "sound, news, rumor [m]" "sohn"
- 35 "cosas" "things [fp]" "KOH-sahs"
- 35 "gloriosas" "glorious, boastful [adj] [p]" "gloh-REEOH-sahs"
- 35 "tener." "to have, hold, keep, profess [v]" "teh-NEHR"
- - 35 "Goals are glorious things to have."
- 36 "/n/n/5Cuando" "when [conj]" "KOOAHN-doh"
- 36 "bajo" "below, low, under [adv] [adj]" "BAH-hoh"
- 36 "el" "the [art];he, it, him [pers pron]" "ehl"
- 36 "sol" "sun [m]" "sohl"
- 36 "seguía" "I was continuing [vt]" "seh-GOOEEAH"
- 36 "recogiendo" "collecting [ger]" "re-co-GYEHN-doh"
- 36 "piedras." "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- - 36 "When the sun went down I went right on collecting pebbles."
- 37 "Mis" "my [adj] [poss] [p]" "mees"
- 37 "ojos" "eyes [mp]" "OH-hohs"
- 37 "cansaron" "they tired, wearied [vt]" "kahn-SAH-rohn"
- 37 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 37 "ver" "to look into, see, understand [v]" "behr"
- 37 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 37 "diferencia" "difference [f]" "dee-feh-REHN-seeah"
- - 37 "My eyes strained to see the difference"
- 38 "entre" "between, among [prep]" "EHN-treh"
- 38 "las" "the, them [art] [p]" "lahs"
- 38 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 38 "grises" "grey [adj] [p]" "GREE-sehs"
- 38 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 38 "las" "the, them [art] [p]" "lahs"
- 38 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 38 "negras." "black [adj] [p]" "NEH-grahs"
- - 38 "between the gray pebbles and the black ones."
- 39 "/n/n/5Por" "for, by, through [prep]" "pohr"
- 39 "fin," "end [m]" "feen"
- 39 "cuando" "when [conj]" "KOOAHN-doh"
- 39 "mis" "my [adj] [poss] [p]" "mees"
- 39 "músculos" "muscles [mp]" "MOOS-koo-lohs"
- 39 "empezaron" "they began, started [vt]" "ehm-peh-THAH-rohn"
- 39 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 39 "entumecerse" "go numb, go to sleep [vt]" "ehn-too-meh-SEHR-seh"
- - 39 "Finally, when my leg muscles started cramping"
- 40 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 40 "mis" "my [adj] [poss] [p]" "mees"
- 40 "ojos" "eyes [mp]" "OH-hohs"
- 40 "cansaron" "they tired, wearied [vt]" "kahn-SAH-rohn"
- 40 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 40 "ver" "to look into, see, understand [v]" "behr"
- 40 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 40 "todo." "all, everything, every, each [adv]" "TOH-doh"
- - 40 "and my eyes strained to see anything at all,"
- 41 "Me" "myself, me [pers pron]" "meh"
- 41 "paré" "h/s/i stops [vt]" "pah-REH"
- 41 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 41 "llevé" "I will carry [vt]" "yeh-BEH"
- 41 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 41 "caja" "box, case [f]" "KAH-hah"
- 41 "a" "to, at, in, on, upon [prep]" "ah"
- 41 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 41 "casa." "house, home [f]" "KAH-sah"
- - 41 "I stood up and carried the box back into my family's house."
- 42 "Viendo" "I see [vt]" "BYEHN-doh"
- 42 "el" "the [art];he, it, him [pers pron]" "ehl"
- 42 "hondo" "deep [adj] [adv]" "HOHN-doh"
- 42 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 42 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 42 "caja" "box, case [f]" "KAH-hah"
- 42 "podría" "could [aux v]" "poh-DREEAH"
- 42 "ver" "to look into, see, understand [v]" "behr"
- - 42 "Looking down into the bottom of the big box"
- 43 "una" "a, an, one [art] [adj]" "OO-nah"
- 43 "capa" "cape [f]" "KAH-pah"
- 43 "entera" "whole, complete [adj]" "ehn-TEH-rah"
- 43 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 43 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 43 "negras" "black [adj] [p]" "NEH-grahs"
- 43 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 43 "brillantes." "brillant [adj] [p]" "bree-YAHN-tehs"
- - 43 "I saw a whole layer of black, shiny round pebbles."
- 44 "/n/n/5Satisfacción" "satisfaction [f]" "sa-tis-fa-CSEEOHN"
- 44 "es" "is, it is [vt]" "ehs"
- 44 "lo" "him, it [pers pron]" "loh"
- 44 "que" "that, which, who, what, how [pron]" "kay"
- 44 "siente" "h/s/i feels, is sorry [vt]" "SYEHN-teh"
- 44 "cuando" "when [conj]" "KOOAHN-doh"
- 44 "logras" "you get, obtain, achieve [vt]" "LOH-grahs"
- 44 "una" "a, an, one [art] [adj]" "OO-nah"
- 44 "meta" "goal [f]" "MEH-tah"
- - 44 "Satisfaction is the feeling you get when you set a goal"
- 45 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 45 "la" "the [art] [f]" "lah"
- 45 "persigues" "you pursecute, pursue [vt]" "per-SI-gwehs"
- 45 "con" "with, to, towards [prep]" "kohn"
- 45 "todo" "all, everything, every, each [adv]" "TOH-doh"
- 45 "su" "his,her,your,its,their [adj poss]" "soo"
- 45 "poder." "to be able to, can, may [v]" "poh-DEHR"
- - 45 "and pursue it with all your might."
- 46 "Ese" "that [adj]" "EH-seh"
- 46 "día" "day [m]" "DEEAH"
- 46 "aprendí" "I learned [vt]" "ah-prehn-DEE"
- 46 "mucho" "much, a great deal of [adj] [adv]" "MOO-choh"
- 46 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 46 "hacer" "to make, create, cause [v]" "hah-SEHR"
- 46 "metas" "goals [fp]" "MEH-tahs"
- - 46 "That day I learned a lot about setting goals"
- 47 "y" "and [conj]" "ee"
- 47 "de" "from, of [prep]" "deh"
- 47 "cuales" "which [pron] [p]" "KOOAH-lehs"
- 47 "piedras" "stones, rocks [fp]" "PYEH-drahs"
- 47 "merecen" "they deserve, merit, are deserving [vt]" "meh-REH-sehn"
- 47 "escoger" "to choose, select, elect [v]" "ehs-koh-HEHR"
- 47 "en" "on, in, at [prep]" "ehn"
- 47 "tu" "your [adj poss]" "too"
- 47 "vida." "life [f]" "BEE-dah"
- - 47 "and about choosing which pebbles you want to collect in your life."
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