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Dentro de la Selva Tropical #1
Practice vocabulary from the story by Diane Willow and Laura Jacques, about the Costa Rican rain forest.
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| la lluvia | the rain |
| las hojas | the leaves |
| gotea suavamente | softly dripping |
| la brisa mece | the breeze sways |
| las ramas más altas | the highest branches |
| desde arriba | from above |
| la selva tropical | the rain forest |
| y al iqual que | and like |
| alberga infinidad de criaturas | houses an infinity of creatures |
| al amanecer | at dusk |
| los murciélagos | the bats |
| dejan de beber | stop drinking |
| las flores de la ceiba | cotton tree flowers |
| un tronco hueco | a log hole |
| en lo alto | up high |
| se halla | flees |
| una arpía | a harpy/largest eagle |
| los demás animales | the other animals |
| despertarse | to wake up |
| su morada | his dwelling |
| de pronto | suddenly |
| hambrienta | hungry |
| emprende su vuelo | takes flight |
| se lanza en picada | launches himself |
| dando vueltas y giros | turning |
| las grandes ramas | large branches |
| entre | between |
| una manada de ...asustada | a pack of frightened |
| se aleja | moves away |
| monos aulladores | howling monkeys |
| columpiándose | swinging |
| de un árbol a otro | from one tree or another |
| con las lianas | on(with) the vines |
| gritos ensordecedores | deafening cries/yells |
| un pájaro carpintero picotea | a woodpecker |
| en busca de hormigas | in search of ants |
| las cigarras | sequedas |
| más ruidosos del mundo | loudest in the world |
| frotan sus alas delanteras | they rub their back wings |
| un sonido de sirena | a mermaid sound |
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South Fork High School |
| Miranda, CA |
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