Antonio Machado and the Duero in Soria
Read how Soria, the Duero and Leonor became part of Antonio Machado's life and poetry.
Antonio Machado y el Duero de Soria
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What you'll learn
Poetry and landscape vocabulary, time expressions, and forms for talking about purpose, earlier events and personal relationships.
A factual B1 Spanish text about Machado's arrival in Soria in 1907, the publication of Campos de Castilla, and the city's mark on his work. It contains no invented scenes.
After reading
Article learning block
Phrases, words, grammar, and quick practice from this text.
Phrases for training
Add useful phrases to SRS or mark them as already known.
Obtuvo por oposición
newwon a post through competitive examination
Used when someone secures a public post by passing a competitive selection process.
It explains how Machado obtained his teaching post.
una casa de huéspedes
newa guesthouse
A home that rents rooms to guests.
Useful for talking about traditional accommodation.
a orillas del Duero
newon the banks of the Duero
The expression places something beside a river.
Useful for describing places near water.
Ocho días después
neweight days later
It marks the time that passed between two events.
Useful for putting events in order.
Key words
Vocabulary that carries the school-day topic.
la cátedra
la cátedra
the teaching post
Here it means an official teaching position.
It is key to understanding Machado's work in Soria.
los álamos
los álamos
the poplar trees
Tall trees that often grow near water.
They appear in Machado's poetry about Soria.
la ribera
la ribera
the riverbank
The land beside a river.
Useful for describing the Duero landscape.
la edición
primera edición
the edition
A published version of a work.
Useful for talking about books and publication dates.
la huella
una huella
the trace
A mark or influence that remains, used figuratively here.
Useful for describing a lasting influence.
el destino
el destino
the destination or posting
A place where someone travels or is assigned to work.
Useful for talking about work transfers.
Grammar in context
Patterns from the text worth noticing after reading.
para + infinitive
llegó a Soria para trabajar
arrived in Soria to work
Para followed by an infinitive expresses purpose.
It lets you explain why an action is done.
past perfect
ya había publicado Soledades
had already published Soledades
Había publicado presents an action that happened before another past action.
It helps order two moments in the past.
casarse con
se casó con Leonor Izquierdo
married Leonor Izquierdo
Casarse is pronominal, and the other person follows con.
It helps you talk about marriage correctly.
después de + noun
Después de la muerte de Leonor
after Leonor's death
Después de followed by a noun places one event later than another.
It helps order events.
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