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Fill-in-the-blanks: Build Your Vocabulary: Bandita's Saddlebags

Fill-in-the-blanks: Build Your Vocabulary: Bandita's Saddlebags

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Las alforjas de Bandita

Work with this as if it was written today about past events that are considered complete and finished, and future events that have not yet happened.

Rules of the game:

-- Fill-in-the-blanks from "El banco de palabras".
-- If you need help with the clues, refer to the Word Bank in English.
-- Each word is used once except for ¨de¨ which is used twice.
-- One per member please, though you may participate every 1-2 hours.
-- You do not have to answer in numerical sequence.
-- Flashcards: Las alforjas de bandita
-- English Translation with 3 photos
-- Click here for full view of the Word Banks

El banco de palabras
conseguí cuero de de de escritura
deshilachados diciembre en esperar estaban
favorita largos puedo nuevas Rain (un nombre de un cabello
silla sujetar una veinticinco
Word Bank
a (f) December favorite frayed I can't (I cannot)
I got I know in leather long
name of a horse new of of, from saddle
to hold (in place), to hold down to wait, to hope, to expect twenty-five were writing


No (1) puedo recordar si hice un ejercicio (2) de escritura sobre mis alforjas de equitación. Las conseguí usadas y a modo de prueba el pasado (3) diciembre. El cuero se había endurecido y los bordes (4) estaban deshilachados. Las llevé a un marroquinero cerc dólares por acondicionar el (7) cuero, recortar los bordes (8) deshilachados, y poner hebillas y correas (9) nuevas para mantener las solapas seguras.

Originalmente cuando (10) conseguí las alforjas usadas, no tenía ningún método para acoplarlas a la (11) silla de montar. Hoy el dueño del rancho donde tomo lecciones de equitación en Indiana tenía que ir a su talabartería (12) favorita. Después de mis lecciones, lo acompañé para poder preparar las alforjas para los senderos más (13) largos. Los talabarteros colocaron (14) una anilla-D en una tira de cuero y la cosieron directamente (15) en mis alforjas. Después, alrededor (16) de la anilla-D, pusieron otra tira de cuero que servirá para (17) sujetar las alforjas a la cincha. ¡Ahora mis alforjas pueden ser aseguradas en cualquier silla de montar!

¡No puedo (18) esperar a que llegue mañana! Estoy emocionada de ver como las alforjas lucirán en la silla de montar de (19) Rain! Por supuesto, estoy aún más emocionada por el próximo paseo paseo a caballo en el condado de Brown en Indiana! Ahora, (20) que tengo un lugar seguro para guardar mi agua embotellada y mi almuerzo para la merienda.

My special "thanks" to Rodneyp and to Anormal for helping with the Spanish!

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updated Jun 26, 2013
edited by bandit51jd
posted by bandit51jd
Would any members like to have the game made interactive so that you can work all 20 questions and have a couple tries to complete the game? Please leave a comment here or in a PM to me. Muchas gracias! - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
Please let me know about typos in the post and/or in the flashcards. - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
Would any members like the game to be easier, more on a beginner level? - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
....20 words.....not 20 questions.... - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
The flashcards were really helpful. I didn't notice them until a couple of weeks ago. - 0083f5dc, Jun 21, 2013
For #4 I'm searching for something similar to "nearby" - is it missing? I'm probably wrong, but just checking. :D - Findy, Jun 21, 2013
"Nearby" and "close" both can translate to "cerca (de)". I think you mean #5? - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
Did you see the link to the English Translation with the 3 photos? I#5 refers to "near my home in Illinois". I hope my last two comments helped? - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
Great game bandita - pmikan-pam, Jun 21, 2013
Yes, it was No. 5. *slaps head* D'oh! No more playing games before breakfast - I get a bit light-headed. Thank you for your help, amiga! - Findy, Jun 21, 2013
I don't mind a good challenge, iy's not too hard Bandita . How would you make it interactive? I like this game how it is. : ) - EL_MAG0, Jun 21, 2013
I'm enjoying the game very much. ♥ - Findy, Jun 21, 2013
El_MAGO, by interactive, I mean you would be able to work all 20 words, click a submit button, - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
and you would get back your errors. You can study more, correct your errors and try again. I would not replace the forum game. It will stay the same. The interactive is for additional practice. - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013

20 Answers

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16 de la anilla / around the D- ring

Después, alrededor de la anilla-D-

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updated Jun 26, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
Excellent examples of the D-ring being buckled! I love the colors of the gauntlet! - bandit51jd, Jun 25, 2013
Thank you - 0083f5dc, Jun 25, 2013
Y yo también. - EL_MAG0, Jun 26, 2013
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No (1) puedo recordar si hice ejercicio...

(One word per member?) Do you want the English as well?

updated Jun 25, 2013
posted by Findy
I'm not even sure if I got the word right! eeps! - Findy, Jun 20, 2013
Yes, you are doing this perfectly! If a member only wants to list the number and the word that's fine too. Findy, if you want to do the English you can, but it isn't a part of the game. It might be fun to compare though to what English Translation I have? - bandit51jd, Jun 20, 2013
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4 estaban/ were

El cuero se había endurecido y los bordes estaban deshilachados.

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updated Jun 25, 2013
edited by 0083f5dc
posted by 0083f5dc
Nice photo of frayed edges! Gracias! - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
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No. 5: de
Las llevé a un marroquinero cerca de mi casa en Illinois.

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updated Jun 25, 2013
edited by Findy
posted by Findy
That house is gorgeous! - 0083f5dc, Jun 21, 2013
Yes, and it's somewhere in Illinois. :D There are some beautiful old houses out there. - Findy, Jun 21, 2013
Otra vez, muchas gracias por tu participación! - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
¡Me gusta el juego! Gracias por fabricación de ello. - Findy, Jun 21, 2013
Vivía en Illinois de 1958 a 1964. Vivía en Decatur. - Esteban3304, Jun 24, 2013
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#10 - I got - conseguí

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updated Jun 25, 2013
posted by 0095ca4c
:) - chellapadua, Jun 22, 2013
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9. nuevas/ new

-correas nuevas para mantener las solapas seguras.

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updated Jun 23, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
Beautiful horse and saddle! Gracias! - bandit51jd, Jun 22, 2013
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#3

Diciembre

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updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by chellapadua
posted by chellapadua
Beautiful! - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
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#2

de escritura

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updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by chellapadua
posted by chellapadua
Bien hecho! Yes, that's a good illustration of me trying to work up this as a game. It was fun! Gracias por jugando! - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
gracias! es un placer. I like to play :) - chellapadua, Jun 21, 2013
gracias por 'jugar' ;) - Kiwi-Girl, Jun 21, 2013
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19

Rain (un nombre)

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updated Jun 23, 2013
posted by chellapadua
Did the photos of the saddlebags help to understand the paragraphs? - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
Me encantó esa parte del paseo a caballo a través del arroyo! - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
Actually I started this game weeks ago, that is "Cash" rather than "Rain". - bandit51jd, Jun 23, 2013
Yes the photos helped. I love riding horses too. They are such a wonderful animal. My very favorite animal. - chellapadua, Jun 23, 2013
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#18

esperar - wait

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updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by chellapadua
posted by chellapadua
Gracias, Chell! - bandit51jd, Jun 22, 2013
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7. Cuero/ Leather

Me cobró veinticinco dólares por acondicionar el cuero.

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updated Jun 23, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
What a gorgeous saddle!! - Findy, Jun 21, 2013
The saddle I rent doesn't have these type of straps so that's why I had to have them "sewed" onto my saddlebag! Muchas gracias, JL! - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
This is a great picture because it shows the straps on the saddle to tie down stuff like a saddlebag or "drover coat". - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
I'm glad because I don't know anything about saddles:) - 0083f5dc, Jun 21, 2013
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No. 6 veinticinco - twenty five

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Muchas gracias por todas las correcciones.

updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Hola El-Mago! Don't worry! My goal is to have both the forum game just like it is, and the interactive ones for more learning, practice, or review! - bandit51jd, Jun 21, 2013
Muchas gracias amiga, buena idea. : ) - EL_MAG0, Jun 22, 2013
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No. 8 deshilachados = frayed.

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updated Jun 23, 2013
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
The sofa! A great place to rest the saddle! Nice link to wordreference! Muchas gracias! - bandit51jd, Jun 22, 2013
¡Muchas gracias a usted! - EL_MAG0, Jun 23, 2013
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No. 17 sujetar - to hold, to keep, to fasten.

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updated Jun 25, 2013
edited by EL_MAG0
posted by EL_MAG0
Excelente foto de ¨sujetar - bandit51jd, Jun 25, 2013
Muchas gracias amiga. - EL_MAG0, Jun 25, 2013
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15. en/ on

la cosieron directamente en mis alforjas

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updated Jun 25, 2013
posted by 0083f5dc
Your very kind to work with these games. I truly hope they help you! I just adore your photos, they are always creative and so very descriptive! Muchas graciase! - bandit51jd, Jun 25, 2013
I love your games. I have learned so much vocabulary. Three months ago I knew very few Spanish words. The games allow the words to stay in long-term memory. So, thank you! - 0083f5dc, Jun 25, 2013