cinco: They came five by five.

=Para= is used--

1. To denote the object of an action (generally "to" or "in order to"),
as--

Trabajo para ganarme la vida: I work to (in order to) earn my living.

2. To denote destination (or direction), as--

El tren sale para Valencia: The train leaves for Valencia.

Esta cedula es para el Sr. Fulano: This warrant is for Mr. So-and-So.

Voy para casa: I am going towards home.

Many idiomatic uses of _Por_ and _Para_ must be learnt by practice.

VOCABULARY.

=abogar=, to plead
=acceder=, to accede
=afanarse=, to exert oneself, to take much trouble
=ahorrar=, to save
=ajuste=, adjustment
=a la verdad=, really
=altos hornos=, blast furnaces, foundries
=amarillo=, yellow, buff
=amistad=, friendship
=aparentar=, to show outwardly
=aprovecharse=, to take advantage of, to avail oneself
=aproximarse=, to approach, to draw near
=automovil=, motor-car
=azadas=, hoes
=azadones=, pick-axes
=azuelas=, adzes
=bultos=, packages
=cizallas=, shears
=croquis=, sketch
=disenador=, draughtsman
=*disponer=, to dispose, to arrange
=echar al correo=, to (throw into the) post
=empeoramiento=, deterioration
=en blanco=, blank
=estancia=, stay
=(un) fardin, un cuarto=, a farthing, a trifling amount
=*forzar=, to force, to strain
=hachuelas=, hatchets
=hilar=, to spin
=largo de talle=, full, complete
=lingotes de hierro=, pig-iron
=martillo=, hammer
=molestia=, trouble
=moratoria=, extension of time (for payment)
=palas=, shovels
=para= (=estar=), (to be) on the point of ...
=picos=, picks
=plomo=, slate, lead colour
=por= (=estar por escribir=), to be (yet) unwritten
=prevision=, foresight
=los sintomas=, the symptoms
=suspender los pagos=, to stop payments
=tejer=, to weave
=tenazas=, tongs
=textil=, textile
=*trocar=, to barter, to exchange
=yerno, hijo politico=, son-in-law

EXERCISE 1. (57)

Translate into English--

1. De Espana nos vienen las ricas uvas y las jugosas (juicy) naranjas,
ademas de minerales--de hierro y cobre.

2. El viaje por mar desde Espana a Inglaterra tarda de cuatro a seis
dias.

3. Desde el ano 1900 hasta el 1910 aumento mucho la poblacion del Reino
Unido.

4. Los Altos Hornos de Bilbao se han construido para la produccion de
lingotes de hierro.

5. La Sociedad reune poderosos elementos (commands great resources) para
la fabricacion de toda clase de maquinaria para la hiladura y la
tejeduria del