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ado=. Words which take the accent mark merely to indicate interrogative or exclamatory use are given under the unaccented form, and the existence of an accented form is not mentioned if the English equivalent remains the same. Irregular forms of verbs in Chapters I-III are separately given so far as they affect the finding of the word; usually a group of forms that begin alike is represented by one of its simplest members--thus, in looking for =puso= or =pusiese= take '=puse= see =poner=' as guide. A statement of reflexive use is given under =se=, and a verb is not separately defined as reflexive if its reflexive meaning is derivable from the non-reflexive by applying what is found under =se=. A participle which has reflexive force without the reflexive pronoun is in general especially defined, but the student will do well to keep in mind the principle that any past participle may be a reflexive without the pronoun.
The effort has been made to list each defined phrase under the word that the student was surest to look up, either the most unfamiliar word or the one which he would identify as not having here its familiar sense. When the word which has here an unusual sense (or whose regular English equivalent is not used in translating this phrase) is one which will not be looked up, such as a familiar preposition, its special definition for this occasion is appended in parentheses to the appropriate definition of the other word, which definition it precedes or follows according to the order of the Spanish phrase: thus, under =acabar=, 'end (=por= with)' means '=acabar= end; =acabar por= end with'; under =adelante=, '(=más= further) on' means '=adelante= on; =más adelante= further on.' Parentheses in a Spanish phrase inclose words which can be added without affecting the translation except as indicated by parenthesized English words. Other parenthesized words are generally meant as mere explanations, but can sometimes be advantageously taken as supplements to be optionally added to th