Kontraux. Anstataux. Krom.

"Kontraux" means "against, opposite", or "in opposition to" as "Li
kuragxe batalis kune kun ni kontraux niaj malamikoj", He courageously
fought with us against our enemies. It is also used in the sense
of "overlooking", as "La fenestro kontraux la strato", The window
overlooking the street; and of "facing", as "Vizagxo kontraux vizagxo",
Face to face. "Kontrauxdiri", to contradict.

"Anstataux" means "instead of, in the place" of, as "Mi iris Londonon
anstataux Parizon", I went to London instead of to Paris. "Mi iris
hieraux anstataux morgaux", I went yesterday instead of to-morrow.
"Anstataux piediri, li veturis", Instead of going on foot, he drove.
"Anstatauxi", to take (or, be in) the place of; "anstatauxigi", to put
in the place of, to replace (by).

"Krom" means "not including, in addition to, besides", as "En la cxambro
estis neniu krom li", In the room there was nobody except him. "La knabo
estas granda, kaj krom tio, li estas bona". The boy is tall, and besides
that, he is good.


VOCABULARY.

rimedo : a means, remedy. sukero : sugar.
kutimo : custom. kremo : cream.
profesoro : professor, prepozicio : preposition.
reflektoro : reflector. vokalo : vowel.
fiancxo : betrothed. abomeno : disgust.
flanko : side. ordinara : ordinary.