A Tale of Two Cities — Page 1

Vocabulary

우편

upyeon — Mail or postal service for sending letters

마차

macha — Horse-drawn carriage used for transportation

11월

sibirwol — The eleventh month of the year, November

늦은

neujeun — Late; occurring after the expected time

어느

eoneu — A certain; some particular one unspecified

금요일

geumyoil — Friday, the sixth day of the week

밤

bam — Night; the dark period after sunset

이야기

iyagi — Story, tale, or narrative about events

관련된

gwallyeondoen — Related to or connected with something

첫

cheot — First; the initial one in a sequence

번째

beonjjae — Ordinal suffix meaning '-th' in a sequence

인물

inmul — Person or character in a story or event

앞에

ape — In front of; before a person or object

펼쳐져

pyeolchyeojyeo — Spread out or unfolded before someone

있던

itdeon — Was there; existed at a past time

것은

geoseun — The thing that; topic-marking thing particle

바로

baro — Exactly; right; directly without detour

가는

ganeun — Going toward; heading in a direction

길

gil — Road, path, or way to a destination

가도

gado — Main road or highway connecting places

그에게

geuege — To him; for him; dative form of he

있어서

isseoseo — Because of being; since there is

느릿느릿

neurinneurit — Slowly and sluggishly; at a very slow pace

오르고

oreugo — Climbing or ascending and continuing further

있는

inneun — Which exists; present-tense modifier form

너머에

neomeoe — Beyond; on the other side of something

있었다

isseotda — Was; existed at a specific past time

그는

geuneun — He; topic-marked third-person male subject

다른

dareun — Other; different from the one mentioned

승객들과

seungkaekdeulgwa — Together with the passengers on a vehicle

마찬가지로

machangangjiro — Similarly; in the same way as others

옆에서

yeope seo — From beside; walking alongside something

진창길

jinchanggil — Muddy road or path covered in mire

걸어

georeo — Walking; moving on foot somewhere

언덕

eondeok — Hill; a small elevated mound of earth

올랐다

ollatda — Climbed; ascended to a higher position

그것은

geugeoseun — As for that; topic-marked pronoun for things

그런

geureon — Such; that kind of; of that sort

상황에서

sanghwangeseo — In such a situation or circumstance

걷는

geodneun — Walking; act of moving on foot

즐겨서가

jeulgyeoseoga — Because of enjoying; due to liking it

아니라

anira — Not; it is not the case that

언덕과

eondeokgwa — The hill and; connecting hill to other nouns

마구

magu — Horse harness; equipment for harnessing horses

진흙

jinheuk — Mud; wet sticky earth on ground

모두

modu — All; everyone or everything together

너무

neomu — Too; excessively beyond an acceptable degree

무거워서

mugeoweoseo — Because it is heavy; due to heaviness

말들이

maldeuri — The horses; plural subject form of horse

이미

imi — Already; before the expected or usual time

세

se — Three; the number three in Korean

번이나

beonina — As many as times; emphasizing frequency

멈춰

meomchwo — Stopped; halted movement or action abruptly

서는

seoneun — Standing; halting and remaining in place

바람에

barame — Due to; because of an unwanted situation

한

han — One; a single instance of something

번은

beoneun — One time; once, on one occasion

마차를

machareul — The carriage; object form of horse carriage

되돌리려는

doedollilryeoneun — Intending to turn back or reverse direction

반항적인

banhangjeogin — Rebellious; defiant or resistant to authority

의도로

uidoro — With the intention of; purposely aiming to

길을

gireul — The road; object-marked path or route

가로질러

garojilleo — Cutting across; going diagonally through space

끌어당기기까지

kkeureoданggigikkaji — Even to the extent of pulling and dragging

했기

haetgi — Did; past-tense verbal noun form of do

때문이었다

ddaemuniyeotda — It was because of; the reason was this

그러나

geureona — However; but, indicating a contrast or turn

고삐

goppi — Reins used to control and guide a horse

채찍

chaejjik — Whip used to urge a horse forward

마부

mabu — Coachman or driver who controls horses

경호원

gyeonghowan — Guard or escort protecting passengers or cargo

합세하여

hapseha여 — Joining forces together; combining efforts collectively

일부

ilbu — Some; a part or portion of something

짐승들도

jimsungdeuldo — Even the beasts or animals; animals too

이성을

iseongul — Reason; rational thinking faculty of the mind

갖추고

gatcugo — Possessing; equipped with a certain quality

있다는

itdaneun — That there is; asserting something exists

주장에

jujange — To the claim or assertion about something

강하게

ganghage — Strongly; with great force or conviction

힘을

himeul — Strength or power; object form of force

실어줄

To add weight or support to something

수

su — Ability; possibility of doing an action

있었던

isseotdeon — Which had existed; past modifier of existence

의도를

uidoreul — The intention; object form of purpose or aim

금지하는

geumjihaneun — Prohibiting; banning or forbidding an action

전쟁

jeonjaeng — War; armed conflict between opposing forces

조항을

johangul — The clause or article; a provision in law

읽은

ilgeun — Having read; past modifier of reading something

셈이었고

semiyeotgo — It amounted to; was effectively the same as

결국

gyeolguk — In the end; ultimately after everything considered

말들은

maldeureun — The horses; topic-marked plural form of horse

굴복하여

gulbokha여 — Yielding; submitting after resistance is overcome

제

je — Own; one's own belonging or responsibility

임무로

immuro — To the duty or mission assigned to someone

돌아왔다

dorawatda — Returned; came back to a previous position

고개를

gogaereul — The head or neck; object form of head

축

chuk — Droopingly; hanging low in a dejected way

늘어뜨리고

neureoddeurigo — Drooping down; letting something hang loosely

꼬리를

kkorirul — The tail; object form of an animal's tail

떨면서

ddeolmyeonseo — While trembling or shaking with cold or fear

두꺼운

dukkoun — Thick; having great depth or density

진창을

jinchangul — The mire or deep mud; object of trudging

헤치며

hechimyeo — While pushing through or wading through something

나아갔는데

naaganneuonde — Advanced forward while; proceeded though with difficulty

때때로

ddaeddaero — Sometimes; from time to time occasionally

허우적거리고

heoujeokkeorid go — Floundering; struggling and splashing about helplessly

비틀거리는

biteulgeorineun — Staggering; swaying unsteadily while moving forward

것이

geosi — The thing which; subject-marked nominalizer form

마치

machi — As if; just like in a comparison

굵은

gulgeun — Thick; having large diameter, of limbs or joints

관절

gwanjeol — Joint; the connection point between bones

부위부터

buwibuto — Starting from the area or body part

산산조각

sansanjorak — Into pieces; completely shattered into fragments

나는

naneun — Coming apart; breaking or emerging from something

것

geot — Thing; a nominalizer indicating an abstract thing

같았다

gatatta — Seemed like; appeared to be similar to

조심스럽게

josimseureobke — Carefully; cautiously with great care and attention

외치며

oechimyeo — While shouting or calling out loudly

쉬게

swige — To rest; allowing a pause from exertion

세울

sewul — To stop or set something upright, halt

때마다

ddaemada — Every time; whenever a certain event occurs

앞쪽

apjjok — The front side; the forward direction or area

선두

seondu — Lead position; the very front of a group

머리와

meoriwa — The head and; connecting head to other parts

위의

wiui — Above; belonging to the top of something

모든

modeun — All; every single one of something

격렬하게

gyeongnyeolhage — Violently; intensely with great force or energy

흔들었는데

heundeureonneunde — Shook vigorously while; tossed and turned about

오를

oreul — To climb or ascend; infinitive object form

없다는

eopdaneun — Asserting there is not; claiming nonexistence strongly

유난히

yunанhi — Unusually; particularly or exceptionally more than normal

단호하게

danhohage — Firmly; decisively with unwavering determination

부정하는

bujeonghaneun — Denying; negating or refusing to accept something

말처럼

malcheoreom — Like a horse; resembling or behaving as a horse

보였다

boyeotda — Appeared; seemed to be a certain way