A Tale of Two Cities — Page 5

Vocabulary

그

geu — he, him; that (third person pronoun)

한가운데에서

han-ga-un-de-e-seo — from the very middle or center of something

사형집행인은

sa-hyeong-jip-haeng-in-eun — as for the executioner (topic marker attached)

언제나

eon-je-na — always, at all times, ever

바쁘고

ba-ppeu-go — busy and (connective form of 바쁘다)

무용지물보다도

mu-yong-ji-mul-bo-da-do — even worse than something completely useless

못한

mot-han — inferior to, worse than, unable to match

존재로서

jon-jae-ro-seo — as a being or existence (particle attached)

끊임없이

kkeun-im-eop-si — ceaselessly, without interruption, constantly

불려

bul-lyeo — being called, summoned (passive form of 부르다)

다녔다

da-nyeot-da — went around, kept going about (past tense)

이번에는

i-beon-e-neun — this time, on this occasion (topic marked)

온갖

on-gat — all kinds of, every sort of

잡범들을

jap-beom-deul-eul — petty criminals, miscellaneous offenders (object marked)

줄줄이

jul-jul-i — in a long row, one after another, in succession

교수형에

gyo-su-hyeong-e — to hanging, to death by hanging (dative)

처하고

cheo-ha-go — sentencing to, subjecting to punishment (connective)

화요일에

hwa-yo-il-e — on Tuesday (time particle attached)

붙잡힌

but-jap-hin — caught, arrested, apprehended (past passive modifier)

강도를

gang-do-reul — robber, armed thief (object marker attached)

토요일에

to-yo-il-e — on Saturday (time particle attached)

매달고

mae-dal-go — hanging up, suspending (connective form)

수십

su-sip — dozens, tens of, several tens

명의

myeong-ui — of people, of persons (possessive/counter)

사람들

sa-ram-deul — people, persons (plural form)

손에

son-e — on the hand, in the hand

낙인을

na-gin-eul — brand, stigma, mark of shame (object marked)

찍고

jjik-go — stamping, branding, marking (connective form)

홀

hol — hall, large meeting or assembly room

문

mun — door, gate, entrance

앞에서

ap-e-seo — in front of, before (location particle)

팸플릿을

paem-peul-rit-eul — pamphlet, leaflet (object marker attached)

불태웠다

bul-tae-wot-da — burned, set on fire (past tense)

오늘은

o-neul-eun — today (topic marker attached)

흉악한

hyung-ak-han — heinous, atrocious, brutal, wicked

살인자의

sa-rin-ja-ui — of a murderer, killer's (possessive)

목숨을

mok-sum-eul — life, one's life (object marker attached)

빼앗고

ppae-at-go — taking away, seizing, snatching (connective form)

내일은

nae-il-eun — tomorrow (topic marker attached)

농부의

nong-bu-ui — farmer's, of a farmer (possessive)

아이에게서

a-i-e-ge-seo — from a child (source particle attached)

훔친

hum-chin — having stolen, who stole (past modifier)

가엾은

ga-yeop-eun — pitiful, pathetic, deserving sympathy

좀도둑의

jom-do-duk-ui — of a petty thief, small-time thief's

빼앗았다

ppae-a-sat-da — seized, took away forcibly (past tense)

이

i — this (demonstrative pronoun/adjective)

모든

mo-deun — all, every, entire

일들과

il-deul-gwa — things, matters, affairs and (conjunctive)

그와

geu-wa — him and, that and (conjunctive particle)

유사한

yu-sa-han — similar, resembling, analogous

수천

su-cheon — thousands, several thousands

가지

ga-ji — kinds, types, varieties (counter word)

일들이

il-deul-i — things, matters, affairs (subject marked)

친애하는

chin-ae-ha-neun — dear, beloved, cherished (modifier form)

옛

yet — old, former, ancient, of the past

해

hae — year; the sun

그리고

geu-ri-go — and, and then, furthermore

즈음하여

jeu-eum-ha-yeo — around the time of, approximately at that period

일어났다

il-eo-nat-da — occurred, happened, arose (past tense)

그것들에

geu-geot-deul-e — to those things, by those things (dative)

둘러싸인

dul-leo-ssa-in — surrounded, encircled (past passive modifier)

채

chae — while still in a state of, as it is

나무꾼과

na-mu-kkun-gwa — woodcutter and (conjunctive particle attached)

농부가

nong-bu-ga — farmer (subject marker attached)

아무도

a-mu-do — nobody, no one (with negative verb)

주목하지

ju-mok-ha-ji — pay attention, notice (connective negative form)

않는

an-neun — not doing, not (negative present modifier)

가운데

ga-un-de — middle, center; among, amidst

묵묵히

muk-muk-hi — silently, quietly, without complaint

일하는

il-ha-neun — working, laboring (present modifier form)

동안

dong-an — during, while, for a period of time

커다란

keo-da-ran — big, large, huge (modifier form)

턱을

teok-eul — jaw, chin (object marker attached)

가진

ga-jin — having, possessing (past modifier form)

두

du — two (numeral modifier)

사람과

sa-ram-gwa — person and (conjunctive particle attached)

평범한

pyeong-beom-han — ordinary, average, plain, unremarkable

얼굴과

eol-gul-gwa — face and (conjunctive particle attached)

아름다운

a-reum-da-un — beautiful, lovely, attractive

얼굴을

eol-gul-eul — face (object marker attached)

또

tto — also, again, moreover, additionally

다른

da-reun — other, another, different

사람은

sa-ram-eun — person, man (topic marker attached)

충분한

chung-bun-han — sufficient, enough, adequate

소란을

so-ran-eul — commotion, uproar, disturbance (object marked)

일으키며

il-eu-ki-myeo — causing, raising, stirring up (while doing)

활보하고

hwal-bo-ha-go — strutting, walking boldly (connective form)

자신들의

ja-sin-deul-ui — their own, of themselves (plural possessive)

신성한

sin-seong-han — sacred, holy, divine, inviolable

권리를

gwon-ri-reul — rights, entitlements (object marker attached)

오만하게

o-man-ha-ge — arrogantly, haughtily, insolently

내세웠다

nae-se-wot-da — asserted, put forward, claimed (past tense)

이렇게

i-reok-e — like this, in this way, thus

하여

ha-yeo — doing, by doing (formal connective of 하다)

위대한

wi-dae-han — great, magnificent, grand, illustrious

분들과

bun-deul-gwa — respected persons and (honorific plural conjunctive)

수많은

su-man-eun — numerous, countless, a great many

미천한

mi-cheon-han — humble, lowly, insignificant in status

존재들을

jon-jae-deul-eul — beings, existences (plural, object marked)

연대기의

yeon-dae-gi-ui — of a chronicle, of an annals (possessive)

주인공들도

ju-in-gong-deul-do — protagonists, main characters also (inclusive particle)

포함되어

po-ham-doe-eo — being included, contained (passive connective form)

그들

geu-deul — they, them (third person plural pronoun)

앞에

ap-e — in front of, ahead of, before

놓인

no-in — placed, laid out (past passive modifier)

길들을

gil-deul-eul — paths, roads, ways (plural, object marked)

따라

tta-ra — following, along, according to

이끌어

i-kkeul-eo — leading, guiding (connective form of 이끌다)

나갔다

na-gat-da — went out, moved forward (past tense)