Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 3

Vocabulary

Depois

After, following a specific time or event

do

Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning 'of the'

jantar

Dinner, the evening meal

ela

She, third-person singular feminine pronoun

pegou

Grabbed, took hold of something

seu

His, her, your, or their possessive pronoun

livro

Book, a written or printed work

e

And, conjunction connecting words or clauses

me

Me, first-person singular object pronoun

ensinou

Taught, conveyed knowledge or instruction to someone

sobre

About, on the subject of something

os

The, masculine plural definite article

eu

I, first-person singular subject pronoun

estava

Was, past continuous form of 'estar'

ansioso

Anxious or eager, feeling anticipation or worry

para

For, to, or in order to; preposition of purpose

descobrir

To discover or find out something new

tudo

Everything, all things without exception

ele

He, third-person singular masculine pronoun

mas

But, conjunction indicating contrast or exception

logo

Soon, immediately, or shortly after

deixou

Let, allowed, or left something or someone

escapar

To escape or slip out unintentionally

que

That, what, or which; conjunction or pronoun

havia

There was or had, past form of 'haver'

morrido

Died, past participle of 'morrer'

há

There is, ago; present tense of 'haver'

um

A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral

tempo

Time or weather, a period or duration

considerável

Considerable, significantly large in amount or degree

então

So, then, therefore; indicating consequence or sequence

não

No, not; negation word in Portuguese

importei

Cared or minded, past tense of 'importar-se'

mais

More, anymore; indicating addition or continuation

com

With, together or in association with something

porque

Because, for the reason that something occurred

ligo

I care or I call; present tense of 'ligar'

pessoas

People, human beings in general

mortas

Dead, feminine plural adjective referring to deceased

Logo em seguida

Right after, immediately following that moment

em

In, at; preposition indicating location or time

seguida

Following, in sequence after something else

quis

Wanted, past tense of 'querer'

fumar

To smoke, inhaling tobacco or similar substances

pedi

I asked or requested, past tense of 'pedir'

à

To the, contraction of 'a' and 'a' (feminine)

viúva

Widow, a woman whose husband has died

deixasse

Would let or allow, past subjunctive of 'deixar'

disse

Said, past tense of 'dizer'

era

Was, imperfect past tense of 'ser'

hábito

Habit, a regular or repeated behavior

ruim

Bad, poor in quality or morally wrong

higiênico

Hygienic, relating to cleanliness and health practices

devia

Should, ought to; imperfect tense of 'dever'

tentar

To try or attempt to do something

fazer

To do or make something

isso

That, this thing already mentioned or indicated

É

Is, third-person singular present tense of 'ser'

exatamente

Exactly, precisely without deviation or error

assim

Like this, in this manner or way

algumas

Some, a few; feminine plural indefinite pronoun

Elas

They, third-person plural feminine subject pronoun

implicam

Imply or involve, third-person plural of 'implicar'

uma

A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral

coisa

Thing, an object or matter of any kind

quando

When, at the time that something happens

sabem

They know, third-person plural of 'saber'

nada

Nothing, not anything at all

Ali

There, in or at that specific place

ficava

Used to stay or remain; imperfect of 'ficar'

se

Herself, himself, oneself; reflexive pronoun

preocupando

Worrying, being concerned about something

parente

Relative, a family member or relation

servia

Served or was useful; imperfect of 'servir'

ninguém

Nobody, no one at all

estando

Being, gerund form of 'estar'

morto

Dead, no longer alive; past participle of 'morrer'

veja

See, look; imperative or subjunctive of 'ver'

bem

Well, good; indicating quality or manner

encontrava

Used to find or meet; imperfect of 'encontrar'

monte

A lot, pile, or mount of something

de

Of, from; very common Portuguese preposition

defeitos

Defects, faults or flaws in something or someone

mim

Me, first-person singular prepositional pronoun

por

By, for, through; common Portuguese preposition

tinha

Had, imperfect past tense of 'ter'

algum

Some, any; masculine singular indefinite adjective

benefício

Benefit, an advantage or positive outcome

mesma

Same, herself; feminine emphatic or identity adjective

usava

Used to use; imperfect past tense of 'usar'

claro

Of course, clear; indicating obviousness or brightness

quem

Who, whoever; relative or interrogative pronoun

fazia

Used to do or make; imperfect of 'fazer'

Sua

Her, his, your; feminine possessive adjective

irmã

Sister, a female sibling

a

The, feminine singular definite article in Portuguese

srta

Miss, abbreviation for 'senhorita', unmarried woman

bastante

Quite, enough, rather; indicating considerable degree

magra

Thin, slim; feminine adjective describing body type

óculos

Glasses, eyeglasses worn to correct vision

acabado

Just finished or done; past participle of 'acabar'

vir

To come, to move toward a place or person

morar

To live or reside in a place

agora

Now, at the present moment

voltou

Returned or came back; past tense of 'voltar'

fez

Did, made; past tense of 'fazer'

trabalhar

To work, to perform labor or a task

cerca

About, approximately; indicating rough estimation

hora

Hour, a unit of sixty minutes

mandou

Ordered or sent; past tense of 'mandar'

parar

To stop, to cease an action or movement

Eu

I, first-person singular subject pronoun in Portuguese

teria

Would have; conditional tense of 'ter'

aguentado

Endured or tolerated; past participle of 'aguentar'

muito

Very, much, a lot of; intensifier or quantifier

disso

Of that, from that; contraction of 'de' and 'isso'

foi

Was, went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

tédio

Boredom, the feeling of tedium or dullness

mortal

Deadly or mortal; causing death or extreme discomfort

inquieto

Restless, uneasy; unable to remain still or calm