Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 5
Guess he'll build his'n tight, whatever it is," said Jock, looking after him as Jethro made his way to the little tannery near by.
Aposto que ele vai construir o dele bem feito, seja lá o que for," disse Jock, olhando para ele enquanto Jethro se dirigia à pequena curtumeira nas proximidades.
Let it be known that there was such a thing as social rank in Coniston; and something which, for the sake of an advantageous parallel, we may call an Established Church.
Que fique sabido que havia algo como hierarquia social em Coniston; e algo que, em prol de um paralelo vantajoso, podemos chamar de Igreja Estabelecida.
Coniston was a Congregational town still, and the deacons and dignitaries of that church were likewise the pillars of the state.
Coniston ainda era uma cidade Congregacionalista, e os diáconos e dignitários daquela igreja eram igualmente os pilares do estado.
Not many years before the time of which we write actual disestablishment had occurred, when the town ceased--as a town--to pay the salary of Priest Ware, as the minister was called.
Poucos anos antes da época sobre a qual escrevemos, ocorrera a separação efetiva entre Igreja e Estado, quando a cidade deixou de pagar -- enquanto cidade -- o salário do Padre Ware, como era chamado o ministro.
The father of Jethro Bass, Nathan the currier, had once, in a youthful lapse, permitted a Baptist preacher to immerse him in Coniston Water.
O pai de Jethro Bass, Nathan o curtidor, havia uma vez, num deslize de juventude, permitido que um pregador batista o imergisse nas águas de Coniston.
This had been the extent of Nathan's religion; Jethro had none at all, and was, for this and other reasons, somewhere near the bottom of the social scale.
Esse fora o limite da religiosidade de Nathan; Jethro não tinha nenhuma, e estava, por isso e por outras razões, em algum lugar próximo ao fundo da escala social.
"Fox and geese!" repeated Jock, with his eyes still on Jethro's retreating back.
"Raposa e gansos!" repetiu Jock, com os olhos ainda fixos nas costas de Jethro que se afastava.
The builder of the meetinghouse rubbed a great, brown arm, scratched his head, and turned and came face to face with Cynthia Ware, in a poke bonnet.
O construtor do salão de reuniões esfregou um grande braço bronzeado, coçou a cabeça, virou-se e se encontrou frente a frente com Cynthia Ware, usando um chapéu de abas largas.
Contrast is a favorite trick of authors, and no greater contrast is to be had in Coniston than that between Cynthia Ware and Jethro Bass.
O contraste é um recurso favorito dos autores, e não há contraste maior em Coniston do que aquele entre Cynthia Ware e Jethro Bass.
In the first place; Cynthia was the minister's daughter, and twenty-one.
Em primeiro lugar, Cynthia era filha do ministro e tinha vinte e um anos.
Vocabulary
- Aposto
- I bet; expression of certainty about something
- que
- that; conjunction connecting clauses or introducing subordinates
- ele
- he; third person singular masculine pronoun
- vai
- goes; third person singular present of ir
- construir
- to build; to construct something physical
- dele
- his; masculine possessive pronoun contraction
- bem
- well; adverb indicating quality or manner
- feito
- done; made; past participle of fazer
- seja
- be; present subjunctive of ser
- lá
- there; adverb indicating a distant place
- for
- be; future subjunctive of ser or ir
- disse
- said; third person singular preterite of dizer
- olhando
- looking; present participle of olhar
- para
- to; for; preposition indicating direction or purpose
- enquanto
- while; conjunction indicating simultaneous actions
- se
- himself; reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction
- dirigia
- was heading toward; imperfect of dirigir
- à
- to the; contraction of preposition a with article a
- pequena
- small; feminine adjective describing small size
- curtumeira
- tannery; place where animal hides are processed
- nas
- in the; contraction of em with plural article as
- proximidades
- surroundings; nearby areas around a location
- Que
- that; let; conjunction or relative pronoun
- fique
- stay; remain; present subjunctive of ficar
- sabido
- known; past participle of saber; widely understood
- havia
- there was; imperfect of haver indicating existence
- algo
- something; indefinite pronoun for an unspecified thing
- como
- like; as; how; comparison or manner conjunction
- hierarquia
- hierarchy; ranked system of authority or importance
- social
- social; relating to society or community relations
- em
- in; at; preposition indicating location or time
- e
- and; coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses
- prol
- benefit; used in em prol de meaning in favor of
- de
- of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- um
- a; one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- paralelo
- parallel; a comparison drawn between two things
- vantajoso
- advantageous; offering benefits or favorable conditions
- podemos
- we can; first person plural present of poder
- chamar
- to call; to name or summon someone
- Igreja
- church; religious institution or its building
- Estabelecida
- established; officially recognized institution or organization
- ainda
- still; yet; adverb indicating continuation
- era
- was; third person singular imperfect of ser
- uma
- a; one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- cidade
- city; town; urban settlement of significant size
- os
- the; masculine plural definite article
- diáconos
- deacons; church officials assisting ministers in services
- dignitários
- dignitaries; people holding high status or authority
- daquela
- of that; contraction of de with demonstrative aquela
- igreja
- church; religious community or its physical building
- eram
- were; third person plural imperfect of ser
- igualmente
- equally; likewise; in the same manner
- pilares
- pillars; columns; figuratively, key supporting members
- do
- of the; contraction of de with masculine article o
- estado
- state; governmental entity or condition of being
- Poucos
- few; a small number of things or people
- anos
- years; units of time equal to twelve months
- antes
- before; previously; adverb indicating earlier time
- da
- of the; contraction of de with feminine article a
- época
- era; period; a specific time in history
- sobre
- about; on; preposition indicating subject or position
- qual
- which; relative pronoun referring to previously mentioned noun
- escrevemos
- we write; first person plural present of escrever
- ocorrera
- had occurred; pluperfect of ocorrer
- separação
- separation; act of dividing or pulling apart
- efetiva
- effective; actual; real and producing intended results
- entre
- between; among; preposition indicating position or relation
- Estado
- State; government authority or political institution
- quando
- when; conjunction or adverb indicating time
- deixou
- stopped; left; allowed; preterite of deixar
- pagar
- to pay; to make a monetary payment
- salário
- salary; wage; regular payment for work done
- Padre
- Father; title for a Catholic or Anglican priest
- chamado
- called; known as; past participle of chamar
- ministro
- minister; pastor or government official
- pai
- father; male parent
- curtidor
- tanner; person who tans and processes animal hides
- vez
- time; instance; occasion of something happening
- num
- in a; contraction of em with masculine article um
- deslize
- slip; lapse; minor moral or behavioral mistake
- juventude
- youth; the period of being young
- permitido
- allowed; permitted; past participle of permitir
- pregador
- preacher; person who delivers religious sermons
- batista
- Baptist; relating to a Protestant Christian denomination
- imergisse
- immerse; past subjunctive of imergir
- águas
- waters; plural of água; liquid for baptism
- Esse
- that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- fora
- had been; was; pluperfect or past of ser/ir
- limite
- limit; boundary; the furthest extent allowed
- religiosidade
- religiosity; degree of religious devotion or piety
- não
- no; not; negation adverb
- tinha
- had; third person singular imperfect of ter
- nenhuma
- none; no; feminine form of nenhum
- estava
- was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- por
- by; for; through; preposition of cause or means
- isso
- that; neuter demonstrative pronoun for nearby things
- outras
- other; different; feminine plural adjective
- razões
- reasons; causes or justifications for something
- algum
- some; any; masculine indefinite adjective or pronoun
- lugar
- place; location; a specific spot or position
- próximo
- near; next; close in distance or sequence
- ao
- to the; contraction of a with masculine article o
- fundo
- bottom; fund; background; lowest part of something
- escala
- scale; ranking ladder or measurement range
- Raposa
- fox; cunning wild animal; also used figuratively
- gansos
- geese; plural of ganso; large waterfowl
- repetiu
- repeated; said again; preterite of repetir
- com
- with; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- olhos
- eyes; organs of sight
- fixos
- fixed; steady; eyes focused on something
- costas
- back; the rear part of the body
- afastava
- was moving away; imperfect of afastar
- construtor
- builder; constructor; person who builds structures
- salão
- hall; large room for meetings or gatherings
- reuniões
- meetings; gatherings of people for a purpose
- esfregou
- rubbed; scrubbed; preterite of esfregar
- grande
- large; big; great in size or importance
- braço
- arm; upper limb of the human body
- bronzeado
- tanned; bronzed; darkened skin from sun exposure
- coçou
- scratched; itched; preterite of coçar
- cabeça
- head; the uppermost part of the body
- virou-se
- turned around; reflexive preterite of virar
- encontrou
- found; met; preterite of encontrar
- frente
- front; forward-facing side; ahead
- usando
- wearing; using; present participle of usar
- chapéu
- hat; head covering worn for fashion or protection
- abas
- brims; flaps; wide edges of a hat
- largas
- wide; broad; feminine plural adjective for size
- contraste
- contrast; striking difference between two things
- é
- is; third person singular present of ser
- recurso
- resource; device; technique used for effect
- favorito
- favorite; most preferred or frequently used
- dos
- of the; contraction of de with plural article os
- autores
- authors; writers of literary or other works
- há
- there is; there are; present of haver
- maior
- greater; larger; comparative adjective of grande
- aquele
- that; demonstrative pronoun for distant things
- Em
- in; at; preposition indicating location or context
- primeiro
- first; ordinal number indicating the initial position
- filha
- daughter; female child of a parent
- vinte
- twenty; the cardinal number 20
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