Harrigan — Page 7
He came up again almost at once, but with men draped from every portion of his body.
Ele voltou à tona quase imediatamente, mas com homens pendurados em cada parte do seu corpo.
The soldiers and police had joined forces, and once more a dozen men clutched him, spilling over him like football players in a scrimmage.
Os soldados e a polícia tinham unido forças, e mais uma vez uma dúzia de homens o agarrou, se atirando sobre ele como jogadores de futebol em uma disputa.
He was knocked from his feet by the impact.
Ele foi derrubado pelo impacto.
"Coming!" shouted Harrigan.
"Já vou!" gritou Harrigan.
He raced with long strides, head lowered and back bowed until his long arms nearly swept the ground.
Ele correu a passos largos, cabeça abaixada e costas curvadas até que seus longos braços quase roçavam o chão.
Gathering impetus at every stride, he crushed into the floundering heap of arms and legs.
Ganhando impulso a cada passada, ele se lançou contra a confusa massa de braços e pernas.
The police sergeant rose and whirled with lifted club.
O sargento da polícia se levantou e girou com o cassetete erguido.
Harrigan grunted with joy as he dug his left into the man's midsection.
Harrigan gruniu de alegria ao socar com a esquerda o abdômen do homem.
The sergeant collapsed upon the ground, embracing his stomach with both arms.
O sargento desabou no chão, abraçando o estômago com os dois braços.
Harrigan jerked away the upper layers of the attackers and dragged the black-haired man to his feet.
Harrigan arrancou as camadas superiores dos atacantes e arrastou o homem de cabelos negros até colocá-lo de pé.
"Shoulder to shoulder!" thundered Harrigan, and smote Officer Akana upon the point of the chin.
"Ombro a ombro!" trovejou Harrigan, e golpeou o Oficial Akana na ponta do queixo.
The victory was not yet won.
A vitória ainda não havia sido conquistada.
The black soldiers of Uncle Sam's regular army need not take second place to any body of troops in the world.
Os soldados negros do exército regular do Tio Sam não precisavam ficar atrás de nenhum outro corpo de tropas no mundo.
These men had tasted their own blood and they came tearing in now for revenge.
Esses homens haviam provado o próprio sangue e agora avançavam furiosos em busca de vingança.
Harrigan, standing full in front of the rescued man until the latter should have recovered his breath, found food for both fists, and his love of battle was fed.
Harrigan, posicionando-se bem à frente do homem resgatado até que este recuperasse o fôlego, encontrou trabalho para ambos os punhos, e seu amor pela batalha foi saciado.
Vocabulary
- Ele
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- voltou
- Returned; came back; past tense of voltar
- quase
- Almost; nearly; practically
- imediatamente
- Immediately; right away; without delay
- mas
- But; however; conjunction indicating contrast
- com
- With; accompanied by; in company of
- homens
- Men; plural of homem; adult males
- pendurados
- Hanging; suspended; dangling from something
- em
- In; on; at; preposition indicating location
- cada
- Each; every; one by one
- parte
- Part; piece; section; portion of whole
- do
- Of the; contraction of de + o
- seu
- His; her; your; possessive adjective form
- corpo
- Body; physical form; main part of something
- Os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- soldados
- Soldiers; military personnel; armed forces members
- polícia
- Police; law enforcement officers; police force
- tinham
- Had; past tense of ter; possessed
- unido
- United; joined together; combined forces
- forças
- Forces; strength; military or physical power
- mais
- More; additional; greater quantity or amount
- uma
- One; a; feminine singular indefinite article
- vez
- Time; occasion; once; instance or occurrence
- dúzia
- Dozen; twelve items; group of twelve
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin
- agarrou
- Grabbed; seized; caught; held tightly
- se
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun; oneself
- atirando
- Throwing; hurling; flinging; tossing something
- sobre
- On; upon; over; above; regarding
- como
- Like; as; how; in the manner of
- jogadores
- Players; sports participants; game players
- futebol
- Football; soccer; popular sport with ball
- disputa
- Dispute; contest; struggle; competition
- foi
- Was; past tense of ser; occurred
- derrubado
- Knocked down; struck down; overthrown
- pelo
- By the; through the; contraction de por+o
- impacto
- Impact; collision; effect; forceful contact
- Já
- Already; yet; now; at this moment
- vou
- Go; am going; first person singular of ir
- gritou
- Shouted; cried out; yelled loudly
- correu
- Ran; moved quickly; past tense of correr
- passos
- Steps; paces; footsteps; walking movements
- largos
- Wide; broad; long; of great extent
- cabeça
- Head; top of body; mind or intelligence
- abaixada
- Lowered; bent down; bowed down
- costas
- Back; rear side of body; support
- curvadas
- Curved; bent; arched; not straight
- até
- Until; up to; even; till
- que
- That; which; what; relative pronoun
- seus
- His; her; your; plural possessive adjective
- longos
- Long; extensive; of great length
- braços
- Arms; limbs; branch or extension
- roçavam
- Touched; brushed; grazed lightly; contacted
- chão
- Ground; floor; earth; soil surface
- Ganhando
- Gaining; earning; winning; obtaining something
- impulso
- Impulse; momentum; urge; driving force
- passada
- Stride; step; past occurrence; departure
- lançou
- Launched; threw; hurled; cast something
- contra
- Against; opposed to; in opposition
- confusa
- Confused; mixed up; disordered; unclear
- massa
- Mass; crowd; dough; bulk of material
- pernas
- Legs; lower limbs; supports for standing
- sargento
- Sergeant; military rank; non-commissioned officer
- da
- Of the; from the; feminine form
- levantou
- Raised; lifted; got up; stood up
- girou
- Turned; rotated; spun; revolved around
- erguido
- Raised; lifted up; erected; standing upright
- alegria
- Joy; happiness; delight; cheerfulness
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction of a+o
- socar
- To punch; to hit with fist
- esquerda
- Left; left side; left direction
- abdômen
- Abdomen; belly; stomach area of body
- homem
- Man; adult male; human being; person
- desabou
- Collapsed; fell down; gave way; crumbled
- no
- In the; on the; contraction of em+o
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