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Vocabulary

Havia

There was; past tense of 'haver'

luzes

Lights; plural of 'luz'

na

In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'

cabine

Cabin; small enclosed room on a vessel

de

Of, from; common preposition indicating origin or possession

popa

Stern; rear section of a ship

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

ele

He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

supôs

Supposed, assumed; past tense of 'supor'

que

That, which; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun

o

The; masculine singular definite article

navio

Ship; large sea-going vessel

certa

Certain, a certain; feminine form of 'certo'

forma

Way, form, manner; how something is done

transportava

Was transporting; imperfect tense of 'transportar'

tanto

Both, as much; indicating quantity or extent

carga

Cargo, load; goods carried by a vessel

quanto

As well as, as much as; used in comparisons

passageiros

Passengers; people travelling on a vehicle or vessel

Por

By, for, through; versatile Portuguese preposition

fim

End, finally; conclusion or last point

desceu

Went down, descended; past tense of 'descer'

degraus

Steps, stairs; individual steps of a staircase

até

Until, up to; preposition indicating limit or destination

convés

Deck; flat open area on a ship

ao

To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'

passar

To pass; to go past or by something

ouviu

Heard; past tense of 'ouvir'

um

A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral

seco

Dry, curt; brief and sharp in tone

Siga-me

Follow me; imperative command to follow someone

abriu

Opened; past tense of 'abrir'

caminho

Path, way; route taken to reach a destination

em

In, at; preposition indicating location or state

direção

Direction; course or way toward something

à

To the; contraction of 'a' and 'a'

subiu

Went up, climbed; past tense of 'subir'

outro

Another, other; different or additional one

lance

Flight; a single run of stairs between landings

escadas

Stairs, staircase; series of steps for climbing

destrancou

Unlocked; past tense of 'destrancar'

porta

Door; movable barrier for entering or exiting rooms

conduziu

Led, guided; past tense of 'conduzir'

quarto

Room, quarter; enclosed space or bedroom

do

Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'

capitão

Captain; commander of a ship or leader

Ali

There; in that specific place nearby

ocupou

Occupied, took; past tense of 'ocupar'

cadeira

Chair; piece of furniture for sitting

se

Himself, oneself; reflexive pronoun

deixou

Let, allowed, left; past tense of 'deixar'

cair

To fall; to drop or sink down

comodamente

Comfortably; in a comfortable or relaxed manner

Agora

Now; at the present moment

diabos

Devils, hell; used as mild expletive expression

estava

Was; imperfect tense of 'estar'

passando

Passing, happening; gerund of 'passar'

pela

Through the, by the; contraction of 'por' and 'a'

sua

His, her, your; possessive feminine pronoun

cabeça

Head; upper part of the human body

começou

Began, started; past tense of 'começar'

quando

When; at the time that something occurred

você

You; second-person singular pronoun in Portuguese

me

Me; first-person singular object pronoun

disse

Said, told; past tense of 'dizer'

para

For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction

Levante-se

Stand up, get up; polite imperative command

levantou

Rose, stood up; past tense of 'levantar'

muito

Very, much; adverb indicating high degree

devagar

Slowly; at a slow pace or speed

maxilar

Jaw; lower jawbone of the face

foi

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

ficando

Becoming, staying; gerund of 'ficar'

cada

Each, every; refers to individual items separately

vez

Time, instance; an occurrence of something

mais

More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree

tenso

Tense, taut; stiff or strained in expression

rosto

Face; front part of a person's head

tornou

Became, turned; past tense of 'tornar'

sombrio

Gloomy, dark; having a dark or somber appearance

arriscou

Risked, ventured; past tense of 'arriscar'

veio

Came; past tense of 'vir'

comigo

With me; first-person prepositional pronoun

Sim

Yes; affirmative response

Eu

I; first-person singular subject pronoun

não

No, not; negation particle

pedi

Asked, requested; past tense of 'pedir'

vir

To come; basic verb of motion toward speaker

Claro

Of course, clear; expressing obvious agreement

pediu

Asked, requested; third-person past of 'pedir'

mas

But; adversative conjunction contrasting two ideas

acha

Thinks, believes; present tense of 'achar'

pode

Can, may; present tense of 'poder'

tratar

To treat; to behave toward someone in a way

como

Like, as, how; comparison or manner conjunction

porco

Pig; swine, also used as insult

sair

To leave, go out; to exit a place

impune

Unpunished; without receiving due punishment

Era

Was; imperfect tense of 'ser'

impressionante

Impressive, striking; causing strong impression

ver

To see; to perceive with the eyes

olhos

Eyes; organs of sight

tornarem

Become; infinitive plural form of 'tornar'

pequenos

Small, little; plural of 'pequeno'

Eles

They; third-person masculine plural pronoun

pareciam

Seemed, appeared; imperfect tense of 'parecer'

recuar

To retreat, recede; to move backward or withdraw

pontos

Points, dots; small spots or focal marks

luz

Light; visible illumination or brightness

brilhando

Shining, gleaming; gerund of 'brilhar'

nas

In the; contraction of 'em' and 'as'

sombras

Shadows, darkness; areas with little or no light

profundas

Deep, profound; feminine plural of 'profundo'

sobrancelha

Eyebrow; strip of hair above the eye

foram

Were, went; past tense plural of 'ser' or 'ir'

encontrados

Found, met; past participle plural of 'encontrar'

fria

Cold; feminine form of 'frio'

indiferente

Indifferent; showing no concern or interest

olhar

Look, gaze; way of looking at someone

Você

You; second-person singular pronoun

é

Is; third-person singular present of 'ser'

homem

Man; adult male human being

duro

Hard, tough; resistant or difficult to deal with

respondeu

Answered, replied; past tense of 'responder'

escutou

Listened, heard; past tense of 'escutar'

ronco

Rumble, roar; deep low continuous sound

profundo

Deep, profound; having great depth or intensity

dos

Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'

motores

Engines, motors; machines that produce mechanical power

Pareceu-lhe

It seemed to him; past tense of 'parecer' with pronoun

força

Force, strength; power or physical energy

impulsionava

Was propelling; imperfect tense of 'impulsionar'

era

Was; imperfect tense of 'ser'

parte

Part; a portion or component of something

da

Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'

vontade

Will, desire; strong intention or wish

algo

Something; an unspecified thing

feito

Made of, done; past participle of 'fazer'

aço

Steel; hard strong metal alloy

sou

Am; first-person singular present of 'ser'

Neste

In this; contraction of 'em' and 'este'

rei

King; male monarch or ruler