Jane Eyre: An Autobiography — Page 1

Vocabulary

Aproveito

ah-proh-VAY-too — I take advantage of; I seize an opportunity

a

ah — The definite article 'the' (feminine singular)

oportunidade

oh-por-too-nee-DAH-dee — Opportunity; a favorable moment or chance

que

keh — That; which; a relative or conjunction word

uma

OO-mah — A; an indefinite article, feminine singular form

terceira

tehr-SAY-rah — Third; the ordinal number three, feminine form

edição

eh-dee-SOW — Edition; a published version of a book

de

deh — Of; from; a common preposition indicating origin

me

meh — Me; first-person singular object pronoun

oferece

oh-feh-REH-seh — Offers; provides or presents something to someone

novamente

noh-vah-MEN-teh — Again; once more; anew

dirigir

dee-ree-ZHEER — To direct; to address; to guide toward someone

palavra

pah-LAH-vrah — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

ao

OW — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o' (masculine)

Público

POO-blee-koo — Public; the general audience or readership

para

PAH-rah — For; to; a preposition indicating purpose or direction

explicar

ex-plee-KAR — To explain; to make something clear or understandable

minha

MEEN-yah — My; first-person singular possessive, feminine form

reivindicação

hay-veen-dee-kah-SOW — Claim; assertion of a right or entitlement

título

TEE-too-loo — Title; a name given to a work or person

romancista

hoh-man-SEE-stah — Novelist; a person who writes novels

repousa

heh-POH-zah — Rests; lies upon; is based or founded on

somente

so-MEN-teh — Only; solely; exclusively and nothing more

nesta

NEH-stah — In this; contraction of 'em' and 'esta' (feminine)

obra

OH-brah — Work; a literary, artistic, or creative piece

Se

seh — If; a conditional conjunction introducing a clause

portanto

por-TAN-too — Therefore; consequently; as a logical result

autoria

ow-toh-REE-ah — Authorship; the fact of being a work's author

outras

OH-trahs — Other; different ones, feminine plural form

obras

OH-brahs — Works; plural of obra, literary or artistic pieces

ficção

feek-SOW — Fiction; imaginative literary works not based on fact

foi

foy — Was; third-person singular past tense of 'ser/ir'

atribuída

ah-tree-BWEE-dah — Attributed; assigned or credited to a particular person

honra

ON-rah — Honor; high respect, dignity, or recognition given

é

EH — Is; third-person singular present tense of 'ser'

concedida

kon-seh-DEE-dah — Granted; given or bestowed upon someone officially

onde

ON-deh — Where; a relative adverb indicating place or location

ela

EH-lah — She; it; third-person singular feminine pronoun

não

NOW — No; not; negation word used to deny something

merecida

meh-reh-SEE-dah — Deserved; earned through merit or worthy conduct

consequentemente

kon-seh-kwen-teh-MEN-teh — Consequently; as a result; following logically from something

negada

neh-GAH-dah — Denied; refused or withheld from someone

justamente

zhoos-tah-MEN-teh — Justly; rightly; in a fair or deserved manner

devida

deh-VEE-dah — Due; owed; rightfully belonging to someone

Esta

EH-stah — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective, feminine singular

explicação

ex-plee-kah-SOW — Explanation; a statement making something clear or understood

servirá

ser-vee-RAH — Will serve; will function for a specific purpose

retificar

heh-tee-fee-KAR — To rectify; to correct or set right an error

erros

EH-hohs — Errors; mistakes or incorrect actions or beliefs

possam

POH-sow — May; might; subjunctive form of 'poder' (can)

já

ZHAH — Already; yet; by now or at a previous time

ter

tehr — To have; auxiliary or main verb of possession

sido

SEE-doo — Been; past participle of 'ser,' used in compound tenses

cometidos

koh-meh-CHEE-dohs — Committed; done or perpetrated, especially mistakes

prevenir

preh-veh-NEER — To prevent; to stop something from happening beforehand

futuros

foo-TOO-rohs — Future; relating to things that will happen later