Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 1
NORA.
NORA.
"Why, then, Miss Nora--"
"Ora, então, senhorita Nora--"
"Yes, Hannah?"
"Sim, Hannah?"
"You didn't see the masther going this way, miss?"
"A senhorita não viu o amo passar por aqui?"
"What do you mean, Hannah? Father is never at home at this hour."
"O que quer dizer com isso, Hannah? Pai nunca está em casa a esta hora."
"I thought maybe--" said Hannah.
"Pensei que talvez--" disse Hannah.
She spoke in a dubious voice, backing a little away.
Ela falou com voz hesitante, recuando um pouco.
Hannah was a small, squat woman, of a truly Irish type.
Hannah era uma mulher pequena e atarracada, de um tipo genuinamente irlandês.
Her nose was celestial, her mouth wide, her eyes dark, and sparkling with fun.
O seu nariz era arrebitado, a boca larga, os olhos escuros e brilhantes de alegria.
She was dressed in a short, coarse serge petticoat, with what is called a bedgown over it; the bedgown was made of striped calico, yellow and red, and was tied in at the waist with a broad band of the same.
Ela estava vestida com uma saia curta e grossa de sarja, sobre a qual envergava o que se chama uma camisola de dormir; a camisola era feita de chita às riscas, amarela e vermelha, e estava cingida na cintura com uma larga faixa do mesmo tecido.
Hannah's hair was strongly inclined to gray, and her humorous face was covered with a perfect network of wrinkles.
O cabelo de Hannah tendia fortemente para o grisalho, e o seu rosto bem-humorado estava coberto de uma perfeita teia de rugas.
She showed a gleam of snowy teeth now, as she looked full at the young girl whom she was addressing.
Ela mostrou agora um brilho de dentes alvos como neve, ao olhar diretamente para a jovem rapariga a quem se dirigia.
"Ah, then, Miss Nora," she said, "it's I that am sorry for yez."
"Ah, então, senhorita Nora," disse ela, "sou eu que tenho pena de você."
Before Nora O'Shanaghgan could utter a word Hannah had turned on her heel.
Antes que Nora O'Shanaghgan pudesse proferir uma palavra, Hannah já tinha dado meia-volta.
"Come back, Hannah," said Nora in an imperious voice.
"Volte aqui, Hannah," disse Nora com voz imperiosa.
"Presently, darlint; it's the childer I hear calling me. Coming, Mike asthore, coming."
"Já vou, minha querida; são as crianças que ouço a chamar-me. Já vou, Mike meu amor, já vou."
The squat little figure flew down a side walk which led to a paddock: beyond the paddock was a turnstile, and at the farther end of an adjacent field a cabin made of mud, with one tiny window and a thatched roof.
A figura pequena e atarracada desceu a correr por um caminho lateral que conduzia a um prado: além do prado havia uma roleta, e na extremidade mais afastada de um campo adjacente erguia-se uma cabana feita de barro, com uma janelinha e um telhado de colmo.
Vocabulary
- NORA
- Daughter-in-law; also a proper name
- Ora
- Now; well; interjection expressing mild emphasis
- então
- Then; so; therefore; at that time
- senhorita
- Miss; young unmarried woman; polite address
- Sim
- Yes; affirmative response
- A
- Feminine definite article; the
- não
- No; not; negation word
- viu
- Saw; past tense of ver, to see
- o
- Masculine definite article; the
- amo
- I love; first person singular of amar
- passar
- To pass; to go by; to spend time
- por
- By; through; for; preposition of movement or cause
- aqui
- Here; in this place
- O
- Masculine definite article; the
- que
- What; that; which; relative pronoun or question word
- quer
- Wants; third person singular of querer
- dizer
- To say; to tell; to mean
- com
- With; together with; preposition
- isso
- That; referring to something previously mentioned
- Pai
- Father; dad; male parent
- nunca
- Never; at no time
- está
- Is; third person singular of estar, to be
- em
- In; at; on; preposition of location
- casa
- House; home; dwelling place
- a
- Feminine definite article; the; also preposition
- esta
- This; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- hora
- Hour; time; specific moment of day
- Pensei
- I thought; first person past tense of pensar
- talvez
- Perhaps; maybe; possibly
- disse
- Said; third person past tense of dizer
- Ela
- She; third person feminine singular pronoun
- falou
- Spoke; third person past tense of falar
- voz
- Voice; sound produced by speaking or singing
- hesitante
- Hesitant; uncertain; wavering in speech or action
- recuando
- Stepping back; retreating; moving backwards
- um
- A; one; masculine indefinite article
- pouco
- A little; a bit; small amount
- era
- Was; third person past imperfect of ser
- uma
- A; one; feminine indefinite article
- mulher
- Woman; wife; adult female person
- pequena
- Small; little; short in stature
- e
- And; conjunction linking words or clauses
- atarracada
- Stocky; squat; short and broadly built person
- de
- Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
- tipo
- Type; kind; sort; category of person or thing
- genuinamente
- Genuinely; truly; authentically; in a real manner
- irlandês
- Irish; relating to Ireland or its people
- seu
- His; her; your; their; possessive pronoun
- nariz
- Nose; facial organ for breathing and smelling
- arrebitado
- Turned-up; upturned; describing a snub nose
- boca
- Mouth; opening of the face for eating speaking
- larga
- Wide; broad; large in width
- os
- The; masculine plural definite article
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- escuros
- Dark; lacking light; describing dark-colored eyes
- brilhantes
- Bright; shining; sparkling; full of light
- alegria
- Joy; happiness; cheerfulness; delight
- estava
- Was; third person past imperfect of estar
- vestida
- Dressed; wearing clothes; past participle of vestir
- saia
- Skirt; garment worn around the lower body
- curta
- Short; brief; not long in length
- grossa
- Thick; coarse; heavy; describing fabric texture
- sarja
- Serge; type of durable twill woven fabric
- sobre
- Over; on top of; about; preposition
- qual
- Which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun
- envergava
- Was wearing; wore; past imperfect of envergar
- se
- Himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun
- chama
- Calls; is called; third person of chamar
- camisola
- Nightgown; loose sleeping garment; sometimes sweater
- dormir
- To sleep; infinitive of sleep verb
- feita
- Made; done; past participle of fazer
- chita
- Printed cotton fabric; calico; lightweight patterned cloth
- às
- At the; contraction of a and as
- riscas
- Stripes; lines; narrow bands of contrasting color
- amarela
- Yellow; color of sunshine and gold
- vermelha
- Red; bright warm color
- cingida
- Cinched; bound; gathered tightly at the waist
- na
- In the; at the; contraction of em and a
- cintura
- Waist; middle part of the human body
- faixa
- Sash; band; strip of cloth worn around waist
- do
- Of the; contraction of de and o
- mesmo
- Same; very; even; used for emphasis
- tecido
- Fabric; cloth; woven material; tissue
- cabelo
- Hair; strands growing on the head
- tendia
- Tended; inclined; past imperfect of tender
- fortemente
- Strongly; heavily; powerfully; in a strong manner
- para
- For; to; towards; preposition of direction or purpose
- grisalho
- Graying; gray-haired; turning gray with age
- rosto
- Face; front part of the head
- bem-humorado
- Good-humored; cheerful; having a pleasant disposition
- coberto
- Covered; past participle of cobrir; overlaid
- perfeita
- Perfect; complete; flawless; without fault
- teia
- Web; network; intricate woven pattern
- rugas
- Wrinkles; lines on skin caused by aging
- mostrou
- Showed; revealed; past tense of mostrar
- agora
- Now; at this moment; currently
- brilho
- Shine; brightness; gleam; sparkle
- dentes
- Teeth; hard structures in the mouth for chewing
- alvos
- White; targets; pure white in color
- como
- Like; as; how; used for comparison
- neve
- Snow; frozen white precipitation
- ao
- To the; at the; contraction of a and o
- olhar
- To look; to gaze; act of looking
- diretamente
- Directly; straight; without detour or evasion
- jovem
- Young; youth; a young person
- rapariga
- Girl; young woman; female youth
- quem
- Who; whom; relative or interrogative pronoun
- dirigia
- Was addressing; was directing; past imperfect of dirigir
- Ah
- Ah; exclamation of realization or surprise
- ela
- She; her; third person feminine pronoun
- sou
- I am; first person singular of ser
- eu
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- tenho
- I have; first person singular of ter
- pena
- Pity; sorrow; regret; also feather or pen
- você
- You; second person singular pronoun; formal or informal
- Antes
- Before; previously; prior to something
- pudesse
- Could; might; past subjunctive of poder
- proferir
- To utter; to pronounce; to speak words aloud
- palavra
- Word; unit of spoken or written language
- já
- Already; now; soon; at this point
- tinha
- Had; past imperfect of ter; possessed
- dado
- Given; done; past participle of dar
- meia-volta
- About-face; half-turn; turning completely around
- Volte
- Come back; return; imperative of voltar
- imperiosa
- Imperious; commanding; domineering in manner
- Já
- Already; right away; used for immediacy
- vou
- I go; I am going; first person of ir
- minha
- My; mine; feminine possessive adjective
- querida
- Dear; darling; beloved; term of endearment
- são
- Are; third person plural of ser; also healthy
- as
- The; feminine plural definite article
- crianças
- Children; kids; young boys and girls
- ouço
- I hear; I listen; first person of ouvir
- chamar-me
- Calling me; to call me; reflexive infinitive form
- meu
- My; mine; masculine possessive adjective
- amor
- Love; deep affection; term of endearment
- figura
- Figure; form; shape; person's body or silhouette
- desceu
- Descended; went down; past tense of descer
- correr
- To run; to rush; to move quickly
- caminho
- Path; road; way; route to a destination
- lateral
- Side; lateral; situated on or to the side
- conduzia
- Led; conducted; past imperfect of conduzir
- prado
- Meadow; field; grassy open land
- além
- Beyond; further on; over there
- havia
- There was; there were; past imperfect of haver
- roleta
- Turnstile; small gate; spinning wheel or roulette
- extremidade
- End; extremity; farthest point or edge
- mais
- More; most; plus; comparative adverb
- afastada
- Far away; distant; remote; separated from center
- campo
- Field; countryside; open rural land
- adjacente
- Adjacent; neighboring; next to; nearby
- erguia-se
- Rose; stood; past imperfect reflexive of erguer
- cabana
- Hut; cabin; small simple rural dwelling
- barro
- Mud; clay; earth used for building construction
- janelinha
- Little window; small window; diminutive of janela
- telhado
- Roof; the top covering of a building
- colmo
- Thatch; straw used for roofing rural dwellings
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