Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 2
Black Bess is eating her head off in the stables.
A Black Bess está comendo à vontade nas estrebarias.
I want to go as far as Murphy's place, and you might as well come with me."
Quero ir até a propriedade do Murphy, e você bem pode vir comigo."
"And I too?" said Nora.
"E eu também?" disse Nora.
"To be sure, child. Why not? You run round to the stables, Norrie, and give the order."
"Com certeza, criança. Por que não? Vá correndo até as estrebarias, Norrie, e dê a ordem."
Nora instantly left the room, the dogs following her.
Nora saiu imediatamente da sala, com os cães a segui-la.
"What ails her?" said the Squire, looking at his wife.
"O que ela tem?" disse o Escudeiro, olhando para a sua esposa.
"Ails her, Pat? Nothing that I know of."
"Ela tem alguma coisa, Pat? Nada que eu saiba."
"Then you know very little," was his answer.
"Então você sabe muito pouco", foi a sua resposta.
"I never see that sort of anxious frown between the colleen's brows without knowing there's mischief in the wind.
"Nunca vejo aquele tipo de cenho preocupado entre as sobrancelhas da rapariga sem saber que há travessura no ar.
Somebody has been worrying her, and I won't have it."
Alguém a tem perturbado, e não vou tolerar isso."
He put down his great hand with a thump on the nearest table.
Ele bateu com a sua grande mão com estrondo na mesa mais próxima.
"Don't, Pat. You quite shatter my nerves."
"Não faças isso, Pat. Você realmente destrói os meus nervos."
"Bless you and your nerves, Ellen. I want to give them all possible consideration; but I won't have Light o' the Morning worried."
"Deus te abençoe a ti e aos teus nervos, Ellen. Quero ter-lhes toda a consideração possível; mas não vou deixar que a Luz da Manhã fique preocupada."
"You'll spoil that girl; you'll rue it yet."
"Você vai mimar essa rapariga; ainda vai se arrepender."
"Bless her heart! I couldn't spoil her; she's unspoilable.
"Deus a abençoe! Eu não a conseguia mimar; ela é impossível de mimar.
Did you ever see a sweeter bit of a thing, sound to the core, through and through?"
Já viu alguma vez uma criatura mais encantadora, sã até ao fundo, por inteiro?"
"Sweet or not," said the mother, "she has got to learn her lesson of life; and it is no good to be too tender with her; she wants a little bracing."
"Encantadora ou não", disse a mãe, "ela tem de aprender a sua lição de vida; e não adianta ser demasiado terna com ela; ela precisa de um pouco de firmeza."
"You have been trying that on--eh?
"Tem estado a tentar isso -- hem?
Vocabulary
- está
- Third person singular present of 'estar', meaning 'is'
- comendo
- Gerund of 'comer'; eating
- à
- Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; at the, to the
- vontade
- Will, desire, or comfort; ease
- nas
- Contraction of 'em' and 'as'; in the (plural feminine)
- estrebarias
- Stables; buildings where horses are kept
- Quero
- First person singular present of 'querer'; I want
- ir
- Infinitive verb meaning to go
- até
- Preposition meaning until, up to, or as far as
- propriedade
- Property, estate, or ownership
- você
- Second person singular pronoun meaning you
- bem
- Adverb meaning well or very
- pode
- Third person singular present of 'poder'; can, may
- vir
- Infinitive verb meaning to come
- comigo
- Prepositional pronoun meaning with me
- também
- Adverb meaning also, too, as well
- disse
- Third person singular preterite of 'dizer'; said
- certeza
- Certainty; sure, of course
- criança
- Child; a young human being
- Por
- Preposition meaning for, by, or through
- Vá
- Imperative of 'ir'; go!
- correndo
- Gerund of 'correr'; running
- dê
- Subjunctive/imperative of 'dar'; give
- ordem
- Order, command; instruction given to someone
- saiu
- Third person singular preterite of 'sair'; left, went out
- imediatamente
- Adverb meaning immediately, right away
- sala
- Room, living room, or hall
- cães
- Plural of 'cão'; dogs
- segui-la
- To follow her; infinitive with clitic pronoun
- tem
- Third person singular present of 'ter'; has
- Escudeiro
- Squire; a knight's attendant or landed gentleman
- olhando
- Gerund of 'olhar'; looking, gazing
- para
- Preposition meaning to, for, or toward
- sua
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or your
- esposa
- Wife; a married woman
- alguma
- Indefinite adjective meaning some or any (feminine)
- coisa
- Thing; an object or matter
- Nada
- Pronoun or adverb meaning nothing or not at all
- saiba
- Subjunctive of 'saber'; may know, should know
- Então
- Adverb or conjunction meaning then or so
- sabe
- Third person singular present of 'saber'; knows
- muito
- Adverb or adjective meaning very or much
- pouco
- Adjective or adverb meaning little or few
- foi
- Third person singular preterite of 'ser/ir'; was or went
- resposta
- Answer, reply, or response
- Nunca
- Adverb meaning never
- vejo
- First person singular present of 'ver'; I see
- aquele
- Demonstrative adjective meaning that (masculine)
- tipo
- Type, kind, or sort of something
- cenho
- Frown; furrowing of the brow expressing worry
- preocupado
- Adjective meaning worried or concerned
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among
- sobrancelhas
- Eyebrows; the arched hairs above the eyes
- rapariga
- Girl; a young female person (European Portuguese)
- sem
- Preposition meaning without
- saber
- Infinitive meaning to know
- há
- Third person singular of 'haver'; there is, there are
- travessura
- Mischief; naughty or playful behavior
- ar
- Air; the atmosphere or a feeling in the environment
- Alguém
- Indefinite pronoun meaning someone or somebody
- perturbado
- Adjective meaning disturbed, upset, or troubled
- vou
- First person singular present of 'ir'; I am going
- tolerar
- To tolerate, to put up with something
- isso
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning that or this (neutral)
- bateu
- Third person singular preterite of 'bater'; struck, hit
- grande
- Adjective meaning big, large, or great
- mão
- Hand; the body part at the end of the arm
- estrondo
- Loud bang, crash, or thunderous noise
- mesa
- Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface
- mais
- Adverb or adjective meaning more or most
- próxima
- Adjective meaning nearest or next (feminine)
- faças
- Subjunctive/imperative of 'fazer'; don't do (that)
- realmente
- Adverb meaning really, truly, or actually
- destrói
- Third person singular present of 'destruir'; destroys
- meus
- Possessive adjective meaning my (masculine plural)
- nervos
- Nerves; referring to one's nerves or anxiety
- Deus
- God; the supreme being in religious belief
- te
- Second person singular clitic pronoun meaning you or to you
- abençoe
- Subjunctive of 'abençoar'; may bless
- ti
- Second person singular prepositional pronoun meaning you
- teus
- Possessive adjective meaning your (masculine plural)
- ter-lhes
- To have for them; infinitive with dative clitic
- toda
- Adjective meaning all or every (feminine singular)
- consideração
- Consideration; regard or thoughtful attention to someone
- possível
- Adjective meaning possible
- mas
- Conjunction meaning but
- deixar
- To let, allow, or leave someone or something
- Luz
- Light; also used here as a proper name
- Manhã
- Morning; the early part of the day
- fique
- Subjunctive of 'ficar'; stay, remain, or become
- preocupada
- Adjective meaning worried or anxious (feminine)
- vai
- Third person singular present of 'ir'; goes, is going
- mimar
- To spoil or pamper someone excessively
- essa
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning that (feminine)
- ainda
- Adverb meaning still, yet, or even
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or if
- arrepender
- To regret or repent; feel sorry for one's actions
- conseguia
- Imperfect of 'conseguir'; was able to, could manage
- impossível
- Adjective meaning impossible; not able to happen
- Já
- Adverb meaning already, now, or ever
- viu
- Third person singular preterite of 'ver'; saw
- vez
- Time, instance, or occasion
- criatura
- Creature; a living being, often used affectionately
- encantadora
- Adjective meaning charming, delightful (feminine)
- sã
- Adjective meaning healthy, sound, or sane (feminine)
- fundo
- Bottom, depth, or background; thoroughly
- por
- Preposition meaning by, for, or through
- inteiro
- Adjective meaning entire, whole, or complete
- Encantadora
- Charming, delightful; an enchanting or lovely person
- ou
- Conjunction meaning or
- mãe
- Mother; a female parent
- aprender
- To learn; to acquire knowledge or a skill
- lição
- Lesson; something learned or taught
- vida
- Life; the state of being alive
- adianta
- Third person singular of 'adiantar'; it helps, it avails
- ser
- Infinitive of the verb to be (permanent states)
- demasiado
- Adverb or adjective meaning too much or excessively
- terna
- Adjective meaning tender, gentle, affectionate (feminine)
- precisa
- Third person singular of 'precisar'; needs, requires
- firmeza
- Firmness, steadiness, or resolve
- Tem
- Third person singular present of 'ter'; has or have been
- estado
- Past participle of 'estar' or noun meaning state
- tentar
- To try or attempt something
- hem
- Interjection meaning hm, eh, or isn't it so
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