McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 12

Vocabulary

escola

A place where students go to learn

criança

A young human being; a child

igreja

A Christian place of worship; church

quando

Used to ask or state a time; when

livros

Plural of livro; printed bound reading materials

lousas

Plural of lousa; flat boards used for writing

Ilustração

A picture or drawing accompanying a text

Várias

Several or various; more than a few

pessoas

Plural of pessoa; human beings or individuals

em

Preposition indicating location or state; in, at

frente

The forward-facing side of something; front

a

Feminine definite article or preposition; the, to

uma

Feminine indefinite article; a, an

que

Relative pronoun or conjunction; that, which, what

parece

Third-person singular of parecer; it seems, looks like

pequena

Feminine adjective meaning little or small in size

Que

Interrogative or relative word; what, which, that

tipo

A category or kind of something; type

de

Preposition indicating possession or origin; of, from

casa

A building where people live; house, home

é

Third-person singular of ser; is

esta

Feminine demonstrative pronoun; this (nearby thing)

Você

Second-person singular pronoun; you

acha

Third-person singular of achar; thinks, finds, believes

ou

Coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives; or

Parece

It appears or seems to be something

mas

Coordinating conjunction expressing contrast; but

eu

First-person singular subject pronoun; I

acho

First-person singular of achar; I think, I believe

Vejo

First-person singular of ver; I see

os

Masculine plural definite article; the

meninos

Plural of menino; young male children, boys

e

Coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses; and

as

Feminine plural definite article; the

meninas

Plural of menina; young female children, girls

com

Preposition indicating accompaniment or possession; with

seus

Plural possessive pronoun; his, her, their, your

Quando

Conjunction or adverb referring to time; when

sino

A metal instrument that rings; bell

tocar

To ring, play, or touch something

eles

Third-person plural pronoun; they (masculine or mixed)

entrarão

Future tense of entrar; they will enter

Uma

Feminine indefinite article; a, one

boa

Feminine adjective meaning good or pleasant

gosta

Third-person singular of gostar; likes, enjoys

ir

Infinitive verb meaning to go somewhere

à

Contraction of a + a; to the (feminine)

LIÇÃO

A unit of instruction or study; lesson

codorna

A small ground-dwelling game bird; quail

rápido

Moving or acting with great speed; fast, quick

visto

Past participle of ver; seen, spotted

matar

To cause the death of a living being; to kill

me

First-person singular object pronoun; me, myself

oh

Exclamation expressing surprise or emotion; oh

comer

To consume food; to eat

primeiro

Ordinal indicating position number one; first

saber

To have knowledge or information about something

Codorna

A small game bird; quail (capitalized as title)

no

Contraction of em + o; in the (masculine)

mato

Dense wild vegetation; bush, thicket, undergrowth

venha

Imperative of vir; come (formal or subjunctive)

aqui

Adverb indicating nearby location; here

Seja

Subjunctive or imperative of ser; be, let it be

diga

Imperative or subjunctive of dizer; say, tell

pássaro

A warm-blooded feathered flying animal; bird

este

Masculine demonstrative pronoun; this (nearby thing)

não

Word used to express negation or refusal; no, not

sabe

Third-person singular of saber; knows, is aware

Oh

Exclamation expressing surprise or realization; oh

É

Third-person singular of ser; is (emphatic or initial)

primeira

Feminine ordinal meaning number one in order; first

já

Adverb indicating something has occurred; already, now

vi

First-person singular preterite of ver; I saw

para

Preposition indicating direction or purpose; to, for

Sim

Word used to express agreement; yes

gostaria

Conditional of gostar; would like, would enjoy

matá

Clipped infinitive of matar before pronoun; to kill

la

Clitic pronoun; her, it (feminine direct object)

querida

Feminine adjective or noun of affection; dear, darling

nome

A word by which a person or thing is known; name

azul

A color of the sky or sea; blue

bebê

A very young human infant; baby

perto

Adverb or adjective indicating closeness; near, close

fechado

Past participle of fechar; shut, closed

berço

A small bed that rocks for an infant; cradle

sentar

To lower oneself onto a seat; to sit down

Bebê

A very young human infant; baby

dormindo

Present participle of dormir; sleeping

Não

Negation word; no, not

um

Masculine indefinite article; a, one

querido

Masculine adjective of affection; dear, beloved

Seu

Possessive adjective; your, his, her, its

ela

Third-person feminine singular pronoun; she, her

tem

Third-person singular of ter; has, have

olhos

Plural of olho; the organs used for seeing; eyes

grandes

Plural adjective meaning large in size; big, large

azuis

Plural of azul; of the color blue

pode

Third-person singular of poder; can, is able to

ver

To perceive with the eyes; to see

pois

Conjunction meaning because, since, or well

estão

Third-person plural of estar; they are (state/location)

fechados

Plural past participle of fechar; closed, shut

bom

Masculine adjective meaning favorable or pleasant; good

vai

Third-person singular of ir; goes, will (near future)

chorar

To shed tears from emotion or pain; to cry

se

Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction; if, oneself

for

Future subjunctive of ser or ir; if it is/goes

machucada

Feminine past participle of machucar; hurt, injured

estiver

Future subjunctive of estar; if one is (state)

bem

Adverb meaning in a good or satisfactory way; well

do

Contraction of de + o; of the, from the (masculine)

embalá

Clipped infinitive of embalar; to rock, to lull

REVISÃO

A section reviewing previously learned material; review

moram

Third-person plural of morar; they live, they reside

nossa

Feminine possessive pronoun; our, ours