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They go to school, and I see them go by each day with their books and slates.

Eles vão para a escola, e eu os vejo passar todos os dias com seus livros e lousas.

Miss May tells the girls and boys that they should be at the schoolhouse when the bell rings.

A senhorita May diz às meninas e aos meninos que eles devem estar na escola quando o sino tocar.

So Henry walks fast, and is first at school.

Então Henry caminha rápido e é o primeiro a chegar à escola.

He is a good boy, and wants to keep the rule of the school.

Ele é um bom menino e quer seguir as regras da escola.

Ned is not a good boy.

Ned não é um bom menino.

I do not think he likes to go to school or to church.

Não acho que ele goste de ir à escola ou à igreja.

I saw him try to kill a quail with a stone.

Eu o vi tentar matar uma codorna com uma pedra.

The quail is too quick a bird for that, and Ned did not hurt it; but I know that a good child would not try to kill a bird.

A codorna é um pássaro rápido demais para isso, e Ned não a machucou; mas sei que uma boa criança não tentaria matar um pássaro.

There is a baby at Ned's house.

Há um bebê na casa de Ned.

Her name is Kate.

O nome dela é Kate.

Ned is not a good boy, but he loves Kate, and I do not think he would hurt her.

Ned não é um bom menino, mas ele ama Kate, e não acho que ele a machucaria.

The tall house which you see on that high rock is a lighthouse.

A casa alta que você vê naquela rocha elevada é um farol.

At night its light is seen far out at sea, and the men on ships can tell where to go.

À noite, sua luz é vista longe no mar, e os homens nos navios conseguem saber para onde ir.

If it were not for this, they would run on the rocks.

Se não fosse por isso, eles bateriam nas rochas.

How would you like to live in a lighthouse?

Como seria para você viver em um farol?

Vocabulary

Eles: EH-les — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they'.
vão: vow — They go; third person plural of 'ir'.
para: PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'to', 'for', or 'toward'.
a: ah — Definite article 'the' (feminine singular).
escola: es-KOH-lah — A place where children go to learn.
e: ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
eu: EH-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
os: ohs — Definite article 'the' (masculine plural).
vejo: VEH-zhoo — I see; first person singular of 'ver'.
passar: pah-SAR — To pass by or to go past something.
todos: TOH-dohs — Adjective/pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'.
dias: JEE-ahs — Plural noun meaning 'days'.
com: kohng — Preposition meaning 'with'.
seus: SEH-oos — Possessive adjective meaning 'their' or 'his/her'.
livros: LEE-vrohs — Plural noun meaning 'books'.
lousas: LOH-zahs — Plural noun meaning 'slates' or 'chalkboards'.
A: ah — Definite article 'the' (feminine singular).
senhorita: sen-yo-REE-tah — Title for an unmarried woman; 'Miss'.
diz: deez — She/he says; third person singular of 'dizer'.
às: ahz — Contraction of 'a' and 'as'; 'to the' (feminine plural).
meninas: meh-NEE-nahs — Plural noun meaning 'girls'.
aos: owsh — Contraction of 'a' and 'os'; 'to the' (masculine plural).
meninos: meh-NEE-nohs — Plural noun meaning 'boys'.
que: keh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'which'.
eles: EH-les — Third person plural pronoun meaning 'they'.
devem: DEH-veng — They must; third person plural of 'dever'.
estar: es-TAR — To be (used for temporary states or locations).
na: nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a'; 'in the' (feminine).
quando: KWAHN-doo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
o: oo — Definite article 'the' (masculine singular).
sino: SEE-noo — A bell that rings to signal time or events.
tocar: toh-KAR — To play an instrument or to ring a bell.
Então: en-TOW — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then' or 'so'.
caminha: kah-MEEN-yah — He/she walks; third person singular of 'caminhar'.
rápido: HAH-pee-doo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'fast' or 'quick'.
é: eh — Is; third person singular of 'ser'.
primeiro: pree-MEH-roo — Ordinal adjective meaning 'first'.
chegar: sheh-GAR — To arrive at or reach a destination.
à: ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; 'to the' (feminine).
Ele: EH-leh — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'.
um: oong — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (masculine).
bom: bohng — Adjective meaning 'good' (masculine singular).
menino: meh-NEE-noo — Noun meaning 'boy' or 'young male child'.
quer: kehr — He/she wants; third person singular of 'querer'.
seguir: seh-GEER — To follow or to keep to a path or rules.
as: ahz — Definite article 'the' (feminine plural).
regras: HEH-grahs — Plural noun meaning 'rules' or 'regulations'.
da: dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a'; 'of the' (feminine).
não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
Não: now — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'.
acho: AH-shoo — I think/believe; first person singular of 'achar'.
ele: EH-leh — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'.
goste: GOH-steh — Subjunctive form of 'gostar'; to like something.
de: jee — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
ir: eer — Infinitive verb meaning 'to go'.
ou: oh — Conjunction meaning 'or'.
igreja: ee-GREH-zhah — A building where Christians worship; church.
Eu: EH-oo — First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
vi: vee — I saw; first person singular past of 'ver'.
tentar: ten-TAR — To try or attempt to do something.
matar: mah-TAR — To kill or cause the death of a living being.
uma: OO-mah — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' (feminine).
pedra: PEH-drah — Noun meaning 'stone' or 'rock'.
pássaro: PAH-sah-roo — Noun meaning 'bird'.
demais: deh-MICE — Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'excessively'.
isso: EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'.
machucou: mah-shoo-KOH — It hurt; past tense third person of 'machucar'.
mas: mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but'.
sei: say — I know; first person singular of 'saber'.
boa: BOH-ah — Adjective meaning 'good' (feminine singular).
criança: kree-AHN-sah — Noun meaning 'child' or 'young person'.
tentaria: ten-tah-REE-ah — Would try; conditional form of 'tentar'.
Há: ah — There is/are; impersonal form of 'haver'.
bebê: beh-BEH — Noun meaning 'baby' or 'infant'.
casa: KAH-zah — Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'.
O: oo — Definite article 'the' (masculine singular).
nome: NOH-meh — Noun meaning 'name'.
dela: DEH-lah — Contraction of 'de' and 'ela'; 'her' or 'of her'.
ama: AH-mah — She/he loves; third person singular of 'amar'.
machucaria: mah-shoo-kah-REE-ah — Would hurt; conditional form of 'machucar'.
alta: AHL-tah — Adjective meaning 'tall' or 'high' (feminine).
você: voh-SAY — Second person pronoun meaning 'you'.
vê: veh — You/he/she sees; third person singular of 'ver'.
naquela: nah-KEH-lah — Contraction meaning 'in that' (feminine singular).
rocha: HOH-shah — Noun meaning 'rock' or large stone formation.
elevada: eh-leh-VAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'elevated' or 'raised high'.
farol: fah-ROL — A tall tower with a light to guide ships.
À: ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a'; 'at the' or 'in the'.
noite: NOY-chee — Noun meaning 'night'.
sua: SOO-ah — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.
luz: looz — Noun meaning 'light'.
vista: VEES-tah — Noun meaning 'view'; past participle of 'ver'.
longe: LOHN-zheh — Adverb meaning 'far' or 'a long distance away'.
no: noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o'; 'in the' (masculine).
mar: mar — Noun meaning 'sea' or 'ocean'.
homens: OH-mengsh — Plural noun meaning 'men'.
nos: nohs — Contraction of 'em' and 'os'; 'in the' (masculine plural).
navios: nah-VEE-ohs — Plural noun meaning 'ships' or 'vessels'.
conseguem: kon-SEH-geng — They manage to; third person plural of 'conseguir'.
saber: sah-BEAR — To know a fact or piece of information.
onde: OHN-jee — Adverb meaning 'where'.
Se: seh — Conjunction meaning 'if' or reflexive pronoun 'self'.
fosse: FOH-seh — Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'ser' or 'ir'.
por: por — Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'for'.
bateriam: bah-teh-REE-ahng — They would hit; conditional of 'bater'.
nas: nahz — Contraction of 'em' and 'as'; 'in the' (feminine plural).
rochas: HOH-shahs — Plural noun meaning 'rocks' or large stones.
Como: KOH-moo — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how' or 'like'.
seria: seh-REE-ah — Would be; conditional form of 'ser'.
viver: vee-VEAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to live'.
em: eng — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'.

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