McGuffey's Eclectic Primer, Revised Edition — Page 5

Vocabulary

第

dì — Ordinal prefix indicating rank or order.

十一

shíyī — The number eleven.

课

kè — Lesson or class in a textbook.

巢

cháo — Nest, a bird's or animal's home.

这

zhè — This, referring to something nearby.

蛋

dàn — Egg, laid by birds or animals.

她

tā — She or her, third-person female pronoun.

在

zài — At, in, or currently doing an action.

取

qǔ — To take, fetch, or obtain something.

箱子

xiāngzi — Box or chest used for storage.

母鸡

mǔjī — Hen, a female domestic chicken.

插图

chātú — Illustration or picture in a book.

猫

māo — Cat, a common domestic feline animal.

注视

zhùshì — To gaze at or watch attentively.

着

zhe — Aspect particle indicating ongoing action or state.

中

zhōng — Middle, center, or within something.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

一

yī — The number one; a single unit.

个

gè — General measure word for people and objects.

是

shì — To be; linking subject and predicate.

只

zhī — Measure word for animals and small objects.

肥

féi — Fat, plump, or fertile in description.

里

lǐ — Inside or within a place or object.

有

yǒu — To have or there is something.

看到

kàndào — To see or catch sight of something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

能

néng — Can, able to do something.

取到

qǔdào — To successfully fetch or obtain something.

十二

shíèr — The number twelve.

老

lǎo — Old, aged, or long-established.

跑

pǎo — To run or move quickly on foot.

狐狸

húli — Fox, a cunning wild animal.

狗

gǒu — Dog, a common domestic animal.

追赶

zhuīgǎn — To chase or pursue someone or something.

使

shǐ — To cause, make, or enable something happen.

其

qí — It, its, or that; formal pronoun.

远离

yuǎnlí — To stay away from or keep distance.

抓住

zhuāzhù — To grab, catch, or seize firmly.

吗

ma — Question particle for yes/no questions.

并

bìng — And, also, or moreover in formal usage.

取走

qǔzǒu — To take away or carry something off.

啊

a — Exclamatory particle expressing surprise or emphasis.

那

nà — That, referring to something farther away.

书写

shūxiě — To write, handwriting practice or exercise.

练习

liànxí — Exercise or practice to improve a skill.

这个

zhège — This one, referring to a nearby object.

十三

shísān — The number thirteen.

池塘

chítáng — Pond, a small body of still water.

鸭子

yāzi — Duck, a common waterfowl bird.

它们

tāmen — They or them, referring to non-human things.

喂

wèi — To feed an animal or person food.

我

wǒ — I or me, first-person singular pronoun.

旁边

pángbiān — Beside or next to a person or place.

将

jiāng — Will, about to; formal future tense marker.

女孩

nǚhái — Girl, a young female person.

上

shàng — Up, above, or onto a surface.

将要

jiāngyào — About to or going to do something.

不能

bùnéng — Cannot or not able to do something.

抓到

zhuādào — To successfully catch or grab something.

十四

shísì — The number fourteen.

握着

wòzhe — Holding or gripping something firmly.

对

duì — Correct, right, or toward something.

盲

máng — Blind, unable to see; lacking sight.

手

shǒu — Hand, the body part at arm's end.

善良

shànliáng — Kind, good-hearted, and benevolent in nature.

引领

yǐnlǐng — To lead or guide someone somewhere.

位

wèi — Polite measure word for people.

年老

niánlǎo — Old in age, elderly or aged person.

盲人

mángrén — Blind person, someone who cannot see.

老人

lǎorén — Elderly person, an old man or woman.

看不见

kànbujiàn — Cannot see, unable to perceive visually.

他

tā — He or him, third-person male pronoun.

很

hěn — Very, quite; intensifier before adjectives.

十五

shíwǔ — The number fifteen.

复习

fùxí — To review or revise previously learned material.

手里

shǒulǐ — In one's hand, held within the hand.

跑去

pǎoqù — To run toward or run off somewhere.

十六

shíliù — The number sixteen.