McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 52

Vocabulary

こう

kou — In this way, thus, like this

して

shite — Doing, and then (te-form of suru)

彼

kare — He, him

は

wa — Topic marker particle

ずっと

zutto — Continuously, all along, the whole time

乗り続け

noritsudzuke — Continued riding without stopping

て

te — Te-form connective particle, and then

善良

zenryou — Good-natured, virtuous, honest

な

na — Adjectival connective particle (na-adjective)

人々

hitobito — People, various people

の

no — Possessive or nominalizing particle

家

ie — House, home

に

ni — Location, direction, purpose particle

たどり着い

tadoritsui — Arrived at after a long journey or effort

た

ta — Past tense auxiliary verb ending

彼ら

karera — They, them (group including males)

雪

yuki — Snow

が

ga — Subject marker particle

なくなる

nakunaru — To disappear, to run out, cease to exist

まで

made — Until, up to (time or place)

世話

sewa — Care, looking after someone

を

wo — Direct object marker particle

し

shi — Do, and (conjunctive form of suru)

それから

sorekara — And then, after that

送り届け

okuritodoke — Delivered, escorted safely to destination

第

dai — Prefix indicating ordinal numbers (No., Chapter)

課

ka — Lesson, chapter, section

薄暮

hakubo — Dusk, twilight, dim evening light

戦う

tatakau — To fight, to battle, to struggle

キーキー鳴く

kiikii naku — To screech, make a shrill squawking sound

逆立て

sakadateru — To bristle, stand up (hair or feathers)

袋

fukuro — Bag, sack, pouch

目

me — Eye, eyesight

覚め

same — Waking up, coming to awareness

忍び寄る

shinobiyoru — To creep up on, sneak close stealthily

こと

koto — Thing, fact, matter (nominalizer)

フクロウ

fukurou — Owl

その

sono — That (near the listener)

どこ

doko — Where, what place

で

de — At, in, by means of (location/means particle)

手

te — Hand

入れ

ire — Put in, obtained, acquired

僕

boku — I, me (informal male first person pronoun)

古い

furui — Old, aged, antiquated

空洞

kuudou — Hollow, cavity, empty space inside something

木

ki — Tree, wood

中

naka — Inside, middle, within

見つけ

mitsuke — Found, discovered

ん

n — Explanatory or softening sentence-final particle

だ

da — Copula, is, am, are (plain form)

どう

dou — How, in what way

そこ

soko — There, that place

いる

iru — To be, to exist (animate beings)

わかっ

wakatt — Understood, knew, figured out

話し

hanashi — Story, talk, conversation

あげる

ageru — To give, to do for someone (benefactive)

よ

yo — Sentence-final assertive particle, you know

ある

aru — There is, exists (for inanimate things)

夜

yoru — Night, evening

ちょうど

choudo — Exactly, just, right at that moment

薄暗く

usuguraku — Dimly, in a dusky or faintly dark manner

なっ

natt — Became (te-form of naru)

頃

koro — Around the time of, about when

納屋

naya — Barn, shed, storehouse

周り

mawari — Surroundings, around, vicinity

かくれんぼ

kakurenbo — Hide-and-seek (children's game)

角

kado — Corner, edge, angle

忍び足

shinobiashi — Tiptoeing, stealthy light footsteps

回ろう

mawarou — Let's go around, volitional form of mawaru

とき

toki — Time, moment, when

大きな

ookina — Large, big (prenominal form)

キーキー

kiikii — Screeching, squeaking, shrill sound

いう

iu — To say, to call, to make a sound

音

oto — Sound, noise

聞こえ

kikoee — Could be heard, audible

鳥

tori — Bird

何か

nanika — Something, some kind of thing

爪

tsume — Claw, nail, talon

掴ん

tsukami — Grabbed, grasped, clutched

飛び上がっ

tobiagatt — Leaped up, flew up suddenly

呼ん

yon — Called (out to someone)

二人

futari — Two people, a pair

森

mori — Forest, woods

へ

e — Toward, in the direction of (particle)

飛ん

ton — Flew (conjunctive form of tobu)

いく

iku — To go, to proceed

見

mi — Look, see (stem of miru)

巣

su — Nest, den, lair

持っ

mott — Has, holds, carries (conjunctive form)

思っ

omott — Thought, believed (conjunctive form)

次

tsugi — Next, following

日

hi — Day, sun

探し

sagashi — Searched, looked for

行っ

itt — Went (conjunctive form of iku)

たら

tara — When, if (conditional past form)

案の定

annnojou — As expected, just as one thought

でも

demo — But, however, even so

やっ

yatt — Did, managed to do (colloquial conjunctive)

捕まえ

tsukamaee — Caught, captured, seized

あの

ano — That (over there), that well-known

鋭い

surudoi — Sharp, keen, pointed, piercing

くちばし

kuchibashi — Beak, bill (of a bird)

うまく

umaku — Skillfully, well, successfully

戦え

tatakae — Can fight, fight (potential or imperative form)

そう

sou — Like that, it seems, so

思う

omou — To think, to feel, to believe

けど

kedo — But, although, though (casual)

完全

kanzen — Complete, perfect, total

昼間

hiruma — Daytime, during the day

あまり

amari — Not very, not much (with negative)

よく

yoku — Well, often, clearly

見え

mie — Can see, is visible

ない

nai — Not, does not exist (negative)

から

kara — Because, since, from

うたた寝

utatane — Dozing off, napping unintentionally

開け

ake — Open (imperative or stem form)

羽

hane — Wing, feather

言っ

itt — Said, spoke (conjunctive form of iu)

誰

dare — Who, whom

だっ

datt — Was, were (past conjunctive copula)

いい

ii — Good, fine, okay

じゃ

ja — Well then, in that case (casual copula)

か

ka — Question marker particle

するり

sururi — Slipping smoothly, gliding through effortlessly