McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 12

Vocabulary

하인

ha-in — A servant or domestic worker in a household.

갑자기

gap-ja-gi — Suddenly, without warning or expectation.

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree.

이상

i-sang — More than; above a certain amount or level.

돌아왔다

dor-a-wat-da — Came back; returned to a previous place.

살았다

sal-at-da — Lived; existed or resided somewhere.

지쳤다

ji-chyeot-da — Became exhausted; ran out of energy completely.

그

geu — He; that person (masculine third-person pronoun).

이후로

i-hu-ro — From that time onward; since then.

다섯

da-seot — The number five in native Korean counting.

불안한

bul-an-han — Anxious, uneasy, or feeling unsettled and worried.

걱정

geok-jeong — Worry or concern about something uncertain.

확실한

hwak-sil-han — Certain, definite, sure without any doubt.

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly, for the most part.

열두

yeol-du — The number twelve in native Korean counting.

개

gae — Counter for general objects; also means dog.

일곱

il-gop — The number seven in native Korean counting.

다락방

da-rak-bang — An attic or loft room under the roof.

이상한

i-sang-han — Strange, odd, or unusual in character or appearance.

큰

keun — Big, large, or great in size or degree.

적절한

jeok-jeol-han — Appropriate, suitable, or fitting for a situation.

석탄

seok-tan — Coal; a black mineral fuel burned for energy.

것

geot — Thing; nominalizer referring to a fact or object.

같았다

gat-at-da — Seemed like; appeared to be a certain way.

삽화

sap-hwa — An illustration or picture accompanying a text.

고양이가

go-yang-i-ga — Cat (subject form); a domesticated feline animal.

새끼

sae-kki — A young animal offspring; baby animal.

고양이의

go-yang-i-ui — Of the cat; possessive form of cat.

목덜미를

mok-deol-mi-reul — The scruff or back of the neck (object form).

물고

mul-go — Biting and holding with the mouth.

계단을

gye-dan-eul — Stairs or steps (object form); a staircase.

올라가는

ol-la-ga-neun — Going up; ascending stairs or a slope.

모습

mo-seup — Appearance, figure, or the look of someone or something.

그녀의

geu-nyeo-ui — Her; possessive form of the feminine pronoun.

고양이들

go-yang-i-deul — Cats; plural form of the word for cat.

세

se — Three in native Korean counting system.

마리의

ma-ri-ui — Counter for animals (possessive); of a number of animals.

고양이들과

go-yang-i-deul-gwa — With the cats; cats plus conjunction particle attached.

함께

ham-kke — Together, along with someone or something else.

창고에서

chang-go-e-seo — In or from a storage room or warehouse.

살았는데

sal-at-neun-de — Was living there, but introduces contrasting information.

어느

eo-neu — A certain; some particular (used before nouns).

날

nal — A day; a single calendar day.

그녀는

geu-nyeo-neun — She (topic form); feminine third-person pronoun as topic.

새끼들을

sae-kki-deul-eul — The young ones (object form); baby animals as object.

다락방으로

da-rak-bang-eu-ro — To the attic; directional particle attached to attic.

데려가야겠다고

de-ryeo-ga-ya-get-da-go — Thought she must take them somewhere; quoted intention.

생각했습니다

saeng-gak-haet-seum-ni-da — Thought; past tense formal form of to think.

하인은

ha-in-eun — The servant (topic form); domestic worker as topic.

그곳이

geu-got-i — That place (subject form); referring to a mentioned location.

장소가

jang-so-ga — Place or location (subject form); a designated spot.

아니라고

a-ni-ra-go — Quoted negation; saying that something is not the case.

그래서

geu-rae-seo — Therefore, so; connecting cause to resulting action.

다시

da-si — Again; once more, returning to a previous state.

창고로

chang-go-ro — To the storage room; directional form of warehouse.

데려갔습니다

de-ryeo-gat-seum-ni-da — Took someone away; past formal form of to take.

분명히

bun-myeong-hi — Clearly, obviously, or without any doubt.

다락방에

da-rak-bang-e — In the attic; locative particle attached to attic.

두고

du-go — Leaving something in a place; placing and departing.

싶었습니다

si-peo-seum-ni-da — Wanted to; past formal expression of desire.

번

beon — A counter for occurrences or number of times.

여섯

yeo-seot — The number six in native Korean counting.

네

ne — Four in native Korean counting; also means yes.

번이나

beon-i-na — As many as a certain number of times; emphasizing frequency.

거듭거듭

geo-deup-geo-deup — Repeatedly, over and over again without stopping.

그곳으로

geu-go-seu-ro — To that place; directional particle attached to that place.

매번

mae-beon — Every time, each and every occasion.

데려갔기

de-ryeo-gat-gi — Took away; nominalized past form of taking someone.

때문입니다

ttae-mun-im-ni-da — It is because; formal expression giving a reason.

불쌍한

bul-ssang-han — Poor, pitiful, deserving of sympathy or pity.

지쳐버렸고

ji-chyeo-beo-ryeot-go — Became completely exhausted and then something else followed.

옮길

om-gil — To move or transfer something to another place.

수

su — Ability or possibility; used in 수 있다 construction.

없었습니다

eop-seot-seum-ni-da — There was not; past formal negative existential verb.

어딘가로

eo-din-ga-ro — To somewhere; toward an unspecified location.

떠났습니다

tteo-nat-seum-ni-da — Left or departed; past formal form of to leave.

그녀가

geu-nyeo-ga — She (subject form); feminine pronoun as grammatical subject.

어디로

eo-di-ro — To where; asking about the direction of movement.

갔다고

gat-da-go — Quoting that someone went somewhere; reported speech.

생각하나요

saeng-gak-ha-na-yo — Do you think? Polite question about one's opinion.

오랫동안

o-raet-dong-an — For a long time; over an extended period.

자리를

ja-ri-reul — One's place or seat (object form); a spot or position.

비웠습니다

bi-wot-seum-ni-da — Emptied or vacated a place; left a spot empty.

돌아왔을

dor-a-wat-eul — When she returned; modifier form of coming back.

때

ttae — Time or moment when something happens; occasion.

그녀와

geu-nyeo-wa — With her; conjunction form of the feminine pronoun.

우리가

u-ri-ga — We (subject form); first person plural as subject.

한

han — One; the number one in native Korean counting.

본

bon — Seen; past modifier form of the verb to see.

적

jeok — A time or experience of having done something.

낯선

nat-seon — Unfamiliar, strange, not previously encountered.

있었습니다

it-eot-seum-ni-da — There was; past formal existential affirmative verb.

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; possessive reflexive pronoun.

걱정거리를

geok-jeong-geo-ri-reul — Worries or concerns (object form); things causing anxiety.

그에게

geu-e-ge — To him; dative form indicating direction toward him.

모두

mo-du — All, everything, every single one of them.

이야기하는

i-ya-gi-ha-neun — Telling or speaking; present modifier form of to talk.

같았고

gat-at-go — Seemed like and then; past connective form of to seem.

그는

geu-neun — He (topic form); masculine third-person pronoun as topic.

이야기를

i-ya-gi-reul — Story or talk (object form); a narrative or conversation.

들었습니다

deul-eot-seum-ni-da — Listened or heard; past formal form of to listen.

그러자

geu-reo-ja — And then; conjunction showing immediate sequence of events.

고양이는

go-yang-i-neun — The cat (topic form); feline as the sentence topic.

작은

ja-geun — Small or little; modifier form of the adjective small.

고양이들을

go-yang-i-deul-eul — The cats (object form); plural cats as grammatical object.

하나씩

ha-na-ssik — One by one; taking or doing each item individually.

데려다가

de-ryeo-da-ga — Taking someone to a place and then doing more.

옮겨

om-gyeo — Moving or transferring to another location.

주었습니다

ju-eot-seum-ni-da — Did something for someone; past formal benefactive verb.

후

hu — After; following a certain event or time period.

떠났고

tteo-nat-go — Left and then; past connective form of to depart.

다시는

da-si-neun — Never again; emphatic form indicating no repetition.

보지

bo-ji — Seeing; infinitive base used before negative auxiliaries.

못했습니다

mot-haet-seum-ni-da — Could not do; past formal expression of inability.

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; referring to a previously mentioned moment.

그대로

geu-dae-ro — As it is; just like that, without any change.

두었습니다

du-eot-seum-ni-da — Left or placed something; past formal form of to leave.

그곳에

geu-go-se — In that place; locative particle attached to that place.

싶어

si-peo — Wanting to; informal expression of desire or wish.

얼마나

eol-ma-na — How much, how greatly; emphasizing degree or extent.

간절히

gan-jeol-hi — Earnestly, desperately, with heartfelt longing.

원하는지

won-ha-neun-ji — Whether or how much one wants something; indirect question.

알았기

al-at-gi — Knowing; nominalized past form of the verb to know.

친절하지

chin-jeol-ha-ji — Being kind; base form used before negative auxiliaries.

않았나요

an-at-na-yo — Wasn't it? Polite past negative question seeking confirmation.