McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 48

Vocabulary

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some; used before nouns for vagueness

여름날

yeo-reum-nal — A summer day or summer days

강둑에

gang-dug-e — On or at the riverbank

앉아

an-ja — Sitting; present participle form of 앉다

덤불

deom-bul — A bush, thicket, or shrub

그늘

geu-neul — Shade, shadow from sunlight

아래에

a-rae-e — Below, underneath something

있던

it-deon — Was; past descriptive modifier of 있다

한

han — One; a certain, a single

남자가

nam-ja-ga — A man (subject marker attached)

강

gang — A river

위의

wi-e — Above, on top of (possessive form)

오리

o-ri — A duck

떼를

tte-reul — A flock or group of animals (object marker)

바라보고

ba-ra-bo-go — Gazing at, looking toward something

있었다

it-eoss-da — Was doing; past progressive form

곧

got — Soon, shortly, immediately

잎이

ip-i — Leaf or leaves (subject marker attached)

달린

dal-lin — Attached, hanging; modifier form of 달리다

나뭇가지

na-mut-ga-ji — A tree branch or twig

하나가

ha-na-ga — One (subject marker attached)

그들

geu-deul — They, them; third person plural pronoun

사이로

sa-i-ro — Through or between; among them

떠내려왔고

tteo-nae-ryeo-wat-go — Floated down and; drifted downstream

오리들은

o-ri-deul-eun — The ducks (topic marker attached)

모두

mo-du — All, everyone, altogether

날아올랐다

nal-a-ol-lat-da — Flew up, took flight suddenly

잠시

jam-si — For a short while, briefly, momentarily

하늘을

ha-neul-eul — The sky (object marker attached)

빙빙

bing-bing — Round and round; circling repeatedly

돈

don — Turned; past modifier form of 돌다

후

hu — After, afterward, following an event

그들은

geu-deul-eun — They (topic marker attached)

다시

da-si — Again, once more, anew

먹이를

meog-i-reul — Food for animals, prey (object marker)

먹던

meok-deon — Were eating; past habitual modifier form

자리로

ja-ri-ro — To the spot or place, toward the position

내려앉았다

nae-ryeo-an-jat-da — Landed, settled down onto a surface

또

tto — Again, also, another time

다른

da-reun — Different, another, other

나뭇가지가

na-mut-ga-ji-ga — A branch (subject marker attached)

강에서

gang-e-seo — In or from the river

하지만

ha-ji-man — However, but, yet (contrast conjunction)

그냥

geu-nyang — Just, simply, without any particular reason

흘러가

heul-leo-ga — Flows away, drifts past

버려

beo-ryeo — Discards; auxiliary indicating completion of action

자신들에게

ja-sin-deul-e-ge — To themselves; reflexive plural dative form

아무런

a-mu-reon — Any, no kind of; used in negative contexts

해가

hae-ga — Harm, damage, injury (subject marker attached)

없다는

eop-da-neun — That there is none; quotative modifier form

것을

geot-eul — The thing, fact (object marker attached)

알게

al-ge — Come to know; connective form of 알다

되자

doe-ja — As soon as it became; when they realized

전처럼

jeon-cheo-reom — Like before, as previously, as before

물

mul — Water

위로

wi-ro — Upward, toward the top or above

날아

nal-a — Flying; connective form of 날다

내려왔다

nae-ryeo-wat-da — Came down, descended, flew down

이런

i-reon — This kind of, such a, like this

식으로

sig-eu-ro — In this manner or way, like so

네다섯

ne-da-seot — Four or five; approximate number

개가

gae-ga — A counter for objects; pieces (subject marker)

떠내려가자

tteo-nae-ryeo-ga-ja — As they floated downstream, when they drifted away

그것들에

geu-geot-deul-e — To or toward those things

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly, hardly

신경을

sin-gyeong-eul — Attention, nerves (object marker attached)

쓰지

sseu-ji — Use; connective before negative ending

않게

an-ke — So as not to; connective of negative form

되었다

doe-eot-da — Became, turned into, came to be

마침내

ma-chim-nae — Finally, at last, eventually

닿을

da-eul — To reach, touch; future modifier form

정도가

jeong-do-ga — To the extent or degree (subject marker)

되어도

doe-eo-do — Even if it becomes; concessive form

피하려고

pi-ha-ryeo-go — In order to avoid or evade

날아오르려는

nal-a-o-reu-ryeo-neun — Intending to fly up; purposive modifier form

시도조차

si-do-jo-cha — Not even an attempt; even the effort

하지

ha-ji — Do; connective before negative or additional clause

않았다

an-at-da — Did not; past negative form

이

i — This; demonstrative pronoun or determiner

모든

mo-deun — All, every, entire

지켜보던

ji-kyeo-bo-deon — Was watching; past habitual modifier form

남자는

nam-ja-neun — The man (topic marker attached)

이제

i-je — Now, at this point, from now on

누가

nu-ga — Who (subject marker attached)

나뭇가지들을

na-mut-ga-ji-deul-eul — The branches (plural, object marker attached)

떠내려

tteo-nae-ryeo — Floating downstream; connective form

보냈는지

bo-naet-neun-ji — Whether sent; indirect question form of 보내다

궁금해지기

gung-geum-hae-ji-gi — Becoming curious; nominalized form

시작했다

si-jak-haet-da — Started, began doing something

그는

geu-neun — He, him (topic marker attached)

상류를

sang-ryu-reul — Upstream (object marker attached)

바라보다가

ba-ra-bo-da-ga — While gazing at; then shifted action

여우

yeo-u — A fox

마리가

ma-ri-ga — A counter for animals (subject marker)

교활하게

gyo-hwal-ha-ge — Cunningly, slyly, craftily

오리들을

o-ri-deul-eul — The ducks (plural, object marker attached)

지켜보고

ji-kyeo-bo-go — Watching, observing; connective form

있는

it-neun — Existing, present; present modifier form

발견했다

bal-gyeon-haet-da — Discovered, found, spotted something

저

jeo — That (over there); humble first-person pronoun

녀석은

nyeo-seog-eun — That guy or creature (topic marker attached)

다음에

da-eum-e — Next, after this, the following time

무엇을

mu-eot-eul — What (object marker attached)

할까

hal-kka — Wonder what will be done; speculative ending

하고

ha-go — Saying, thinking; quotative connective form

생각했다

saeng-gak-haet-da — Thought, considered something in one's mind

여우는

yeo-u-neun — The fox (topic marker attached)

더

deo — More, further, additionally

이상

i-sang — More than, beyond, no longer

나뭇가지를

na-mut-ga-ji-reul — The branch (object marker attached)

두려워하지

du-ryeo-wo-ha-ji — Fear; connective before negative ending

않는다는

an-neun-da-neun — That they do not; quotative modifier form

알아채고

al-a-chae-go — Noticed, detected, picked up on something

지금까지

ji-geum-kka-ji — Until now, up to this point

사용했던

sa-yong-haet-deon — Had used; past habitual modifier form

것보다

geot-bo-da — Compared to what; than the thing used

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Much more, far, considerably more

큰

keun — Big, large; modifier form of 크다

가져와

ga-jyeo-wa — Brought, fetched; connective form of 가져오다

자신의

ja-sin-e — One's own; reflexive possessive form

몸이

mom-i — The body (subject marker attached)

숨겨질

sum-gyeo-jil — To be hidden; future passive modifier form

정도로

jeong-do-ro — To the extent that, enough to

그

geu — That, the; third-person demonstrative determiner

위에

wi-e — On top of, above, over

몸을

mom-eul — The body (object marker attached)

뻗었다

ppeo-deot-da — Stretched out, extended the body flat

그런

geu-reon — Such, that kind of, like that

다음

da-eum — Next, the following, afterward

나뭇가지들처럼

na-mut-ga-ji-deul-cheo-reom — Like the branches; comparison with twigs

그것을

geu-geot-eul — It, that thing (object marker attached)

물에

mul-e — In or onto the water

띄웠다

ttwi-weot-da — Floated something, set it afloat on water