McGuffey's Second Eclectic Reader — Page 53

Vocabulary

~하는

~haneun — Verb ending indicating present tense or ongoing action

동안

dong-an — During; for a period of time

뼈들

ppyeo-deul — Bones (plural form of 뼈)

거의

geo-ui — Almost; nearly; for the most part

~않게

~anhge — Verb ending meaning so as not to do something

쥐

jwi — Mouse or rat; small rodent

잡는

jamneun — Catching; grabbing (present attributive form)

동물

dongmul — Animal; living creature other than humans

쥐들

jwi-deul — Mice; rats (plural form of 쥐)

놀란

nollan — Surprised; startled; caught off guard

제비들

jebi-deul — Swallows (the birds); plural of 제비

눈을

nuneul — Eyes (object form of 눈)

깜빡이는

kkamppagineun — Blinking; flickering (present attributive form)

우스운

usueun — Funny; amusing; ridiculous-looking

오리

ori — Duck; a common water bird

새끼들

saekkideul — Young offspring; baby animals (plural)

잡다

japda — To catch; to grab; to seize something

삽화

saphwa — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

나무에서

namueseo — From a tree; at a tree (locative form)

올빼미를

olppaemireul — Owl (object form); nocturnal bird of prey

소년

sonyeon — Boy; a young male child or youth

올빼미

olppaemi — Owl; a nocturnal bird known for wisdom

결론

gyeollon — Conclusion; final result or summary of reasoning

그것을

geugeos-eul — It (object form); referring to something mentioned

어떻게

eoddeohge — How; in what way or manner

할 거야

hal geoya — Going to do; future intention informal form

놓아줘

noajwo — Let it go; release it (informal command form)

새장은

saejang-eun — Birdcage (topic form); enclosure for keeping birds

자기가

jagiga — Itself; oneself (reflexive subject form)

살던

saldeon — Used to live; past habitual attributive form

좋아하지 않잖아

joahaji anhjana — Doesn't like it, as you know (informal)

어린

eorin — Young; little; of a young age

올빼미는

olppaemineun — Owl (topic form); as for the owl

쉽게

swipge — Easily; without difficulty or effort

길들일

gildeulil — To tame; to domesticate (future attributive form)

수 있지만

su itjiman — Can do, but; able to although with reservation

녀석은

nyeoseok-eun — The guy; the fellow (topic form, informal)

너무

neomu — Too; excessively; more than appropriate

늙어서

neulgeoseo — Because it is old; being too old

길들이기

gildeuligi — Taming; the act of domesticating an animal

어려워

eolyeowo — It is difficult; hard (informal present form)

하지만

hajiman — However; but; used to contrast two ideas

네

ne — Your; yes (here used as possessive pronoun)

새끼들이랑

saekkideulrang — With the young ones; together with offspring

병아리들을

byeong-arideureul — Chicks; baby chickens (object plural form)

다

da — All; everything; entirely without exception

잡아먹지 않을까

jabameoktji aneulkka — Won't it eat up and catch everything?

아니

ani — No; not so (informal negation or reassurance)

주변에

jubyeon-e — Around; in the vicinity; nearby area

쥐나 생쥐가

jwina saengjwiga — Rats or mice; rodents of any kind

있는 한은

inneun haneun — As long as there are; so long as existing

그러지 않아

geureoji anha — Won't do that; not going to act that way

아버지

abeoji — Father; dad (standard formal term)

말씀으로는

malsseumeuroeneun — According to what (he/she) said; by one's words

동물이라서

dongmuliraso — Because it is an animal; being such a creature

고양이

goyangi — Cat; a common domestic feline animal

여섯

yeoseot — Six; the number 6 (native Korean number)

마리의

mariui — Of (animals); counter for animals (possessive)

절반보다도

jeolbanbodado — Even more than half; exceeding the halfway point

더

deo — More; additionally; to a greater degree

많은

maneun — Many; a large number or quantity of

잡을 수 있대

jabeul su itdae — They say it can catch; reportedly able to catch

놓아주기 전에

noajugi jeone — Before letting it go; prior to releasing

한번

hanbeon — Once; one time; for a moment

볼 수 있어서

bol su isseoseo — Because I can see; being able to see it

다행이야

dahaengiya — I'm glad; it's fortunate; what a relief

깃털이

gittteori — Feathers (subject form); plumage of a bird

정말

jeongmal — Really; truly; very much indeed

부드럽구나

budeureobguna — How soft it is! (exclamatory discovery form)

맞아

maja — That's right; correct; you're right (informal)

조용히

joyonghi — Quietly; silently; without making noise

날아서

naraso — Flying; by flying (connective verb form)

소리가 들리지

soriga deulliji — The sound is not heard; inaudible flight

그래서

geuraeseo — So; therefore; as a result of that

먹잇감을

meogitgameul — Prey (object form); food target for predator

놀라게 해서

nollage haeseo — By startling; causing prey to be surprised

있지

itji — There is; it exists (informal rhetorical form)

큰

keun — Big; large; great in size

천천히

cheoncheonhi — Slowly; at a leisurely unhurried pace

깜빡이면서

kkamppagimyeonseo — While blinking; blinking at the same time

머리를

meorireul — Head (object form); one's head or hair

이리저리

irijeori — This way and that; in various directions

돌리는

dollineun — Turning; rotating (present attributive form)

모습이

moseubi — Appearance; the look or figure of something

우스꽝스럽네

useukkangseureopne — How ridiculous it looks! comically absurd appearance

이야기하는

iyagihaneun — Talking; conversing (present attributive form)

두

du — Two; the number 2 (native Korean number)

개를

gaereul — Dogs (object form); domestic canine animals

지켜보고 있잖아

jikyeobogo itjana — Is watching closely, as you can see

가만히 있어

gamanhi isseo — Stay still; be quiet and don't move

녀석의

nyeoseogui — Of the fellow; its (possessive, informal)

먹는 방식에 대해

meongneun bangsige daehae — About the way it eats; regarding eating method

재미있는

jaemiinneun — Interesting; fun; entertaining (attributive form)

것을

geoseul — Thing (object form); a fact or something

방금

banggeum — Just now; a moment ago

알게 됐어

alge dwaesseo — Just found out; came to know recently

생쥐의

saengjwiui — Of the mouse; mouse's (possessive form)

뼈를

ppyeoreul — Bones (object form); skeletal structure of animal

부수고 나서

busogo naseo — After breaking; once it has crushed the bones

통째로

tongjjaero — Whole; entirely; swallowing something all at once

삼켜

samkyeo — Swallows; gulps down whole (informal form)

한두 시간이 지나면

handu sigani jinamyeon — If one or two hours pass; after an hour

뼈와 털이

ppyeowa teori — Bones and fur; skeletal and hair remnants

작은

jageun — Small; little; of a small size

공처럼

gongcheoreom — Like a ball; resembling a round sphere

뭉쳐진 채로

mungchyeojin chaero — While clumped together; remaining in a lump

토해내

tohaenae — Vomits out; regurgitates; expels from the mouth