Meditations — Page 3

Vocabulary

que

Conjunction meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who.'

havia

Past tense of 'haver,' meaning 'had' or 'there was.'

adotado

Past participle of 'adotar,' meaning 'adopted.'

como

Preposition or conjunction meaning 'as' or 'like.'

filho

Noun meaning 'son' or 'child.'

mais

Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most.'

novo

Adjective meaning 'new' or 'young.'

ao

Contraction of 'a' and 'o,' meaning 'to the.'

mesmo

Adjective or pronoun meaning 'same' or 'even.'

tempo

Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather.'

dando-lhe

Gerund with pronoun, meaning 'giving him/her.'

o

Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine nouns.

nome

Noun meaning 'name.'

de

Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about.'

A

Preposition or article meaning 'to' or 'the.'

partir

Verb meaning 'to depart,' 'to leave,' or 'to start.'

então

Adverb meaning 'then,' 'so,' or 'at that time.'

os

Definite article meaning 'the' for masculine plural nouns.

dois

Numeral meaning 'two.'

são

Third person plural of 'ser,' meaning 'are.'

colegas

Noun meaning 'colleagues' or 'partners.'

no

Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the.'

império

Noun meaning 'empire.'

sendo

Gerund of 'ser,' meaning 'being.'

jovem

Adjective or noun meaning 'young' or 'youth.'

treinado

Past participle of 'treinar,' meaning 'trained.'

se

Reflexive pronoun or conjunction meaning 'if' or 'oneself.'

fosse

Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'were' or 'went.'

para

Preposition meaning 'for,' 'to,' or 'in order to.'

suceder

Verb meaning 'to succeed' or 'to follow after.'

Mal

Adverb meaning 'hardly,' 'scarcely,' or 'barely.'

estabeleceu

Past tense of 'estabelecer,' meaning 'established.'

trono

Noun meaning 'throne.'

guerras

Plural noun meaning 'wars.'

eclodiram

Past tense of 'eclodir,' meaning 'broke out.'

em

Preposition meaning 'in,' 'at,' or 'on.'

todos

Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'every.'

lados

Plural noun meaning 'sides' or 'directions.'

No

Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the.'

oriente

Noun meaning 'east' or 'orient.'

da

Contraction of 'de' and 'a,' meaning 'of the.'

iniciou

Past tense of 'iniciar,' meaning 'began' or 'started.'

uma

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' feminine.

revolta

Noun meaning 'revolt' or 'uprising.'

longamente

Adverb meaning 'for a long time' or 'at length.'

meditada

Past participle of 'meditar,' meaning 'pondered' or 'planned.

destruindo

Gerund of 'destruir,' meaning 'destroying.'

legião

Noun meaning 'legion,' a Roman military unit.

romana

Adjective meaning 'Roman,' relating to Rome.

inteira

Adjective meaning 'entire' or 'whole.'

e

Conjunction meaning 'and.'

invadindo

Gerund of 'invadir,' meaning 'invading.'

a

Definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to.'

foi

Past tense of 'ser/ir,' meaning 'was' or 'went.'

enviado

Past participle of 'enviar,' meaning 'sent.'

às

Contraction of 'a' and 'as,' meaning 'to the' feminine plural.

pressas

Noun meaning 'haste'; 'às pressas' means 'in a hurry.'

sufocar

Verb meaning 'to suppress,' 'to stifle,' or 'to crush.'

essa

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' feminine singular.

cumpriu

Past tense of 'cumprir,' meaning 'fulfilled' or 'carried out.'

sua

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its.'

missão

Noun meaning 'mission' or 'assignment.'

mergulhando

Gerund of 'mergulhar,' meaning 'plunging into' or 'diving.

na

Contraction of 'em' and 'a,' meaning 'in the.'

embriaguez

Noun meaning 'drunkenness' or 'intoxication.'

devassidão

Noun meaning 'debauchery' or 'licentiousness.'

enquanto

Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'whereas.'

guerra

Noun meaning 'war.'

deixada

Past participle of 'deixar,' meaning 'left' or 'abandoned.'

cargo

Noun meaning 'charge,' 'responsibility,' or 'office.'

seus

Possessive pronoun meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'their' plural.

oficiais

Plural noun meaning 'officers' or 'officials.'

Logo

Adverb meaning 'soon,' 'then,' or 'right away.'

depois

Adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards.'

teve

Past tense of 'ter,' meaning 'had' or 'had to.'

enfrentar

Verb meaning 'to face' or 'to confront.'

um

Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one' masculine.

perigo

Noun meaning 'danger' or 'peril.'

grave

Adjective meaning 'serious,' 'severe,' or 'grave.'

casa

Noun meaning 'house' or 'home.'

coalizão

Noun meaning 'coalition' or 'alliance.'

várias

Adjective meaning 'various' or 'several' feminine plural.

tribos

Plural noun meaning 'tribes.'

poderosas

Adjective meaning 'powerful' or 'mighty' feminine plural.

fronteira

Noun meaning 'border' or 'frontier.'

norte

Noun meaning 'north.'

Entre

Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among.'

elas

Personal pronoun meaning 'they' or 'them' feminine.

as

Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine plural nouns.

principais

Adjective meaning 'main,' 'principal,' or 'chief.'

eram

Imperfect past of 'ser,' meaning 'were.'

ou

Conjunction meaning 'or.'

Homens

Plural noun meaning 'men' or 'people.'

Marca

Noun meaning 'mark,' 'border,' or 'march.'

mencionados

Past participle of 'mencionar,' meaning 'mentioned.'

neste

Contraction of 'em' and 'este,' meaning 'in this.'

livro

Noun meaning 'book.'

Na

Contraction of 'em' and 'a,' meaning 'in the.'

própria

Adjective meaning 'own,' 'very,' or 'itself' feminine.

pestilência

Noun meaning 'pestilence' or 'plague.'

fome

Noun meaning 'hunger' or 'famine.'

primeira

Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' feminine.

trazida

Past participle of 'trazer,' meaning 'brought.'

do

Contraction of 'de' and 'o,' meaning 'from the' or 'of the.'

pelas

Contraction of 'por' and 'as,' meaning 'by the' feminine plural.

legiões

Plural noun meaning 'legions,' Roman military units.

segunda

Ordinal adjective meaning 'second' feminine.

causada

Past participle of 'causar,' meaning 'caused.'

por

Preposition meaning 'by,' 'for,' or 'through.'

inundações

Plural noun meaning 'floods' or 'inundations.'

haviam

Past tense of 'haver,' meaning 'had' third person plural.

destruído

Past participle of 'destruir,' meaning 'destroyed.'

vastas

Adjective meaning 'vast' or 'enormous' feminine plural.

quantidades

Plural noun meaning 'quantities' or 'amounts.'

grãos

Plural noun meaning 'grains' or 'cereals.'

Depois

Adverb or preposition meaning 'after' or 'afterwards.'

ter

Verb meaning 'to have.'

feito

Past participle of 'fazer,' meaning 'done' or 'made.'

tudo

Pronoun meaning 'everything' or 'all.'

possível

Adjective meaning 'possible.'

aliviar

Verb meaning 'to relieve' or 'to alleviate.'

suprir

Verb meaning 'to supply,' 'to provide,' or 'to meet.'

necessidades

Plural noun meaning 'needs' or 'necessities.'

urgentes

Adjective meaning 'urgent' or 'pressing' plural.

obrigado

Adjective meaning 'obliged' or 'forced'; also 'thank you.'

até

Preposition or adverb meaning 'until,' 'even,' or 'up to.'

vender

Verb meaning 'to sell.'

joias

Plural noun meaning 'jewels' or 'jewelry.'

imperiais

Adjective meaning 'imperial' plural.

obter

Verb meaning 'to obtain' or 'to get.'

dinheiro

Noun meaning 'money.'

ambos

Pronoun or adjective meaning 'both.'

imperadores

Plural noun meaning 'emperors.'

partiram

Past tense of 'partir,' meaning 'departed' or 'left.'

luta

Noun meaning 'fight,' 'struggle,' or 'battle.'

haveria

Conditional of 'haver,' meaning 'there would be.'

continuar

Verb meaning 'to continue' or 'to carry on.'

certa

Adjective meaning 'certain' or 'some' feminine.

forma

Noun meaning 'form,' 'way,' or 'manner.'

durante

Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout.'

restante

Adjective or noun meaning 'remaining' or 'the rest.'

reinado

Noun meaning 'reign' or 'rule.'

Durante

Preposition meaning 'during' or 'throughout.'

essas

Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' feminine plural.

morreu

Past tense of 'morrer,' meaning 'died.'