Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 12

Vocabulary

어느

eo-neu — A certain, some (used before nouns)

날

nal — Day; a single day

밤

bam — Night; the nighttime hours

한

han — One; a certain (indefinite article-like usage)

선원

seon-won — Sailor; a crew member on a ship

앉아

an-ja — Sitting (gerund form of 앉다, to sit)

있었네

i-sseot-ne — Was there; existed (poetic past tense)

바람

ba-ram — Wind; breeze

자유로이

ja-yu-ro-i — Freely; in a free and unrestrained manner

피리

pi-ri — Flute; a traditional Korean wind instrument

불었고

bul-eot-go — Blew (past tense of 불다, to blow wind)

때로는

ttae-ro-neun — Sometimes; at times, occasionally

밝고

balk-go — Bright and (connective form of 밝다)

어두웠네

eo-du-wo-nne — Was dark (poetic past tense of 어둡다)

창백한

chang-baek-han — Pale; having a pallid, wan appearance

달빛

dal-bit — Moonlight; the light cast by the moon

고래

go-rae — Whale; a large marine mammal

지나간

ji-na-gan — Passed by; having gone past a place

자리

ja-ri — Place; spot; a particular location

빛났네

bit-nan-ne — Shone; gleamed (poetic past tense)

바다

ba-da — Sea; ocean

허우적거릴

heo-u-jeok-geo-ril — Floundering; struggling in water helplessly

때

ttae — Time; moment; when something occurs

마리

ma-ri — Counter for animals (e.g., two whales)

포획하는

po-hoek-ha-neun — Capturing; catching (animals or prey)

참여한

cham-yeo-han — Participated; took part in an activity

보트

bo-teu — Boat; a small watercraft

풀려나간

pul-ryeo-na-gan — Released and gone; let out and deployed

줄

jul — Rope; line; cord

총량

chong-nyang — Total amount; aggregate quantity

합계

hap-gye — Sum total; grand total of quantities

즉

jeuk — That is; namely; in other words

거의

geo-ui — Almost; nearly; approximately

영국

yeong-guk — England; the United Kingdom

마일

ma-il — Mile; unit of distance (about 1.6 km)

달했다

dal-haet-da — Reached; amounted to a certain quantity

때로

ttae-ro — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times

공중

gong-jung — The air; midair; in the atmosphere

거대한

geo-dae-han — Huge; enormous; of great size

꼬리

kko-ri — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

흔드는데

heun-deu-neun-de — Shakes; waves (tail) while doing something

채찍처럼

chae-jjik-cheo-reom — Like a whip; resembling a cracking whip

갈라지는

gal-la-ji-neun — Splitting; cracking apart with a sound

소리

so-ri — Sound; noise; a heard sensation

거리

geo-ri — Distance; a measured span between points

울려

ul-ryeo — Resonating; echoing through a space

퍼진다

peo-jin-da — Spreads; propagates outward in all directions

새로운

sae-ro-un — New; fresh; novel

공격

gong-gyeok — Attack; an act of aggression

인한

in-han — Due to; caused by; resulting from

고통

go-tong — Pain; suffering; agony

미쳐버린

mi-chyeo-beo-rin — Gone mad; driven completely crazy

격노한

gyeong-no-han — Enraged; furiously angry and out of control

몸

mom — Body; the physical form of a creature

계속

gye-sok — Continuously; without stopping; keeping on

뒤집으며

dwi-ji-beu-myeo — Flipping over; overturning repeatedly while doing

머리

meo-ri — Head; the uppermost part of the body

치켜들고

chi-kyeo-deul-go — Lifting up high; raising upward forcefully

크게

keu-ge — Widely; greatly; in a large manner

벌린

beol-lin — Opened wide; spread apart (jaw or arms)

턱

teok — Jaw; chin; the lower part of the face

주변의

ju-byeon-ui — Surrounding; of the nearby area around

모든

mo-deun — All; every; each and every one

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object marker); that which exists

물어뜯으려

mul-eo-ddeu-jeu-ryeo — Intending to bite and tear with teeth

하며

ha-myeo — Doing (something) while; and at same time

돌진하여

dol-jin-ha-yeo — Charging toward; rushing at with force

엄청난

eom-cheong-nan — Tremendous; immense; extraordinarily great

속도

sok-do — Speed; velocity; rate of movement

앞에서

ap-e-seo — In front; from the front side

밀려나가고

mil-ryeo-na-ga-go — Being pushed away and displaced outward

완전히

wan-jeon-hi — Completely; entirely; fully and totally

파괴되기도

pa-goe-doe-gi-do — Also sometimes getting destroyed; being demolished

한다

han-da — Does; performs an action (plain present tense)

이토록

i-to-rok — This much; to such a degree; so very

흥미롭고

heung-mi-rop-go — Interesting and; fascinating and engaging

상업적인

sang-eop-jeok-in — Commercial; relating to trade and business

관점에서

gwan-jeom-e-seo — From the perspective of; from a viewpoint

중요한

jung-yo-han — Important; significant; of great value

동물

dong-mul — Animal; a living creature

습성

seup-seong — Habit; characteristic behavior pattern of animals

대한

dae-han — About; regarding; concerning a topic

고찰이

go-chal-i — Study; contemplation; careful examination (subject)

무시되어

mu-si-doe-eo — Being ignored; having been disregarded or neglected

왔거나

wat-geo-na — Has come or; has been (either/or past)

최근

choe-geun — Recently; of late; in recent times

몇

myeot — Several; a few; some number of

년간

nyeon-gan — Over a period of years; for several years

습관

seup-gwan — Habit; customary behavior; routine practice

목격할

mok-gyeok-hal — To witness; to observe directly (future modifier)

가장

ga-jang — Most; the greatest degree; superlative marker

풍부하고

pung-bu-ha-go — Abundant and; rich and plentiful in supply

편리한

pyeon-li-han — Convenient; handy; easy to use or access

기회

gi-hoe — Opportunity; chance; a favorable occasion

가졌을

ga-jyeo-sseul — Must have had; would have possessed (retrospective)

틀림없는

teul-lim-eom-neun — Certain; undoubtable; without doubt or error

수많은

su-man-eun — Numerous; countless; very many in number

유능한

yu-neung-han — Capable; competent; skilled and able

관찰자들

gwan-chal-ja-deul — Observers; those who watch and study carefully

사이에서

sa-i-e-seo — Among; between; in the midst of

적은

jeok-eun — Little; small amount; few in quantity

호기심

ho-gi-sim — Curiosity; eagerness to know or learn

불러일으켰다는

bul-reo-il-eu-kyeot-da-neun — That it aroused; that it stirred up interest

것은

geo-seun — The fact that; that thing (topic marker)

크나큰

keu-na-keun — Very great; tremendously large; immense

경이로운

gyeong-i-ro-un — Wondrous; marvelous; astonishing and remarkable

일이다

il-i-da — It is a matter; it is a fact or thing

역사

yeok-sa — History; historical account of events

년

nyeon — Year; used after numbers to denote a year