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Vocabulary

capa

KAH-pah — Cover of a book or protective outer layer

DE

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

Também

tahm-BAYN — Also; likewise; as well

conhecido

koh-nyeh-SEE-doo — Known; recognized; familiar to others

como

KOH-moo — As; like; how; in the manner of

O

oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'

CORCUNDA

kor-KOON-dah — Hunchback; person with a curved spine deformity

Por

por — By; through; for; preposition indicating authorship

Traduzido

trah-doo-ZEE-doo — Translated; converted from one language to another

por

por — By; preposition indicating agent or means

PREFÁCIO

preh-FAH-syoo — Preface; introductory section of a book

Alguns

al-GOONZ — Some; a few; certain unspecified number of things

anos

AH-noos — Years; plural of ano, unit of time

atrás

ah-TRAHS — Behind; ago; in the past

ao

ow — Contraction of 'a' and 'o' meaning 'to the'

visitar

vee-zee-TAR — To visit; to go to see a place or person

ou

oh — Or; conjunction indicating an alternative choice

antes

AHN-tesh — Before; previously; earlier in time

vasculhar

vash-koo-LYAR — To rummage; to search thoroughly through something

o

oo — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'

autor

ow-TOR — Author; person who writes a book or text

deste

DESH-teh — Contraction of 'de' and 'este' meaning 'of this'

livro

LEE-vroo — Book; a written or printed literary work

encontrou

en-kon-TROH — Found; encountered; came across something or someone

num

noon — Contraction of 'em' and 'um' meaning 'in a'

recanto

reh-KAN-too — Nook; corner; secluded hidden spot

obscuro

ob-SKOO-roo — Obscure; dark; hidden from sight or knowledge

de

deh — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or belonging

uma

OO-mah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

das

dahsh — Contraction of 'de' and 'as' meaning 'of the'

torres

TOH-rresh — Towers; tall structures on a building or castle

a

ah — Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'to'

seguinte

seh-GEEN-teh — Following; next; the one that comes after

palavra

pah-LAH-vrah — Word; a unit of spoken or written language

gravada

grah-VAH-dah — Engraved; carved or etched into a surface

à

ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a' meaning 'to the'

mão

mown — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm

na

nah — Contraction of 'em' and 'a' meaning 'in the'

parede

pah-REH-deh — Wall; a vertical surface dividing or enclosing space

Estas

ESH-tahsh — These; feminine plural demonstrative pronoun

letras

LEH-trahsh — Letters; characters of an alphabet or writing system

maiúsculas

my-OOS-koo-lahsh — Capital letters; uppercase letters in writing

gregas

GREH-gahsh — Greek; feminine plural adjective relating to Greece

enegrecidas

eh-neh-greh-SEE-dahsh — Blackened; darkened in color over time

pelo

PEH-loo — Contraction of 'por' and 'o' meaning 'by the'

tempo

TEM-poo — Time; weather; duration of a period

e

eh — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

bastante

bash-TAN-teh — Quite; enough; sufficiently; fairly

profundamente

proh-foon-dah-MEN-teh — Deeply; profoundly; to a great depth or degree

gravadas

grah-VAH-dahsh — Engraved; carved into a surface, plural form

pedra

PEH-drah — Stone; rock; hard natural mineral material

com

kon — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

não

nown — No; not; negation in Portuguese

sei

say — I know; first person singular of saber

que

keh — That; what; which; relative or interrogative pronoun

sinais

see-NIYSH — Signs; marks; signals; plural of sinal

peculiares

peh-koo-LYAH-resh — Peculiar; strange; distinctive; characteristic

caligrafia

kah-lee-grah-FEE-ah — Calligraphy; the art of beautiful handwriting

gótica

GOH-tee-kah — Gothic; relating to medieval Gothic style or script

impressos

im-PREH-soosh — Printed; stamped; marked onto a surface

nas

nahsh — Contraction of 'em' and 'as' meaning 'in the'

suas

SOO-ahsh — Their; her; its; feminine plural possessive pronoun

formas

FOR-mahsh — Forms; shapes; appearances; plural of forma

atitudes

ah-tee-TOO-desh — Attitudes; postures; stances or dispositions

se

seh — If; reflexive pronoun; oneself

tivessem

tee-VEH-seyn — Had; past subjunctive of ter, third person plural

propósito

proh-POH-zee-too — Purpose; intention; aim or goal

revelar

reh-veh-LAR — To reveal; to disclose; to make something known

fora

FOH-rah — Outside; beyond; out of a place or context

da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a' meaning 'of the'

Idade

ee-DAH-deh — Age; era; period of history or life stage

Média

MEH-dyah — Middle; as in Idade Média meaning Middle Ages

as

ahsh — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

inscrevera

ins-kreh-VEH-rah — Had inscribed; past perfect of inscrever

ali

ah-LEE — There; in that place; over there

especialmente

esh-peh-syahl-MEN-teh — Especially; particularly; above all others

significado

sig-nee-fee-KAH-doo — Meaning; significance; what a word or sign conveys

fatal

fah-TAL — Fatal; deadly; relating to fate or doom

melancólico

meh-lan-KOH-lee-koo — Melancholic; sad; expressing deep sorrow or gloom

nelas

NEH-lahsh — In them; contraction of 'em' and 'elas'

contido

kon-TEE-doo — Contained; held within; restrained

impressionaram

im-preh-syoh-NAH-ron — Impressed; had a strong effect on someone

Ele

EH-leh — He; third person masculine singular pronoun

interrogou-se

in-teh-roh-GOH-seh — Questioned himself; reflected inwardly on something

si

see — Himself; herself; oneself; reflexive pronoun

mesmo

MEZ-moo — Himself; same; even; emphasizing pronoun or adjective

procurou

proh-koo-ROH — Sought; tried to find or understand something

adivinhar

ah-dee-vee-NYAR — To guess; to divine; to figure out something unknown

quem

kayn — Who; interrogative or relative pronoun for persons

poderia

poh-deh-REE-ah — Could; conditional form of poder, to be able

ter

tehr — To have; auxiliary and main verb in Portuguese

sido

SEE-doo — Been; past participle of ser, to be

aquela

ah-KEH-lah — That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

alma

AL-mah — Soul; spirit; the inner essence of a person

em

ayn — In; at; preposition indicating location or state

tormento

tor-MEN-too — Torment; anguish; great suffering or pain

quisera

kee-ZEH-rah — Had wished; past perfect of querer, to want

abandonar

ah-ban-doh-NAR — To abandon; to leave behind; to forsake

este

ESH-teh — This; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun

mundo

MOON-doo — World; the Earth; all of human existence

sem

seyn — Without; lacking; preposition indicating absence

deixar

day-SHAR — To leave; to let; to allow something to remain

estigma

esh-TEEG-mah — Stigma; mark of shame or disgrace left behind

crime

KREE-meh — Crime; an illegal or immoral act

infelicidade

in-feh-lee-see-DAH-deh — Unhappiness; misery; state of being unfortunate

fronte

FRON-teh — Forehead; brow; front face of something

antiga

an-TEE-gah — Ancient; old; relating to a past era

igreja

ee-GREH-zhah — Church; a Christian place of worship

Posteriormente

posh-teh-ryoh-MEN-teh — Subsequently; afterward; at a later point in time

foi

foy — Was; went; past tense of ser or ir

caiada

kah-YAH-dah — Whitewashed; covered with a coat of lime paint

raspada

rash-PAH-dah — Scraped; rubbed away; removed by scraping

qual

kwahl — Which; what; relative or interrogative pronoun

duas

DOO-ahsh — Two; feminine form of the numeral two

coisas

KOY-zahsh — Things; objects; matters; plural of coisa

inscrição

ins-kree-SOWN — Inscription; text carved or written on a surface

desapareceu

deh-zah-pah-reh-SEW — Disappeared; vanished; ceased to be visible

Pois

poysh — Well; for; since; a connective or filler word

é

eh — Is; third person singular present of ser

assim

ah-SEEN — Thus; so; in this way; like this

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahsh — People; persons; human beings in general

têm

tayn — Have; third person plural present of ter

tido

TEE-doo — Had; past participle of ter, to have

hábito

AH-bee-too — Habit; a regular practice or custom

proceder

proh-seh-DEHR — To proceed; to behave; to act in a certain way

maravilhosas

mah-rah-vee-LYOH-zahsh — Wonderful; marvelous; extraordinary and admirable

igrejas

ee-GREH-zhahsh — Churches; plural of igreja, places of worship

nos

noosh — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'os'

últimos

OOL-tee-moosh — Last; latest; most recent; final ones

duzentos

doo-ZEN-toosh — Two hundred; the number 200

As

ahsh — The; feminine plural definite article

mutilações

moo-tee-lah-SOINSH — Mutilations; acts of damaging or disfiguring something

chegam-lhes

SHEH-gown-lyesh — Reach them; arrive upon them from various sources

todos

TOH-doosh — All; every; the entirety of a group

os

oosh — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

lados

LAH-doosh — Sides; directions; aspects; plural of lado

tanto

TAN-too — So much; as much; both; equally

do

doo — Contraction of 'de' and 'o' meaning 'of the'

interior

in-teh-RYOR — Interior; inside; the inner part of something

exterior

eks-teh-RYOR — Exterior; outside; the outer surface of something

padre

PAH-dreh — Priest; a Catholic ordained minister or clergyman

depois

deh-POYSH — Afterward; then; later; following in time

povo

POH-voo — People; the common folk; a nation's population

chega

SHEH-gah — Arrives; reaches; gets to a place or point