Spoon River Anthology — Page 14

Vocabulary

Seus

SAY-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'their', or 'your'

espíritos

esh-PEE-ree-tooz — Spirits or souls of beings

contemplavam

kon-tem-PLA-vown — They were contemplating or gazing upon something

o

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

meu

MEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

tormento

tor-MEN-too — Torment or severe suffering experienced by someone

Bebiam-no

beh-BEE-own noo — They drank it, referring to something previously mentioned

como

KOH-moo — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction meaning 'if'

fosse

FOH-seh — Imperfect subjunctive of 'ser/ir', meaning 'were' or 'if it were'

a

ah — Feminine definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to'

água

AH-gwah — Water, an essential liquid for life

da

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

vida

VEE-dah — Life, the state of being alive

Com

kon — Preposition meaning 'with'

faces

FAH-sehs — Faces or the front surfaces of heads

coradas

ko-RAH-dahs — Flushed or rosy-cheeked, describing glowing faces

olhos

OH-lyooz — Eyes, the organs used for seeing

brilhantes

bree-LYAN-tehs — Bright or shining, describing luminous eyes

A

ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'

chama

SHAH-mah — Flame or fire, a burning light source

ascendente

ah-sen-DEN-teh — Ascending or rising, moving upward in direction

minha

MEEN-yah — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

alma

AHL-mah — Soul or spirit of a person

dourava

doh-RAH-vah — Was gilding or turning golden in color

os

ooz — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

seus

SAY-ooz — Possessive pronoun meaning 'their', 'his', 'her', or 'your'

Como

KOH-moo — Conjunction meaning 'like' or 'as' for comparisons

as

ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

asas

AH-zahz — Wings of a bird, insect, or flying creature

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

uma

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

borboleta

bor-bo-LEH-tah — Butterfly, a colorful winged insect

que

keh — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'

repente

heh-PEN-teh — Suddenness; 'de repente' means 'suddenly'

emerge

eh-MEHR-zheh — Emerges or comes out into the open

à

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

luz

looz — Light, illumination from the sun or another source

do

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

sol

sohl — Sun, the star at the center of our solar system

E

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

clamavam

klah-MAH-vown — They were crying out or calling loudly for something

mim

meen — First-person singular prepositional pronoun meaning 'me'

por

por — Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'

Mas

mahz — Conjunction meaning 'but', introducing a contrast

ao

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

tomar

to-MAR — To take or seize something in one's possession

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'

Ao

ow — Contraction meaning 'upon' or 'when doing' something

apoderar-me

ah-po-deh-RAR meh — To take possession of or seize for myself

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

esmagar

ez-mah-GAR — To crush or smash something with great force

suas

SOO-ahz — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'their', 'her', or 'your'

almas

AHL-mahz — Souls or spirits of persons

criança

kree-AN-sah — A child or young person

esmaga

ez-MAH-gah — Crushes or squeezes with force

uvas

OO-vahz — Grapes, small fruits used for wine or eating

bebe

BEH-beh — Drinks, consumes a liquid

Das

dahz — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the'

palmas

PAL-mahz — Palms of the hands or palm trees

suco

SOO-koo — Juice extracted from a fruit or vegetable

purpúreo

poor-POO-reh-oo — Purple or crimson in color, deep red hue

Vim

veen — First-person past tense of 'vir', meaning 'I came'

parar

pah-RAR — To stop or come to a halt somewhere

este

ESH-teh — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (masculine)

vazio

vah-ZEE-oo — Void or empty space, a place of nothingness

sem

sen — Preposition meaning 'without'

Onde

ON-deh — Relative adverb meaning 'where'

nem

nen — Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor'

vermelho

ver-MEH-lyoo — Red, the color of blood or fire

ouro

OH-roo — Gold, a precious yellow metal

vinho

VEEN-yoo — Wine, an alcoholic drink made from grapes

Nem

nen — Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'

ritmo

HEET-moo — Rhythm, a regular pattern of sounds or movements

são

sown — Third-person plural present of 'ser', meaning 'are'

conhecidos

ko-nyeh-SEE-dooz — Known or recognized by others

Sou

soh — First-person singular present of 'ser', meaning 'I am'

poetisa

po-eh-TEE-zah — A female poet or woman who writes poetry

aldeia

al-DAY-ah — A small village or rural settlement

Vaiada

vy-AH-dah — Booed or jeered at by a crowd

escarnecida

esh-kar-neh-SEE-dah — Mocked or scorned by others with contempt

pelos

PEH-looz — Contraction of 'por' and 'os', meaning 'by the'

brutos

BROO-tooz — Brutes or crude, uncivilized people

rua

HOO-ah — Street or road in a town or city

Por

por — Preposition meaning 'because of', 'for', or 'by'

corpo

KOR-poo — Body, the physical form of a person

pesado

peh-ZAH-doo — Heavy or weighty in physical form

olho

OH-lyoo — Eye, the organ used for seeing

vesgo

VEZ-goo — Cross-eyed or having a squinting eye condition

andar

an-DAR — To walk; also a floor or level of a building

bamboleante

bam-bo-leh-AN-teh — Swaying or waddling in an unsteady manner

ainda

ah-EEN-dah — Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'even'

mais

mysh — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'

quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when' referring to time

Me

meh — First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

capturou

kap-too-ROH — Captured or seized someone forcefully

após

ah-POHZ — Preposition meaning 'after' in time or sequence

caçada

kah-SAH-dah — A hunt or chase pursued with great effort

brutal

broo-TAL — Brutal or savage, involving cruelty and force

Ele

EH-leh — Third-person singular pronoun meaning 'he'

me

meh — First-person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

abandonou

ah-ban-do-NOH — Abandoned or left someone behind without care

sorte

SOR-teh — Luck, fate, or chance in life's circumstances

com

kon — Preposition meaning 'with'

Doutor

doh-TOR — Doctor, a medical professional or academic title

afundei-me

ah-foon-DAY meh — I sank or submerged myself into something

na

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

morte

MOR-teh — Death, the end of life

entorpecendo

en-tor-peh-SEN-doo — Numbing or causing a feeling of deadness progressively

dos

dooz — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'

pés

pehz — Feet, the lower extremities used for walking

cima

SEE-mah — Top or upper part; 'para cima' means upward

alguém

al-GEHN — Someone or anybody, an unspecified person

adentra

ah-DEN-trah — Enters or goes deeper into something

cada

KAH-dah — Each or every, referring to individual items

vez

vehz — Time or instance; 'cada vez' means 'each time'

fundo

FOON-doo — Deep or bottom of something; depth

num

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

riacho

hee-AH-shoo — A brook or small stream of flowing water

gelo

ZHEH-loo — Ice, frozen water in solid form

Irá

ee-RAH — Future tense of 'ir', meaning 'will go' or 'will'

jornal

zhor-NAL — Newspaper, a printed daily news publication

reunir

heh-oo-NEER — To gather or compile things together into one

livro

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

versos

VER-sooz — Verses or lines of poetry

escrevi

esh-kreh-VEE — First-person past tense of 'escrever', meaning 'I wrote'

Tinha

TEEN-yah — Imperfect past tense of 'ter', meaning 'I had'

tanta

TAN-tah — Feminine form of 'so much' or 'so many'

sede

SEH-deh — Thirst, a craving for something to drink

amor

ah-MOR — Love, a deep feeling of affection for someone

fome

FOH-meh — Hunger, the desire or need for food

Indignação

in-dig-nah-SOWN — Indignation or righteous anger at something unjust

Não

nown — Negation word meaning 'no' or 'not'

acreditaria

ah-kreh-dee-tah-REE-ah — Conditional tense meaning 'would believe'

pois

poysh — Conjunction meaning 'because', 'since', or 'well'

Que

keh — Conjunction meaning 'that', introducing a clause

eu

EH-oo — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'

vinha

VEEN-yah — Imperfect tense of 'vir', meaning 'I came' or 'I was coming'

boa

BOH-ah — Feminine adjective meaning 'good'

estirpe

esh-TEER-peh — Lineage or noble stock, ancestral descent

galesa

gah-LEH-zah — Welsh, relating to Wales or its people

tinha

TEEN-yah — Imperfect tense of 'ter', meaning 'had'

sangue

SAN-geh — Blood, the red fluid flowing through living bodies

puro

POO-roo — Pure or unmixed, free from contamination

escória

esh-KOR-ee-ah — Scum or dregs, the lowest social class

branca

BRAN-kah — White, the color; feminine form of 'branco'

daqui

dah-KEE — From here, indicating origin from this place

linhagem

leen-YAH-zhen — Lineage or ancestry passed down through generations

direta

dee-REH-tah — Direct or straight, without interruption or deviation

havia

ah-VEE-ah — Imperfect tense of 'haver', meaning 'there had been'

frequentado

freh-kwen-TAH-doo — Attended or frequented a place regularly

escola

esh-KOH-lah — School, an institution for learning and education

lido

LEE-doo — Past participle of 'ler', meaning 'read'

alguns

al-GOONZ — Some or a few, referring to an unspecified number

livros

LEE-vrooz — Books, printed literary or educational works