Spoon River Anthology — Page 15

Vocabulary

Você

VOH-say — Second person singular pronoun meaning 'you'

me

mee — First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

via

VEE-ah — Past tense of 'ver'; saw or was seeing

apenas

ah-PAY-nahs — Adverb meaning 'only' or 'just'

como

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

um

oom — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'

homem

OH-mayn — Noun meaning 'man'

acabado

ah-kah-BAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'finished,' 'worn out,' or 'ruined'

Com

kom — Preposition meaning 'with'

cabelo

kah-BAY-loo — Noun meaning 'hair'

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

barba

BAR-bah — Noun meaning 'beard'

emaranhados

ee-mah-rahn-YAH-doos — Adjective meaning 'tangled' or 'matted'

E

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

roupas

HOH-pahs — Noun meaning 'clothes' or 'garments'

esfarrapadas

ees-fah-hah-PAH-dahs — Adjective meaning 'ragged' or 'tattered'

Às

ahsh — Contraction of 'a' and 'as,' meaning 'at the'

vezes

VAY-zeesh — Noun meaning 'times'; used in 'às vezes' meaning 'sometimes'

a

ah — Definite article or preposition meaning 'the' or 'to'

vida

VEE-dah — Noun meaning 'life'

de

jee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

se

see — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'itself,' 'oneself,' or 'if'

transforma

trans-FOR-mah — Verb meaning 'transforms' or 'turns into'

em

ayn — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'into,' or 'at'

câncer

KAN-ser — Noun meaning 'cancer,' a malignant disease

De

jee — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'by'

tanto

TAN-too — Adverb or adjective meaning 'so much' or 'so many'

ser

ser — Infinitive verb meaning 'to be' (permanent state)

machucado

mah-shoo-KAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'hurt' or 'injured'

continuamente

kon-tee-noo-ah-MEN-chee — Adverb meaning 'continuously' or 'without stopping'

incha

EEN-shah — Verb meaning 'swells' or 'becomes inflamed'

até

ah-TAY — Preposition meaning 'until,' 'up to,' or 'even'

formar

for-MAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to form' or 'to shape'

uma

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

massa

MAH-sah — Noun meaning 'mass,' 'lump,' or 'dough'

arroxeada

ah-hoh-shee-AH-dah — Adjective meaning 'purplish' or 'bruised in color'

nos

noosh — Contraction of 'em' and 'os,' meaning 'in the' (masculine plural)

milho

MEE-lyoo — Noun meaning 'corn' or 'maize'

Aqui

ah-KEE — Adverb meaning 'here'

estava

es-TAH-vah — Imperfect past tense of 'estar,' meaning 'was'

eu

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

carpinteiro

kar-pin-TAY-roo — Noun meaning 'carpenter,' one who works with wood

atolado

ah-too-LAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'stuck,' 'bogged down,' or 'mired'

num

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

pântano

PAN-tah-noo — Noun meaning 'swamp' or 'marsh'

No

noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the'

qual

kwahl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that'

entrei

en-TRAY — Past tense of 'entrar,' meaning 'I entered'

pensando

pen-SAN-doo — Gerund of 'pensar,' meaning 'thinking'

que

kee — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'

era

EH-rah — Imperfect past tense of 'ser,' meaning 'was'

prado

PRAH-doo — Noun meaning 'meadow' or 'grassy field'

mulher

moo-LYEHR — Noun meaning 'woman' or 'wife'

desleixada

dez-lay-SHAH-dah — Adjective meaning 'slovenly,' 'negligent,' or 'careless'

por

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

esposa

es-POH-zah — Noun meaning 'wife' or 'spouse'

pobre

POH-bree — Adjective meaning 'poor' or 'impoverished'

minha

MEE-nyah — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (feminine singular)

filha

FEE-lyah — Noun meaning 'daughter'

A

ah — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular)

quem

kayn — Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'whom' or 'who'

atormentou

ah-tor-men-TOH — Past tense of 'atormentar,' meaning 'tormented' or 'tormented someone'

levou

leh-VOH — Past tense of 'levar,' meaning 'took' or 'led'

à

ah — Contraction of 'a' and 'a,' meaning 'to the' (feminine)

morte

MOR-chee — Noun meaning 'death'

Assim

ah-SEEM — Adverb meaning 'thus,' 'so,' or 'in this way'

rastejei

ras-teh-ZHAY — Past tense of 'rastejar,' meaning 'I crawled' or 'I crept'

caracol

kah-rah-KOL — Noun meaning 'snail,' a slow-moving shelled mollusk

pelos

PAY-loosh — Contraction of 'por' and 'os,' meaning 'through the'

dias

JEE-ahs — Noun meaning 'days'

Da

dah — Contraction of 'de' and 'a,' meaning 'of the' (feminine)

Não

nowng — Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'

ouvirás

oh-vee-RAHS — Future tense of 'ouvir,' meaning 'you will hear'

mais

mahys — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'anymore'

meus

MAY-oosh — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine plural)

passos

PAH-soosh — Noun meaning 'steps' or 'footsteps'

pela

PAY-lah — Contraction of 'por' and 'a,' meaning 'through the'

manhã

mah-NYAH — Noun meaning 'morning'

Ressoando

heh-soo-AN-doo — Gerund of 'ressoar,' meaning 'resounding' or 'echoing'

na

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

calçada

kal-SAH-dah — Noun meaning 'pavement,' 'sidewalk,' or 'cobblestone path'

oca

OH-kah — Adjective meaning 'hollow' or 'empty inside'

Indo

EEN-doo — Gerund of 'ir,' meaning 'going'

mercearia

mer-see-ah-REE-ah — Noun meaning 'grocery store' or 'general store'

buscar

boos-KAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to fetch,' 'to seek,' or 'to get'

pouco

POH-koo — Adjective or adverb meaning 'little' or 'a bit'

fubá

foo-BAH — Noun meaning 'cornmeal,' a coarse flour made from corn

bacon

BAY-kon — Noun meaning 'bacon,' cured pork meat

Depois

deh-POYSH — Adverb meaning 'after,' 'then,' or 'afterwards'

encontrei

en-kon-TRAY — Past tense of 'encontrar,' meaning 'I found' or 'I encountered'

religião

heh-lee-zhee-OWN — Noun meaning 'religion' or 'faith'

acalmei

ah-kal-MAY — Past tense of 'acalmar,' meaning 'I calmed down'

Me

mee — First person singular object pronoun meaning 'me'

deram

DAY-rowng — Past tense of 'dar,' meaning 'they gave'

emprego

em-PRAY-goo — Noun meaning 'job' or 'employment'

fábrica

FAH-bree-kah — Noun meaning 'factory' or 'manufacturing plant'

conservas

kon-SER-vahs — Noun meaning 'canned goods' or 'preserves'

toda

TOH-dah — Adjective meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'whole' (feminine)

tinha

TEE-nyah — Imperfect past tense of 'ter,' meaning 'had' or 'used to have'

encher

en-SHER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to fill' or 'to fill up'

O

oo — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)

tanque

TAN-kee — Noun meaning 'tank' or 'reservoir'

no

noo — Contraction of 'em' and 'o,' meaning 'in the'

pátio

PAH-choo — Noun meaning 'courtyard,' 'yard,' or 'patio'

com

kom — Preposition meaning 'with'

gasolina

gah-zoo-LEE-nah — Noun meaning 'gasoline' or 'petrol'

Que

kee — Conjunction meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'who'

alimentava

ah-lee-men-TAH-vah — Imperfect past tense of 'alimentar,' meaning 'fed' or 'fueled'

os

oosh — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine plural)

galpões

gal-POYSH — Noun meaning 'sheds,' 'warehouses,' or 'large halls'

Para

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

aquecer

ah-keh-SER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to heat' or 'to warm up'

ferros

FAY-hoosh — Noun meaning 'irons' or 'iron tools'

soldar

sol-DAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to weld' or 'to solder'

subia

soo-BEE-ah — Imperfect past tense of 'subir,' meaning 'climbed' or 'went up'

escada

es-KAH-dah — Noun meaning 'ladder' or 'staircase'

bambaleante

bam-bah-lee-AN-chee — Adjective meaning 'wobbling,' 'shaky,' or 'unsteady'

para

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

fazer

fah-ZER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'

isso

EE-soo — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' or 'that'

Carregando

kah-heh-GAN-doo — Gerund of 'carregar,' meaning 'carrying' or 'loading'

baldes

BAL-dees — Noun meaning 'buckets' or 'pails'

cheios

SHAY-oosh — Adjective meaning 'full' or 'filled' (masculine plural)

líquido

LEE-kwee-doo — Noun or adjective meaning 'liquid' or 'fluid'

Numa

NOO-mah — Contraction of 'em' and 'uma,' meaning 'in a' (feminine)

enquanto

en-KWAN-too — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'as long as'

lá

lah — Adverb meaning 'there'

despejando

des-peh-ZHAN-doo — Gerund of 'despejar,' meaning 'pouring out' or 'emptying'

ar

ar — Noun meaning 'air'

ficou

fee-KOH — Past tense of 'ficar,' meaning 'stayed,' 'became,' or 'remained'

parado

pah-RAH-doo — Adjective meaning 'stopped,' 'still,' or 'motionless'

pareceu

pah-reh-SEH-oo — Past tense of 'parecer,' meaning 'seemed' or 'appeared'

agitar

ah-zhee-TAR — Infinitive verb meaning 'to shake,' 'to agitate,' or 'to stir'

fui

foo-ee — Past tense of 'ir' or 'ser,' meaning 'I went' or 'I was'

arremessado

ah-heh-meh-SAH-doo — Past participle meaning 'hurled,' 'thrown,' or 'flung'

cima

SEE-mah — Noun meaning 'top' or 'above'; used in 'para cima' meaning 'upward'

quando

KWAN-doo — Conjunction meaning 'when'

o

oo — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular)

explodiu

ex-plo-JEE-oo — Past tense of 'explodir,' meaning 'exploded'

caí

kah-EE — Past tense of 'cair,' meaning 'I fell'

as

ahs — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine plural)

duas

DOO-ahs — Numeral meaning 'two' (feminine)

pernas

PER-nahs — Noun meaning 'legs'

quebradas

keh-BRAH-dahs — Adjective meaning 'broken' (feminine plural)

olhos

OH-lyoosh — Noun meaning 'eyes'

queimaram

kay-MAH-rowng — Past tense of 'queimar,' meaning 'burned' or 'were burned'

par

par — Noun meaning 'pair' or 'couple'

ovos

OH-voosh — Noun meaning 'eggs'

fritos

FREE-toosh — Adjective meaning 'fried' (masculine plural)

Pois

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

alguém

al-GAYN — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'

deixou

day-SHOH — Past tense of 'deixar,' meaning 'left' or 'allowed'

aceso

ah-SAY-zoo — Adjective meaning 'lit,' 'on,' or 'burning'

algo

AL-goo — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something'

sugou

soo-GOH — Past tense of 'sugar,' meaning 'sucked' or 'drew in'

chama

SHAH-mah — Noun meaning 'flame' or 'fire'

dentro

DEN-troo — Adverb meaning 'inside' or 'within'