The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 10
In an instant both boys were rolling and tumbling in the dirt, gripped together like cats; and for the space of a minute they tugged and tore at each other's hair and clothes, punched and scratched each other's nose, and covered themselves with dust and glory.
Num instante, os dois meninos estavam se rolando e tombando na terra, agarrados um ao outro como gatos; e por um minuto puxaram e rasgaram o cabelo e as roupas um do outro, socaram e arranharam o nariz um do outro, e se cobriram de poeira e glória.
Presently the confusion took form, and through the fog of battle Tom appeared, seated astride the new boy, and pounding him with his fists.
Logo a confusão tomou forma, e através da névoa da batalha Tom apareceu, sentado a cavaleiro sobre o novo menino, esmurrando-o com os punhos.
"Holler 'nuff!" said he.
— Grita 'basta'! — disse ele.
The boy only struggled to free himself.
O menino apenas se debatia para se soltar.
He was crying—mainly from rage.
Estava chorando — principalmente de raiva.
"Holler 'nuff!"—and the pounding went on.
— Grita 'basta'! — e as pancadas continuaram.
At last the stranger got out a smothered "'Nuff!" and Tom let him up and said:
Por fim, o estranho soltou um abafado — Basta! — e Tom o deixou levantar e disse:
"Now that'll learn you. Better look out who you're fooling with next time."
— Agora isso te ensina. Da próxima vez, tome mais cuidado com quem você está mexendo.
The new boy went off brushing the dust from his clothes, sobbing, snuffling, and occasionally looking back and shaking his head and threatening what he would do to Tom the "next time he caught him out."
O novo menino foi embora sacudindo a poeira das roupas, soluçando, fungando, e de vez em quando olhando para trás, balançando a cabeça e ameaçando o que faria a Tom na "próxima vez que o pegasse sozinho."
To which Tom responded with jeers, and started off in high feather, and as soon as his back was turned the new boy snatched up a stone, threw it and hit him between the shoulders and then turned tail and ran like an antelope.
Ao que Tom respondeu com zombarias, e saiu cheio de si, e assim que virou as costas o novo menino apanhou uma pedra, atirou-a e acertou-o entre os ombros e então deu meia-volta e correu como uma antílope.
Tom chased the traitor home, and thus found out where he lived.
Tom perseguiu o traidor até sua casa, e assim descobriu onde ele morava.
He then held a position at the gate for some time, daring the enemy to come outside, but the enemy only made faces at him through the window and declined.
Ele então ficou postado no portão por algum tempo, desafiando o inimigo a sair, mas o inimigo apenas fez caretas para ele pela janela e recusou.
Vocabulary
- Num
- Contraction of 'em um', meaning 'in a'
- instante
- A moment or instant in time
- os
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- dois
- The number two
- meninos
- Boys or young male children
- estavam
- Third person plural imperfect of 'estar', were
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'themselves' or 'each other'
- rolando
- Rolling around on a surface
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- tombando
- Tumbling or falling down heavily
- na
- Contraction of 'em a', meaning 'on the'
- terra
- Ground, earth, or land
- agarrados
- Grabbed onto or clinging tightly to each other
- um
- Indefinite article or number meaning 'one' or 'a'
- ao
- Contraction of 'a o', meaning 'to the'
- outro
- The other one; another person or thing
- como
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like' or 'as'
- gatos
- Cats; domestic feline animals
- por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'per'
- minuto
- A unit of time equal to sixty seconds
- puxaram
- They pulled forcefully on something
- rasgaram
- They tore or ripped something apart
- o
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- cabelo
- Hair on a person's head
- as
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- roupas
- Clothes or garments worn on the body
- do
- Contraction of 'de o', meaning 'of the'
- socaram
- They punched or struck with the fist
- arranharam
- They scratched with fingernails or claws
- nariz
- The nose, part of the face
- cobriram
- They covered something completely
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'with'
- poeira
- Dust or fine particles on a surface
- glória
- Glory, honor, or great distinction
- Logo
- Soon, shortly, or right away
- a
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- confusão
- Confusion, chaos, or a disorderly situation
- tomou
- Took on or assumed a particular form
- forma
- Form, shape, or manner of something
- através
- Through or across something
- da
- Contraction of 'de a', meaning 'of the'
- névoa
- Mist, haze, or fog obscuring visibility
- batalha
- A battle or intense fight between parties
- apareceu
- Appeared or came into sight suddenly
- sentado
- Seated or sitting in a position
- cavaleiro
- Knight or horseman; one who rides
- sobre
- On top of or above something
- novo
- New or young; recently encountered
- menino
- A boy or young male child
- esmurrando-o
- Punching him repeatedly with fists
- com
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- punhos
- Fists; clenched hands used for striking
- Grita
- Shout or cry out; imperative form
- basta
- Enough; stop; that suffices
- disse
- Said; past tense of dizer
- ele
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'
- O
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- apenas
- Only, just, or merely
- debatia
- Was struggling or fighting to get free
- para
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'
- soltar
- To release, let go, or set free
- Estava
- Was; third person singular imperfect of estar
- chorando
- Crying or weeping with tears
- principalmente
- Mainly, principally, or above all
- raiva
- Anger, rage, or fury
- pancadas
- Blows, hits, or strikes with force
- continuaram
- They continued or kept going on
- Por
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'after'
- fim
- End, finish, or conclusion
- estranho
- Strange, odd, or unfamiliar person
- soltou
- Released, let go, or freed someone
- abafado
- Muffled, stifled, or suppressed in sound
- Basta
- Enough; stop that; that is sufficient
- deixou
- Let, allowed, or permitted someone to do something
- levantar
- To get up, rise, or stand up
- Agora
- Now, at this moment in time
- isso
- This or that; a demonstrative pronoun
- te
- Second person singular object pronoun meaning 'you'
- ensina
- Teaches; third person singular of ensinar
- Da
- Contraction of 'de a', meaning 'of the'
- próxima
- Next, upcoming, or closest feminine form
- vez
- Time, occasion, or instance of something
- tome
- Take; subjunctive or imperative of tomar
- mais
- More; a greater degree or quantity
- cuidado
- Care, caution, or careful attention
- quem
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- você
- You; second person singular pronoun
- está
- Is; third person singular present of estar
- mexendo
- Messing with, touching, or meddling with someone
- foi
- Went or was; past tense of ir or ser
- embora
- Away; used with 'ir' meaning to leave
- sacudindo
- Shaking or jerking something back and forth
- das
- Contraction of 'de as', meaning 'of the'
- soluçando
- Sobbing with intermittent catching of breath
- fungando
- Sniffling or sniveling through the nose
- em
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'at'
- quando
- When; at the time that something happens
- olhando
- Looking or gazing in a direction
- trás
- Behind or back; used in 'para trás'
- balançando
- Swinging, swaying, or shaking something
- cabeça
- Head; the uppermost part of the body
- ameaçando
- Threatening or menacing someone with harm
- que
- That, which, or what; subordinating conjunction
- faria
- Would do; conditional form of fazer
- pegasse
- Would catch or grab; subjunctive of pegar
- sozinho
- Alone, by oneself, without others' help
- Ao
- Contraction of 'a o', meaning 'to the'
- respondeu
- Responded or answered; past tense of responder
- zombarias
- Mockeries, jeers, or taunting remarks
- saiu
- Left or went out; past tense of sair
- cheio
- Full of; filled with something
- si
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- assim
- Thus, so, or in this way
- virou
- Turned around; past tense of virar
- costas
- Back; the rear part of the body
- apanhou
- Picked up or grabbed; past tense of apanhar
- uma
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- pedra
- A stone or rock
- atirou-a
- Threw it; hurled the stone at someone
- acertou-o
- Hit him; struck the target accurately
- entre
- Between or among two or more things
- ombros
- Shoulders; the upper body joint area
- então
- Then, so, or at that moment
- deu
- Gave or made; past tense of dar
- meia-volta
- An about-turn; turning halfway around
- correu
- Ran; past tense of correr
- antílope
- Antelope; a fast-running wild animal
- perseguiu
- Pursued or chased after someone
- traidor
- Traitor; one who betrays another
- até
- Until, up to, or as far as
- sua
- His, her, or your; possessive adjective
- casa
- House or home where someone lives
- descobriu
- Discovered or found out; past tense of descobrir
- onde
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- morava
- Lived or resided; imperfect of morar
- Ele
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- ficou
- Stayed, remained; past tense of ficar
- postado
- Stationed or posted at a position
- no
- Contraction of 'em o', meaning 'in the'
- portão
- Gate or large door at an entrance
- algum
- Some, any; indefinite masculine adjective
- tempo
- Time or weather; a general duration
- desafiando
- Challenging or daring someone to act
- inimigo
- Enemy or adversary; someone who opposes you
- sair
- To leave or go out
- mas
- But; adversative conjunction
- fez
- Made or did; past tense of fazer
- caretas
- Grimaces or funny faces made to mock
- pela
- Contraction of 'por a', meaning 'through the'
- janela
- Window; an opening in a wall for light
- recusou
- Refused or declined to do something
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