The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 11

Vocabulary

Por

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

fim

feeng — End or conclusion of something

a

ah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'

mãe

mah-ng — Mother, female parent

do

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

inimigo

ee-nee-MEE-goo — Enemy or adversary of someone

apareceu

ah-pah-reh-SEW — Appeared or showed up suddenly

e

ee — Conjunction meaning 'and'

chamou

shah-MOH — Called or summoned someone by name

de

deh — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

uma

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

criança

kree-AHN-sah — Child or young person

má

mah — Bad or wicked, feminine form

viciosa

vee-see-OH-zah — Vicious or morally corrupt, feminine form

vulgar

vool-GAHR — Common, crude, or lacking refinement

mandou-o

mahn-DOH-oo — Sent him away or ordered him to go

embora

em-BOH-rah — Away; used to indicate departure or dismissal

Então

en-TAH-oo — Then or so, indicating sequence of events

ele

EH-leh — He, third person singular masculine pronoun

foi

foy — Went or was, past tense of 'ir' or 'ser'

mas

mahz — But, conjunction indicating contrast

disse

DEE-seh — Said, past tense of 'dizer'

que

keh — That or which, conjunction or relative pronoun

pretendia

preh-ten-DEE-ah — Intended or planned to do something

armar

ahr-MAHR — To set up or lay a trap

cilada

see-LAH-dah — Trap or ambush set for someone

para

PAH-rah — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'to'

aquele

ah-KEH-leh — That, demonstrative pronoun referring to someone distant

menino

meh-NEE-noo — Boy or young male child

Ele

EH-leh — He, third person singular masculine pronoun

chegou

sheh-GOH — Arrived or reached a destination

em

eng — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'

casa

KAH-zah — House or home where one lives

bem

beng — Well or very, adverb of manner or degree

tarde

TAHR-deh — Late or afternoon, referring to time

naquela

nah-KEH-lah — In that, contraction of 'em' and 'aquela'

noite

NOY-teh — Night, the dark hours after sunset

quando

KWAHN-doo — When, conjunction indicating time

subiu

soo-BEE-oo — Climbed up or ascended something

cautelosamente

kow-teh-loh-zah-MEN-teh — Cautiously or carefully, with great care

pela

PEH-lah — Through the, contraction of 'por' and 'a'

janela

zhah-NEH-lah — Window, an opening in a wall

descobriu

desh-koh-BREE-oo — Discovered or found something unexpected

emboscada

em-bos-KAH-dah — Ambush, a hidden attack or surprise trap

na

nah — In the, contraction of 'em' and 'a'

pessoa

peh-SOH-ah — Person, an individual human being

sua

SOO-ah — His, her, or your, possessive pronoun

tia

TEE-ah — Aunt, a parent's sister

ela

EH-lah — She, third person singular feminine pronoun

viu

vee-OO — Saw, past tense of 'ver'

o

oo — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

estado

esh-TAH-doo — State or condition something is in

se

seh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself' or 'themselves'

encontravam

en-kon-TRAH-vang — Were found or were in a certain state

as

ahz — Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'

suas

SOO-ahz — His, her, or your, plural possessive pronoun

roupas

HOH-pahz — Clothes or garments worn on the body

resolução

heh-zoh-loo-SAH-oo — Resolution or firm decision to do something

transformar

trahns-for-MAHR — To transform or convert something into another thing

feriado

feh-ree-AH-doo — Holiday or day off from work or school

sábado

SAH-bah-doo — Saturday, the sixth day of the week

dele

DEH-leh — His, possessive contraction of 'de' and 'ele'

cativeiro

kah-tee-VAY-roo — Captivity or state of being held prisoner

trabalho

trah-BAH-lyoo — Work or labor performed for a purpose

forçado

for-SAH-doo — Forced or compelled against one's will

tornou-se

tor-NOH-seh — Became or turned into something over time

adamantina

ah-dah-mahn-TEE-nah — Adamantine, unyieldingly firm and inflexible

firmeza

feer-MEH-zah — Firmness or steadfastness of purpose or character