The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 2

Vocabulary

他

tā — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.

记得

jìde — To remember; to recall something from memory.

虽然

suīrán — Although; even though; used to introduce a concession.

离

lí — Away from; at a distance from a place or thing.

这里

zhèlǐ — Here; this place; referring to a nearby location.

只有

zhǐyǒu — Only; there is only; expressing a sole condition or amount.

一百五十

yībǎi wǔshí — The number one hundred and fifty.

远

yuǎn — Far; distant; a long way away.

却

què — But; yet; however; indicating contrast or unexpectedness.

从来

cónglái — Always; never (with negative); at any time in the past.

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; have not; used to negate past actions.

在

zài — At; in; on; indicating location or ongoing action.

一个

yīgè — One; a single item or unit of something.

小时

xiǎoshí — Hour; a unit of time equal to sixty minutes.

内

nèi — Within; inside; used to indicate a time or space limit.

提着

tízhe — Carrying (by hand, hanging down); holding something up.

一桶

yī tǒng — One bucket; a container holding a quantity of liquid.

水

shuǐ — Water; the clear liquid essential for life.

回来

huílái — To come back; to return to the original place.

过

guò — Experiential particle indicating a past experience or action.

即便

jíbiàn — Even if; even though; used to concede a condition.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; in this way; such being the case.

通常

tōngcháng — Usually; normally; under ordinary circumstances.

还得

hái děi — Still need to; also must; additionally required to do.

有人

yǒurén — Someone; there is a person; somebody does something.

去

qù — To go; to leave toward a destination or purpose.

催

cuī — To urge; to hurry someone along; to press for action.

说道

shuōdào — Said; to say; used to introduce direct speech.

喂

wèi — Hey; hello; used to get someone's attention.

你

nǐ — You; second person singular pronoun.

要是

yàoshi — If; supposing that; used to introduce a condition.

帮

bāng — To help; to assist someone with a task.

我

wǒ — I; me; first person singular pronoun.

刷

shuā — To brush; to paint or whitewash a surface.

点

diǎn — A bit; some; a small amount of something.

就

jiù — Then; right away; used to connect conditions and results.

打水

dǎshuǐ — To fetch water; to draw water from a source.

摇了摇头

yáo le yáo tóu — Shook one's head side to side indicating refusal or doubt.

不行

bùxíng — Not okay; no way; not allowed; it won't work.

啊

a — Ah; oh; sentence-final particle expressing various emotions.

老太太

lǎotàitai — Old lady; an elderly woman; respectful address for older women.

叫

jiào — To tell; to order; to ask someone to do something.

不许

bùxǔ — Not allowed; forbidden; must not do something.

路上

lùshang — On the road; along the way; while traveling somewhere.

跟人

gēn rén — With people; together with others; associating with someone.

她

tā — She; her; third person singular feminine pronoun.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell someone something.

猜

cāi — To guess; to speculate about an unknown answer.

会

huì — Will; can; expressing ability or future likelihood.

所以

suǒyǐ — Therefore; so; as a result; indicating a conclusion.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to have someone do something.

干

gàn — To do; to work; to carry out an action or task.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; referring back to the subject.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

事

shì — Matter; thing; affair; a task or situation.

管

guǎn — To mind; to care about; to be concerned with something.

哦

ó — Oh; I see; particle expressing realization or understanding.

别管

bié guǎn — Don't mind; don't worry about; leave it alone.

什么

shénme — What; anything; used in questions or indefinite references.

老是

lǎoshi — Always; constantly; keeps doing something repeatedly.

这么

zhème — Like this; so; in this way; to this degree.

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; take; used before a direct object.

桶

tǒng — Bucket; barrel; a cylindrical container for liquids.

给

gěi — To give; for; indicating the recipient of an action.

一会儿

yīhuìr — A moment; a little while; a short period of time.

才

cái — Then and only then; just; indicating a delayed outcome.

不会

bùhuì — Will not; cannot; expressing inability or unlikelihood.

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact or situation.

可

kě — But; however; expressing contrast or emphasis.

不敢

bùgǎn — Dare not; do not have the courage to do something.

脑袋

nǎodai — Head; the part of the body above the neck.

下来

xiàlái — Come down; to detach from above; directional complement.

真的

zhēnde — Really; truly; is it true; expressing sincerity or surprise.

不

bù — No; not; negation particle for verbs and adjectives.

打人

dǎrén — To hit someone; to beat a person physically.

不过

búguò — However; but; only; expressing a mild contrast.

是

shì — To be; is; am; are; linking subject and predicate.

用

yòng — To use; to employ; using something as a means.

敲敲

qiāoqiāo — To tap lightly; to knock gently a couple of times.

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant.

有什么了不起

yǒu shénme liǎobuqǐ — What's so great about it; nothing impressive about that.

倒

dào — On the contrary; actually; used for contrast or surprise.

想

xiǎng — To want to; to think; to consider doing something.

说话

shuōhuà — To speak; to talk; to say words to someone.

厉害

lìhai — Fierce; terrible; impressive; severe; used for emphasis.

但

dàn — But; however; yet; introducing a contrasting statement.

说说

shuōshuo — To talk a bit; to say something; casual speech attempt.

又

yòu — Again; also; and; indicating repetition or addition.

痛

tòng — Pain; hurt; aching; feeling physical or emotional pain.

只要

zhǐyào — As long as; provided that; a sufficient condition.

不哭

bù kū — Don't cry; not crying; refraining from shedding tears.

没事

méishì — It's okay; no problem; nothing is wrong here.

一颗

yī kē — One (small round object); a piece, like a marble or bead.

白色

báisè — White color; the color of snow or milk.

开始

kāishǐ — To begin; to start; the beginning of something.

动摇

dòngyáo — To waver; to hesitate; to be shaken in one's resolve.

了

le — Sentence particle indicating completed action or change of state.

而且

érqiě — Moreover; furthermore; in addition; used to add information.

还是

háishi — Still; or; had better; expressing preference or persistence.

颗

kē — Measure word for small round objects like marbles or seeds.

好

hǎo — Good; fine; well; expressing quality or agreement.

呢

ne — Sentence particle indicating a question or ongoing state.

哇

wa — Wow; an exclamation of surprise or admiration.

真是

zhēnshì — Really is; truly; used to emphasize a statement strongly.

跟

gēn — With; and; to follow; together with someone.

可是

kěshì — But; however; nevertheless; indicating a contrast.

实在

shízài — Really; truly; honestly; used for strong emphasis.

很怕

hěn pà — Very afraid; very scared; deeply fearful of something.

肯

kěn — Willing to; agreeable to; ready to do something.

的话

dehuà — If; in the case that; used to introduce a condition.

还

hái — Still; also; yet; in addition; expressing continuity.

看

kàn — To look; to see; to watch; to examine something.

烂

làn — Rotten; festering; worn out; in a bad deteriorated state.

脚趾

jiǎozhǐ — Toe; one of the digits on a human foot.