The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

English → Pt Chapter 1. Level 7/10

Mr. Sherlock Holmes

Sr. Sherlock Holmes

Mr. Sherlock Holmes, who was usually very late in the mornings, save upon those not infrequent occasions when he was up all night, was seated at the breakfast table.

O Sr. Sherlock Holmes, que costumava levantar-se muito tarde pela manhã, exceto naquelas ocasiões não raras em que ficava acordado a noite toda, estava sentado à mesa do café da manhã.

I stood upon the hearth-rug and picked up the stick which our visitor had left behind him the night before.

Fiquei de pé sobre o tapete da lareira e apanhei a bengala que o nosso visitante havia deixado para trás na noite anterior.

It was a fine, thick piece of wood, bulbous-headed, of the sort which is known as a "Penang lawyer."

Era um belo e grosso pedaço de madeira, com uma cabeça bulbosa, do tipo conhecido como "Penang lawyer".

Just under the head was a broad silver band nearly an inch across.

Logo abaixo da cabeça havia uma larga faixa de prata com quase um centímetro de largura.

"To James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., from his friends of the C.C.H.," was engraved upon it, with the date "1884."

"A James Mortimer, M.R.C.S., de seus amigos do C.C.H.", estava gravado nela, com a data "1884".

It was just such a stick as the old-fashioned family practitioner used to carry—dignified, solid, and reassuring.

Era exatamente o tipo de bengala que o médico de família à moda antiga costumava carregar — digna, sólida e tranquilizadora.

"Well, Watson, what do you make of it?"

"Então, Watson, o que você acha disso?"

Holmes was sitting with his back to me, and I had given him no sign of my occupation.

Holmes estava sentado de costas para mim, e eu não lhe dera nenhum sinal do que estava fazendo.

"How did you know what I was doing? I believe you have eyes in the back of your head."

"Como você sabia o que eu estava fazendo? Acredito que você tem olhos na nuca."

"I have, at least, a well-polished, silver-plated coffee-pot in front of me," said he.

"Tenho, pelo menos, uma cafeteira bem polida e prateada à minha frente", disse ele.

"But, tell me, Watson, what do you make of our visitor's stick? Since we have been so unfortunate as to miss him and have no notion of his errand, this accidental souvenir becomes of importance. Let me hear you reconstruct the man by an examination of it.

"Mas, diga-me, Watson, o que você acha da bengala do nosso visitante? Já que tivemos o infortúnio de perdê-lo e não temos nenhuma ideia do seu recado, esta lembrança acidental torna-se importante. Deixe-me ouvi-lo reconstruir o homem através de um exame dela.

Vocabulary

O: Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
que: Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'.
costumava: Past habitual form of 'costumar'; used to, was accustomed to.
levantar-se: Reflexive verb meaning to get up or rise.
muito: Adverb meaning very, much, or a lot.
tarde: Adverb or noun meaning late or afternoon.
pela: Contraction of 'por' and 'a', meaning through or during the.
manhã: Noun meaning morning, the early part of the day.
exceto: Preposition meaning except, excluding, or apart from.
naquelas: Contraction of 'em' and 'aquelas', meaning in those.
ocasiões: Plural noun meaning occasions, times, or instances.
não: Negation adverb meaning no or not.
raras: Adjective meaning rare, uncommon, or infrequent.
em: Preposition meaning in, at, or on.
ficava: Past imperfect of 'ficar'; used to stay or remain.
acordado: Adjective meaning awake, not sleeping.
a: Feminine definite article or preposition meaning the or to.
noite: Noun meaning night, the dark hours of the day.
toda: Adjective meaning all, entire, or whole.
estava: Past imperfect of 'estar'; was, indicating temporary state.
sentado: Past participle of 'sentar'; seated or sitting down.
à: Contraction of 'a' and 'a', meaning at the or to the.
mesa: Noun meaning table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.
do: Contraction of 'de' and 'o', meaning of the or from the.
café: Noun meaning coffee or café, a place to eat breakfast.
da: Contraction of 'de' and 'a', meaning of the (feminine).
Fiquei: First-person past tense of 'ficar'; I stayed or I stood.
de: Preposition meaning of, from, or about.
pé: Noun meaning foot; 'de pé' means standing upright.
sobre: Preposition meaning on, over, upon, or about.
o: Masculine definite article meaning the.
tapete: Noun meaning rug or carpet, a floor covering.
lareira: Noun meaning fireplace, a hearth for burning wood.
e: Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses.
apanhei: First-person past tense of 'apanhar'; I caught or picked up.
bengala: Noun meaning walking stick or cane used for support.
nosso: Possessive pronoun meaning our, belonging to us.
visitante: Noun meaning visitor, someone who visits a place.
havia: Past tense of 'haver'; had, used as auxiliary verb.
deixado: Past participle of 'deixar'; left behind or abandoned.
para: Preposition meaning for, to, or in order to.
trás: Adverb meaning behind; 'para trás' means left behind.
na: Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning in the or on the.
anterior: Adjective meaning previous, prior, or earlier.
Era: Past imperfect of 'ser'; was, describing a permanent state.
um: Indefinite article meaning a or an (masculine).
belo: Adjective meaning beautiful, fine, or handsome.
grosso: Adjective meaning thick, heavy, or large in girth.
pedaço: Noun meaning piece, chunk, or portion of something.
madeira: Noun meaning wood or timber, material from trees.
com: Preposition meaning with, alongside, or having.
uma: Feminine indefinite article meaning a or an.
cabeça: Noun meaning head; also a rounded top or knob.
bulbosa: Adjective meaning bulbous, rounded, or swollen in shape.
tipo: Noun meaning type, kind, or sort of something.
conhecido: Adjective meaning known, familiar, or well-recognized.
como: Conjunction or adverb meaning as, like, or how.
Logo: Adverb meaning soon, then, or right below in context.
abaixo: Adverb or preposition meaning below, beneath, or under.
larga: Adjective meaning wide, broad, or of great breadth.
faixa: Noun meaning band, strip, or stripe of material.
prata: Noun meaning silver, a precious metallic element.
quase: Adverb meaning almost, nearly, or not quite.
centímetro: Noun meaning centimeter, a unit of length measurement.
largura: Noun meaning width, breadth, or horizontal measurement.
A: Feminine definite article meaning the.
seus: Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, their, or your (formal).
amigos: Noun meaning friends, people one has friendly relations with.
gravado: Past participle of 'gravar'; engraved, inscribed, or recorded.
nela: Contraction of 'em' and 'ela', meaning in it or on it.
data: Noun meaning date, a specific point in time.
exatamente: Adverb meaning exactly, precisely, or just right.
médico: Noun or adjective meaning doctor, physician, or medical.
família: Noun meaning family, a group of related persons.
moda: Noun meaning fashion, style, or custom; 'à moda antiga' means old-fashioned.
antiga: Adjective meaning old, ancient, or old-fashioned.
carregar: Verb meaning to carry, bear, or transport something.
digna: Adjective meaning dignified, worthy, or respectable.
sólida: Adjective meaning solid, sturdy, or firmly constructed.
tranquilizadora: Adjective meaning reassuring, comforting, or calming.
Então: Adverb or conjunction meaning then, so, or well then.
você: Personal pronoun meaning you (singular, informal or formal).
acha: Third-person present of 'achar'; thinks, finds, or believes.
disso: Contraction of 'de' and 'isso', meaning of that or about that.
costas: Noun meaning back, the rear side of the body.
mim: Personal pronoun meaning me, used after prepositions.
eu: Personal pronoun meaning I, first-person singular subject.
lhe: Indirect object pronoun meaning to him, to her, or to you.
dera: Past perfect of 'dar'; had given, an older literary form.
nenhum: Determiner or pronoun meaning no, none, or not any.
sinal: Noun meaning sign, signal, or indication of something.
fazendo: Gerund of 'fazer'; doing, making, or performing an action.
Como: Adverb meaning how, as, or in what way.
sabia: Past imperfect of 'saber'; knew or used to know.
Acredito: First-person present of 'acreditar'; I believe or I think.
tem: Third-person present of 'ter'; has or there is.
olhos: Noun meaning eyes, the organs of sight.
nuca: Noun meaning nape of the neck, back of the head.
Tenho: First-person present of 'ter'; I have.
pelo: Contraction of 'por' and 'o', meaning by the or through the.
menos: Adverb meaning less, fewer, or at least.
cafeteira: Noun meaning coffeepot, a vessel used to brew coffee.
bem: Adverb meaning well, good, or very.
polida: Adjective meaning polished, shiny, or well-buffed.
prateada: Adjective meaning silver-plated, silvery in appearance.
minha: Possessive pronoun meaning my (feminine), belonging to me.
frente: Noun meaning front; 'à minha frente' means in front of me.
disse: Third-person past tense of 'dizer'; said or told.
ele: Personal pronoun meaning he or him.
Mas: Conjunction meaning but, however, or yet.
diga-me: Imperative of 'dizer' with pronoun; tell me or say to me.
Já: Adverb meaning already, now, or right away.
tivemos: First-person plural past of 'ter'; we had or we have had.
infortúnio: Noun meaning misfortune, bad luck, or unfortunate event.
perdê-lo: Infinitive 'perder' with pronoun; to lose him or it.
temos: First-person plural present of 'ter'; we have.
nenhuma: Feminine determiner meaning no, none, or not any.
ideia: Noun meaning idea, thought, or concept.
seu: Possessive pronoun meaning his, her, its, your (formal).
recado: Noun meaning message, note, or errand left for someone.
esta: Demonstrative pronoun meaning this (feminine, near speaker).
lembrança: Noun meaning memory, souvenir, or reminder of something.
acidental: Adjective meaning accidental, unintentional, or by chance.
torna-se: Reflexive form of 'tornar'; becomes or turns into.
importante: Adjective meaning important, significant, or of great value.
Deixe-me: Imperative of 'deixar' with pronoun; let me or allow me.
ouvi-lo: Infinitive 'ouvir' with pronoun; to hear it or listen to it.
reconstruir: Verb meaning to reconstruct, rebuild, or piece together again.
homem: Noun meaning man, an adult male human being.
através: Preposition meaning through, across, or by means of.
exame: Noun meaning examination, inspection, or careful analysis.
dela: Contraction of 'de' and 'ela', meaning of it or of her.

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