The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

Vocabulary

Maldição

mal-di-SÃO — A curse or evil spell placed on someone

dos

dosh — Contraction of 'de' and 'os', meaning 'of the'

Tenho

TEN-yo — First person singular of 'ter', meaning 'I have'

no

no — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'

meu

MEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

bolso

BOL-so — A pocket in clothing or a bag

um

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

manuscrito

ma-noos-KREE-too — A handwritten or typed document or text

disse

DEE-se — Past tense of 'dizer', meaning 'said'

Observei-o

ob-ser-VAY-oo — 'I observed it/him' — past tense observation statement

quando

KWAN-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

senhor

se-NYOR — Polite term meaning 'sir' or 'mister'

entrou

en-TROH — Past tense of 'entrar', meaning 'entered'

na

na — Contraction of 'em' and 'a', meaning 'in the'

sala

SA-la — A room, typically a living or meeting room

É

eh — Third person singular of 'ser', meaning 'is'

antigo

an-TEE-go — Adjective meaning old, ancient, or former

Início

i-NEE-syo — Noun meaning beginning or start of something

século

SEH-koo-lo — A century, a period of one hundred years

menos

MEH-nos — Adverb meaning 'less' or 'at least' in negation

que

ke — Conjunction meaning 'that', 'which', or 'than'

seja

SEH-zha — Subjunctive of 'ser', meaning 'be' in subordinate clauses

falsificação

fal-si-fi-ka-SÃO — A forgery or fake reproduction of a document

Como

KO-mo — Adverb or conjunction meaning 'how' or 'as'

pode

PO-de — Third person singular of 'poder', meaning 'can/is able'

dizer

di-ZER — Infinitive verb meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'

isso

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

me

me — First person object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'

apresentou

a-pre-zen-TOH — Past tense of 'apresentar', meaning 'presented' or 'showed'

duas

DOO-as — Feminine form of the number two

polegadas

po-le-GA-das — Unit of measurement; inches

dele

DEH-le — Contraction of 'de' and 'ele', meaning 'of him/it'

exame

e-ZA-me — An examination or close inspection of something

durante

doo-RAN-te — Preposition meaning 'during' a period of time

todo

TO-do — Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'

tempo

TEM-po — Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'

em

em — Preposition meaning 'in', 'at', or 'on'

esteve

es-TEH-ve — Past tense of 'estar', meaning 'was' (state/location)

falando

fa-LAN-do — Gerund of 'falar', meaning 'speaking' or 'talking'

Seria

se-REE-a — Conditional of 'ser', meaning 'would be'

péssimo

PEH-si-mo — Superlative adjective meaning 'very bad' or 'terrible'

especialista

es-pe-sya-LIS-ta — A specialist or expert in a particular field

aquele

a-KEH-le — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' (distant)

não

nãw — Negation adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'

conseguisse

kon-se-GHEE-se — Imperfect subjunctive of 'conseguir', meaning 'managed to'

determinar

de-ter-mi-NAR — Infinitive meaning 'to determine' or 'establish'

data

DA-ta — A date; a specific point in calendar time

documento

do-koo-MEN-to — A document or official written record

com

kon — Preposition meaning 'with'

margem

MAR-zhem — A margin or border; allowable range of error

década

DEH-ka-da — A decade; a period of ten years

mais

mahysh — Adverb or adjective meaning 'more' or 'most'

ter

tehr — Infinitive verb meaning 'to have'

lido

LEE-do — Past participle of 'ler', meaning 'read'

minha

MI-nya — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'my'

pequena

pe-KEH-na — Feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'

monografia

mo-no-gra-FEE-a — A monograph; a detailed scholarly written study

sobre

SO-bre — Preposition meaning 'about', 'on', or 'over'

assunto

a-SOON-to — A subject, topic, or matter being discussed

Eu

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

situo

SI-too-o — First person of 'situar', meaning 'I place/date'

exata

e-ZA-ta — Feminine adjective meaning 'exact' or 'precise'

retirou

re-ti-ROH — Past tense of 'retirar', meaning 'withdrew' or 'removed'

peito

PAY-to — The chest area of the human body

Este

ES-te — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'this' (near speaker)

familiar

fa-mi-LI-ar — Adjective meaning 'familiar' or noun meaning 'family member'

foi

foy — Past tense of 'ser/ir', meaning 'was' or 'went'

confiado

kon-FYA-do — Past participle of 'confiar', meaning 'entrusted' or 'trusted'

aos

owsh — Contraction of 'a' and 'os', meaning 'to the'

cuidados

kwee-DA-dos — Care, attention, or looking after something or someone

por

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

cuja

KOO-zha — Relative pronoun meaning 'whose' (feminine agreement)

morte

MOR-te — Noun meaning 'death' or the act of dying

súbita

SOO-bi-ta — Feminine adjective meaning 'sudden' or 'abrupt'

trágica

TRA-zhi-ka — Feminine adjective meaning 'tragic' or 'disastrous'

há

ah — Form of 'haver' meaning 'there is/are' or 'ago'

cerca

SER-ka — Adverb meaning 'about' or 'approximately' in quantity

três

trehsh — The number three

meses

MEH-zes — Plural of 'mês', meaning 'months'

causou

kow-ZOH — Past tense of 'causar', meaning 'caused' or 'produced'

tanta

TAN-ta — Feminine form of 'tanto', meaning 'so much'

comoção

ko-mo-SÃO — A commotion, stir, or emotional disturbance

Posso

PO-so — First person of 'poder', meaning 'I can' or 'I may'

era

EH-ra — Imperfect tense of 'ser', meaning 'was' (descriptive past)

seu

SEH-oo — Possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', 'your', or 'its'

amigo

a-MEE-go — Noun meaning 'friend', a close acquaintance

pessoal

pe-so-AL — Adjective meaning 'personal' or noun 'staff/people'

além

a-LEM — Adverb or preposition meaning 'beyond' or 'besides'

médico

MEH-di-ko — A medical doctor or physician

assistente

a-sis-TEN-te — An assistant or helper in a professional context

Era

EH-ra — Imperfect of 'ser'; 'he/she/it was' in past description

homem

O-mem — Noun meaning 'man', an adult male person

mente

MEN-te — Noun meaning 'mind' or the faculty of thinking

forte

FOR-te — Adjective meaning 'strong', 'powerful', or 'intense'

astuto

as-TOO-to — Adjective meaning 'shrewd', 'clever', or 'astute'

prático

PRA-ti-ko — Adjective meaning 'practical' or 'pragmatic'

tão

tãw — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'as' in comparisons

pouco

POH-ko — Adjective or adverb meaning 'little', 'few', or 'not much'

imaginativo

i-ma-zhi-na-TEE-vo — Adjective meaning 'imaginative' or having creative thinking

quanto

KWAN-to — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'how much' or 'as much as'

mesmo

MEZ-mo — Pronoun or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'myself'

No

no — Contraction of 'em' and 'o', meaning 'in the'

entanto

en-TAN-to — Used in 'no entanto', meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'

ele

EH-le — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'

levou

le-VOH — Past tense of 'levar', meaning 'took' or 'carried'

este

ES-te — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' (near the speaker)

muito

MOO-ee-to — Adverb or adjective meaning 'very', 'much', or 'a lot'

sério

SEH-ryo — Adjective meaning 'serious' or 'grave' in manner

sua

SOO-a — Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'his', 'her', or 'your'

estava

es-TA-va — Imperfect of 'estar', meaning 'was' (ongoing past state)

preparada

pre-pa-RA-da — Feminine past participle meaning 'prepared' or 'ready'

para

PA-ra — Preposition meaning 'for', 'to', or 'in order to'

exatamente

e-za-ta-MEN-te — Adverb meaning 'exactly' or 'precisely'

fim

feem — Noun meaning 'end', 'finish', or 'goal'

acabou

a-ka-BOH — Past tense of 'acabar', meaning 'ended' or 'finished'

alcançá-lo

al-kan-SA-lo — Infinitive plus pronoun; 'to reach it/him'

estendeu

es-ten-DEH-oo — Past tense of 'estender', meaning 'extended' or 'stretched out'

mão

mãw — Noun meaning 'hand', the body part

aplanou

a-pla-NOH — Past tense of 'aplanar', meaning 'smoothed' or 'flattened'

joelho

zhoo-EH-lyo — Noun meaning 'knee', the joint of the leg

observará

ob-ser-va-RA — Future tense of 'observar', meaning 'you will observe'

uso

OO-zo — Noun meaning 'use' or 'usage' of something

alternado

al-ter-NA-do — Past participle meaning 'alternated' or 'alternating'

longo

LON-go — Adjective meaning 'long' in length or duration

curto

KOOR-to — Adjective meaning 'short' in length or duration

das

das — Contraction of 'de' and 'as', meaning 'of the' (feminine plural)

várias

VA-ryas — Feminine plural adjective meaning 'various' or 'several'

indicações

in-di-ka-SÕYSH — Plural noun meaning 'indications' or 'signs'

permitiram

per-mi-TI-ram — Past tense of 'permitir', meaning 'allowed' or 'permitted'