The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 8
The author arrives at Martinico--Meets with new difficulties, and sails for England
O autor chega a Martinico--Encontra novas dificuldades e parte para a Inglaterra
CHAP. X.
CAP. X.
Some account of the manner of the author's conversion to the faith of Jesus Christ
Algum relato sobre a maneira da conversão do autor à fé de Jesus Cristo
CHAP. XI.
CAP. XI.
Picking up eleven miserable men at sea in returning to England
Recolhendo onze homens miseráveis no mar ao regressar à Inglaterra
CHAP. XII.
CAP. XII.
Different transactions of the author's life--Petition to the Queen--Conclusion
Diferentes transações da vida do autor--Petição à Rainha--Conclusão
THE LIFE, &c.
A VIDA, etc.
Vocabulary
- autor
- Person who writes or creates a work
- chega
- He/she arrives or reaches a place
- Encontra
- He/she finds or encounters something
- novas
- New things; feminine plural of novo
- dificuldades
- Difficulties or hardships faced in a situation
- parte
- He/she departs or leaves a place
- Inglaterra
- Portugal's name for the country England
- Algum
- Some or any; masculine singular indefinite pronoun
- relato
- Account or narrative describing events or facts
- maneira
- Way or manner in which something is done
- conversão
- Act of converting to a religion or belief
- fé
- Faith or religious belief in a higher power
- Recolhendo
- Collecting or picking up people or things
- onze
- The number eleven in Portuguese
- homens
- Men; plural of homem referring to male people
- miseráveis
- Wretched or miserable people in poor condition
- mar
- The sea or ocean body of water
- regressar
- To return or go back to a place
- Diferentes
- Different or various things not alike
- transações
- Transactions or business dealings carried out
- vida
- Life; one's existence or way of living
- Petição
- Petition or formal written request to authority
- Rainha
- Queen; female monarch ruling a kingdom
- Conclusão
- Conclusion or final part ending something
- VIDA
- Life; used here as a title or heading
- etc
- Abbreviation for et cetera meaning and so forth
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