The Odyssey: Rendered into English prose for the use of those who cannot read the original — Page 8

Vocabulary

Qualquer

Any, whichever; used to indicate any option

pessoa

Person; a human being or individual

que

That, which, who; a versatile connector word

nos

In the, us; preposition combined with article

dias

Days; plural of dia, unit of time

de

Of, from; basic preposition indicating origin or possession

hoje

Today; the current day

discuta

Discuss, debate; subjunctive form of discutir

as

The; feminine plural definite article

questões

Questions, issues; matters under discussion or debate

surgiram

Arose, emerged; past tense of surgir

em

In, at; basic preposition of location or time

torno

Around, concerning; used in phrase em torno de

da

Of the; contraction of de and a

desde

Since, from; indicating a starting point in time

os

The; masculine plural definite article

tempos

Times, eras; periods or epochs in history

sem

Without; preposition indicating absence or lack

manter

To keep, maintain; to hold something in a state

bem

Well, clearly; adverb indicating quality or degree

presente

Present, in mind; current or immediately available

na

In the; contraction of em and a

mente

Mind; the faculty of thought and consciousness

seu

His, her, your, its; third-person possessive pronoun

leitor

Reader; a person who reads a text

a

The; feminine singular definite article

foi

Was, went; past tense of ser or ir

comprovadamente

Provably, demonstrably; in a manner that has been proven

escrita

Written; past participle of escrever, feminine form

partir

From, starting from; to depart or proceed from

uma

A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral

única

Unique, single, only; the sole one of its kind

localidade

Locality, place; a specific geographic location

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction

portanto

Therefore, thus; indicating logical consequence

mesmo

Even, same; used for emphasis or comparison

nada

Nothing; absence of anything

mais

More, else; indicating addition or greater degree

apontasse

Pointed to, indicated; past subjunctive of apontar

para

For, to, toward; preposition of direction or purpose

essa

That; feminine demonstrative pronoun or adjective

conclusão

Conclusion; the final result or logical deduction

presumivelmente

Presumably; as one would reasonably assume or suppose

por

By, through, for; preposition of agency or means

certamente

Certainly, surely; with confidence or assurance

antes

Before, previously; indicating earlier time

com

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

toda

All, entire, every; feminine form of todo

probabilidade

Probability, likelihood; chance that something will occur

o

The; masculine singular definite article

autor

Author; a person who writes a literary work

deste

Of this; contraction of de and este

poema

Poem; a piece of literary verse writing

tão

So, as; adverb indicating degree or comparison

antigo

Ancient, old; existing from a very early time

estava

Was; past imperfect tense of estar

familiarizado

Familiar, acquainted; having knowledge or experience of something

tal

Such, so; used to indicate a degree or comparison

como

How, like, as; conjunction or adverb of comparison

temos

We have; first-person plural present of ter

tomando

Taking; present participle of tomar

emprestado

Borrowed, lent; past participle of emprestar

livremente

Freely; in an unrestricted or unconstrained manner

daqueles

From those; contraction of de and aqueles

livros

Books; plural of livro, written or printed works

cuja

Whose; feminine relative pronoun indicating possession

autenticidade

Authenticity; quality of being genuine and original

contestada

Contested, disputed; questioned or challenged by others

quanto

As much as, how much; indicating degree or quantity

são

Are; third-person plural present tense of ser

reconhecidos

Recognized, acknowledged; accepted as genuine or valid

sendo

Being; present participle of ser

qualquer

Any, whatever; referring to an unspecified choice

não

No, not; basic negation word

consiga

Manages, succeeds; present subjunctive of conseguir

esses

Those; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun

pontos

Points; key aspects or arguments in a discussion

diante

Before, in front of; indicating presence or position

seus

His, her, their; masculine plural possessive pronoun

leitores

Readers; plural of leitor, persons who read

dificilmente

Hardly, barely; indicating something unlikely to happen

estará

Will be; future tense of estar

agindo

Acting; present participle of agir

equidade

Equity, fairness; impartiality and justice in treatment

eles

They, them; third-person masculine plural pronoun

outro

Other, another; referring to a different person or thing

lado

Side; one of two or more parts or directions

marcar

To mark, note; to indicate or record something

sua

His, her, your; feminine singular possessive pronoun

das

Of the; contraction of de and as

cópias

Copies; reproductions of an original text or document

do

Of the; contraction of de and o

Museu

Museum; institution preserving and displaying cultural artifacts

Britânico

British; relating to Britain or the United Kingdom

acima

Above, previously; referring to something mentioned earlier

mencionadas

Mentioned; previously referred to or cited

tirar

To draw, derive, remove; to extract or take out

bom

Good; of high quality or favorable nature

senso

Sense; rational judgment or common understanding

pode

Can, may; third-person singular of poder

presença

Presence; the state of being present or existing

tantas

So many; feminine plural indicating a large number

passagens

Passages; sections of a text or written work

idênticas

Identical; exactly the same in every detail

ambos

Both; referring to two things or people together

poemas

Poems; plural of poema, literary verse compositions

encontrará

Will find; future tense of encontrar

creio

I believe; first-person singular present of crer

eu

I; first-person singular subject pronoun

nenhuma

No, none; feminine form indicating absence of any

dificuldade

Difficulty; a situation that is hard to deal with

atribuir

To attribute, assign; to give credit or assign a quality

valor

Value, worth; the importance or usefulness of something

adequado

Adequate, suitable; meeting the required standard

um

A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral

grande

Great, large; of considerable size or importance

número

Number; a quantity or count of things

obras

Works; literary, artistic, or scholarly productions

aqui

Here; in this place or location

no

In the; contraction of em and o

Continente

Continent; large landmass, here likely mainland Europe

atualmente

Currently, nowadays; at the present time

desfrutam

Enjoy; third-person plural present of desfrutar

considerável

Considerable; notably large or significant in degree

reputação

Reputation; the general opinion held about someone

Além

Beyond, furthermore; indicating addition or further point

disso

Of that, besides that; contraction of de and isso

esta

This; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

é

Is; third-person singular present tense of ser

talvez

Perhaps, maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

vantagem

Advantage; a condition or circumstance that benefits someone

vale

Is worth; third-person singular present of valer

pena

Worth, trouble; used in vale a pena meaning worthwhile

conquistar

To conquer, achieve, win; to gain through effort

ele

He, him; third-person masculine singular pronoun

descobrirá

Will discover; future tense of descobrir

muitos

Many; masculine plural indicating a large quantity

enigmas

Enigmas, puzzles; things difficult to understand or explain

deixam

Let, allow, stop; third-person plural of deixar

intrigá-lo

To intrigue him; to puzzle or fascinate him

ao

To the; contraction of a and o

descobrir

To discover, find out; to learn something new

surgem

Arise, emerge; third-person plural present of surgir

saturação

Saturation; the state of being overly filled or saturated

excessiva

Excessive; going beyond normal or reasonable limits