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English → Pt Book i., is continued to the end of Book iv., and not resumed till Level 6/10

Ulysses wakes in the middle of line 187, Book xiii., from whence it continues to the end of Book xxiv.

Ulisses acorda no meio da linha 187, Livro xiii., de onde continua até o final do Livro xxiv.

In "The Authoress of the Odyssey", I wrote:

Em "A Autora da Odisseia", escrevi:

the introduction of lines xi., 115-137 and of line ix., 535, with the writing a new council of the gods at the beginning of Book v., to take the place of the one that was removed to Book i., 1-79, were the only things that were done to give even a semblance of unity to the old scheme and the new, and to conceal the fact that the Muse, after being asked to sing of one subject, spend two-thirds of her time in singing a very different one, with a climax for which no-one has asked her.

a introdução das linhas xi., 115-137 e da linha ix., 535, com a escrita de um novo conselho dos deuses no início do Livro v., para tomar o lugar daquele que foi removido para o Livro i., 1-79, foram as únicas coisas que foram feitas para dar sequer uma aparência de unidade ao esquema antigo e ao novo, e para ocultar o fato de que a Musa, após ser solicitada a cantar sobre um assunto, passa dois terços do seu tempo cantando um muito diferente, com um clímax pelo qual ninguém a pediu.

For roughly the Return occupies eight Books, and Penelope and the Suitors sixteen.

Pois aproximadamente o Retorno ocupa oito Livros, e Penélope e os Pretendentes dezesseis.

I believe this to be substantially correct.

Acredito que isso seja substancialmente correto.

Lastly, to deal with a very unimportant point, I observe that the Leipsic Teubner edition of 894 makes Books ii. and iii. end with a comma.

Por último, para tratar de um ponto muito sem importância, observo que a edição Leipsic Teubner de 894 faz os Livros ii. e iii. terminarem com uma vírgula.

Stops are things of such far more recent date than the "Odyssey," that there does not seem much use in adhering to the text in so small a matter; still, from a spirit of mere conservatism, I have preferred to do so.

As pontuações são coisas de data muito mais recente do que a "Odisseia", que não parece haver muito sentido em aderir ao texto em um assunto tão pequeno; ainda assim, por um espírito de mero conservadorismo, preferi fazê-lo.

Why [Greek] at the beginnings of Books ii. and viii., and [Greek], at the beginning of Book vii.

Por que [Grego] no início dos Livros ii. e viii., e [Grego], no início do Livro vii.

Vocabulary

Ulisses
Portuguese name for Odysseus, hero of the Odyssey
acorda
wakes up; third person singular present tense
no
in the; contraction of em + o
meio
middle, half, or means of something
da
of the; contraction of de + a
linha
line, as in a line of text
Livro
book, a major division of a long work
de
of, from; very common Portuguese preposition
onde
where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
continua
continues; third person singular present tense
até
until, up to; preposition indicating limit
o
the; masculine singular definite article
final
end, conclusion of something
do
of the; contraction of de + o
Em
in, at; common Portuguese preposition of place
A
the; feminine singular definite article
Autora
female author, woman who wrote a work
Odisseia
the Odyssey, ancient Greek epic by Homer
escrevi
I wrote; first person singular simple past
a
the; feminine singular definite article
introdução
introduction, opening section of a text
das
of the; contraction of de + as (plural)
linhas
lines, plural of linha in a text
e
and; basic coordinating conjunction
com
with; common Portuguese preposition
escrita
writing, or written; noun or past participle
um
a, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
novo
new; adjective describing something recently created
conselho
advice, council; guidance given to someone
dos
of the; contraction of de + os (plural)
deuses
gods, plural of deus; divine beings
início
beginning, start of something
para
for, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
tomar
to take; common verb with many uses
lugar
place, spot; location or position of something
daquele
of that; contraction of de + aquele
que
that, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction
foi
was, went; third person singular simple past of ser/ir
removido
removed; past participle of remover
foram
were, went; third person plural simple past
as
the; feminine plural definite article
únicas
only, sole; feminine plural adjective meaning unique
coisas
things; plural of coisa, very common noun
feitas
done, made; feminine plural past participle of fazer
dar
to give; fundamental Portuguese verb
sequer
even, at least; used in negative or emphatic contexts
uma
a, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
aparência
appearance, look; outward impression of something
unidade
unity, unit; quality of being one or whole
ao
to the; contraction of a + o
esquema
scheme, plan, outline of something
antigo
old, ancient; adjective describing something from the past
ocultar
to hide, conceal something from view
fato
fact; something known to be true
Musa
Muse; divine figure inspiring poets in classical tradition
após
after; preposition indicating sequence in time
ser
to be; fundamental Portuguese verb for identity
solicitada
requested, asked; feminine past participle of solicitar
cantar
to sing; to perform a song or poem
sobre
about, on; preposition of topic or position
assunto
subject, topic; matter being discussed
passa
passes, spends; third person singular present tense
dois
two; masculine numeral
terços
thirds; plural of terço, one-third fraction
seu
his, her, its, your; possessive adjective
tempo
time, weather; very common Portuguese noun
cantando
singing; present participle of cantar
muito
very, much, a lot; common adverb or adjective
diferente
different; adjective describing dissimilarity
clímax
climax; the most intense or decisive moment
pelo
by the, for the; contraction of por + o
qual
which, what; relative or interrogative pronoun
ninguém
nobody, no one; negative indefinite pronoun
pediu
asked for, requested; third person singular simple past
Pois
because, for, well; common connective word
aproximadamente
approximately, about; adverb indicating rough estimate
Retorno
return, homecoming; act of coming back
ocupa
occupies, takes up; third person singular present
oito
eight; cardinal numeral
Livros
books; plural of livro, major divisions of a work
Penélope
Penelope; faithful wife of Odysseus in the epic
os
the; masculine plural definite article
Pretendentes
suitors; men competing for Penelope's hand
dezesseis
sixteen; cardinal numeral
Acredito
I believe; first person singular present of acreditar
isso
that, this; neuter demonstrative pronoun
seja
be; third person singular present subjunctive of ser
substancialmente
substantially; adverb meaning largely or considerably
correto
correct, right; adjective meaning accurate or proper
Por
by, for, through; common Portuguese preposition
último
last, final; adjective meaning most recent or final
tratar
to deal with, treat; to address a subject
ponto
point, dot; a specific matter or punctuation mark
sem
without; preposition indicating absence
importância
importance; significance or relevance of something
observo
I observe, note; first person singular present
edição
edition; a particular version of a published text
faz
makes, does; third person singular present of fazer
terminarem
to end, finish; third person plural future subjunctive
vírgula
comma; punctuation mark used to separate elements
As
the; feminine plural definite article
pontuações
punctuation marks; symbols used in written text
são
are; third person plural present of ser
data
date; a specific point or period in time
mais
more, most; common adverb of degree
recente
recent; adjective meaning happening not long ago
não
no, not; fundamental negation word
parece
seems, appears; third person singular present of parecer
haver
to have, to exist; auxiliary or impersonal verb
sentido
sense, meaning; purpose or significance of something
em
in, at; common Portuguese preposition of location
aderir
to adhere, follow; to stick to a rule or text
texto
text; written content of a document or book
tão
so, as; adverb of degree used in comparisons
pequeno
small, little; adjective describing small size
ainda
still, yet, even; common adverb of time or emphasis
assim
thus, so, this way; adverb of manner
por
by, for, through; common Portuguese preposition
espírito
spirit; essential character or attitude of something
mero
mere, pure; adjective meaning nothing more than
conservadorismo
conservatism; tendency to preserve traditional practices
preferi
I preferred; first person singular simple past of preferir
fazê-lo
to do it; infinitive with clitic pronoun attached
Grego
Greek; relating to Greece or the Greek language
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