The Scarlet Letter — Page 4

Vocabulary

처음은

cheo-eum-eun — As for the beginning; initially

지금으로부터

ji-geum-eu-ro-bu-teo — From now; starting from the present time

4년

sa-nyeon — Four years; a period of four years

전의

jeon-ui — Of before; belonging to a prior time

일로

il-lo — As a matter; regarding an event or affair

그때

geu-ttae — At that time; back then

나는

na-neun — I (topic marker); referring to oneself

독자에게

dok-ja-e-ge — To the reader; addressed to a reader

너그러운

neo-geu-reo-un — Generous, lenient, broad-minded in character

독자든

dok-ja-deun — Whether reader; regardless of being a reader

주제넘은

ju-je-neom-eun — Presumptuous, overstepping one's bounds or place

작가든

jak-ga-deun — Whether author; regardless of being a writer

상상할

sang-sang-hal — To imagine; able to conceive in the mind

수

su — Ability, means; used to express possibility

없는

eom-neun — Not existing; without; absent or lacking

도저히

do-jeo-hi — Absolutely not; by no means possible

용납할

yong-nap-hal — To tolerate, accept, or permit something

없고

eop-go — Without and; lacking and continuing clause

아무런

a-mu-reon — No; not any; without any whatsoever

이유도

i-yu-do — Even a reason; also a cause or reason

없이

eop-si — Without; in the absence of something

오래된

o-rae-doen — Old, aged; having existed for a long time

목사관의

mok-sa-gwan-ui — Of the parsonage; belonging to a minister's residence

깊은

gi-peun — Deep; profound in degree or extent

정적

jeong-jeok — Stillness, silence; a state of quiet calm

속에서의

so-ge-seo-ui — Within; of being inside a space or state

나의

na-ui — My; belonging to me

생활

saeng-hwal — Life, lifestyle; daily living and way of life

방식에

bang-si-ge — Regarding the manner or method of something

대한

dae-han — About, regarding; concerning a topic

묘사를

myo-sa-reul — Description, depiction; portrayal of something

들려주었다

deul-lyeo-ju-eot-da — Told, narrated to someone; let someone hear

그리고

geu-ri-go — And; furthermore; connecting two clauses

이제

i-je — Now; at this point in time

내

nae — My; belonging to me (informal)

공로에

gong-no-e — Regarding merit or contribution; credit for effort

비해

bi-hae — Compared to; in contrast with something

분에

bun-e — Beyond one's station; regarding one's share

넘치게도

neom-chi-ge-do — Even excessively; overflowing beyond what is deserved

지난번에

ji-nan-beon-e — Last time; on the previous occasion

한두

han-du — One or two; a small number of something

명의

myeong-ui — Of a person; belonging to a named individual

청중을

cheong-jung-eul — Audience; a group of listeners or spectators

찾을

cha-jeul — To find, seek; able to locate something

있을

i-sseul — To be able; existing possibility of something

만큼

man-keum — As much as; to the extent of something

운이

un-i — Luck; fortune as a subject of discussion

좋았기에

jo-at-gi-e — Because it was good; since fortune was favorable

다시

da-si — Again; once more; returning to a previous state

대중의

dae-jung-ui — Of the public; belonging to the general masses

단추를

dan-chu-reul — Button; a fastening device on clothing

붙잡고

but-jap-go — Grabbing, holding onto; seizing and continuing

세관에서의

se-gwan-e-seo-ui — Of at customs; relating to the customs office

3년간의

sam-nyeon-gan-ui — Of three years; spanning a three-year period

경험에

Regarding experience; concerning personal encounters

대해

dae-hae — About, concerning; relating to a subject

이야기하려

i-ya-gi-ha-ryeo — Intending to talk; about to tell a story

한다

han-da — Does; intends to do something

유명한

yu-myeong-han — Famous, well-known; having wide public recognition

이

i — This; a demonstrative pronoun or determiner

교구의

gyo-gu-ui — Of the parish; belonging to a church district

서기

seo-gi — Clerk, secretary; a record-keeping official

의

ui — Possessive particle; indicating belonging or relation

선례가

seon-nye-ga — Precedent; an earlier example serving as a model

이토록

i-to-rok — This much, to this extent; so thoroughly

충실히

chung-sil-hi — Faithfully, diligently; in a devoted manner

따라진

tta-ra-jin — Followed, adhered to; having been imitated closely

적은

jeo-geun — Few, little; small in number or amount

없었다

eop-seot-da — There was not; did not exist previously

그러나

geu-reo-na — However, but; introducing a contrasting statement

진실은

jin-sil-eun — The truth is; as for the actual reality

작가가

jak-ga-ga — The author; writer as the subject of sentence

바람에

ba-ram-e — In the wind; due to the wind's action

자신의

ja-sin-ui — One's own; belonging to oneself

원고를

won-go-reul — Manuscript, draft; written work before publication

날려

nal-lyeo — Sending flying; causing something to blow away

보낼

bo-nael — To send; to dispatch something somewhere

때

ttae — Time, when; a moment or occasion

그가

geu-ga — He; a male person as subject

말을

mal-eul — Speech, words; spoken language as object

거는

geo-neun — Addressing, directing speech toward someone

대상은

dae-sang-eun — The target, subject; the intended recipient or audience

그의

geu-ui — His; belonging to him

책을

chae-geul — Book; a written work as grammatical object

내팽개치거나

nae-paeng-gae-chi-geo-na — Tossing aside or abandoning carelessly

아예

a-ye — From the start; entirely; not at all

집어

ji-beo — Picking up; taking hold of something

들지

deul-ji — Not picking up; declining to lift or take

않을

a-neul — Will not; intending not to do something

많은

ma-neun — Many, numerous; a large quantity of people

사람들이

sa-ram-deul-i — People (subject); multiple persons as subject

아니라

a-ni-ra — Not; rather than; it is not the case

대부분의

dae-bu-bun-ui — Of most; belonging to the majority

학우나

ha-gu-na — Classmates or; fellow students or peers

인생의

in-saeng-ui — Of life; belonging to one's life journey

동반자보다

dong-ban-ja-bo-da — More than a companion; compared to a life partner

그를

geu-reul — Him; a male person as grammatical object

더

deo — More; to a greater degree or extent

잘

jal — Well; in a good or skillful manner

이해해

i-hae-hae — Understanding; comprehending someone's perspective

줄

jul — Will give; ability to do something for another

소수의

so-su-ui — Of a few; belonging to a small minority

사람들이라는

sa-ram-deul-i-ra-neun — Called people; described as a group of persons

것인

geo-sin — Something that is; a thing that constitutes

듯하다

deut-ha-da — Seems like; appears to be a certain way

실로

sil-lo — Truly, indeed; in reality or in fact

어떤

eo-tteon — Some, certain; what kind of something

작가들은

jak-ga-deul-eun — Writers (topic); multiple authors as topic

이보다

i-bo-da — More than this; exceeding the current degree

훨씬

hwol-ssin — Much more; by a large or significant margin

나아가

na-a-ga — Going further; advancing beyond a current point

오직

o-jik — Only, solely; exclusively and nothing else

완전한

wan-jeon-han — Complete, perfect; fully realized without deficiency

공감의

gong-gam-ui — Of empathy; belonging to shared understanding or feeling

하나의

ha-na-ui — Of one; a single, unified entity

마음과

ma-eum-gwa — Heart and; mind and emotion with another

정신에게만

jeong-sin-e-ge-man — Only to the spirit or mind; exclusively addressed

오롯이

o-ro-si — Wholly, purely; in a complete and undivided way

전해질

jeon-hae-jil — To be conveyed or transmitted to someone

있는

in-neun — Existing, being; present or available

그런

geu-reon — Such, that kind of; of that nature

은밀하고

eun-mil-ha-go — Secret and; hidden, covert, and continuing

고백

go-baek — Confession; an open admission of thoughts or deeds

속에

so-ge — Inside, within; in the interior of something

스스로를

seu-seu-ro-reul — Oneself (object); referring reflexively to the subject

내맡기기도

nae-mat-gi-gi-do — Also entrusting oneself; surrendering oneself as well

마치

ma-chi — Just as if; as though something were the case

넓은

neol-beun — Wide, broad; large in expanse or scope

세상에

se-sang-e — Into the world; in the broader world

던져진

deon-jyeo-jin — Having been thrown; cast out into a place

인쇄된

in-swae-doen — Printed; having been reproduced in print form

책이

chae-gi — The book (subject); a printed work as subject

작가

jak-ga — Author, writer; a person who creates literary works

본성에서

bon-seong-e-seo — From nature; originating from one's inherent character

떨어져

tteo-reo-jyeo — Fallen away, separated; detached from something

나간

na-gan — Gone out; having departed or broken away

조각을

jo-ga-geul — Fragment, piece; a broken-off part of something

반드시

ban-deu-si — Certainly, surely; without fail or exception

찾아내어

cha-ja-nae-eo — Having found and discovered; locating something hidden

그것과의

geu-geot-gwa-ui — With it; relating to or involving that thing

교감을

gyo-gam-eul — Communion, resonance; deep mutual understanding

통해

tong-hae — Through, via; by means of something

존재의

jon-jae-ui — Of existence; pertaining to being or existence

원을

won-eul — Circle; a round complete shape as object

완성할

wan-seong-hal — To complete, fulfill; bringing something to wholeness

것이라는

geo-si-ra-neun — Said to be; described as something that will happen

듯이

deut-i — As if, as though; in the manner of something

비인칭적으로

bi-in-ching-jeo-geu-ro — Impersonally; in a manner without personal reference

말하는

mal-ha-neun — Speaking, saying; one who is currently talking

경우에도

gyeong-u-e-do — Even in the case of; also in this situation

모든

mo-deun — All, every; without any exception

것을

geo-seul — Thing (object); something as grammatical object

다

da — All, everything; completely without remainder

것은

geo-seun — The thing (topic); something as topic of sentence

거의

geo-ui — Almost, nearly; close to but not quite

예의에

ye-ui-e — Regarding etiquette; concerning manners or propriety

맞지

mat-ji — Not fitting; not appropriate or suitable

않는다

an-neun-da — Does not; a negative present-tense statement