The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 5

Vocabulary

Rua

HOO-ah — Street; a public road in a town or city

após

ah-POHSH — After; following in time or order

rua

HOO-ah — Street; a public road in a town or city

e

ee — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

todas

TOH-dahsh — All; every one of a group (feminine plural)

pessoas

peh-SOH-ahsh — People; human beings in general

adormecidas

ah-dor-meh-SEE-dahsh — Asleep; in a state of sleep (feminine plural)

iluminadas

ee-loo-mee-NAH-dahsh — Illuminated; lit up by light (feminine plural)

como

KOH-moo — Like; as; in the same way as

se

seh — If; reflexive pronoun or conditional conjunction

fosse

FOH-seh — Were; past subjunctive of 'ser' (to be)

para

PAH-rah — For; to; toward; indicating purpose or direction

uma

OO-mah — A; an; indefinite article, feminine singular form

procissão

proh-see-SOWNG — Procession; an ordered group moving formally together

tão

towng — So; as; to such a degree

vazias

vah-ZEE-ahsh — Empty; containing nothing (feminine plural)

quanto

KWAHN-too — As; how much; as much as

igreja

ee-GREH-zhah — Church; a building for Christian worship

até

ah-TEH — Until; up to; even; as far as

que

keh — That; which; who; conjunction or relative pronoun

por

por — By; through; for; per; indicating means or reason

fim

feeng — End; conclusion; final point of something

entrei

en-TRAY — I entered; first-person past tense of 'entrar'

naquele

nah-KEH-leh — In that; contraction of 'em' and 'aquele'

estado

es-TAH-doo — State; condition; situation of a person or thing

de

deh — Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin

espírito

es-PEE-ree-too — Spirit; mind; mood; one's inner mental state

em

eng — In; at; on; preposition of location or time

um

oong — A; an; one; indefinite article, masculine singular

homem

OH-meng — Man; an adult male human being

fica

FEE-kah — Stays; remains; is located; third-person 'ficar'

escutar

es-koo-TAR — To listen; to pay attention to sounds

começa

koh-MEH-sah — Begins; starts; third-person present of 'começar'

ansiar

an-see-AR — To yearn; to long intensely for something

pela

PEH-lah — For the; contraction of 'por' and 'a'

visão

vee-ZOWNG — Vision; sight; something seen or glimpsed

policial

poh-lee-see-AL — Police officer; relating to the police force

repente

heh-PEN-teh — Suddenly; all at once; used in 'de repente'

vi

vee — I saw; first-person past tense of 'ver'

duas

DOO-ahsh — Two; the number two (feminine form)

figuras

fee-GOO-rahsh — Figures; shapes or forms of people seen

delas

DEH-lahsh — Of them; contraction of 'de' and 'elas'

homenzinho

oh-men-ZEEN-yoo — Little man; diminutive of 'homem,' small male person

caminhava

kah-meen-YAH-vah — Was walking; past continuous of 'caminhar'

pesadamente

peh-zah-dah-MEN-teh — Heavily; in a ponderous or labored manner

direção

dee-reh-SOWNG — Direction; the way toward which something moves

ao

ow — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'o'

leste

LES-teh — East; the cardinal direction where the sun rises

bom

bong — Good; of a high quality or favorable nature

passo

PAH-soo — Step; pace; the movement of one foot forward

outra

OH-trah — Other; another; a different one (feminine)

menina

meh-NEE-nah — Girl; a young female child

talvez

tal-VEZ — Perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

oito

OY-too — Eight; the number 8

ou

oh — Or; conjunction presenting an alternative

dez

dez — Ten; the number 10

anos

AH-noos — Years; units of time equal to twelve months

corria

koh-HEE-ah — Was running; past continuous of 'correr'

mais

mahys — More; most; in a greater degree

rápido

HAH-pee-doo — Fast; quick; moving at great speed

podia

poh-DEE-ah — Could; was able to; past of 'poder'

transversal

trans-ver-SAL — Crosswise; running across another street or direction

Pois

poysh — Well; so; then; connective used in speech

bem

beng — Well; good; in a satisfactory manner

senhor

sen-YOR — Sir; mister; a respectful form of address

dois

doysh — Two; the number 2 (masculine form)

colidiram

koh-lee-DEE-rowng — Collided; crashed into each other (past tense)

com

kong — With; together with; in the company of

outro

OH-troo — Other; another; a different one (masculine)

naturalmente

nah-too-ral-MEN-teh — Naturally; of course; as expected without effort

na

nah — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'a'

esquina

es-KEE-nah — Corner; the point where two streets meet

então

en-TOWNG — Then; so; at that point in time

veio

VAY-oo — Came; third-person past tense of 'vir'

parte

PAR-teh — Part; portion; section of a larger whole

horrível

oh-HEE-vel — Horrible; causing horror or great disgust

do

doo — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'

acontecimento

ah-kon-teh-see-MEN-too — Event; occurrence; something that happened

pois

poysh — Because; since; for; explanatory conjunction

passou

pah-ZOH — Passed; went past; walked over (past tense)

calmamente

kal-mah-MEN-teh — Calmly; in a calm and undisturbed manner

cima

SEE-mah — Top; above; used in 'em cima de' meaning over

corpo

KOR-poo — Body; the physical structure of a person

da

dah — Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'

criança

kree-AN-sah — Child; a young human being

deixou

day-SHOH — Left; let; allowed; past tense of 'deixar'

gritando

gree-TAN-doo — Screaming; shouting loudly (present participle)

no

noo — In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'

chão

showng — Floor; ground; the surface one walks on

Parece

pah-REH-seh — It seems; it appears; third-person of 'parecer'

pouca

POH-kah — Little; few; not much (feminine singular)

coisa

KOY-zah — Thing; an object or matter of any kind

ouvir

oh-VEER — To hear; to perceive sound with the ears

mas

mahsh — But; however; introducing a contrasting idea

foi

foy — Was; went; past tense of 'ser' or 'ir'

ver

ver — To see; to perceive with the eyes

Não

nowng — No; not; negation word in Portuguese

parecia

pah-reh-SEE-ah — Seemed; appeared to be; past of 'parecer'

era

EH-rah — Was; past tense of 'ser' (to be)

maldito

mal-DEE-too — Damned; cursed; wicked or vile person

Dei

day — I gave; I let out; past tense of 'dar'

alguns

al-GOONS — Some; a few; an unspecified number of

gritos

GREE-toos — Shouts; screams; loud cries of a person

corri

koh-HEE — I ran; first-person past tense of 'correr'

atrás

ah-TRASH — Behind; after; in pursuit of someone

dele

DEH-leh — Of him; his; contraction of 'de' and 'ele'

agarrei

ah-gah-HAY — I grabbed; I seized; past tense of 'agarrar'

meu

MEH-oo — My; possessive pronoun, masculine singular form

cavalheiro

kah-val-YAY-roo — Gentleman; a polite or well-mannered man

pelo

PEH-loo — By the; contraction of 'por' and 'o'

colarinho

koh-lah-REEN-yoo — Collar; the part of a shirt around the neck

trouxe

TROH-sheh — Brought; carried back; past tense of 'trazer'

volta

VOL-tah — Return; back; the act of coming back

lugar

loo-GAR — Place; location; a specific spot or area

onde

ON-deh — Where; in which place; relative adverb of place

já

zhah — Already; now; soon; indicating prior occurrence

havia

ah-VEE-ah — There was; had; past of 'haver'

grupo

GROO-poo — Group; a number of people gathered together

considerável

kon-see-deh-RAH-vel — Considerable; large enough to be noteworthy

torno

TOR-noo — Around; used in 'em torno de' meaning surrounding

gritava

gree-TAH-vah — Was shouting; past continuous of 'gritar'

Ele

EH-leh — He; third-person masculine singular pronoun

estava

es-TAH-vah — Was; past continuous of 'estar' (to be)

perfeitamente

per-fay-tah-MEN-teh — Perfectly; completely; in an ideal manner

calmo

KAL-moo — Calm; tranquil; free from agitation

não

nowng — No; not; negation in Portuguese sentences

ofereceu

oh-feh-reh-SEH-oo — Offered; gave; past tense of 'oferecer'

resistência

heh-zees-TEN-see-ah — Resistance; opposition to force or authority

me

meh — Me; first-person singular object pronoun

lançou

lan-SOH — Threw; cast; past tense of 'lançar'

olhar

ol-YAR — Look; glance; to direct one's gaze at

feio

FAY-oo — Ugly; mean; unpleasant in appearance or manner

fez

fez — Made; did; third-person past of 'fazer'

suar

soo-AR — To sweat; to perspire due to heat or fear

eu

EH-oo — I; first-person singular subject pronoun

estivesse

es-tee-VEH-seh — Were; past subjunctive of 'estar' (to be)

correndo

koh-HEN-doo — Running; present participle of 'correr'

haviam

ah-VEE-owng — Had; they had; third-person plural past of 'haver'

aparecido

ah-pah-reh-SEE-doo — Appeared; shown up; past participle of 'aparecer'

eram

EH-rowng — Were; third-person plural past of 'ser'

própria

PROH-pree-ah — Own; itself; the very one (feminine singular)

família

fah-MEE-lee-ah — Family; a group of related people living together

logo

LOH-goo — Soon; right away; shortly after

depois

deh-POYSH — After; afterward; later in time

médico

MEH-dee-koo — Doctor; physician; a medical professional

qual

kwahl — Which; who; used in relative or interrogative clauses

ela

EH-lah — She; third-person feminine singular pronoun

sido

SEE-doo — Been; past participle of 'ser' (to be)

enviada

en-vee-AH-dah — Sent; dispatched; past participle of 'enviar'

buscar

boos-KAR — To fetch; to go and get someone or something

sua

SOO-ah — His; her; your; possessive pronoun, feminine singular

aparição

ah-pah-ree-SOWNG — Apparition; appearance; unexpected arrival of someone