The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck — Page 2

Vocabulary

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — A picture or image accompanying text

не

ne — Not; negation particle

очень

ochen' — Very; to a great degree

привыкла

privykla — Got used to, became accustomed to (fem.)

летать

letat' — To fly; to travel through the air

Она

Ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

пробежала

probеzhala — Ran a distance; ran through (fem. past tense)

несколько

neskol'ko — Several; a few

ярдов

yardov — Yards; unit of length (genitive plural)

вниз

vniz — Down; downward direction

по

po — Along, by, across (preposition)

склону

sklonu — Slope, hillside (dative singular)

хлопая

khlопaya — Flapping, clapping (present active participle)

своей

svoyey — Her own, one's own (possessive pronoun, fem.)

шалью

shal'yu — Shawl; a wrap worn over shoulders

а

a — And, but; conjunction showing contrast

затем

zatem — Then, after that; subsequently

прыгнула

prыgnula — Jumped, leaped (fem. past tense)

в

v — In, into; common preposition of location

воздух

vozdukh — Air; the atmosphere surrounding the earth

летела

letela — Was flying; flew (fem. past imperfective)

прекрасно

prekrasno — Beautifully, wonderfully, excellently

когда

kogda — When; at the time that

хорошо

khorosho — Well, good; in a good manner

разгонялась

razgonyalas' — Was gaining speed, accelerating (fem. past imperfective)

скользила

skol'zila — Glided, slid smoothly (fem. past tense)

над

nad — Over, above; preposition of position

верхушками

verkhushkami — Treetops, tips, tops (instrumental plural)

деревьев

derev'ev — Trees (genitive plural)

пока

poka — While, until; for now

увидела

uvidela — Saw, noticed, spotted (fem. past perfective)

открытое

otkrytoe — Open, clear, exposed (neuter adjective)

место

mesto — Place, spot, location

середине

seredine — Middle, center (prepositional/dative singular)

леса

lesa — Forest, woods (genitive singular)

где

gde — Where; interrogative/relative adverb of place

деревья

derev'ya — Trees (nominative plural)

и

i — And; simple coordinating conjunction

кустарник

kustarnik — Shrubs, bushes, undergrowth (collective noun)

были

byli — Were; past tense of 'to be' (plural)

вырублены

vyrubleny — Chopped down, cleared (short passive participle)

приземлилась

prizеmlilas' — Landed, touched down (fem. past perfective)

довольно

dovol'no — Quite, rather; fairly (degree adverb)

тяжело

tyazhelo — Heavily, with difficulty; hard

начала

nachala — Began, started (fem. past perfective)

переваливаться

perevalivat'sya — To waddle, to roll from side to side

поисках

poiskakh — In search of; searching (prepositional plural)

удобного

udobnogo — Comfortable, convenient (genitive singular)

сухого

sukhogo — Dry (genitive singular adjective)

места

mesta — Place, spot (genitive singular)

для

dlya — For; preposition indicating purpose

гнезда

gnezda — Nest; a bird's nesting place (genitive)

Ей

Yey — To her; dative form of она

приглянулся

priglyanulsya — Caught her eye, appealed to her (past tense)

пень

pen' — Tree stump; the base left after felling

среди

sredi — Among, amid; preposition of location

высоких

vysokikh — Tall, high (genitive plural adjective)

наперстянок

naperstyanok — Foxgloves; tall flowering plants (genitive plural)

Но

No — But; adversative conjunction

усевшись

usevshis' — Having settled down, sat down (perfective participle)

на

na — On, onto; common preposition

она

ona — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun

с

s — With; preposition of accompaniment

удивлением

udivleniyem — With surprise, with astonishment (instrumental)

обнаружила

obnaruzhila — Discovered, found, noticed (fem. past perfective)

элегантно

elegantno — Elegantly, stylishly dressed (adverb)

одетого

odetogo — Dressed (genitive singular, past passive participle)

господина

gospodina — Gentleman, mister (genitive singular)

читающего

chitayushchego — Reading (present active participle, genitive)

газету

gazetu — Newspaper (accusative singular)

У

U — At, by; preposition indicating possession

него

nego — Him, his; genitive/prepositional of он

чёрные

chyornye — Black (nominative plural adjective)

торчащие

torchashhiye — Sticking up, protruding (present participle, plural)

уши

ushi — Ears (nominative plural)

рыжеватые

ryzhevаtyye — Reddish, sandy-colored (nominative plural adjective)

бакенбарды

bakenbаrdy — Sideburns, side-whiskers (nominative plural)

сказала

skazala — Said, told (fem. past perfective)

склонив

skloniv — Having tilted, having inclined (perfective participle)

голову

golovu — Head (accusative singular)

вместе

vmeste — Together, along with

чепчиком

chepchikom — Bonnet, cap (instrumental diminutive)

набок

nabok — To one side, sideways

Господин

Gospodin — Mister, gentleman, sir (nominative)

поднял

podnyаl — Raised, lifted (masc. past perfective)

глаза

glaza — Eyes (accusative/genitive singular or nom. plural)

газетой

gazetoy — Newspaper (instrumental singular)

любопытством

lyubopytstvom — Curiosity, inquisitiveness (instrumental singular)

посмотрел

posmotrel — Looked at, glanced (masc. past perfective)

Сударыня

Sudarynya — Madam, my lady; polite address to a woman

вы

vy — You (formal/plural second-person pronoun)

заблудились

zabludilis' — Got lost, lost your way (past perfective plural)

сказал

skazal — Said, told (masc. past perfective)

он

on — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

был

byl — Was; past tense of быть (masc.)

длинный

dlinnyy — Long (nominative singular masculine adjective)

пушистый

pushistyy — Fluffy, furry (nominative singular masculine adjective)

хвост

khvost — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

котором

kotorom — Which, on which (prepositional relative pronoun)

сидел

sidel — Was sitting, sat (masc. past imperfective)

так

tak — So, thus; in such a way

как

kak — How, as, like; conjunction/adverb

сыроват

syrovаt — A bit damp, slightly wet (short adjective)

нашла

nashla — Found, considered (fem. past perfective)

его

ego — Him, his; genitive/accusative of он

весьма

ves'ma — Very, highly, exceedingly (formal adverb)

учтивым

uchthivym — Polite, courteous (instrumental singular adjective)

красивым

krasivym — Handsome, beautiful (instrumental singular adjective)

объяснила

ob''yasnila — Explained, clarified (fem. past perfective)

что

chto — That, what; conjunction and pronoun

заблудилась

zabludilas' — Got lost (fem. past perfective)

ищет

ishchet — Is searching for, is looking for

удобное

udobnoye — Comfortable, convenient (neuter adjective)

сухое

sukhoye — Dry (neuter adjective)

Ах

Akh — Ah; exclamation of surprise or delight

Вот

Vot — Here is, there is; presentative particle

Неужели

Neuzheli — Really? Is that so? (expression of surprise)

рыжеватыми

ryzhevаtymi — Reddish, sandy-colored (instrumental plural)

бакенбардами

bakenbardami — Sideburns (instrumental plural)

глядя

glyadya — Looking, gazing (present active participle/gerund)

Он

On — He; third-person singular masculine pronoun

сложил

slozhil — Folded, put together (masc. past perfective)

убрал

ubral — Removed, put away (masc. past perfective)

её

yeyo — Her, its; third-person feminine pronoun (acc./gen.)

карман

karman — Pocket; a pouch sewn into clothing

фалды

faldy — Coat tails, skirts of a coat (nominative plural)

сюртука

syurtuka — Frock coat (genitive singular)

пожаловалась

pozhalovаlas' — Complained, told of her trouble (fem. past)

лишнюю

lishnyuyu — Extra, unnecessary (accusative feminine adjective)

курицу

kuritsu — Hen, chicken (accusative singular)

Как

Kak — How; in what way (interrogative adverb)

интересно

interesno — Interesting, how interesting (adverb/predicate)

Я

Ya — I; first-person singular pronoun

бы

by — Would; conditional particle

хотел

khotel — Wanted, wished (masc. past imperfective)

познакомиться

poznakomit'sya — To get acquainted, to meet someone

этой

etoy — This (genitive/dative/instrumental feminine pronoun)

птицей

ptitsey — Bird (instrumental singular)