The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse — Page 6

Vocabulary

осмелилась

osmelilas' — dared, mustered courage to do something

выйти

vyyti — to go out, to exit

все

vse — everyone, all people

ушли

ushli — left, went away (past tense plural)

Но

No — but, however, a coordinating conjunction

беспорядок

besporyadok — disorder, mess, chaos in a space

был

byl — was, past tense of 'to be' masculine

ужасающий

uzhasayushchiy — horrifying, terrifying, extremely shocking

Никогда

Nikogda — never, at no time whatsoever

я

ya — I, first person singular pronoun

не

ne — not, negation particle in Russian

видела

videla — saw, had seen (past tense feminine)

такого

takogo — such, of such a kind (genitive form)

разгрома

razgroma — devastation, total wreckage, complete mess

пятна

pyatna — stains, spots, blotches on a surface

мёда

myoda — honey (genitive case of мёд)

и

i — and, a coordinating conjunction

мох

mokh — moss, soft green plant growing on surfaces

пух

pukh — fluff, down, soft fluffy material

чертополоха

chertopolokha — thistle (genitive), prickly flowering plant

следы

sledy — tracks, footprints, traces left behind

больших

bol'shikh — big, large (genitive plural adjective form)

маленьких

malen'kikh — small, little (genitive plural adjective form)

грязных

gryaznykh — dirty, muddy (genitive plural adjective form)

лапок

lapok — little paws (genitive plural diminutive)

по

po — along, across, throughout (preposition)

всему

vsemu — all over, throughout (dative of всё)

моему

moyemu — my (dative masculine possessive pronoun form)

чистому

chistomu — clean, neat (dative masculine adjective form)

уютному

uyutnomu — cozy, comfortable (dative masculine adjective form)

домику

domiku — little house (dative diminutive of дом)

Она

Ona — she, third person singular feminine pronoun

собрала

sobrala — gathered, collected items together (past feminine)

остатки

ostatki — remnants, leftovers, remaining pieces

пчелиного

pchelinogo — bee's, of a bee (genitive adjective form)

воска

voska — wax (genitive of воск)

Затем

Zatem — then, after that, subsequently

вышла

vyshla — went out, exited (past tense feminine)

принесла

prinesla — brought, fetched something (past tense feminine)

несколько

neskol'ko — a few, several, some number of things

веточек

vetochek — little twigs, small branches (genitive plural)

чтобы

chtoby — in order to, so that (conjunction)

частично

chastichno — partially, in part, not completely

заделать

zadelat' — to seal up, to plug, to patch closed

входную

vkhodnuyu — entrance, front (accusative feminine adjective)

дверь

dver' — door, an entrance to a room or building

Я

Ya — I, first person singular pronoun

сделаю

sdelayu — I will make, I will do (future tense)

её

yeyo — her, it (accusative or genitive pronoun)

слишком

slishkom — too, excessively, more than enough

маленькой

malen'koy — small, little (instrumental/genitive feminine adjective)

для

dlya — for, intended for (preposition with genitive)

господина

gospodina — mister, sir, gentleman (genitive form)

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — illustration, a picture accompanying text

Заделывание

Zadelyvanie — sealing up, plugging, patching process

Слишком

Slishkom — too, overly, excessively much

устала

ustala — became tired, got exhausted (past feminine)

из

iz — from, out of (preposition with genitive)

кладовой

kladovoy — pantry, storage room for provisions

мягкое

myagkoye — soft, gentle (neuter adjective nominative form)

мыло

mylo — soap, used for washing and cleaning

фланель

flanel' — flannel, soft woven fabric for cleaning

новую

novuyu — new (accusative feminine adjective form)

щётку

shchotku — brush, cleaning tool with bristles (accusative)

скребки

skrebki — scrapers, tools used to scrape surfaces

уставшей

ustavshey — tired, exhausted (short adjective feminine form)

делать

delat' — to do, to make (imperfective infinitive)

что-либо

chto-libo — anything, something or other (indefinite pronoun)

ещё

yeshchyo — still, yet, more, additionally

Сначала

Snachala — first, at first, to begin with

задремала

zadremala — dozed off, fell into a light sleep

в

v — in, into (preposition indicating location)

кресле

kresle — armchair (prepositional case of кресло)

а

a — and, but, while (coordinating conjunction)

потом

potom — then, afterwards, later on

отправилась

otpravilas' — set off, went off (past tense reflexive feminine)

спать

spat' — to sleep (imperfective infinitive)

Станет

Stanet — will become, will get (future tense)

ли

li — whether, particle forming yes/no questions

здесь

zdes' — here, in this place

когда-нибудь

kogda-nibud' — ever, someday, at some point in time

снова

snova — again, once more, anew

чисто

chisto — clean, neatly (adverb or short neuter adjective)

сказала

skazala — said, spoke (past tense feminine perfective)

бедная

bednaya — poor, unfortunate (sympathetic adjective nominative feminine)

На

Na — on, at (preposition indicating surface or time)

следующее

sleduyushcheye — next, following (neuter adjective nominative form)

утро

utro — morning, the early part of the day

встала

vstala — got up, stood up (past tense feminine)

очень

ochen' — very, extremely (intensifying adverb)

рано

rano — early, at an early hour

начала

nachala — began, started (past tense feminine perfective)

генеральную

general'nuyu — general, thorough (accusative feminine, as in deep clean)

уборку

uborku — cleaning, tidying up (accusative of уборка)

которая

kotoraya — which, that (relative pronoun feminine nominative)

длилась

dlilas' — lasted, continued for a period of time

две

dve — two (feminine numeral form)

недели

weeks (genitive plural of неделя)

мела

mela — swept (past tense feminine of мести)

скребла

skrebla — scraped, scrubbed (past tense feminine of скрести)

вытирала

vytirala — wiped, dusted repeatedly (past imperfective feminine)

пыль

pyl' — dust, fine particles on surfaces

натирала

natirala — rubbed, polished repeatedly (past imperfective feminine)

мебель

mebel' — furniture, household items for furnishing rooms

пчелиным

pchelinym — bee's, beeswax (instrumental adjective form)

воском

voskom — wax (instrumental case of воск)

полировала

polirovala — polished, buffed repeatedly (past imperfective feminine)

свои

svoi — her own, one's own (reflexive possessive pronoun)

маленькие

malen'kiye — small, little (nominative/accusative plural adjective)

оловянные

olovyannyye — tin, made of tin (plural adjective form)

ложечки

lozhechki — little spoons (nominative plural diminutive)

Полировка

Polirovka — polishing, the act of making something shine

Когда

Kogda — when, at the time that (conjunction)

всё

vsyo — everything, all (neuter pronoun)

стало

stalo — became, turned into (past neuter of стать)

красиво

krasivo — beautifully, prettily (adverb or short adjective)

прибранным

pribrannym — tidied, neat and orderly (instrumental past participle)

чистым

chistym — clean, pure (instrumental adjective form)

устроила

ustroila — arranged, organized, hosted (past tense feminine)

вечеринку

vecherinku — party, small social gathering (accusative)

пятерых

pyateryh — five (genitive of collective numeral пятеро)

других

drugikh — other, different ones (genitive plural adjective)

мышек

myshek — little mice (genitive plural diminutive)

без

bez — without (preposition requiring genitive case)

Он

On — he, third person singular masculine pronoun

почуял

pochuyal — smelled, caught the scent of something

запах

zapakh — smell, scent, odor of something

поднялся

podnyalsya — climbed up, ascended (past tense reflexive masculine)

склону

sklonu — slope, hillside (dative of склон)

но

no — but, however (coordinating conjunction)

смог

smog — was able to, managed to (past tense masculine)

протиснуться

protisnut'sya — to squeeze through, to push through a tight space

Вечеринка

Vecherinka — party, a small festive social gathering

Медовая

Medovaya — honey (adjective feminine nominative form)

роса

rosa — dew, tiny water drops on surfaces in morning

через

cherez — through, across, via (preposition)

окно

okno — window, opening in a wall with glass

И

I — and, a coordinating conjunction

они

oni — they, third person plural pronoun

передали

peredali — passed, handed over (past tense plural perfective)

ему

yemu — to him, dative of он

желудёвых

zheludyovykh — acorn (genitive plural adjective form)

чашечек

chashechek — little cups (genitive plural diminutive)

медовой

medovoy — honey (genitive feminine adjective form)

росы

rosy — dew (genitive of роса)

он

on — he, third person singular masculine pronoun

нисколько

niskolko — not at all, not in the least

обиделся

obidelsya — took offense, felt hurt (past tense masculine)

сидел

sidel — sat, was sitting (past imperfective masculine)

снаружи

snaruzhi — outside, on the exterior side

на

na — on, onto (preposition indicating surface)

солнышке

solnyshke — little sun, sunshine (prepositional diminutive)

говорил

govoril — spoke, was saying (past imperfective masculine)

За

Za — to, for (preposition used in toasts)

ваше

vashe — your (formal/plural possessive neuter form)

здоровье

zdorov'ye — health; used in toasts meaning 'to your health'