The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 1

Vocabulary

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Podgotovleno — Prepared; past passive participle of 'to prepare'

командой

komandoy — Team; group of people working together

СКАЗКА

SKAZKA — Fairy tale; traditional imaginative story for children

БЕЛОЧКЕ

BELOCHKE — Little squirrel; small bushy-tailed tree rodent

Автор

Avtor — Author; person who writes a literary work

Сказки

Skazki — Fairy tales; imaginative traditional stories for children

кролике

krolike — Rabbit; small furry burrowing animal

год

god — Year; unit of time, twelve months

издательство

izdatelstvo — Publishing house; company that produces books

Напечатано

Napechatano — Printed; past passive participle of 'to print'

переплетено

perepleteno — Bound; past passive participle of 'to bind a book'

Великобритании

Velikobritanii — Great Britain; island nation in northwestern Europe

компанией

kompaniey — Company; business organization or firm

ИСТОРИЯ

ISTORIYA — Story; narrative account of events or tale

ДЛЯ

DLYA — For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient

сказка

skazka — Fairy tale; imaginative traditional story for children

хвосте

khvoste — Tail; appendage at rear of an animal

который

kotoryy — Which; relative pronoun referring to preceding noun

принадлежал

prinadlezhal — Belonged; past tense of 'to belong to someone'

маленькой

malenkoy — Little; adjective meaning small in size

рыжей

rыzhey — Red-haired; adjective describing reddish-orange color

белочке

belochke — Little squirrel; small bushy-tailed tree rodent

имени

imeni — Name; word used to identify a person

брат

brat — Brother; male sibling in a family

множество

mnozhestvo — Multitude; a large number of something

двоюродных

dvoyurodnykh — Cousins; children of one's aunt or uncle

братьев

bratev — Brothers; plural of brother, male siblings

сестёр

sestyor — Sisters; plural of sister, female siblings

жили

zhili — Lived; past tense of 'to live somewhere'

лесу

lesu — Forest; large area densely covered with trees

берегу

beregu — Shore; edge of a lake, river, or sea

озера

ozera — Lake; large inland body of still water

Посреди

Posredi — In the middle of; preposition indicating central position

находится

nakhoditsya — Is located; verb indicating position of something

остров

ostrov — Island; land completely surrounded by water

покрытый

pokrytyy — Covered; adjective meaning overlaid or blanketed with

деревьями

derevyami — Trees; plural of tree in instrumental case

ореховыми

orekhovymi — Nut; adjective relating to nut-bearing bushes or trees

кустами

kustami — Bushes; plural of bush in instrumental case

деревьев

derevev — Trees; plural of tree in genitive case

стоит

stoit — Stands; third person singular of 'to stand'

дуплистый

duplistyy — Hollow; adjective describing a tree with cavities inside

дуб

dub — Oak; large hardwood tree producing acorns

служит

sluzhit — Serves; functions as something for someone

домом

domom — Home; place where someone lives or resides

сове

sove — Owl; nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes

Старый

Staryy — Old; adjective describing advanced age or antiquity

Однажды

Odnazhdy — Once; adverb meaning one day or formerly

осенью

osenyu — Autumn; season between summer and winter

когда

kogda — When; conjunction or adverb of time

орехи

orekhi — Nuts; hard-shelled edible seeds of certain trees

созрели

sozreli — Ripened; past tense of 'to ripen or mature'

листья

listya — Leaves; flat green parts growing from tree branches

лесных

lesnykh — Forest; adjective relating to woods or forest

кустах

kustakh — Bushes; plural of bush in prepositional case

стали

stali — Became; past tense of 'to become something'

золотыми

zolotymi — Golden; adjective meaning gold-colored or yellow-bright

зелёными

zelyonymi — Green; adjective meaning green-colored in instrumental

остальные

ostalnyye — The rest; remaining others in a group

маленькие

malenkie — Little; adjective meaning small, plural form

белочки

belochki — Little squirrels; plural of small bushy-tailed rodent

вышли

vyshli — Came out; past tense of 'to go out'

леса

lesa — Forest; large area densely covered with trees

спустились

spustilis — Descended; past tense of 'to go down toward'

сделали

sdelali — Made; past tense of 'to make or do'

плоты

ploty — Rafts; flat floating structures made of logs

веточек

vetochek — Twigs; small thin branches of a tree

поплыли

poplyli — Sailed off; past tense of 'to begin swimming'

воде

vode — Water; liquid in prepositional case

Совиный

Soviinyy — Owl's; adjective relating to or belonging to owl

собирать

sobirat — To gather; to collect things from various places

каждой

kazhdoy — Each; adjective meaning every individual one

маленький

malenkiy — Little; adjective meaning small in size

мешочек

meshochek — Small sack; diminutive of bag or pouch

большое

bolshoye — Big; adjective meaning large in size

весло

veslo — Oar; paddle used to row a boat

хвост

khvost — Tail; appendage at rear of an animal

она

ona — She; third person singular feminine pronoun

распустила

raspustila — Spread out; past tense of 'to unfurl or open'

парус

parus — Sail; fabric panel that catches wind on boat

также

takzhe — Also; adverb meaning as well or too

взяли

vzyali — Took; past tense of 'to take something'

собой

soboy — With themselves; reflexive pronoun in instrumental case

подношение

podnoshenie — Offering; gift brought as tribute to someone

трёх

tryokh — Three; numeral in genitive case

жирных

zhirnykh — Fat; adjective meaning plump or greasy

мышей

myshey — Mice; plural of mouse in genitive case

подарок

podarok — Gift; something given to another person freely

Старому

Staromu — Old; adjective in dative case, to the old one

положили

polozhili — Placed; past tense of 'to put or lay down'

порог

porog — Threshold; bottom of a doorway, doorstep