The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 6

Vocabulary

Иллюстрация

Illyustratsiya — Illustration; a picture accompanying a text

Старый

Staryy — Old; having existed or lived for a long time

отнёс

otnyos — Carried away; brought or took something somewhere

к

k — To, toward; preposition indicating direction or recipient

себе

sebe — To oneself; reflexive pronoun in dative case

в

v — In, into; preposition of location or direction

дом

dom — House, home; a building where people live

и

i — And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses

держал

derzhal — Was holding; past tense of держать, to hold

его

yego — Him, his, it; third person singular genitive/accusative pronoun

за

za — By, behind, for; preposition with various meanings

хвост

khvost — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

намереваясь

namerеvayas' — Intending to; present adverbial participle of намереваться

содрать

sodrat' — To tear off, strip; remove skin or covering forcibly

него

nego — Him, of him; genitive/prepositional form of он

шкуру

shkuru — Hide, skin, pelt; the outer covering of an animal

но

no — But; conjunction expressing contrast or exception

дёрнулся

dyornulsya — Jerked, gave a sudden pull; made a sharp sudden movement

так

tak — So, thus, such; adverb of manner or degree

сильно

sil'no — Strongly, hard; with great force or intensity

что

chto — That, what; conjunction or interrogative pronoun

сломался

slomalsya — Broke, snapped; became broken into pieces

пополам

popolam — In half, in two; into two equal parts

он

on — He, it; third person singular masculine pronoun

стремглав

stremglav — Headlong, at full speed; rushing swiftly without hesitation

бросился

brosilsya — Rushed, dashed; threw oneself quickly in a direction

вверх

vverkh — Upward, up; in the direction of higher position

по

po — Along, up, by; preposition indicating movement along surface

лестнице

lesnitse — Staircase, stairs; a flight of steps in a building

выскочил

vyskochil — Jumped out, leaped out; exited rapidly through an opening

через

cherez — Through, across, via; preposition indicating passage through

чердачное

cherdachnoye — Attic (adjective); relating to the uppermost loft space

окно

okno — Window; an opening in a wall fitted with glass

И

I — And; coordinating conjunction (here starting a new clause)

сей

sey — This (archaic/literary); demonstrative pronoun, formal register

день

den' — Day; a period of twenty-four hours

если

yesli — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical clause

вы

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

встретите

vstretite — Will meet, encounter; future tense of встретить

на

na — On, at, onto; preposition of location or direction

дереве

dereve — Tree; a large woody plant (prepositional case)

зададите

zaladite — Will pose, ask; future tense of задать (a question/riddle)

ему

yemu — To him; dative case of он, third person singular

загадку

zagadku — Riddle, puzzle; a question designed to be tricky

будет

budet — Will be; third person singular future of быть

бросать

brosat' — To throw, toss; imperfective verb of throwing objects

вас

vas — You (accusative/genitive); oblique case form of вы

палки

palki — Sticks; plural of палка, a wooden rod or branch

топать

topat' — To stamp feet; make loud thumping steps on the ground

ногами

nogami — With feet/legs; instrumental plural of нога

браниться

branit'sya — To scold, curse; to use abusive or angry language

кричать

krichat' — To shout, yell; to speak or call out very loudly