The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 3
Toto was not gray; he was a little black dog, with long silky hair and small black eyes that twinkled merrily on either side of his funny, wee nose.
Toto não era cinza; ele era um pequeno cachorro preto, com pelo longo e sedoso e pequenos olhos negros que brilhavam alegremente em cada lado do seu narizinho engraçado.
Toto played all day long, and Dorothy played with him, and loved him dearly.
Toto brincava o dia todo, e Dorothy brincava com ele, e o amava muito.
Today, however, they were not playing.
Hoje, porém, eles não estavam brincando.
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
O Tio Henry sentou-se na soleira da porta e olhou ansiosamente para o céu, que estava ainda mais cinzento do que de costume.
Dorothy stood in the door with Toto in her arms, and looked at the sky too.
Dorothy ficou parada na porta com Toto nos braços, e também olhou para o céu.
Aunt Em was washing the dishes.
A Tia Em estava lavando a louça.
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
Do extremo norte eles ouviram um lamento suave do vento, e o Tio Henry e Dorothy podiam ver onde a relva alta se curvava em ondas diante da tempestade que se aproximava.
There now came a sharp whistling in the air from the south, and as they turned their eyes that way they saw ripples in the grass coming from that direction also.
Agora vinha um agudo assobio no ar vindo do sul, e quando eles voltaram os olhos para aquele lado viram ondulações na relva vindo também daquela direção.
Suddenly Uncle Henry stood up.
De repente o Tio Henry se levantou.
"There's a cyclone coming, Em," he called to his wife.
"Está vindo um ciclone, Em," ele chamou para sua esposa.
"I'll go look after the stock."
"Vou cuidar do gado."
Then he ran toward the sheds where the cows and horses were kept.
Então ele correu em direção aos celeiros onde as vacas e os cavalos eram mantidos.
Aunt Em dropped her work and came to the door.
A Tia Em largou o seu trabalho e veio até a porta.
One glance told her of the danger close at hand.
Um único olhar lhe revelou o perigo próximo.
"Quick, Dorothy!" she screamed.
"Rápido, Dorothy!" ela gritou.
"Run for the cellar!"
"Corra para o porão!"
Toto jumped out of Dorothy's arms and hid under the bed, and the girl started to get him.
Toto pulou dos braços de Dorothy e se escondeu embaixo da cama, e a menina começou a pegá-lo.
Vocabulary
- não
- No, not; basic negation word
- era
- Was; past imperfect form of 'ser'
- cinza
- Gray; ash-colored
- ele
- He; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- um
- A, an; indefinite masculine article
- pequeno
- Small, little; describing size
- cachorro
- Dog; common domestic animal
- preto
- Black; dark color
- com
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- pelo
- Fur, hair; animal coat
- longo
- Long; extended in length
- e
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- sedoso
- Silky, smooth like silk
- pequenos
- Small, little; plural masculine form
- olhos
- Eyes; organs of sight
- negros
- Black, dark; plural masculine adjective
- que
- That, which, who; relative pronoun
- brilhavam
- Shone, sparkled; past imperfect of 'brilhar'
- alegremente
- Happily, cheerfully; in a joyful manner
- em
- In, at, on; common preposition of location
- cada
- Each, every; distributive adjective
- lado
- Side; one of two opposite parts
- do
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'o'
- seu
- His, her, its, your; possessive pronoun
- narizinho
- Little nose; diminutive of 'nariz'
- engraçado
- Funny, amusing, cute; entertaining
- brincava
- Played; past imperfect of 'brincar'
- o
- The; definite masculine singular article
- dia
- Day; period of twenty-four hours
- todo
- All, entire, whole; complete
- amava
- Loved; past imperfect of 'amar'
- muito
- Very, much, a lot; intensifier
- Hoje
- Today; on this present day
- porém
- However, but; adversative conjunction
- eles
- They; third-person masculine plural pronoun
- estavam
- Were; past imperfect of 'estar'
- brincando
- Playing; present participle of 'brincar'
- O
- The; definite masculine singular article
- Tio
- Uncle; parent's brother or family title
- sentou-se
- Sat down; reflexive past of 'sentar'
- na
- In the, on the; contraction 'em' + 'a'
- soleira
- Doorstep, threshold; base of a door
- da
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'a'
- porta
- Door; entrance to a room or building
- olhou
- Looked; past tense of 'olhar'
- ansiosamente
- Anxiously, nervously; in a worried manner
- para
- To, for, toward; common preposition
- céu
- Sky, heaven; area above the earth
- estava
- Was; past imperfect singular of 'estar'
- ainda
- Still, yet, even; temporal adverb
- mais
- More, most; comparative adverb
- cinzento
- Gray, grayish; having a gray color
- de
- Of, from; basic possessive preposition
- costume
- Custom, habit, usual; common practice
- ficou
- Stayed, became, remained; past of 'ficar'
- parada
- Still, stopped, standing motionless
- nos
- In the, at the; plural contraction
- braços
- Arms; upper limbs of the body
- também
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- A
- The; definite feminine singular article
- Tia
- Aunt; parent's sister or family title
- Em
- In, at; preposition of place or time
- lavando
- Washing; present participle of 'lavar'
- a
- The; definite feminine singular article
- louça
- Dishes, crockery; tableware to be washed
- Do
- Of the, from the; contraction 'de' + 'o'
- extremo
- Extreme, far end; most distant point
- norte
- North; cardinal direction
- ouviram
- Heard; past tense plural of 'ouvir'
- lamento
- Moan, wail, lament; sorrowful sound
- suave
- Soft, gentle, mild; pleasant and smooth
- vento
- Wind; moving air current
- podiam
- Could; past imperfect plural of 'poder'
- ver
- To see; basic verb of vision
- onde
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb
- relva
- Grass, lawn; ground-covering vegetation
- alta
- Tall, high; elevated in height
- se
- Itself, oneself; reflexive pronoun
- curvava
- Bent, curved; past imperfect of 'curvar'
- ondas
- Waves; undulating movements or forms
- diante
- Before, in front of; spatial preposition
- tempestade
- Storm, tempest; violent weather event
- aproximava
- Approached, drew near; past imperfect of 'aproximar'
- Agora
- Now; at the present moment
- vinha
- Came; past imperfect of 'vir'
- agudo
- Sharp, shrill, acute; high-pitched sound
- assobio
- Whistle, whistling sound; sharp high noise
- no
- In the; contraction of 'em' and 'o'
- ar
- Air; atmosphere surrounding the earth
- vindo
- Coming; present participle of 'vir'
- sul
- South; cardinal direction
- quando
- When; temporal conjunction or adverb
- voltaram
- Turned, returned; past tense of 'voltar'
- os
- The; definite masculine plural article
- aquele
- That, that one; demonstrative pronoun
- viram
- Saw; past tense plural of 'ver'
- ondulações
- Undulations, ripples; wave-like movements
- daquela
- From that, of that; contraction 'de' + 'aquela'
- direção
- Direction; course or path of movement
- De
- Of, from; basic preposition
- repente
- Sudden; used in 'de repente' meaning suddenly
- levantou
- Raised, stood up; past tense of 'levantar'
- Está
- It is, there is; present tense of 'estar'
- ciclone
- Cyclone; powerful rotating storm system
- chamou
- Called, shouted; past tense of 'chamar'
- sua
- His, her, your; feminine possessive pronoun
- esposa
- Wife; female marriage partner
- Vou
- I'm going to; first-person of 'ir'
- cuidar
- To take care of, tend to; care verb
- gado
- Cattle, livestock; farm animals collectively
- Então
- Then, so, therefore; sequential connector
- correu
- Ran; past tense of 'correr'
- aos
- To the; contraction of 'a' and 'os'
- celeiros
- Barns, granaries; farm storage buildings
- as
- The; definite feminine plural article
- vacas
- Cows; female cattle on a farm
- cavalos
- Horses; large domesticated riding animals
- eram
- Were; past imperfect plural of 'ser'
- mantidos
- Kept, maintained; past participle of 'manter'
- largou
- Let go, dropped, released; past of 'largar'
- trabalho
- Work, job, task; productive activity
- veio
- Came; past tense of 'vir'
- até
- Until, up to, even; preposition or adverb
- Um
- A, one; indefinite masculine article
- único
- Single, unique, only one; sole
- olhar
- Look, glance; act of looking at something
- lhe
- To him, to her, to you; indirect pronoun
- revelou
- Revealed, showed; past tense of 'revelar'
- perigo
- Danger, peril; situation of potential harm
- próximo
- Near, close, next; nearby in space or time
- Rápido
- Quick, fast; moving with great speed
- ela
- She; third-person feminine singular pronoun
- gritou
- Shouted, screamed; past tense of 'gritar'
- Corra
- Run! imperative form of 'correr'
- porão
- Cellar, basement; underground part of building
- pulou
- Jumped, leaped; past tense of 'pular'
- dos
- Of the; contraction of 'de' and 'os'
- escondeu
- Hid; past tense of 'esconder'
- embaixo
- Under, underneath, below; spatial adverb
- cama
- Bed; furniture for sleeping
- menina
- Girl, young female; child or young woman
- começou
- Began, started; past tense of 'começar'
- pegá-lo
- To catch or grab him/it; infinitive plus pronoun
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