The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 2

Vocabulary

dizendo

dee-ZEN-doo — saying; present participle of dizer

que

keh — that; which; who; what (conjunction/pronoun)

havia

ah-VEE-ah — there was/had; past form of haver

vindo

VEEN-doo — come; past participle of vir

nos

nohs — us; to us; ourselves (pronoun)

consultar

kon-sool-TAR — to consult; to seek advice from someone

ou

oh — or; either (conjunction)

melhor

mel-YOR — better; best; superior in quality

pedir

peh-DEER — to ask for; to request something from someone

a

ah — the (feminine article); to; at

opinião

oh-pee-NYOW — opinion; personal view or judgment on something

do

doo — of the; contraction of de + o

meu

MEH-oo — my; belonging to me (masculine)

amigo

ah-MEE-goo — friend; male companion or close associate

sobre

SOH-breh — about; on; concerning a topic or subject

algum

al-GOOM — some; any; a certain unspecified one

assunto

ah-SOON-too — subject; matter; topic under discussion

oficial

oh-fee-see-AL — official; formal; relating to authority or government

tinha

TEEN-yah — had; past tense of ter (to have)

ocasionado

oh-kah-zee-oh-NAH-doo — caused; brought about; occasioned by something

uma

OO-mah — a; an; one (feminine indefinite article)

grande

GRAN-jeh — great; large; big in size or importance

quantidade

kwan-tee-DAH-jeh — quantity; amount; number of something

de

jeh — of; from; indicating origin or belonging

problemas

proh-BLEH-mahs — problems; difficulties; issues causing trouble

Se

seh — if; whether; reflexive pronoun (conjunction)

é

eh — is; third person singular of ser (to be)

ponto

PON-too — point; dot; matter requiring attention

requer

reh-KEHR — requires; demands; needs something necessarily

reflexão

reh-flek-SOW — reflection; careful thought or consideration

observou

ob-sehr-VOH — observed; remarked; said while noticing something

enquanto

en-KWAN-too — while; whereas; during the same time

se

seh — himself; herself; itself; reflexive pronoun

abstinha

abs-TEEN-yah — refrained; abstained; held back from doing something

acender

ah-sen-DEHR — to light; to ignite; to turn on a flame

o

oo — the (masculine singular definite article)

pavio

pah-VEE-oo — wick; cord that carries flame in a candle

iremos

ee-REH-mohs — we will go; future tense of ir (to go)

examiná-lo

eh-zah-mee-NAH-loo — to examine it; to inspect or analyze it closely

com

kon — with; together with; accompanied by

mais

mahys — more; most; additional amount or degree

propósito

proh-POH-zee-too — purpose; intention; deliberateness of action

no

noo — in the; contraction of em + o

escuro

es-KOO-roo — dark; darkness; absence of light

Essa

EH-sah — that; this (feminine demonstrative pronoun)

das

dahs — of the; from the (feminine plural contraction)

suas

SOO-ahs — his; her; your; their (feminine possessive)

noções

noh-SOYNS — notions; ideas; basic concepts or beliefs

estranhas

es-TRAN-yahs — strange; odd; unusual ideas or behaviors

disse

DEE-seh — said; told; past tense of dizer

Prefeito

preh-FAY-too — Prefect; chief of police or official authority

hábito

AH-bee-too — habit; custom; regular practice or behavior

chamar

shah-MAR — to call; to name; to refer to as something

estranho

es-TRAN-yoo — strange; odd; something not easily understood

tudo

TOO-doo — everything; all; the whole of something

estava

es-TAH-vah — was; past continuous form of estar (to be)

além

ah-LEHN — beyond; past; further than a certain point

da

dah — of the; from the (feminine contraction)

sua

SOO-ah — his; her; your; their (feminine possessive)

compreensão

kom-preh-en-SOW — comprehension; understanding; ability to grasp meaning

e

eh — and; connecting words or clauses together

assim

ah-SEEN — thus; so; in this way or manner

vivia

vee-VEE-ah — lived; was living; past imperfect of viver

em

en — in; at; inside a place or situation

meio

MAY-oo — middle; midst; surrounded by something

legião

leh-ZHOW — legion; a large multitude of things or people

absoluta

ab-soh-LOO-tah — absolute; complete; total without any exception

esquisitices

es-kee-zee-TEE-sehs — oddities; eccentricities; strange or quirky behaviors

Muito

MWEE-too — very; much; a large degree or amount

verdade

vehr-DAH-jeh — truth; reality; something that is genuinely true

oferecia

oh-feh-REH-see-ah — offered; was offering; past imperfect of oferecer

ao

ow — to the; at the (masculine contraction)

visitante

vee-zee-TAN-teh — visitor; guest; person who comes to visit

um

oon — a; an; one (masculine indefinite article)

cachimbo

kah-SHEEN-boo — pipe; smoking pipe used for tobacco

empurrava

em-poo-HAH-vah — pushed; was pushing; past imperfect of empurrar

direção

dee-reh-SOW — direction; way toward which something points

ele

EH-leh — he; him; third person masculine singular pronoun

cadeira

kah-DAY-rah — chair; seat; piece of furniture to sit on

confortável

kon-for-TAH-vel — comfortable; cozy; providing physical ease and comfort

E

eh — and; coordinating conjunction connecting two ideas

qual

kwal — which; what; used to ask about something specific

dificuldade

dee-fee-kool-DAH-jeh — difficulty; trouble; something hard to accomplish

agora

ah-GOH-rah — now; at this moment; at the present time

perguntei

pehr-goon-TAY — I asked; I questioned; past tense of perguntar

Nada

NAH-dah — nothing; not anything; zero amount or degree

relacionado

reh-lah-see-oh-NAH-doo — related; connected; having a link to something

assassinatos

ah-sah-see-NAH-tohs — murders; assassinations; intentional killings of people

espero

es-PEH-roo — I hope; I expect; present tense of esperar

não

now — no; not; negation word in Portuguese

nada

NAH-dah — nothing; not anything at all

dessa

DEH-sah — of this; of that (feminine contraction)

natureza

nah-too-REH-zah — nature; kind; the character or type of something

O

oo — the (masculine singular definite article)

fato

FAH-too — fact; something known to be true and real

muito

MWEE-too — very; much; to a great extent

simples

SEEN-plehs — simple; easy; not complex or complicated

tenho

TEN-yoo — I have; first person singular of ter

dúvida

DOO-vee-dah — doubt; uncertainty; lack of certainty about something

podemos

poh-DEH-mohs — we can; we are able to do something

resolvê-lo

reh-sol-VEH-loo — to resolve it; to solve it; to find solution

suficientemente

soo-fee-see-en-teh-MEN-teh — sufficiently; adequately; to a satisfactory degree

bem

ben — well; good; in a satisfactory manner

por

por — by; through; for; indicating means or agent

nós

nohs — we; us; first person plural pronoun

mesmos

MEZ-mohs — ourselves; same; emphasizing self-action

mas

mahs — but; however; expressing contrast or contradiction

pensei

pen-SAY — I thought; I considered; past tense of pensar

gostaria

gos-tah-REE-ah — would like; conditional form of gostar

ouvir

oh-VEER — to hear; to listen to something or someone

os

ohs — the (masculine plural definite article)

detalhes

deh-TAL-yehs — details; specifics; particular facts about something

porque

por-KEH — because; why; giving reason for something

tão

tow — so; such; to such a degree or extent

excessivamente

eh-seh-see-vah-MEN-teh — excessively; too much; beyond normal or acceptable limits

Simples

SEEN-plehs — simple; straightforward; not difficult or complex

Bem

ben — well; indeed; used for affirmation or hesitation

sim

seen — yes; affirmative response or agreement

exatamente

eh-zah-tah-MEN-teh — exactly; precisely; used to confirm something stated

isso

EE-soo — that; this; referring to something just mentioned

também

tam-BEN — also; too; likewise; in addition to something

todos

TOH-dohs — all; everyone; every person or thing included

ficamos

fee-KAH-mohs — we were; we became; past tense of ficar

perplexos

pehr-PLEH-sohs — perplexed; puzzled; completely confused and baffled

caso

KAH-zoo — case; situation; instance of something occurring

mesmo

MEZ-moo — even; same; itself; used for emphasis

desconcerta

des-kon-SEHR-tah — baffles; disconcerts; throws into confusion completely

completamente

kom-pleh-tah-MEN-teh — completely; entirely; in a total or absolute way

Talvez

tal-VEZ — perhaps; maybe; expressing uncertainty or possibility

seja

SAY-zhah — may be; is; subjunctive form of ser

própria

PROH-pree-ah — own; very; the actual thing itself

simplicidade

seem-plee-see-DAH-jeh — simplicity; the quality of being simple or easy

coisa

KOY-zah — thing; object; something not specifically named

coloca

koh-LOH-kah — places; puts; sets something in a position

Que

keh — what; that; used to introduce exclamations or questions

bobagem

boh-BAH-zhen — nonsense; foolishness; silly or absurd talk

você

voh-SEH — you; second person singular informal pronoun

fala

FAH-lah — say; speak; you speak or are saying

respondeu

reh-spon-DEH-oo — replied; answered; past tense of responder

rindo

REEN-doo — laughing; present participle of rir (to laugh)

bom

bon — good; fine; of positive quality or character

grado

GRAH-doo — will; pleasure; de bom grado means willingly

mistério

mees-TEH-ree-oo — mystery; something unknown or difficult to explain

pouco

POH-koo — little; a bit; small amount or degree

óbvio

OB-vee-oo — obvious; evident; easy to see or understand

demais

deh-MAHYS — too much; excessively; beyond appropriate measure