The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 3

Vocabulary

哦

ó / ò — Interjection expressing surprise or understanding.

天哪

tiān na — Exclamation expressing shock or surprise; oh my.

谁

shéi — Interrogative pronoun meaning who or whoever.

曾

céng — Adverb indicating something happened in the past.

听说

tīng shuō — To have heard about something; rumored to be.

过

guò — Particle indicating past experience or completion.

这样

zhè yàng — Like this; in this way or manner.

的

de — Structural particle linking modifier to noun.

想法

xiǎng fǎ — An idea, thought, or way of thinking.

未免

wèi miǎn — Rather too; somewhat excessive in degree.

太

tài — Adverb meaning too or excessively.

显而易见

xiǎn ér yì jiàn — Obviously visible; plain for all to see.

了

le — Particle indicating completion or change of state.

哈

hā — Interjection expressing laughter or amusement.

呵

hē — Interjection expressing mild surprise or laughter.

我们

wǒ men — First person plural pronoun meaning we or us.

来访者

lái fǎng zhě — A visitor or person who comes to visit.

捧腹大笑

pěng fù dà xiào — To hold one's belly laughing; burst out laughing.

你

nǐ — Second person singular pronoun meaning you.

迟早

chí zǎo — Sooner or later; at some point inevitably.

会

huì — Modal verb expressing ability or future likelihood.

把

bǎ — Preposition introducing the object of a verb.

我

wǒ — First person singular pronoun meaning I or me.

笑死

xiào sǐ — To laugh oneself to death; die of laughter.

那么

nà me — Then; in that case; so therefore.

眼下

yǎn xià — Right now; at the present moment currently.

究竟

jiū jìng — After all; exactly; used for emphasis in questions.

是

shì — Verb to be; linking subject and predicate.

什么

shén me — Interrogative pronoun meaning what.

事情

shì qing — A matter, affair, or thing that happened.

呢

ne — Sentence-final particle for questions or continuation.

问道

wèn dào — To ask; said while posing a question.

这个

zhè ge — Demonstrative pronoun meaning this one or this.

嘛

ma — Particle implying something is obvious or natural.

来

lái — To come; directional verb indicating approach.

告诉

gào su — To tell or inform someone about something.

警察总长

jǐng chá zǒng zhǎng — Chief of police; head of the police department.

回答道

huí dá dào — To reply; said in response to a question.

他

tā — Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning he.

深吸

shēn xī — To inhale deeply; take a deep breath in.

一口

yī kǒu — One puff or mouthful of something.

烟

yān — Smoke; cigarette or tobacco being smoked.

缓缓

huǎn huǎn — Slowly and gradually; in an unhurried manner.

而

ér — Conjunction linking clauses; and, yet, or while.

若有所思

ruò yǒu suǒ sī — Appearing thoughtful or lost in contemplation.

地

de — Structural particle turning adjective into adverb.

吐出

tǔ chū — To breathe out or expel something from mouth.

随后

suí hòu — Immediately after; subsequently following an action.

在

zài — Preposition indicating location or ongoing action.

椅子

yǐ zi — A chair used for sitting down on.

上

shàng — Positional word meaning on top of or above.

坐稳

zuò wěn — To sit firmly and steadily in place.

长话短说

cháng huà duǎn shuō — To make a long story short; be brief.

但

dàn — Conjunction meaning but or however; introduces contrast.

开口

kāi kǒu — To open one's mouth; begin to speak.

之前

zhī qián — Before a certain time or event occurs.

请

qǐng — Please; polite request or invitation to do something.

允许

yǔn xǔ — To permit or allow someone to do something.

提醒

tí xǐng — To remind or alert someone about something important.

你们

nǐ men — Second person plural pronoun meaning you all.

此事

cǐ shì — This matter or this affair being discussed.

要求

yāo qiú — To require or demand; a requirement or request.

极度

jí dù — Extremely; to an extreme degree or extent.

保密

bǎo mì — To keep secret; maintain confidentiality about something.

倘若

tǎng ruò — If; supposing that a condition were true.

有人

yǒu rén — Someone; there is a person who does something.

知道

zhī dào — To know or be aware of something.

将

jiāng — Will; future-tense marker or formal preposition.

透露

tòu lù — To reveal or disclose information to someone.

给

gěi — To give; preposition indicating recipient of action.

任何人

rèn hé rén — Anyone; any person whatsoever without exception.

极有可能

jí yǒu kě néng — Very likely; highly probable to happen.

丢掉

diū diào — To lose or give up something one had.

现在

xiàn zài — Now; at the present time currently.

职位

zhí wèi — A job position or official post held.

继续

jì xù — To continue or carry on doing something.

说

shuō — To say or speak; express something verbally.

或者

huò zhě — Or; indicating an alternative option or choice.

不说

bù shuō — To not say; choose not to speak.

那好

nà hǎo — Alright then; fine; expressing reluctant acceptance.

从

cóng — From; preposition indicating source or starting point.

一位

yī wèi — One person; polite measure word for individuals.

极

jí — Extremely; to the highest degree possible.

高层

gāo céng — High-level; senior leadership or upper echelon.

人士

rén shì — A person of status; public figure or notable individual.

处

chù — Place or location; here indicating source of information.

亲自

qīn zì — Personally; doing something oneself directly.

获悉

huò xī — To learn or receive information about something.

一份

yī fèn — One copy or portion of a document.

至关重要

zhì guān zhòng yào — Of utmost importance; absolutely critical and essential.

文件

wén jiàn — A document, file, or official paper.

已

yǐ — Already; indicating something has been completed.

王室

wáng shì — The royal family or royal household.

寝宫

qǐn gōng — Royal bedroom or private chambers of royalty.

中

zhōng — Within; inside a place or among a group.

被

bèi — Passive marker indicating subject receives the action.

窃走

qiè zǒu — To steal and take away; pilfer secretly.

盗取

dào qǔ — To steal or illicitly obtain something valuable.

此

cǐ — This; formal demonstrative pronoun in written Chinese.

人

rén — Person; human being or individual.

已被

yǐ bèi — Has already been subjected to an action.

确认

què rèn — To confirm or verify something is true.

这一点

zhè yī diǎn — This point; this particular aspect or fact.

毫无疑问

háo wú yí wèn — Without any doubt; absolutely certain and unquestionable.

亲眼目睹

qīn yǎn mù dǔ — To witness personally with one's own eyes.

将其

jiāng qí — To take it; formal phrase for handling an object.

取走

qǔ zǒu — To take away; remove and carry something off.

同样

tóng yàng — Likewise; equally; in the same manner.

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; expressing permission or possibility.

确定

què dìng — To confirm; certain; established as definitely true.

该

gāi — The said; referring to previously mentioned person or thing.

至今

zhì jīn — Up to now; still continuing to the present.

仍在

réng zài — Still at or in; continuing to remain somewhere.

手中

shǒu zhōng — In one's hands; in someone's possession currently.

这

zhè — This; demonstrative pronoun indicating nearby thing.

如何

rú hé — How; in what way; asking about method.

得知

dé zhī — To come to know; learn or find out.

明确

míng què — Clear and definite; unambiguous; to clarify something.

推断

tuī duàn — To deduce or infer a conclusion from evidence.

出来

chū lái — To come out; resultative complement indicating emergence.

性质

xìng zhì — Nature or character of something; its essential quality.

来看

lái kàn — Looking from a perspective; judging based on something.

以及

yǐ jí — As well as; and also; in addition to.

某些

mǒu xiē — Certain; some particular unspecified things or people.

结果

jié guǒ — Result or outcome; consequence of an action.

迟迟

chí chí — Tardily; for a long time without appearing.

未

wèi — Not yet; formal negation indicating something incomplete.

出现

chū xiàn — To appear or emerge; come into existence.

判断

pàn duàn — To judge or determine; a judgment or conclusion.

离开

lí kāi — To leave or depart from a place.

盗贼

dào zéi — A thief or robber; one who steals.

之手

zhī shǒu — From the hands of; in someone's possession.

这些

zhè xiē — These; plural demonstrative referring to nearby things.

必定

bì dìng — Certainly; definitely; must without any doubt.

立刻

lì kè — Immediately; right away without any delay.

显现

xiǎn xiàn — To appear or become visible; manifest itself.

换句话说

huàn jù huà shuō — In other words; to put it differently.

使用

shǐ yòng — To use or make use of something.

因为

yīn wèi — Because; indicating the reason for something.

最终

zuì zhōng — Ultimately; finally; in the end result.

意图

yì tú — Intention or purpose; what one plans to do.

加以

jiā yǐ — To proceed to; used before a verb formally.

利用

lì yòng — To make use of; exploit for one's purpose.