The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 4

Vocabulary

请

qǐng — Please; to request or invite someone politely.

说

shuō — To speak, say, or talk.

得

de/dé/děi — Structural particle; to obtain; must.

更

gèng — Even more; to a greater degree.

明确

míngquè — Clear, explicit, and definite in meaning.

一些

yīxiē — Some; a certain amount or number of.

我

wǒ — I; me; the first-person pronoun.

嗯

ń/ňg — Interjection expressing hesitation or acknowledgment.

可以

kěyǐ — Can; may; it is permissible or acceptable.

大胆

dàdǎn — Bold, daring, courageous in action or speech.

地

de — Adverbial structural particle linking adverb to verb.

这份

zhè fèn — This (document/portion); demonstrative with measure word.

文件

wénjiàn — Document, file, or official written paper.

在

zài — At, in, on; to be located somewhere.

某个

mǒu gè — A certain; some particular (unspecified) one.

地方

dìfang — Place, location, or a local area.

赋予

fùyǔ — To endow or grant something to someone.

持有者

chíyǒuzhě — Holder; person who possesses or owns something.

某种

mǒu zhǒng — A certain kind or type of something.

权力

quánlì — Power, authority, or the right to control.

而

ér — Conjunction meaning and, but, yet, or however.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind or type of something.

那个

nà ge — That one; demonstrative pronoun for distant objects.

极为

jí wéi — Extremely, exceedingly; to the utmost degree.

宝贵

bǎoguì — Precious, valuable, highly treasured.

警察

jǐngchá — Police; law enforcement officer.

总长

zǒngzhǎng — Chief; head of a department or organization.

喜欢

xǐhuān — To like, enjoy, or be fond of something.

用

yòng — To use; to employ or make use of.

外交

wàijiāo — Diplomacy; relating to foreign affairs and relations.

辞令

cílìng — Diplomatic or polished language; tactful expression.

仍然

réngrán — Still, yet; continuing in the same state.

不太

bú tài — Not very; not quite; somewhat lacking.

明白

míngbai — To understand clearly; clear, obvious.

好吧

hǎo ba — Okay then; expression of reluctant agreement.

如果

rúguǒ — If; supposing that a condition is met.

将

jiāng — Will; about to; future tense marker.

透露

tòulù — To reveal, disclose, or leak information.

给

gěi — To give; for; to; beneficiary marker.

某位

mǒu wèi — A certain (person); unspecified individual (polite).

不便

bùbiàn — Inconvenient; not convenient; unsuitable.

具名

jùmíng — To give one's name; to be named.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

第三者

dìsānzhě — Third party; an uninvolved outside person.

就会

jiù huì — Then will; used to express a consequence.

使

shǐ — To cause, make, or enable something to happen.

一位

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

身份

shēnfèn — Identity, status, or social position of a person.

尊贵

zūnguì — Noble, honorable, of high and respected status.

人物

rénwù — Figure, personage; an important or notable person.

名誉

míngyù — Reputation, honor, or public esteem.

受到

shòudào — To receive or be subjected to something.

质疑

zhìyí — To question, doubt, or challenge something.

这一

zhè yī — This (one); used to refer to a specific matter.

事实

shìshí — Fact; actual truth or reality of a matter.

对

duì — Toward; correct; to face; a preposition.

那位

nà wèi — That (person); polite reference to someone mentioned.

和

hé — And; with; together with; peaceful.

安宁

ānníng — Peace, tranquility, calmness of mind or life.

如此

rúcǐ — So, thus, like this; in such a manner.

威胁

wēixié — Threat; to threaten or intimidate someone.

显赫

xiǎnhè — Illustrious, prominent, of great fame or power.

拥有

yōngyǒu — To possess, own, or have something.

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or changed state.

支配权

zhīpèiquán — Power of control; right to dominate or command.

但

dàn — But, however; introduces a contrasting clause.

插嘴

chāzuǐ — To interrupt; to cut in while someone speaks.

道

dào — To say (used after speech); way; path.

取决于

qǔjuéyú — To depend on; to be determined by something.

劫匪

jiéfěi — Robber, bandit; one who commits robbery.

知道

zhīdào — To know; to be aware of a fact.

失主

shīzhǔ — The owner who has lost something; victim of theft.

是谁

shì shuí — Who is it; asking for someone's identity.

谁

shuí — Who; which person; interrogative pronoun.

敢

gǎn — To dare; to have the courage to do.

窃贼

qièzéi — Thief; one who steals secretly or stealthily.

大臣

dàchén — Minister; high-ranking official serving the monarch.

他

tā — He, him; third-person masculine pronoun.

什么

shénme — What; anything; used in questions or negatives.

都

dōu — All, both; even; used for inclusive statements.

敢做

gǎn zuò — Dare to do; bold enough to act.

无论

wúlùn — No matter; regardless of what or how.

有失

yǒu shī — Improper; falling short of proper conduct.

还是

háishi — Or; still; used in questions or alternatives.

正当

zhèngdàng — Proper, legitimate, rightful, or justifiable.

盗窃

dàoqiè — Theft; to steal; the act of stealing.

手法

shǒufǎ — Method, technique, or manner of doing something.

既

jì — Both…and…; already; since (literary conjunction).

又

yòu — Also, again, furthermore; adds another quality.

巧妙

qiǎomiào — Clever, ingenious, skillful in an elegant way.

那份

nà fèn — That (document/portion); demonstrative with measure word.

坦白

tǎnbái — Frank, candid; to confess or be honest about.

一封

yī fēng — One (letter); measure word for letters or envelopes.

信

xìn — Letter; correspondence; to believe or trust.

独自

dúzì — Alone, by oneself, without company.

皇家

huángjiā — Royal; belonging to or associated with royalty.

时

shí — When; at the time of; a time marker.

收到

shōudào — To receive something sent to you.

她

tā — She, her; third-person feminine pronoun.

阅读

yuèdú — To read; the act of reading written material.

突然

tūrán — Suddenly, all of a sudden, without warning.

被

bèi — Passive marker; by (indicates passive voice).

另一位

lìng yī wèi — Another person; a different individual (polite form).

到来

dàolái — Arrival; to arrive or come to a place.

所

suǒ — Particle used before verb in passive structures.

打断

dǎduàn — To interrupt; to break off or cut short.

尤其

yóuqí — Especially, particularly; more than anything else.

希望

xīwàng — To hope; wish; expectation for something desired.

隐瞒

yǐnmán — To conceal, hide, or withhold the truth.

这封

zhè fēng — This (letter); demonstrative with measure word for letters.

匆忙

cōngmáng — Hurried, hasty, rushing without enough time.

试图

shìtú — To attempt, try to do something.

塞进

sāi jìn — To stuff or push something into a space.

抽屉

chōuti — Drawer; a sliding storage compartment in furniture.

却

què — But, yet, however; indicates contrast or unexpectedness.

未能

wèi néng — Was unable to; failed to accomplish something.

成功

chénggōng — Success; to succeed in achieving a goal.

不得不

bùdébù — Have no choice but to; must reluctantly do.

它

tā — It; third-person pronoun for objects or animals.

敞开

chǎngkāi — Wide open; to open fully without restriction.

着

zhe — Particle indicating ongoing state or action continuing.

放在

fàng zài — To place on; to put something somewhere.

桌子

zhuōzi — Table; a piece of furniture with a flat top.

上

shàng — On, above, up; on top of a surface.

然而

rán'ér — However, nevertheless; introduces a contrasting idea.

信封

xìnfēng — Envelope; a paper container for a letter.

地址

dìzhǐ — Address; the location written on correspondence.

朝上

cháo shàng — Facing upward; directed or turned toward the top.

内容

nèiróng — Content; the information contained within something.

因此

yīncǐ — Therefore, as a result, consequently.

看见

kànjiàn — To see; to catch sight of something.

便

biàn — Then, so; thereupon (literary, similar to 就).

没有

méiyǒu — Do not have; there is no; did not.

引起

yǐnqǐ — To cause, arouse, or attract (attention/interest).

注意

zhùyì — Attention; to pay attention or take notice.

就在

jiù zài — Right at; precisely at this moment or place.

此时

cǐ shí — At this moment; at this point in time.

走进来

zǒu jìn lái — To walk in; to enter by walking inside.