The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 8

Vocabulary

但

dàn — But; however; introduces a contrasting clause.

他

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

是

shì — Is; am; are; the verb 'to be'.

个

gè — General measure word for people and objects.

诗人

shīrén — Poet; a person who writes poetry.

而

ér — And yet; but; connecting contrasting ideas.

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun.

认为

rènwéi — To think; to believe; to consider something.

与

yǔ — And; with; together with someone or something.

蠢货

chǔnhuò — Fool; idiot; a stupid or foolish person.

不过

bùguò — However; only; but; introduces a mild contrast.

相差

xiāngchā — To differ by; gap between two things.

一步之遥

yī bù zhī yáo — Only one step away; very close distance.

不错

bùcuò — Not bad; pretty good; quite well done.

从

cóng — From; since; starting from a point.

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification.

海泡石

hǎipàoshí — Meerschaum; a white mineral used for pipes.

烟斗

yāndǒu — Tobacco pipe; a smoking pipe.

中

zhōng — In; inside; among; within something.

深吸

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

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change.

一口

yī kǒu — One mouthful; one puff; one breath.

若有所思

ruò yǒu suǒ sī — Appearing lost in thought; pensive expression.

地

de — Adverbial particle linking adverb to verb.

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to tell something.

尽管

jǐnguǎn — Although; even though; despite the fact.

自己

zìjǐ — Oneself; self; one's own person.

也

yě — Also; too; as well; likewise.

曾

céng — Once; previously; had done something before.

写过

xiěguò — Have written before; experienced writing something.

一些

yīxiē — Some; a few; a certain number of.

打油诗

dǎyóushī — Doggerel; humorous low-quality verse poetry.

请你

qǐng nǐ — Please; kindly asking you to do something.

详细

xiángxì — Detailed; thorough; in full detail.

说说

shuōshuō — Tell me about; talk a bit about something.

道

dào — Said; to say (literary verb of speech).

你们

nǐmen — You all; plural form of 'you'.

搜查

sōuchá — To search; to conduct an investigation search.

经过

jīngguò — Process; course of events; to pass through.

说实话

shuō shíhuà — To tell the truth; honestly speaking now.

我们

wǒmen — We; us; first-person plural pronoun.

不慌不忙

bù huāng bù máng — Unhurried; calm and deliberate; without rushing.

把

bǎ — Disposal marker; took action upon an object.

每个

měi gè — Every; each one; every single item.

地方

dìfang — Place; location; a certain area or spot.

都

dōu — All; both; every; without exception.

在

zài — At; in; located at a place or time.

这方面

zhè fāngmiàn — In this regard; in this aspect or area.

有

yǒu — To have; there is; to possess something.

丰富

fēngfù — Rich; abundant; extensive in amount or content.

经验

jīngyàn — Experience; practical knowledge gained over time.

对

duì — Correct; toward; regarding; facing something.

整栋楼

zhěng dòng lóu — The entire building; the whole structure.

逐间

zhú jiān — Room by room; going through each room.

每间

měi jiān — Each room; every individual room searched.

房间

fángjiān — Room; an individual chamber in a building.

花上

huāshàng — To spend time or money on something.

整整

zhěngzhěng — Entire; full; a complete amount of time.

一周

yī zhōu — One week; a period of seven days.

夜晚

yèwǎn — Night; nighttime; the evening hours.

首先

shǒuxiān — First of all; firstly; to begin with.

检查

jiǎnchá — To inspect; to examine; to check thoroughly.

家具

jiājù — Furniture; household furnishings and fixtures.

打开

dǎkāi — To open; to open up something closed.

每一个

měi yī gè — Each and every one; every single item.

可能

kěnéng — Possible; possibly; may or might happen.

抽屉

chōuti — Drawer; a sliding compartment in furniture.

想

xiǎng — To think; to suppose; to want something.

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun.

知道

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

对于

duìyú — Regarding; with respect to; concerning something.

一个

yī gè — One; a single; one unit of something.

训练有素

xùnliàn yǒusù — Well-trained; highly skilled through disciplined training.

警探

jǐngtàn — Detective; a police investigator or detective.

来说

lái shuō — For; in terms of; speaking from perspective.

所谓

suǒwèi — So-called; what is referred to as something.

暗格

àngé — Secret compartment; hidden space inside furniture.

无所遁形

wú suǒ dùn xíng — Nowhere to hide; cannot escape detection.

这种

zhè zhǒng — This kind of; this type of thing.

任何

rènhé — Any; any kind of; whatever the case.

让

ràng — To let; to allow; to cause someone.

眼皮底下

yǎnpí dǐxia — Right under one's eyes; within plain sight.

溜走

liūzǒu — To slip away; to sneak off undetected.

人

rén — Person; people; human being.

都是

dōu shì — All are; every one is; entirely is.

这

zhè — This; referring to something nearby or mentioned.

道理

dàolǐ — Reason; logic; a principle or truth.

再

zài — Again; more; even more so.

明显

míngxiǎn — Obvious; evident; clearly apparent to everyone.

每件

měi jiàn — Every item; each piece of furniture or object.

橱柜

chúguì — Cabinet; cupboard; a storage furniture piece.

一定

yīdìng — Definitely; certainly; must be the case.

体积

tǐjī — Volume; physical size or bulk of object.

空间

kōngjiān — Space; room; area within a given volume.

需要

xūyào — To need; to require; necessity for something.

加以

jiāyǐ — To apply; to carry out an action upon.

核算

hésuàn — To calculate; to verify by accounting method.

精确

jīngquè — Precise; accurate; exact measurement or result.

测量

cèliáng — To measure; measurement of size or dimension.

方法

fāngfǎ — Method; way; approach to doing something.

哪怕

nǎpà — Even if; even though; no matter how small.

五十分之一

wǔshí fēn zhī yī — One fiftieth; a fraction of one over fifty.

英寸

yīngcùn — Inch; imperial unit of length measurement.

偏差

piānchā — Deviation; discrepancy; error from expected value.

逃不过

táo bu guò — Cannot escape; cannot evade detection or notice.

眼睛

yǎnjing — Eyes; the organs used for seeing.

完

wán — Finished; done; completed an action.

之后

zhīhòu — After; afterwards; following a certain point.

转向

zhuǎnxiàng — To turn toward; to shift direction or focus.

椅子

yǐzi — Chair; a piece of seating furniture.

坐垫

zuòdiàn — Cushion; seat pad placed on a chair.

用

yòng — To use; using something as a tool.

曾见

céng jiàn — Have seen before; previously witnessed or observed.

使用

shǐyòng — To use; to make use of something.

那种

nà zhǒng — That kind of; that type of thing.

细长

xìcháng — Slender; thin and long in shape.

探针

tànzhēn — Probe; a thin needle used for probing.

逐一

zhúyī — One by one; individually in sequence.

刺探

cìtàn — To probe; to poke into; to spy.

桌子

zhuōzi — Table; a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.

桌面

zhuōmiàn — Tabletop; the surface of a table.

被

bèi — Passive marker; indicates action done to subject.

一一

yīyī — One by one; each in turn systematically.

揭开

jiēkāi — To lift off; to reveal; to uncover something.

为何

wèihé — Why; for what reason; literary form.

如此

rúcǐ — Like this; so; in this manner.

有时候

yǒu shíhou — Sometimes; occasionally; at certain times.

意图

yìtú — Intention; intent; purpose behind an action.

藏匿

cángnì — To hide; to conceal something secretly.

物品

wùpǐn — Item; object; a physical thing or article.

之人

zhī rén — A person who; one who does something.

会

huì — Will; can; able to; likely to happen.

将

jiāng — Will; take; literary disposal or future marker.

或

huò — Or; either; alternatively one or another.

其他

qítā — Other; else; the remaining items or people.

类似

lèisì — Similar; alike; resembling another thing closely.

顶面

dǐngmiàn — Top surface; the upper face of an object.

取下

qǔxià — To remove; to take off or detach something.

桌腿

zhuōtuǐ — Table leg; the supporting leg of a table.

挖空

wākōng — To hollow out; to carve out interior space.

藏入

cáng rù — To hide inside; to conceal within a space.

其中

qízhōng — Among them; within it; inside that space.

然后

ránhòu — Then; afterwards; subsequently in sequence.

复原

fùyuán — To restore; to put back to original state.