The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 11

Vocabulary

毫无

háo wú — Absolutely without; having none whatsoever

疑问

yí wèn — Doubt; question; something uncertain or unclear

我们

wǒ men — We; us; first-person plural pronoun

移开

yí kāi — To move aside; to shift something away from place

了

le — Particle indicating completed action or change of state

每

měi — Every; each; indicating all members of a group

一块

yī kuài — One piece; one block; measure word for flat objects

地毯

dì tǎn — Carpet; rug laid on the floor

用

yòng — To use; to employ; using a tool or method

显微镜

xiǎn wēi jìng — Microscope; instrument for magnifying tiny objects

检查

jiǎn chá — To inspect; to examine carefully for details

地板

dì bǎn — Floor; the flat surface one walks on indoors

那

nà — That; referring to something previously mentioned or distant

墙上

qiáng shàng — On the wall; surface of a wall

的

de — Structural particle indicating possession or modification

壁纸

bì zhǐ — Wallpaper; decorative paper covering interior walls

呢

ne — Particle prompting a question or continuing a topic

过了

guò le — Passed; gone through; indicating time or process elapsed

你们

nǐ men — You all; second-person plural pronoun

地窖

dì jiào — Cellar; underground storage room beneath a building

吗

ma — Question particle turning statement into yes/no question

那么

nà me — Then; in that case; used to draw a conclusion

我

wǒ — I; me; first-person singular pronoun

说

shuō — To say; to speak; to express verbally

判断

pàn duàn — To judge; to make a judgment or assessment

出了

chū le — Occurred; went wrong; indicating an error emerged

差错

chā cuò — Error; mistake; something that went wrong

那封

nà fēng — That (letter); measure word 封 used for letters

信

xìn — Letter; written correspondence sent to someone

并不

bìng bù — Actually not; emphatically negating a statement

在

zài — At; in; located at a place

所

suǒ — Particle used with verbs to nominalize or emphasize

设想

shè xiǎng — To imagine; to assume; a hypothetical supposition

那个

nà ge — That one; that thing; a general demonstrative pronoun

地方

dì fang — Place; location; a particular spot or area

担心

dān xīn — To worry; to be concerned about something

你

nǐ — You; second-person singular pronoun

说得对

shuō de duì — You are right; what you said is correct

警察厅长

jǐng chá tīng zhǎng — Police prefect; head of the police department

会

huì — Will; can; indicating likelihood or ability

建议

jiàn yì — To suggest; to recommend; a proposal or suggestion

怎么

zěn me — How; in what way; asking about method or manner

做

zuò — To do; to make; to perform an action

那处

nà chù — That place; that particular location or premises

房屋

fáng wū — House; building; a structure used as dwelling

进行

jìn xíng — To carry out; to conduct; to proceed with an activity

彻底

chè dǐ — Thorough; complete; leaving nothing unexamined

重新

chóng xīn — Again; anew; doing something over from the start

搜查

sōu chá — To search; to conduct a thorough investigation of premises

完全

wán quán — Completely; entirely; totally without exception

没有

méi yǒu — Do not have; there is no; negation of existence

必要

bì yào — Necessary; essential; something that must be done

回答

huí dá — To answer; to reply; a response to a question

道

dào — Said; verbal particle indicating quoted speech

确信

què xìn — To be certain; to be firmly convinced of something

不在

bú zài — Not present; not located at a particular place

那所

nà suǒ — That (building); measure word 所 for houses or buildings

宅邸

zhái dǐ — Mansion; large private residence of a notable person

里

lǐ — Inside; within; interior of a place or container

就像

jiù xiàng — Just like; exactly as; used to make a comparison

自己

zì jǐ — Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun referring to the subject

呼吸

hū xī — To breathe; breathing; the act of inhaling and exhaling

一样

yī yàng — The same; alike; equally; just as certain as something

更好

gèng hǎo — Even better; more preferable; superior in quality

可以

kě yǐ — Can; may; it is possible or permissible to do

给

gěi — To give; for; indicating recipient of an action

当然

dāng rán — Of course; naturally; without any doubt

有

yǒu — To have; there is; indicating existence or possession

准确

zhǔn què — Accurate; precise; exactly correct without error

描述

miáo shù — To describe; description; an account of something's details

吧

ba — Particle suggesting assumption or seeking confirmation

哦

ó / ò — Oh; exclamation expressing realization or mild surprise

说着

shuō zhe — While saying; in the midst of speaking

取出

qǔ chū — To take out; to retrieve something from a place

一本

yī běn — One (book); measure word 本 for bound volumes

备忘录

bèi wàng lù — Memorandum; notebook for recording important information

开始

kāi shǐ — To begin; to start; the commencement of an action

大声

dà shēng — Loudly; in a loud voice; at high volume

朗读

lǎng dú — To read aloud; to recite clearly and audibly

一份

yī fèn — One copy; one portion; measure word for documents

关于

guān yú — Regarding; about; concerning a particular topic

那份

nà fèn — That (document/portion); referring to a specific item

失踪

shī zōng — Missing; disappeared; no longer able to be found

文件

wén jiàn — Document; official paper; written record or file

内部

nèi bù — Interior; internal; inside of something

尤其

yóu qí — Especially; particularly; more so than others

是

shì — Is; am; are; verb to be or to affirm identity

外部

wài bù — Exterior; external; the outside of something

外观

wài guān — Appearance; outward look; how something looks externally

详细

xiáng xì — Detailed; thorough; providing much specific information

读完

dú wán — To finish reading; to read something all the way through

这份

zhè fèn — This (document/portion); referring to current specific item

后

hòu — After; afterwards; following a particular event or time

不久

bù jiǔ — Soon; before long; after a short period of time

他

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

便

biàn — Then; thereupon; formal particle indicating subsequent action

告辞

gào cí — To take one's leave; to say goodbye and depart

离去

lí qù — To leave; to depart; to go away from a place

其

qí — His; its; their; formal third-person possessive pronoun

沮丧

jǔ sàng — Dejected; discouraged; feeling low and disappointed

神情

shén qíng — Expression; look on one's face; emotional demeanor

见过

jiàn guo — Have seen; experienced seeing at some past moment

这位

zhè wèi — This person; polite demonstrative for referring to someone

好

hǎo — Good; fine; well; positive adjective of quality

先生

xiān shēng — Mr.; gentleman; respectful address for an adult male

中

zhōng — Among; in the middle of; within a group or period

最为

zuì wéi — Most; to the greatest degree; extremely

低落

dī luò — Low; downcast; in a depressed or deflated state

一次

yī cì — Once; one time; a single occurrence of something

大约

dà yuē — Approximately; about; not exactly but roughly

一个月

yī gè yuè — One month; a period of approximately thirty days

再次

zài cì — Once again; a second time; repeating an action

登门

dēng mén — To visit someone's home; to call at someone's door

拜访

bài fǎng — To pay a visit; to call on someone respectfully

发现

fā xiàn — To discover; to find; to notice something previously unknown

状态

zhuàng tài — State; condition; the current situation or status

与

yǔ — And; with; together with; formal conjunction

之前

zhī qián — Before; prior to; earlier than a reference point

几乎

jī hū — Almost; nearly; very close to but not quite

一模一样

yī mú yī yàng — Exactly the same; identical in every way; carbon copy

拿起

ná qǐ — To pick up; to lift something with one's hand

烟斗

yān dǒu — Tobacco pipe; a smoking pipe for burning tobacco

坐下来

zuò xià lái — To sit down; to take a seat and settle in

聊些

liáo xiē — To chat about; to talk casually about some topics

寻常

xún cháng — Ordinary; usual; commonplace everyday topics or things

话题

huà tí — Topic; subject of conversation; talking point

最后

zuì hòu — Finally; at last; in the end; the last moment

说道

shuō dào — Said; spoke; verbal phrase introducing quoted speech

好吧

hǎo ba — Well then; alright; expressing reluctant acceptance

被窃

bèi qiè — Stolen; having been stolen; passive form of theft

怎么样

zěn me yàng — How about; what about; how is something going

我猜

wǒ cāi — I guess; I suppose; expressing an uncertain assumption

终于

zhōng yú — Finally; at last; after a long wait or effort

下定

xià dìng — To firmly decide; to make up one's mind definitively

决心

jué xīn — Determination; resolve; firm decision to do something

认为

rèn wéi — To think; to believe; to hold a certain opinion

根本

gēn běn — Fundamentally; at all; absolutely (in negative contexts)

不可能

bù kě néng — Impossible; cannot possibly; there is no way

智胜

zhì shèng — To outsmart; to defeat through superior intelligence or wit

那位

nà wèi — That person; polite demonstrative referring to someone

部长

bù zhǎng — Minister; department head; senior government official