40 كلمة تتعلمها قبل قراءة «شبح كانترفيل»
The Canterville Ghost
40 كلمة يكررها أوسكار وايلد في «شبح كانترفيل»، وليست بين أكثر 4000 كلمة شيوعًا في الإنجليزية. تعلّمها أولًا تصبح الفصول الأولى أسهل بكثير. لكل كلمة نطقها ومعناها وجملة من الكتاب.
stain/ˈsteɪn/بقعة15 مرة في الكتاب
Following her, they passed through the fine Tudor hall into the library, a long, low room, panelled in black oak, at the end of which was a large stained glass window.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/خشى، أفزع9 مرة في الكتاب
However, by taking great care of himself, he recovered, and resolved to make a third attempt to frighten the United States Minister and his family.
shriek/ˈʃɹik/صرخ6 مرة في الكتاب
The ghost started up with a wild shriek of rage, and swept through them like a mist, extinguishing Washington Otis’s candle as he passed, and so leaving them all in total darkness.
staircase/ˈstɛɹˌkeɪs/بيت الدرج، درج، سلم6 مرة في الكتاب
Just, however, as he reached the top of the great oak staircase, a door was flung open, two little white-robed figures appeared, and a large pillow whizzed past his head!
fearful/ˈfɪɹfəɫ/خواف6 مرة في الكتاب
… but no sooner had he said these words than a terrible flash of lightning lit up the sombre room, a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
jewel/ˈdʒuəɫ/جوهر، جوهرة6 مرة في الكتاب
He had been very wicked, but he was really sorry for all that he had done, and he gave me this box of beautiful jewels before he died.”
till/ˈtɪɫ/حتى، إلى أن، ريثما6 مرة في الكتاب
They did not return home till nine o’clock, when they had a light supper.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/رمادي، أغبر5 مرة في الكتاب
His eyes were as red burning coals; long grey hair fell over his shoulders in matted coils; his garments …
wainscot/ˈweɪnskət/خشب5 مرة في الكتاب
There was evidently no time to be lost, so, hastily adopting the Fourth dimension of Space as a means of escape, he vanished through the wainscoting, and the house became quite quiet.
churchyard/ˈtʃɝtʃˌjɑɹd/مقبرة5 مرة في الكتاب
… so he contented himself with becoming faintly phosphorescent, and vanished with a deep churchyard groan, just as the twins had come up to him.
gipsyغجري5 مرة في الكتاب
… some few days before, he had given a band of gipsies permission to camp in the park.
housekeeper/ˈhaʊˌskipɝ/مدبرة المنزل5 مرة في الكتاب
This was Mrs. Umney, the housekeeper, whom Mrs. Otis, at Lady Canterville’s earnest request, had consented to keep in her former position.
rusty/ˈɹəsti/صدئ5 مرة في الكتاب
… were soiled and ragged, and from his wrists and ankles hung heavy manacles and rusty gyves.
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/شرير5 مرة في الكتاب
He remembered the terrible night when the wicked Lord Canterville was found choking in his dressing-room, with the knave of diamonds half-way down his throat …
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/بوضوح5 مرة في الكتاب
… with the light-hearted gaiety of schoolboys, were evidently amusing themselves before they retired to rest, but at a quarter-past eleven all was still …
accordingly/əˈkɔɹdɪŋɫi/وفقا لذلك، بناء على ذلك5 مرة في الكتاب
He accordingly rubbed out the stain a second time, but the second morning it appeared again.
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/أخضر زمردي، خضراء زمردية4 مرة في الكتاب
… according to the simple rites of the Free American Reformed Episcopalian Church, they found it a bright emerald-green.
pony/ˈpoʊˌni/فرس قزم4 مرة في الكتاب
She was a wonderful Amazon, and had once raced old Lord Bilton on her pony twice round the park, winning by a length and a half …
hollow/ˈhɑɫoʊ/أجوف4 مرة في الكتاب
… he fled down the corridor, uttering hollow groans, and emitting a ghastly green light.
groan/ˈɡɹoʊn/آهة، أنين4 مرة في الكتاب
A few hollow groans from the wardrobe, he thought, would be more than sufficient, or, if that failed to wake her, he might grabble at the counterpane with palsy-twitching fingers.
skeleton/ˈskɛɫətən/هيكل عظمي، هيكل4 مرة في الكتاب
Imbedded in the wall was a huge iron ring, and chained to it was a gaunt skeleton, that was stretched out at full length on the stone floor …
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/غمغم، تغمغم، تمتم، دمدم4 مرة في الكتاب
“Poor, poor Ghost,” she murmured; “have you no place where you can sleep?”
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/اختلج، ارتجف4 مرة في الكتاب
… and there to place a clammy hand on Mrs. Otis’s forehead, while he hissed into her trembling husband’s ear the awful secrets of the charnel-house.
distress/dɪˈstɹɛs/محنة4 مرة في الكتاب
… for some unexplained reason, was always a good deal distressed at the sight of the blood-stain, and very nearly cried the morning it was emerald-green.
eleven/ˈiɫɛvən/أحد عشر، إحدى عشرة، ١١4 مرة في الكتاب
At eleven o’clock the family retired, and by half-past all the lights were out.
ruin/ˈɹuən/خراب، خرابة، طلل4 مرة في الكتاب
He was sitting by the window, watching the ruined gold of the yellowing trees fly through the air, and the red leaves dancing madly down the long avenue.
faint/ˈfeɪnt/أغمي، غشي4 مرة في الكتاب
… a fearful peal of thunder made them all start to their feet, and Mrs. Umney fainted.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/أميال3 مرة في الكتاب
As Canterville Chase is seven miles from Ascot, the nearest railway station, Mr. Otis had telegraphed for a waggonette to meet them, and they started on their drive in high spirits.
horrid/ˈhɔɹəd/بشع3 مرة في الكتاب
“How horrid!”
peal/ˈpiɫ/قصف3 مرة في الكتاب
On reaching the top of the staircase he recovered himself, and determined to give his celebrated peal of demoniac laughter.
colour/ˈkəɫɝ/لون3 مرة في الكتاب
The chameleon-like colour, also, of the stain excited a good deal of comment.
phantom/ˈfænəm/سراب، شبح3 مرة في الكتاب
… and, after a second hasty glance at the awful phantom, he fled back to his room …
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/سلالم3 مرة في الكتاب
The third morning also it was there, though the library had been locked up at night by Mr. Otis himself, and the key carried up-stairs.
aristocracy/ˌɛɹəˈstɑkɹəsi/أرستقراطية3 مرة في الكتاب
But there is no such thing, sir, as a ghost, and I guess the laws of Nature are not going to be suspended for the British aristocracy.”
heirloom/ˈɛɹˌɫum/ميراث عائلي3 مرة في الكتاب
… or should be, heirlooms in your family.
wither/ˈwɪðɝ/ذابل3 مرة في الكتاب
… and, raising his withered hands high above his head, swore according to the picturesque phraseology of the antique school …
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/كبير خدم3 مرة في الكتاب
… and finally dropping the rusty dagger into the Minister’s jack-boots, where it was found in the morning by the butler.
dagger/ˈdæɡɝ/خنجر3 مرة في الكتاب
… a winding-sheet frilled at the wrists and neck, and a rusty dagger.
supernatural/ˌsupɝˈnætʃɝəɫ/خارق، ميتافيزيقي، ما فوق الطبيعة3 مرة في الكتاب
No mention at all was made of the supernatural, nor was Sir Simon de Canterville alluded to in any way.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/صاح3 مرة في الكتاب
Hour after hour he waited, but the cock, for some strange reason, did not crow again.
المعاني: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org, English to Arabic (CC-BY-SA) النطق: ipa-dict (MIT)، من ويكاموس.
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