「アディロンダックの今どき娘たち」を読む前に覚えたい英単語40
The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks
ガートルード・ホール・ブラウネルが「アディロンダックの今どき娘たち」で何度も使う、英語の頻出4,000語に入らない40語です。先に覚えておくと、最初の章がずっと読みやすくなります。各単語に発音記号、意味、本文の例文をつけました。
bungalow/ˈbəŋɡəˌɫoʊ/バンガロー本文に80回
"I heard Mr. Pursell say they were going to visit friends who have a bungalow on Lower Saranac.
canoe/kəˈnu/カヌー, 丸木舟本文に80回
"I am just dying for a chance in a canoe with——"
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/…を叫ぶ, 大声で言う本文に80回
exclaimed Sylvia.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/ささやく, つぶやく本文に70回
she murmured, as she sipped the spiced, icy drink.
chum/ˈtʃəm/親友, 仲よし本文に53回
She gazed at her trio of chums, who had seated themselves about the room, in various positions of comfort.
chaperonを付き添い役をする本文に47回
Aunt Theodora Leigh Brownley will chaperon us, and——"
gasp/ˈɡæsp/…をあえぎながら言う本文に33回
gasped Rose.
assent/əˈsɛnt/同意する, 賛同する本文に19回
"Oh, that's all right," assented Alice.
stove/ˈstoʊv/ストーブ, 暖炉本文に18回
… for a tea outfit had been brought along, and one of the men was lighting the alcohol stove which was not only to boil water for the beverage, but also to warm some of the numerous viands.
mile/ˈmaɪɫ/マイル長さの単位本文に17回
Then, after we get to the end of the fourth lake there is a carry of one mile to the sixth lake."
mil/ˈmɪɫ/マイル本文に16回
From Fulton Chain a little railroad ran the two miles, more or less, to Old Forge.
cavalier/ˈkævəɫiɹ/騎士本文に15回
Sylvia gasped her surprise, but a moment later it was added to, for a thirteenth-century cavalier, with glossy black curls flowing over his lace collar, approached, and with a low bow, said:
hastily/ˈheɪstəɫi/急いで本文に15回
she exclaimed, looking hastily down at the floor.
loon/ˈɫun/アビ本文に14回
… from some lonely and unseen pond, would come the call of the loon, that strange and often solitary bird whose cry has such a weird sound …
hesitation/ˌhɛzəˈteɪʃən/ためらい, ちゅうちょ本文に14回
I'll have to pick up a new step in the hesitation waltz, to make it more difficult."
maid/ˈmeɪd/お手伝いさん, 女中本文に14回
… as she was shot upward in the smooth-running elevator, wondered whether the coloured maid at the Grand Central had made sure that there was no cinder dust on the end of her nose.
ashore/əˈʃɔɹ/岸へ本文に13回
The canoeists were to keep together in a little flotilla, and proceed up First Lake for a short distance, go ashore and have a little lunch.
paddle/ˈpædəɫ/をかいでこぐ本文に13回
It's a little safer than a canoe, but almost as light, and you can row it or paddle it, and it will stand pretty rough water."
merry/ˈmɛɹi/陽気な, 愉快な, 快活な本文に13回
and Rose laughed a merry laugh, that sounded like the tinkle of ice in a strawberry-tinted pitcher of lemonade on a hot day.
glorious/ˈɡɫɔɹiəs/とても楽しい本文に13回
"It is glorious!"
glow/ˈɡɫoʊ/ほてる, ぽかぽかする, 紅潮する本文に13回
A startled cry came from Rose, who turned pale, so that only a small tinted spot glowed in either cheek.
retort/ˈɹiˌtɔɹt/しんらつな応答本文に12回
"Why, yo'all seem surprised," was the retort in that slow, unctuous, Southern voice.
anyhow/ˈɛniˌhaʊ/いずれにせよ, とにかく本文に12回
He'll probably lose I don't know how many thousand dollars by being away from the office for even a little while—at least he'll say so, anyhow," and she laughed.
blush/ˈbɫəʃ/顔を赤らめる, 赤面する本文に12回
stormed Rose, blushing so that her cheeks, which usually held a most charming centre-tint, were now suffused with carmine.
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/喜びを与える, 楽しい, うれしい本文に12回
Just now the little affair was in that most delightful of all states, one of perfect understanding.
garment/ˈɡɑɹmənt/衣服[のうちの一品]本文に12回
Meanwhile Alice was being provided with an outfit of dry garments by the owner of the cottage, and a messenger was despatched to the hotel …
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/エメラルド本文に11回
asked Alice, as she turned an emerald ring on her finger—an emerald that caused much wonder among strangers as to where she had obtained it, for it was a most beautiful stone.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/電報, 電文本文に11回
Hazel was away when my telegram reached her, but she left Chicago last night, and ought to be here now.
falter/ˈfɔɫtɝ/ためらいながら話す, 口ごもる本文に11回
faltered Sylvia.
whirl/ˈhwɝɫ/…をぐるぐる回す, 旋回させる, 渦巻かせる本文に11回
"Unrestful," put in Alice, as she caught Hazel by the shoulders and whirled her about, forcing her over toward the piano.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/しきりに本文に11回
she went on, eagerly, joyously.
glide/ˈɡɫaɪd/滑る, 滑るように進む, 音もなく動く本文に11回
"No bad news, I hope," said Hazel, as she glided across the room and put her arms about her chum.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/明日, 翌日本文に10回
As long as it isn't dangerous, and as long as nothing can be done right away, wait until to-morrow to tell her, Sylvia."
lantern/ˈɫæntɝn/ランタン, ちょうちん, 角灯本文に10回
"Now I'll light a lantern, and we'll go ashore for the stone."
cheerful/ˈtʃɪɹfəɫ/気持ちのよい, 楽しい本文に10回
But it was a more cheerful place than when they had left it, for now a fire was merrily crackling on the hearth …
nowadays/ˈnaʊəˌdeɪz/今日では, このごろは本文に10回
The girls were "up-to-the-minute" damsels, and they were devotees of the nowadays idea.
overturn/ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/…をひっくり返す本文に10回
Then she arose from the little table, so precipitately as almost to overturn it, though Rose saved it in time.
drip/ˈdɹɪp/したたる, しずくを垂らす, ぽたぽた落ちる本文に10回
asked Tupson, of Alice, as he poised his dripping paddle.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/…を魅惑する, うっとりさせる, 喜ばせる本文に10回
Mrs. Brownley was called "Aunt" not only by courtesy, but through love, for she was a charming character, and the girls were very fond of her, especially our four.
boil/ˈbɔɪɫ/沸く本文に10回
The water bubbled and boiled at the bow of their craft.
意味：EJDict-hand, English to Japanese (public domain) 発音記号：ipa-dict（MIT）、Wiktionaryより。
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