Aquela Garota Montana: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
That Girl Montana
As 40 palavras que Marah Ellis Ryan repete muitas vezes em «Aquela Garota Montana» e que ficam fora das 4 mil mais comuns do inglês. Aprenda antes e os primeiros capítulos ficam bem mais fáceis. Cada uma vem com a pronúncia, a tradução e uma frase do livro.
squawuma mulher, esposa75 vezes no livro
She was giving the money and some directions to the Indian, when a word from a squaw drew her attention to the river.
canoe/kəˈnu/canoa55 vezes no livro
Why, I have gone alone in a canoe on a longer trail than we floated over, and I think I will again some day.
utter/ˈətɝ/emitir, articular, balbuciar33 vezes no livro
… after a cool glance at them all, she walked directly past them and spoke to the tall Indian who had first uttered her name to the others.
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/amável, bondoso, gentil31 vezes no livro
Then the color swept upward over her face 11 as she met his kindly glance, and drawing herself a little straighter, she walked indifferently away.
reckon/ˈɹɛkən/coloquial: concluir, como por enumeração e avaliação de chances27 vezes no livro
I reckon you folks heard how Lee Holly—toughest man in the 3 length of the Columbia—was wiped off the living earth by her last week.”
flush/ˈfɫəʃ/flush27 vezes no livro
The man she called Max bent his head and whispered something to her, at which her face flushed just a little and a tiny wrinkle crept between her straight, beautiful brows.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã26 vezes no livro
“To-morrow I would ask that Black Bow and the chief Akkomi eat at our table.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/estranho26 vezes no livro
While I was waiting for—Dan,” she said in a queer tone, and bent her head over the clay image.
miner/ˈmaɪnɝ/mineiro24 vezes no livro
“Some miner rushing down to see the train go by,” remarked Mr. Haydon; but the girl did not answer.
helpless/ˈhɛɫpɫəs/indefeso23 vezes no livro
… and swam out to the little fellow who had struggled to keep his head above water, but was fast growing helpless in the chill of the mountain river.
till/ˈtɪɫ/até23 vezes no livro
He prates about civilization and Eastern culture till I get weary sometimes.
clasp/ˈkɫæsp/agarrar21 vezes no livro
Her face grew even more pale, and her hands clasped each other nervously.
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/evidentemente21 vezes no livro
… and was carried bodily up to one of the lodges, while another squaw—evidently the mother—carried the little redskin who had caused all the commotion.
guardian/ˈɡɑɹdiən/guarda, guardião21 vezes no livro
murmured Mr. Lyster, as he eyed the stalwart form of the retreating guardian, who was so bent on guarding.
mutter/ˈmətɝ/murmurar21 vezes no livro
she muttered, and all the color and bravado were gone from her face …
heap/ˈhip/monte, pilha20 vezes no livro
Young ones of any sort do take a heap of looking after.
tremble/ˈtɹɛmbəɫ/tremer, agitar vigorosamente20 vezes no livro
Oh, well, never mind,” he added, as he saw the red mouth tremble, and tears show in her eyes as she looked at him.
clay/ˈkɫeɪ/argila20 vezes no livro
At first all he could see were the hands—hands playing with a bit of wet clay—or so it seemed to him.
assent/əˈsɛnt/assentir19 vezes no livro
“We heard she was cleared of it,” assented the stranger.
commence/kəˈmɛns/começar18 vezes no livro
“Only don’t commence by disliking, that’s all …
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar18 vezes no livro
“Well, now, he is good-natured to take it like that, and speak so beautiful,” she exclaimed, admiringly; “and you surely did try any man’s patience, Mr. Dan.
fancy/ˈfænsi/a imaginação18 vezes no livro
“If my stepson at times forgets what is due a gentleman in your house, do not fancy that I reflect on you in the slightest for it.
spoil/ˈspɔɪɫ/estragar, arruinar17 vezes no livro
“In fact, I’m afraid she’ll be a nuisance, and spoil our jolly good time all the way home.
dollar/ˈdɑɫɝ/dólar16 vezes no livro
I’d rather lose a thousand dollars than meet them now!
paddle/ˈpædəɫ/remo, pagaia16 vezes no livro
He was not using the paddle, and his chin was resting on one clenched hand, while in the other he held something to which he was giving earnest attention.
brow/ˈbɹaʊ/sobrancelhas16 vezes no livro
He looked at her moodily from under his dark brows, and noticed the color flutter over her cheek and throat in an adorable way.
curt/ˈkɝt/brusco, seco, áspero15 vezes no livro
With this curt reply, she turned her shoulder very coolly on the searcher for information.
supper/ˈsəpɝ/jantar, ceia15 vezes no livro
I’d give half my supper to know if she has killed herself with that ice-bath.”
ward/ˈwɔɹd/tutelado15 vezes no livro
She’s a ward of mine.”
north/ˈnɔɹθ/norte, setentrião14 vezes no livro
That it had become the one topic of general interest in the community was due partly to the personality of the girl, and partly to the fact that the murdered man had been one of the most notorious in all that wild land extending north and west into British Columbia.
impatience/ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/impaciência14 vezes no livro
said the other man, with a sort of impatience.
earnest/ˈɝnɪst/sério, sincero14 vezes no livro
’Tana saw Mr. Haydon among them, in earnest conversation with the conductor; saw Max …
keen/ˈkin/grande14 vezes no livro
Even the Indians were aroused from their lethargy, and watched with keen curiosity the approaching canoes.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/diabo14 vezes no livro
“I didn’t hear a word he said to her; but his eyes spoke strongly enough, poor devil!
fool/ˈfuɫ/idiota, tolo, bobo14 vezes no livro
“He—he might have thought it was nice, if you hadn’t been here with your fool speeches.
careless/ˈkɛɹɫəs/negligente, desatencioso, descuidado13 vezes no livro
Her gaze rested lightly on the two strangers and their trophies of the chase, on the careless ferryman, and the few stragglers from the ranch and the cabins.
bead/ˈbid/conta, missanga13 vezes no livro
… making remarks about the Indians, admiring particularly one boy’s beaded dress, and garnishing her remarks with a good deal of slang.
frown/ˈfɹaʊn/fazer cara feia, franzir o cenho13 vezes no livro
And it was not a woman at all,—only a girl of perhaps sixteen years instead—who shrank back into the gloom, and frowned on him with great, dark …
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encanto, charme13 vezes no livro
… or so fittingly and picturesquely dressed, for Mr. Maxwell Lyster was artist enough to make the most of his many good points and to exhibit them all with charming unconsciousness.
tramp/ˈtɹæmp/trilhar12 vezes no livro
… with their trophies of elk-horn and beaver paws, with their scarred outfit and a general air of elation gained from a successful “outing,” tramped down to the 2 little station after a last lingering view toward far hunting grounds.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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