O Cão dos Baskervilles: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
The Hound of the Baskervilles
As 40 palavras que Arthur Conan Doyle repete muitas vezes em «O Cão dos Baskervilles» 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.
moor/ˈmʊɹ/charneca159 vezes no livro
… for by the aid of the growth of ivy which covered (and still covers) the south wall she came down from under the eaves, and so homeward across the moor, there being three leagues betwixt the Hall and her father’s farm.
hound/ˈhaʊnd/cão de caça, sabujo69 vezes no livro
… more drunken than the rest, cried out that they should put the hounds upon her.
baronet/ˈbɛɹənət/baronete48 vezes no livro
Our clients were punctual to their appointment, for the clock had just struck ten when Dr. Mortimer was shown up, followed by the young baronet.
instant/ˈɪnstənt/instante, momento34 vezes no livro
At the last instant came this terrible catastrophe.
grey/ˈɡɹeɪ/cinzento22 vezes no livro
… which jutted out between two keen, grey eyes, set closely together and sparkling brightly from behind a pair of gold-rimmed glasses.
beard/ˈbɪɹd/barba18 vezes no livro
At that instant I was aware of a bushy black beard and a pair of piercing eyes turned upon us through the side window of the cab.
alley/ˈæɫi/beco, ruela, viela16 vezes no livro
Sir Charles Baskerville was in the habit every night before going to bed of walking down the famous yew alley of Baskerville Hall.
neighbour/ˈneɪbɝ/vizinho, vizinha15 vezes no livro
… in truth, his neighbours might have pardoned, seeing that saints have never flourished in those parts …
butler/ˈbətɫɝ/mordomo13 vezes no livro
… and his indoor servants at Baskerville Hall consisted of a married couple named Barrymore, the husband acting as butler and the wife as housekeeper.
evidently/ˈɛvədəntɫi/evidentemente13 vezes no livro
“And a man of precise mind, evidently.”
heir/ˈɛɹ/herdeiro, sucessor13 vezes no livro
It is well that this is so, for it is obviously of the utmost importance that Sir Charles’s heir should settle at the Hall and continue the good work which has been so sadly interrupted.
telegram/ˈtɛɫəˌɡɹæm/telegrama12 vezes no livro
You will say that an important telegram has miscarried and that you are looking for it.
singular/ˈsɪŋɡjəɫɝ/singular12 vezes no livro
When Dr. Mortimer had finished reading this singular narrative he pushed his spectacles up on his forehead and stared across at Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
keen/ˈkin/entusiástico12 vezes no livro
He had never said as much before, and I must admit that his words gave me keen pleasure, for I had often been piqued by his indifference to my admiration and to the attempts which I had made to give publicity to his methods.
presume/pɹɪˈzum/presumir, pressupor12 vezes no livro
I presume that it is Mr. Sherlock Holmes whom I am addressing and not—”
lonely/ˈɫoʊnɫi/solitário12 vezes no livro
… as I walked back along the grey, lonely road, that my friend might soon be freed from his preoccupations and able to come down to take this heavy burden of responsibility from my shoulders.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milhas11 vezes no livro
With the exception of Mr. Frankland, of Lafter Hall, and Mr. Stapleton, the naturalist, there are no other men of education within many miles.
yonder/ˈjɑndɝ/acolá, além11 vezes no livro
“A false step yonder means death to man or beast.
mire/ˈmaɪɝ/barro, lama, lodo11 vezes no livro
“The mire has him.
swiftly/ˈswɪftɫi/rapidamente11 vezes no livro
The moon shone clear above them, and they rode swiftly abreast, taking that course which the maid must needs have taken if she were to reach her own home.
granite/ˈɡɹænət/granito11 vezes no livro
In a very few hours the brown earth had become ruddy, the brick had changed to granite, and red cows grazed in well-hedged fields where the lush grasses and more luxuriant vegetation spoke of a richer …
flush/ˈfɫəʃ/corou11 vezes no livro
His dark brows knitted and his face flushed to a dusky red as he spoke.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/diabo11 vezes no livro
… as it would seem, he became as one that hath a devil, for …
beast/ˈbist/besta, fera11 vezes no livro
… a great, black beast, shaped like a hound …
moorland/ˈmʊɹˌɫænd/charneca10 vezes no livro
But anon their bemused wits awoke to the nature of the deed which was like to be done upon the moorlands.
centre/ˈsɛntɝ/Centro10 vezes no livro
The moon was shining bright upon the clearing, and there in the centre lay the unhappy maid where she had fallen, dead of fear and of fatigue.
melancholy/ˈmɛɫənˌkɑɫi/melancolia10 vezes no livro
Over the green squares of the fields and the low curve of a wood there rose in the distance a grey, melancholy hill, with a strange jagged summit …
exceedingly/ɪkˈsidɪŋɫi/extremamente10 vezes no livro
I had observed some newspaper comment at the time, but I was exceedingly preoccupied by that little affair of the Vatican cameos, and in my anxiety to oblige the Pope I lost touch with several interesting English cases.
lurk/ˈɫɝk/espreitar10 vezes no livro
… on that desolate plain, was lurking this fiendish man, hiding in a burrow like a wild beast …
boulder/ˈboʊɫdɝ/rocha, pedregulho10 vezes no livro
Still steadily rising, we passed over a narrow granite bridge and skirted a noisy stream which gushed swiftly down, foaming and roaring amid the grey boulders.
hut/ˈhət/cabana, choupana10 vezes no livro
As you look at their grey stone huts against the scarred hillsides you leave your own age behind you, and if you were to see a skin-clad …
vague/ˈveɪɡ/vago10 vezes no livro
Through the haze I had a vague vision of Holmes in his dressing-gown coiled up in an armchair with his black clay pipe between his lips.
cabmancocheiro9 vezes no livro
“It puts him in the power of the cabman.”
naturalist/ˈnætʃɝəɫəst/naturalista9 vezes no livro
There is a house indicated here which may be the residence of the naturalist—Stapleton, if I remember right, was his name.
gloom/ˈɡɫum/melancolia, trevas, tristeza9 vezes no livro
“The recent sudden death of Sir Charles Baskerville, whose name has been mentioned as the probable Liberal candidate for Mid-Devon at the next election, has cast a gloom over the county.
dreadful/ˈdɹɛdfəɫ/terrível, horrível, pavoroso9 vezes no livro
… Mr. Holmes, he was honestly convinced that a dreadful fate overhung his family, and certainly the records which he was able to give of his ancestors were not encouraging.
cigar/sɪˈɡɑɹ/charuto9 vezes no livro
That night he went out as usual for his nocturnal walk, in the course of which he was in the habit of smoking a cigar.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/depois, em seguida, mais tarde9 vezes no livro
An instant afterwards he gave a little cry of satisfaction, and …
countryside/ˈkəntɹiˌsaɪd/campanha, campo9 vezes no livro
Being himself childless, it was his openly expressed desire that the whole countryside should, within his own lifetime …
dull/ˈdəɫ/cego, embotado, estúpido9 vezes no livro
A dull light shone through heavy mullioned windows, and from the high chimneys which rose from the steep, high-angled roof there sprang a single black column of smoke.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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