The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
As 40 palavras que Gertrude Hall Brownell repete muitas vezes em «The Nowadays Girls in the Adirondacks» 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.
bungalow/ˈbəŋɡəˌɫoʊ/bangalô80 vezes no livro
"I heard Mr. Pursell say they were going to visit friends who have a bungalow on Lower Saranac.
canoe/kəˈnu/canoa80 vezes no livro
"I am just dying for a chance in a canoe with——"
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar80 vezes no livro
exclaimed Sylvia.
murmur/ˈmɝmɝ/falar ou fazer som baixo e indistinto70 vezes no livro
she murmured, as she sipped the spiced, icy drink.
chum/ˈtʃəm/camarada53 vezes no livro
She gazed at her trio of chums, who had seated themselves about the room, in various positions of comfort.
chaperonacompanhar, chaperonar47 vezes no livro
Aunt Theodora Leigh Brownley will chaperon us, and——"
gasp/ˈɡæsp/arquejar, ofegar33 vezes no livro
gasped Rose.
assent/əˈsɛnt/assentir19 vezes no livro
"Oh, that's all right," assented Alice.
stove/ˈstoʊv/fogão18 vezes no livro
… 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/milha17 vezes no livro
Then, after we get to the end of the fourth lake there is a carry of one mile to the sixth lake."
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milha16 vezes no livro
From Fulton Chain a little railroad ran the two miles, more or less, to Old Forge.
cavalier/ˈkævəɫiɹ/cavalheiro15 vezes no livro
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/apressadamente15 vezes no livro
she exclaimed, looking hastily down at the floor.
loon/ˈɫun/mobelha, mergulhão14 vezes no livro
… 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/hesitação14 vezes no livro
I'll have to pick up a new step in the hesitation waltz, to make it more difficult."
maid/ˈmeɪd/empregada, servente, doméstica14 vezes no livro
… 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/em terra13 vezes no livro
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/remo, pagaia13 vezes no livro
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/alegre13 vezes no livro
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/glorioso13 vezes no livro
"It is glorious!"
glow/ˈɡɫoʊ/brilhar13 vezes no livro
A startled cry came from Rose, who turned pale, so that only a small tinted spot glowed in either cheek.
retort/ˈɹiˌtɔɹt/réplica12 vezes no livro
"Why, yo'all seem surprised," was the retort in that slow, unctuous, Southern voice.
anyhow/ˈɛniˌhaʊ/de qualquer modo, de todo modo12 vezes no livro
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/corar, enrubescer, ruborizar12 vezes no livro
stormed Rose, blushing so that her cheeks, which usually held a most charming centre-tint, were now suffused with carmine.
delightful/dɪˈɫaɪtfəɫ/delicioso12 vezes no livro
Just now the little affair was in that most delightful of all states, one of perfect understanding.
garment/ˈɡɑɹmənt/roupa, peça de roupa, indumento12 vezes no livro
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/esmeralda11 vezes no livro
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/telegrama11 vezes no livro
Hazel was away when my telegram reached her, but she left Chicago last night, and ought to be here now.
falter/ˈfɔɫtɝ/balbuciar, hesitar11 vezes no livro
faltered Sylvia.
whirl/ˈhwɝɫ/girar, rodopiar11 vezes no livro
"Unrestful," put in Alice, as she caught Hazel by the shoulders and whirled her about, forcing her over toward the piano.
eagerly/ˈiɡɝɫi/avidamente11 vezes no livro
she went on, eagerly, joyously.
glide/ˈɡɫaɪd/deslizar11 vezes no livro
"No bad news, I hope," said Hazel, as she glided across the room and put her arms about her chum.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã10 vezes no livro
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/lanterna10 vezes no livro
"Now I'll light a lantern, and we'll go ashore for the stone."
cheerful/ˈtʃɪɹfəɫ/alegre10 vezes no livro
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/hoje em dia, agora, atualmente10 vezes no livro
The girls were "up-to-the-minute" damsels, and they were devotees of the nowadays idea.
overturn/ˈoʊvɝˌtɝn/anular, derrubar10 vezes no livro
Then she arose from the little table, so precipitately as almost to overturn it, though Rose saved it in time.
drip/ˈdɹɪp/pingar, gotejar10 vezes no livro
asked Tupson, of Alice, as he poised his dripping paddle.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/encanto, charme10 vezes no livro
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/ferver10 vezes no livro
The water bubbled and boiled at the bow of their craft.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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