The strange transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs: 40 palavras para aprender antes de ler
As 40 palavras que Florence Marryat repete muitas vezes em «The strange transfiguration of Hannah Stubbs» 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.
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/exclamar101 vezes no livro
he exclaimed, in English, which was quite intelligible, though rather broken, “and have you come to cheer my solitude?
whilst/ˈwaɪɫst/enquanto50 vezes no livro
… and preserved the dignity of his birth, even whilst pursuing an occupation which is considered to place a man beyond the pale of Society.
landlady/ˈɫændˌɫeɪdi/proprietário39 vezes no livro
“Anyways I must go,” observed the landlady, as he disappeared, “for that gal of mine is so stupid I can’t trust her to do a single thing alone.
commence/kəˈmɛns/começar32 vezes no livro
… and with dried herbs and other mysterious preparations from a drawer, commenced to separate them into measured portions and to crumble them into a bowl.
cure/ˈkjʊɹ/curar, sanar26 vezes no livro
said the Professor, “trust yourself to the Doctor and me and we’ll cure you of this nonsense.
till/ˈtɪɫ/até24 vezes no livro
“Wait till you have heard what I have to tell you, Steinberg, and you will acknowledge that I am right.
fool/ˈfuɫ/idiota, tolo, bobo23 vezes no livro
I found her making the kitchen table hop round the room yesterday, and when I told her not to be fooling like a child of five year old, she said she hadn’t touched it.
sichuma22 vezes no livro
I’ve never been in sich a dark ’ole in all my life!
pore/ˈpɔɹ/poro22 vezes no livro
… that I know but little of your doings, except that you shut yourself up in that little room for half the night and sit up poring over old books and manuscripts, long after you should be in bed and asleep.
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/inquirir22 vezes no livro
he inquired; “do you not understand?”
supper/ˈsəpɝ/ceia22 vezes no livro
… though I believe he’s sometimes sorely put-to to find the money, and every evenin’ he’s ’ome by eight o’clock and has his bit of supper and puts his light out by ten, but arter that—well!
cottage/ˈkɑtədʒ/casa pequena22 vezes no livro
The consternation which this mysterious epistle caused in the cottage home in Settlefield, may be better imagined than described.
ignorant/ˈɪɡnɝənt/ignorante21 vezes no livro
We have all been young, Mrs. Battleby, and all been ignorant and wilful and done silly things.
devil/ˈdɛvəɫ/diabo21 vezes no livro
If devils, then also my Leonora, to speak with whom I have been promised over and over again, and feel I only want more power to accomplish.”
aforeantes20 vezes no livro
I often wish I’d been dead afore they’ve come after me!”
stairs/ˈstɛɹz/escada19 vezes no livro
And so saying, he passed her and ran lightly up the stairs.
maid/ˈmeɪd/empregada, servente, doméstica19 vezes no livro
“Mrs. Battleby, my good friend, I want to speak with you, on behalf of your little maid, Hannah!
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/amedrontar, ameaçar, intimidar19 vezes no livro
… if she had only cried, or seemed frightened, or sorry …
downstairs/ˈdaʊnˈstɛɹz/embaixo16 vezes no livro
… as she piled all the plates and dishes on the top of one another, preparatory to making a grand smash if she should happen to slip going downstairs again.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/curiosidade16 vezes no livro
“And do you really believe that your dead wife will be able by the aid of Magic to return to you in bodily shape and satisfy your curiosity on this subject?”
allay/əˈɫeɪ/aquietar15 vezes no livro
… if only for a moment, and allay his bitter fears by one means or the other.
fancy/ˈfænsi/mania15 vezes no livro
You work so hard all day and permit this morbid fancy to occupy your tired brain by night, until it has become in a measure, diseased.
interpose/ˌɪntɝˈpoʊz/interpor14 vezes no livro
“But if evil spirits, then also good,” interposed the Professor eagerly, “you surely would not deny the same power to all those departed this earth.
coarse/ˈkɔɹs/grosseiro, rude, rugoso14 vezes no livro
Her bosom was unusually developed for so young a girl—her face was broad and flat—her mouth wide—her nose short and turned-up, and her colour coarse and high.
marvellous/ˈmɑɹvəɫəs/maravilhoso13 vezes no livro
This is very marvellous!”
mortal/ˈmɔɹtəɫ/ser humano13 vezes no livro
… that have had nothing to do with this earth, but who yet can and do come to the aid of those mortals who solicit their assistance.
deceive/dɪˈsiv/enganar13 vezes no livro
“Not if she were false,” cried the Professor, “I would kill her over again this moment, if she deceived me!
bargain/ˈbɑɹɡən/barganha, transação13 vezes no livro
Of course I did, and would have killed her lover into the bargain, but that he escaped before I could lay hands on him.
recognise/ˈɹɛkəɡˌnaɪz/reconhecer12 vezes no livro
An old woman whom I cannot recognise, seems to have taken her place the last few days.
cunning/ˈkənɪŋ/astuto, esperto, matreiro12 vezes no livro
These brainless creatures are sometimes uncommonly cunning.”
kindly/ˈkaɪndɫi/gentilmente12 vezes no livro
asked the Professor, kindly, “your brother?”
groan/ˈɡɹoʊn/gemer12 vezes no livro
Leonora seemed further off than ever, and he groaned in spirit to think she might be so near, and yet he was unable to communicate with her …
dull/ˈdəɫ/cego, embotado, estúpido12 vezes no livro
she answered, in a dull, low voice …
tray/ˈtɹeɪ/bandeja, tabuleiro12 vezes no livro
… putting the key in his pocket, and by the time Mrs. Battleby appeared with the supper tray, the two friends were talking gaily of a new drama that had just created some sensation in the town.
grasp/ˈɡɹæsp/agarrar12 vezes no livro
“I can see that you are weary,” said the young doctor, as he grasped his hand, “and more than that, Signor, you are weak.
uncouth/ˈənˈkuθ/desajeitado11 vezes no livro
Taken altogether, she was uncouth, but there was an innocence and simplicity in her gaze which was very attractive when one had the time to discover it.
physicmedicar11 vezes no livro
But if you wants to ’ave ’er up here of an evening, and physic ’er and all that sort of thing, why I don’t like to refuse a offer made in kindness …
clever/ˈkɫɛvɝ/esperto, engenhoso, hábil11 vezes no livro
He was a German of the name of Steinberg, and the profession of medicine—a clever fellow who was rising fast, and knew how to make the best of his opportunities.
morrow/ˈmɑɹoʊ/amanhã, manhã10 vezes no livro
To-morrow, perhaps, I may be able to judge more calmly.
apparition/ˌæpɝˈɪʃən/aparição, aparecimento10 vezes no livro
A few minutes’ patience was rewarded by the same apparition standing in the doorway, and holding out, as it seemed, its hand toward the Doctor.
Traduções: WikDict, English to Portuguese (Wiktionary, CC-BY-SA) Pronúncia: ipa-dict (MIT), a partir do Wikcionário.
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