Gulliver'in Gezileri: okumadan önce öğrenilecek 40 kelime
Gulliver's Travels into Several Remote Regions of the World
Jonathan Swift, «Gulliver'in Gezileri» kitabında bu 40 kelimeyi tekrar tekrar kullanıyor ve hiçbiri İngilizcenin en sık 4.000 kelimesi arasında değil. Önceden öğrenirseniz ilk bölümler çok daha kolay okunur. Her kelimenin telaffuzu, anlamı ve kitaptan bir cümlesi var.
majesty/ˈmædʒəsti/majestekitapta 130 kez
The Author sent for to court—The queen buys him of his master the farmer, and presents him to the king—He disputes with his majesty's great scholars—An apartment at court provided for the Author—He is in high favor with the queen—He stands up for the honor of his own country—He quarrels with the queen's dwarf
emperor/ˈɛmpɝɝ/imparator, ilhankitapta 86 kez
The emperor of Lilliput, attended by several of the nobility …
cent/ˈsɛnt/sentkitapta 68 kez
[45] Pistoles: about three dollars and sixty cents.
queen/ˈkwin/kraliçe, ece, vezirkitapta 51 kez
Several contrivances of the Author to please the king and queen—He shows his skill in music—The king inquires into the state of Europe, which the Author relates to him—The king's observations thereon
till/ˈtɪɫ/kadarkitapta 40 kez
We rowed, by my computation, about three leagues, till we were able to work no longer, being already spent with labor, while we were in the ship.
kingdom/ˈkɪŋdəm/krallıkkitapta 31 kez
… there stood an ancient temple, esteemed to be the largest in the whole kingdom, which …
prince/ˈpɹɪns/prens, beyrek, şehzadekitapta 30 kez
This resolution, perhaps, may appear very bold and dangerous, and I am confident would not be imitated by any prince in Europe, on the like occasion.
inch/ˈɪntʃ/inçkitapta 28 kez
… I perceived it to be a human creature, not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands …
imperial/ˌɪmˈpɪɹiəɫ/imparatorlukkitapta 28 kez
After some time, when they observed that I made no more demands for meat, there appeared before me a person of high rank from his imperial majesty.
fasten/ˈfæsən/bağlamakkitapta 25 kez
… for as I happened to lie on my back, I found my arms and legs were strongly fastened on each side to the ground; and my hair …
royal/ˈɹɔɪəɫ/kraliyetkitapta 25 kez
The horses of the army, and those of the royal stables, having been daily led before me, were no longer shy, but would come up to my very feet without starting.
wherein/hwɛˈɹɪn/ki ondakitapta 23 kez
… as well as learning their language, wherein I had a great facility, by the strength of my memory.
sail/ˈseɪɫ/açılmak, denize açılmakkitapta 22 kez
… I accepted an advantageous offer from Captain William Prichard, master of the "Antelope," who was making a voyage to the South Sea.[5] We set sail from Bristol, May 4 …
wholly/ˈhoʊɫi/tamamenkitapta 21 kez
… though very well trained, yet wholly unused to such a sight, which appeared as if a mountain moved before him …
empire/ˈɛmpaɪɝ/imparatorlukkitapta 21 kez
… described, together with the emperor's palace—A conversation between the Author and a principal secretary concerning the affairs of that empire—The Author's offers to serve the emperor in his wars.
palace/ˈpæɫəs/saray, palaskitapta 20 kez
The country described—A proposal for correcting modern maps—The king's palace, and some account of the metropolis—The Author's way of travelling—The chief temple described
whereofbunlardankitapta 19 kez
… and taller than any of the other three who attended him, whereof one was a page that held up his train, and seemed to be somewhat longer than my middle finger …
conceive/kənˈsiv/anlamakkitapta 19 kez
… and marked with black figures; which we humbly conceive to be writings, every letter almost half as large as the palm of our hands.
afterwards/ˈæftɝwɝdz/sonra, sonraları, daha sonrakitapta 18 kez
… and some of them, as I was afterwards told, were hurt with the falls they got by leaping from my sides upon the ground.
likewise/ˈɫaɪˌkwaɪz/aynen, bilmukabele, hakezakitapta 18 kez
The author of these travels, Mr. Lemuel Gulliver, is my ancient and intimate friend; there is likewise some relation between us on the mother's side.
fleet/ˈfɫit/filo, donanmakitapta 18 kez
He shall be our ally against our enemies in the island of Blefuscu, and do his utmost to destroy their fleet, which is now preparing to invade us.
prodigious/pɹəˈdɪdʒəs/devasa, kocaman, muazzamkitapta 17 kez
… while one of my hands was at liberty, without trembling at the very sight of so prodigious a creature, as I must appear to them.
arrow/ˈæɹoʊ/okkitapta 17 kez
… not six inches high, with a bow and arrow in his hands, and a quiver at his back.
forbearkendini tutmakkitapta 15 kez
And I was privately assured that the empress, conceiving the greatest abhorrence of me, and, in the presence of her chief confidants, could not forbear vowing revenge.
mil/ˈmɪɫ/milkitapta 15 kez
… which was half an hour's riding, about two-and-twenty miles from our house.
inhabitant/ɪnˈhæbətənt/sakin, oturankitapta 15 kez
Of the inhabitants of Lilliput; their learning, laws, and customs; the manner of educating their children—The Author's way of living in that country—His vindication of a great lady.
oblige/əˈbɫaɪdʒ/zorlamakkitapta 14 kez
Within each of these was enclosed a prodigious plate of steel, which, by our orders, we obliged him to show us, because we apprehended they might be dangerous engines.
divert/daɪˈvɝt/avutmakkitapta 14 kez
The Author diverts the emperor, and his nobility of both sexes, in a very uncommon manner—The diversions of the court of Lilliput described—The Author has his liberty granted him upon certain conditions.
entertain/ˌɛnɝˈteɪn/eğlendirmekkitapta 14 kez
When I found myself on my feet, I looked about me, and must confess I never beheld a more entertaining prospect.
metropolis/məˈtɹɑpəɫəs/metropolkitapta 13 kez
Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput, described …
apprehend/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnd/korkmakkitapta 13 kez
They apprehended my breaking loose; that my diet would be very expensive, and might cause a famine.
handkerchief/ˈhæŋkɝtʃif/mendilkitapta 13 kez
… my comb and silver snuffbox, my handkerchief and journal-book.
voyage/ˈvɔɪədʒ/seyahatkitapta 13 kez
… with whom I continued three years and a half, making a voyage or two into the Levant,[3] and some other parts.
curiosity/ˌkjʊɹiˈɑsəti/meraklılıkkitapta 13 kez
… I alone am answerable for them, and if any traveller hath a curiosity to see the whole work at large, as it came from the hand of the author …
bigness/ˈbɪɡnəs/büyüklükkitapta 12 kez
I ate them by two or three at a mouthful, and took three loaves at a time, about the bigness of musket bullets.
empress/ˈɛmpɹɛs/imparatoriçekitapta 12 kez
The empress and young princes of the blood of both sexes, attended by many ladies …
conjecture/kənˈdʒɛkʃɝ/konjektür, tahminkitapta 12 kez
The declivity was so small that I walked near a mile before I got to the shore, which I conjectured was about eight o'clock in the evening.
monarch/ˈmɑˌnɑɹk/hakan, hükümdar, monarkkitapta 12 kez
These civil commotions were constantly fomented by the monarchs of Blefuscu; and when they were quelled, the exiles always fled for refuge to that empire.
diversion/daɪˈvɝʒən/eğlencekitapta 12 kez
This diversion is only practised by those persons who are candidates for great employments and high favor at court.
delight/dɪˈɫaɪt/sevinç, mutluluk, neşekitapta 12 kez
They cannot comprehend the occasion which provoked the book nor appreciate the satire which underlies the narrative, but they delight in the wonderful adventures, and wander full of open-eyed astonishment into the new worlds through which the vivid and logically accurate imagination of the author so personally conducts them.
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