Oz Büyücüsü: okumadan önce öğrenilecek 40 kelime
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
L. Frank Baum, «Oz Büyücüsü» 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.
straw/ˈstɹɔ/saman, hasırkitapta 31 kez
Its head was a small sack stuffed with straw, with eyes, nose, and mouth painted on it to represent a face.
beast/ˈbist/hayvan, canavarkitapta 30 kez
… ran barking toward the Lion, and the great beast had opened his mouth to bite the dog, when Dorothy …
balloon/bəˈɫun/balonkitapta 24 kez
Dorothy felt as if she were going up in a balloon.
crow/ˈkɹoʊ/ötmekkitapta 19 kez
She ate a hearty breakfast, and watched a wee Munchkin baby, who played with Toto and pulled his tail and crowed and laughed in a way that greatly amused Dorothy.
rust/ˈɹəst/paslanmakkitapta 17 kez
“They are rusted so badly that I cannot move them at all; if I am well oiled I shall soon be all right again.
frighten/ˈfɹaɪtən/korkutmakkitapta 17 kez
Aunt Em, badly frightened, threw open the trap door in the floor and climbed down the ladder into the small, dark hole.
pole/ˈpoʊɫ/sırıkkitapta 16 kez
There was a great cornfield beyond the fence, and not far away she saw a Scarecrow, placed high on a pole to keep the birds from the ripe corn.
castle/ˈkæsəɫ/kale, hisar, saraykitapta 16 kez
So, as she sat in the door of her castle, she happened to look around and saw Dorothy lying asleep, with her friends all about her.
witch/ˈwɪtʃ/cadı, büyücü, sihirbazkitapta 15 kez
“Are you a real witch?”
cyclone/sɪˈkɫoʊn/siklonkitapta 14 kez
… and no cellar—except a small hole dug in the ground, called a cyclone cellar, where the family could go in case one of those great whirlwinds arose …
inquire/ˌɪnˈkwaɪɹ/sormakkitapta 14 kez
inquired Dorothy.
bark/ˈbɑɹk/yüksek ses çıkarmak havlamak, ürümekkitapta 14 kez
He ran about the room, now here, now there, barking loudly; but Dorothy sat quite still on the floor and waited to see what would happen.
charm/ˈtʃɑɹm/büyülemekkitapta 14 kez
“The Witch of the East was proud of those silver shoes,” said one of the Munchkins, “and there is some charm connected with them; but what it is we never knew.”
exclaim/ɪkˈskɫeɪm/haykırmakkitapta 13 kez
At that moment several mice were seen running up as fast as their little legs could carry them, and when they saw their Queen they exclaimed:
roar/ˈɹɔɹ/kükremekitapta 13 kez
Just as he spoke there came from the forest a terrible roar, and the next moment a great Lion bounded into the road.
bow/ˈbaʊ/eğilmekkitapta 13 kez
From the far north they heard a low wail of the wind, and Uncle Henry and Dorothy could see where the long grass bowed in waves before the coming storm.
coward/ˈkaʊɝd/korkak, ödlek, tabansızkitapta 12 kez
“You are nothing but a big coward.”
wicked/ˈwɪkəd/kötü, fenakitapta 12 kez
“But I thought all witches were wicked,” said the girl, who was half frightened at facing a real witch.
raft/ˈɹæft/salkitapta 12 kez
“The Tin Woodman must build us a raft, so we can float to the other side.”
tinsmithkalaycıkitapta 11 kez
So I went to a tinsmith and had him make me a new leg out of tin.
poppy/ˈpɑpi/gelincikkitapta 11 kez
There were big yellow and white and blue and purple blossoms, besides great clusters of scarlet poppies, which were so brilliant in color they almost dazzled Dorothy’s eyes.
queer/ˈkwɪɹ/tuhaf, acayipkitapta 11 kez
While she stood looking eagerly at the strange and beautiful sights, she noticed coming toward her a group of the queerest people she had ever seen.
spectacles/ˈspɛktəkəɫz/gözlükkitapta 11 kez
But first you must put on the spectacles.”
emerald/ˈɛmɝɹəɫd/zümrütkitapta 10 kez
The people were all dressed in clothing of a lovely emerald-green color and wore peaked hats like those of the Munchkins.
obey/oʊˈbeɪ/itaat etmekkitapta 10 kez
So hereafter you must all serve him, and obey his slightest wish.”
unhappy/ənˈhæpi/mutsuzkitapta 10 kez
“It is my great sorrow, and makes my life very unhappy.
fierce/ˈfɪɹs/vahşi, azgın, azılıkitapta 10 kez
… and then he gave so loud and terrible a roar that Dorothy screamed and the Scarecrow fell over backward, while even the fierce beasts stopped short and looked at him in surprise.
wolves/ˈwʊɫvz/kurtlarkitapta 10 kez
At once there came running to her from all directions a pack of great wolves.
whisker/ˈhwɪskɝ/bıyıkkitapta 9 kez
The next morning the soldier with the green whiskers came to the Scarecrow and said:
fasten/ˈfæsən/bağlamakkitapta 9 kez
I had the fun of watching them make my body and my arms and legs; and when they fastened on my head, at last …
throne/ˈθɹoʊn/tahtkitapta 9 kez
But what interested Dorothy most was the big throne of green marble that stood in the middle of the room.
tiger/ˈtaɪɡɝ/kaplankitapta 9 kez
If the elephants and the tigers and the bears had ever tried to fight me, I should have run myself—I’m such a coward …
brave/ˈbɹeɪv/cesur, yürekli, korkusuzkitapta 9 kez
All the other animals in the forest naturally expect me to be brave, for the Lion is everywhere thought to be the King of Beasts.
ladder/ˈɫædɝ/merdivenkitapta 9 kez
It was reached by a trap door in the middle of the floor, from which a ladder led down into the small, dark hole.
safely/ˈseɪfɫi/güvenle, emniyetle, güvenli bir şekildekitapta 9 kez
Then giving a great spring, he shot through the air and landed safely on the other side.
anxiously/ˈæŋkʃəsɫi/endişeylekitapta 8 kez
Uncle Henry sat upon the doorstep and looked anxiously at the sky, which was even grayer than usual.
cupboard/ˈkəbɝd/dolapkitapta 8 kez
… and this room contained a rusty looking cookstove, a cupboard for the dishes, a table …
growl/ˈɡɹaʊɫ/hırlama, hırlamakkitapta 8 kez
… who barked after her loudly enough when she had gone, because he had been afraid even to growl while she stood by.
till/ˈtɪɫ/kadarkitapta 8 kez
He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.
earnestly/ˈɝnəstɫi/dikkatlekitapta 7 kez
While Dorothy was looking earnestly into the queer, painted face of the Scarecrow, she was surprised to see one of the eyes slowly wink at her.
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