Lorna Doone Flashcards
Округ, графство
county
(in the US) a political and administrative division of a state, providing certain local governmental services.
My home is in Oare, a village in the county of Somerset, in the south-west of England.
Разбойник
Разбойник с большой дороги
highwayman
a man, typically on horseback, who held up travelers at gunpoint in order to rob them.
- The horses were carrying gold, and the gold was guarded by soldiers because a famous highwayman was in the area. *
Болото, топь
Marsh
Потом, впоследствии
Нар.
afterwards
смущенный
растерянный, стесненный
Прил.
embarrassed
feeling or showing embarrassment.
I felt very embarrassed.
перевозка, экипаж, транспорт
carriage
a four-wheeled passenger vehicle pulled by two or more horses.
After we had travelled some distance, we passed a big carriage with six horses going up a hill.
Болото
Moor
We did not see them again because we turned off onto a side road and rode over the moor
Густой, плотный, толстый, жирный
Прил
Thick
Thick mist came down and we could not see beyond our horses’ head
осмелиться
dare
have the courage to do something.
Even the king wouldn’t dare to hang one of the Doones.
удивляться, интересоваться, желать знать
Гл.
wonder
desire or be curious to know something.
I felt very sad when I saw this, and I wondered what would happen to the child.
плакать, оплакивать, рыдать
Гл.
weep
shed tears.
After some time, I heard the sound of weeping.
Вредить, наносить вред, наносить ущерб
*Гл *
Harm
physically injure.
At first, the Doones lived peacefully and did not harm anyone.
Водоворот
Джакузи
Сущ.
whirlpool
a rapidly rotating mass of water in a river or sea into which objects may be drawn, typically caused by the meeting of conflicting currents.
*It was a whirlpool and the water went round and round, very fast. *
сердито, раздражительно, сварливо
crossly
Мы были его единственные родственники
We were his only relatives
