"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 5
Vocabulary 5
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Word |
Translation |
Synonyms |
Antonyms |
Example of usage from the book |
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1. hoarsely |
хрипло |
roughly, raspingly, huskily, croakily |
clearly, smoothly, softly |
At last, their kiss broke,
and he asked her a bit hoarsely… (p. 67) |
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2. shroud |
саван, погребальное покрывало |
burial cloth, winding sheet,
covering |
- |
Tan in the moon's bony light
had become overlaid with the white ofa corpse about to be sewn into its
winding shroud. (p. 73) |
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3. involuntarly |
непроизвольно, невольно |
unconsciously, automatically, instinctively,
spontaneously |
deliberately, intentionally, on purpose |
"I’m awake," he
called cheerfully. his tongue was bleeding from the sudden, involuntary bite
he had given it. (p. 77) |
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4. twirled |
закручивался, вращался |
spun, rotated, twisted, swirled |
stayed still, remained motionless |
It felt as if a long,
invisible wire was being twirled through his head. (p. 79) |
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5. the deadfall |
завал из
сухих деревьев, валежник |
fallen timber, debris,
tangle of branches |
clear path, open ground |
He walked along the deadfall, first to the left,
then to the right. (p. 85) |
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6. rambled |
говорить бессвязно |
wandered, drifted, meandered |
stayed on point, spoke
clearly, focused |
He talked but never rambled. (p. 89) |
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7. opted for |
выбрал (в пользу), предпочел |
chose, selected, preferred,
decided on |
rejected, avoided, turned
down |
It was something in the
artesian well water; louis opted for the Maine air. (p. 89) |
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8. barreled past |
пронеслись мимо, промчались |
rushed past, sped by,
hurtled ahead |
stopped, slowed down |
The two ghosts barreled past
them and ran down the walk, candy bags rattling, screaming their mother's
name. (p. 93) |
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9. wafted out |
повеяло, донеслось |
drifted out, floated out,
spread, emanated |
remained contained, stayed
inside |
Stale denture breath wafted
out, and louis felt a moment of aching sorrow for her, lying here on her
kitchen floor in a litter of apples and Halloween candy. (p. 95) |
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10. the boarding ramp |
пассажирский трап в самолёт |
gangway, jet bridge,
passenger ramp |
exit gate, disembarkation
area |
He watched them enter the
boarding ramp…and disappear from sight for the next week. (p. 102) |
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