Learn English Through Oliver Twist Part 10
1. Mr. Bumble put down his hat; unbuttoned his coat; folded his arms; inclined his head in a retrospective manner; and, after a few moments' reflection, commenced his story
- unbuttoned = tidak dikancingkan
- inclined = miring
- retrospective = retrospektif
- commenced = dimulai
2. 'Silence!' said the old gentleman, feigning an anger he was far from feeling. 'Never let me hear the boy's name again.
- feigning = berpura-pura
3. One afternoon, the Dodger and Master Bates being engaged out that evening
- engaged =
- bertunangan: engaged, betrothed
- sibuk: busy, occupied, engaged, lively, concerned, strenuous
- yg sedang dipakai: engaged, occupied
4. 'Well, well,' said the Dodger, recurring to the point from which they had strayed: with that mindfulness of his profession which influenced all his proceedings. 'This hasn't go anything to do with young Green here.
- recurring = berulang
- strayed = tersesat
- mindfulness = perhatian
5. The Jew again bade her good-night, and, bestowing a sly kick upon the prostrate form of Mr. Sikes while her back was turned, groped downstairs.
- bestowing = menganugerahkan
- sly = licik
- groped = meraba
6. WHEREIN OLiVER IS DELIVERED OVER TO MR. WILLIAM SIKES
- WHEREIN = dimana
7. 'Why, do you think?' inquired Fagin, parrying the question
- inquired = bertanya
- parrying = menangkis
8. 'Bah!' said the Jew, turning away with a disappointed countenance from a close perusal of the boy's face. 'Wait till Bill tells you, then.
- countenance = raut muka
- perusal = teliti
9. Oliver looked up; the Jew, pointing to the candle, motioned him to light it.
- motioned = bergerak, memberi isyarat
10. He could think of no bad object to be attained by sending him to Sikes, which would not be equally well answered by his remaining with Fagin
- attained = tercapai
- equally = sama
11. She rocked herself to and fro; caught her throat; and, uttering a gurgling sound, gasped for breath.
- rocked = terguncang
- gurgling = menggelegak
- gasped = terengah-engah
12. The girl beat her hands upon her knees, and her feet upon the ground; and, suddenly stopping, drew her shawl close round her: and shivered with cold.
- drew = menggambar
- shawl = selendang
- shivered = menggigil
13. Neither his brief consideration, nor its purport, was lost on his companion. She eyed him narrowly, while he spoke
- consideration = pertimbangan
- purport = maksud
14. She pointed, hastily, to some livid bruises on her neck and arms; and continued, with great rapidity:
- livid = marah
- bruises = memar
- rapidity = kecepatan
15. 'I'm glad to hear it,' said Sikes, looking grimly at Oliver
- grimly = dengan muram
16. It was a cheerless morning when they got into the street; blowing and raining hard; and the clouds looking dull and stormy.
- dull = membosankan, kusam
17. The crowding, pushing, driving, beating, whooping and yelling; the hideous and discordant dim that resounded from every corner of the market; and the unwashed, unshaven, squalid, and dirty figues constantly running to and fro, and bursting in and out of the throng; rendered it a stunning and bewildering scene, which quite confounded the senses.
- whooping = rejan
- yelling = berteriak
- hideous = mengerikan
- discordant = sumbang
- resounded = bergema
- unshaven = tidak bercukur
- squalid = jorok
- stunning = menakjubkan
- bewildering = membingungkan
- confounded = bingung
18. Oliver sat huddled together, in a corner of the cart; bewildered with alarm and apprehension; and figuring strange objects in the gaunt trees, whose branches waved grimly to and fro, as if in some fantastic joy at the desolation of the scene.
- huddled = berkerumun
- bewildered = bingung
- apprehension = ketakutan
- gaunt = kurus
- branches = cabang
- grimly = muram
- fro = mondar-mandir
- desolation =kehancuran
19. Oliver: who was completely stupified by the unwonted exercise, and the air, and the drink
- stupified = terbius
- unwonted = tidak diinginkan
20. Which had been forced upon him: put his hand mechanically into that which Sikes extended for the purpose.
- extended = diperpanjang, luas
21. WHICH CONTAINS THE SUBSTANCE OF A PLEASANT CONVERSATION BETWEEN MR. BUMBLE AND A LADY; AND SHOWS THAT EVEN A BEADLE MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE ON SOME POINTS
- SUSCEPTIBLE = rentan, peka, mudah terpengaruh
22. How slight a thing will disturb the equanimity of our frail minds!
- slight = sedikit
- equanimity = keseimbangan
- frail = rapuh
23. The lady modestly hesitated to reply, lest there should be any impropriety in holding an interview with Mr. Bumble, with closed doors.
- modestly = sederhana
- impropriety = ketidakwajaran
24. 'It's of no use disguising facts, ma'am,' said Mr. Bumble, slowly flourishing the teaspoon with a kind of amorous dignity which made him doubly impressive; 'I would drown it myself, with pleasure.'
- disguising = menyamar
- flourishing = subur
- amorous = asmara
- impressive = mengesankan
- drown = tenggelam
Demikian, semoga dapat bermanfaat..
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