rind(v)皮
waxy(ajd)蝋のような<She
could slice off waxy yellow rinds from the bottoms of her feets>
chisel(v)彫る
splinter(n,v)破片、ばらばらにする
hull(n)外皮、殻<Frankie
was an old hull at the table.>
roam(v)wander
rove(v)wander, roam
slosh(v)
液体を跳ね返す<as
she sloshed coffee into a white china saucer to cool)
teasing(adj)からかう<her
dark eyes roved in a teasing way>
trifle(v) waste
the law(n)police(slung)
wail(v) cry<the whistle of the
train was wailing in a winter tone>
cozen(v)騙す、騙し取る（out,
of) 騙して～させる(into)
roundabout(adj)遠回りの
organ(n)オルガン、orgue
watchful(ajd)油断のない、用心した
<she walked slowly with a
watchful air>
pawnshop(n)質屋
gutter(n)
排水溝<along
the gutter she passed some eggshells and rotten lemon peels>
wobbly(adj)titubant<a
torn-looking(drunk looking) man with wobbly legs>
tint(n)色調 (shade
of color) (v)染める
stale(adj)淀んだ ⇔fresh
damp(adj)wet <he wiped his damp
veined dead-white hands on his stained apron>
recignition(n)認識
wither(v)しぼむ、枯れる<her
hand reached automatically to lift the Mexican hat she had worn all
summer until that day,but finding nothhing the gesture withered and
her hand felt shamed>
swell(v)腫れる、肥大する
snatch(-es)(n)破片(v)奪い取ること <snatches
of orchestra minuets>
trudge(v)のろのろ歩く
sweep(v)
ほうき等で掃除する<a
woman sweeping her front porch>
hush(n)silince
broom(n)箒
ladder(n)はしご
commotion(n)動揺、激動
lid(n)ふた<the
sun burned like an iron lid on her head>
lathe(n)ろくろ、旋盤
scowl(v)顔をしかめる<she
would imagine these conversations as she scowled with a busy
expression at a watch>
glumble(v)ぶつぶつ文句を言う＝complain
clang(v)ガランと鳴る<the
clock in the tower of the first Baptist church clanged twelve>
drowse(v)眠気がさす＝doze<there
was a drowsing quietness on the street>
awning(n)日よけ
clinge(v)へつらう、すくむ
chatter(v)動物が鳴く、ぺちゃくちゃしゃべる
sneeze(n,v)eternuement
slack-jawed(n)bouche beante
handful(n)一握りの<the
soldier stood slack-jawed, surprised, still holding the handful of
dollar bills>
mutter(v)不平をつぶやく<The
soldier mutterd until the pair of them were out of sight>
furthermore(adv)Besides, その上、さらに
danity(adj)delicate
gulp(v)ごくごく飲む<to
gulp the beer>
freckled(adj)そばかすのある<with
his freckled hand>
swollen(ajd) (p.p of the
verbe''swell'') <he had a thousand little freckles and the only
thing that seemed to her pretty was his bright, red curly hair>
double-talk(n)まじめなように見えて意味のない言葉<she
had the uneasy feeling he had begun to talk a kind of double-talk>
partial(adj)<some people are
not partial to red hair but to me it's my favorite color=some people
don't like red hair....>
racket(n)大騒ぎ、騒音
shove(v)押す、突っ込む<there
was a sudden racket and commotion and three or four soldiers shoved
each other into the hotel>
probe(v)investigate, examine
spite(n)hatred
loaf(n)一個のパン、大きめのケーキ
cob(n)とうもろこしの穂軸<he
was too old to eat corn on the cob>
akimbo(adj,adv)両手を腰にあてて
coop(v)(be～ed)閉じ込められている<we
all been cooped up in this kitchen and...>
holler(v)shout
jerk(v)ぐいと引く
flaw(n)欠点、弱点(defect,
failing)
ruffle(v)しわくちゃにする、波立たせる
broad(adj)広い<broad,
flat nose of Berenice...>
All of these words and sentences are from ''the member of the
wedding'' of Carson McCullers
