The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Author: Mark Twain

Chapter 1 Huck in trouble

rubber - n. person who steals.
matter - v. be of importance.
famous - adj. known widely.
run away - escape.
widow - n. a woman whose husband is dead.
terrible - adj. extremely bad.
wait for - stay where one is.
hill - smaller than a mountain.
cave - hole.
hurt - damage.
pay - v. give money to somebody. pay for, pay sb. out, pay money back, pay money in.
footprint -
almost - adv
judge - n. someone who decides if a person is a criminal or not.
in the end - finally.
hit - v. strike
shout - v. cry.
drink - v. take into the mouth; n. alcoholic liquor.
get drunk -
make trouble - bring unhappiness
be oneself - alone
watch - keep the eyes on.

Chapter 2 Huck escapes and finds a friend

lock - v. fasten with a lock.
canoe - n.
immediately - adv. sunddenly.
get off - leave.
go into - enter.
work at sth. - giving time to sth.
carry - v. take out.
break down - get down.
catch - v. get hold of.
cook - v. prepare by heating.
find out - discover.
lie - v. be at rest.
hide - v. prevent from being seen.
in time - not late.
raft - n.
tie - v. fasten or bind.

Chapter 3 Huck and Jim travel south

go along - proceed.
get bored - be tired of.
on foot - walking.
before long - soon.
trouble - v. cause worry;anxiety
trouble sb. to do sth./ trouble sb. for sth. - put sb. to the inconvenience of dong sth. n. worry;unhappiness; difficylty.
in trouble - suffering.
look for trouble - trouble oneself.
murder - n. unlawful killing of a person.
hurry - v. move quickly; n. eager haste.
in a hurry - quickly. soon.
canoe - n light boat moved by one or more paddles.
travel - v. going to a place.
steamboat - n. vessel propelled by steam.
noise - n. loud and unpleasant sound.
fall - v. go down.
as long as - provided that.

Chapter 4 The Duke and the King

go by - pass
happen - v. take place. chance.
cry - v. make soundes that express feelings. weep
both - pron. the two.
duke - n. a man who is the head of a very important family.
secret - n. sth. hidden.
mean - v. signify.
king - n. the most important man in a country.
be interested in -
belong to - be the property of.
fine - adj. enjoyable
hungry - adj. causing hunger.
all the time - first and last.
bar - n.
fight - v. use physical force.
get away - manage to leave.
turn - v. move so as to face in a different direction.
come along - appear, arrive.
describe - v. give a picture of in words.
reply - v. give an answer.
smile - v. show pleasure.
take sb. by the hands -
ma'am - n. madam
mistake - n. wrong opinion,idea.
make a mistake -
push - v. cause forward movement.

Chapter 5 The plan to free Jim

learn - v. be told.
stay - v. remain in place.
for a bit - for a short time.
bag - n. container.
halfway - adj. equal distance from two places.
adventure - n. unusual happening.
slave - n. a person who belongs to someone and has to work, but gets no money.
prisoner - n. person kept in jail for crime.
dangerous - adj. likely to cause danger.
crazy - adj. not knowing what you are doing.
gang - n. a group of people who sometimes do bad things together.
owner - n. the person something or someone belongs to.
shoot - v. fire with a gun.
bullet - n. you fire this from a gun.
free - adj. not a slave.
lock - v. fasten a door.
hut - n. small wooden house.
dig - v. make a hole by using a spade.
die - v. come to the end of life.
not ... any more -
already - adv. by this time.
for sure - certainly.
explain - v. make plain or clear.
sound - v. give an impression.
pocket - n. small bag sewn into a clothing.
remember - keep in the memory.