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Say the Word

“I walked away from him… but I left my heart behind.”

At eighteen, Lux shatters Sebastian’s heart – and breaks her own in the process.

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I loved him before I knew what the word meant.
From skinned knees to first dates and everything in between.
But he was never mine to love.
I settled for friendship, even though I always wanted more.

The Seduction of Pretty Lies (The Boys of Clermont Bay, #5)

Devoted. Loyal. Shameless. The Boys of Clermont Bay had been my protectors for as long as I could remember.

And Olly Warner took the job to heart.

He was intense and all-consuming, and I had been in lov…

In Between (Love Is Love, #3)

I’m the preacher’s daughter.
Dylan is the punk son of the bigoted sheriff.
Julian the new kid in town everyone talks about in whispers and avoids like the plague.
Dylan and Julian shouldn’t want each ot…

Memphis

My mom always said it was just something about the way he moved.

The same swagger Archie Valentine wore in the ring when he took his opponents down followed him like a halo everywhere he went. But mak…

Beneath Your Beautiful (Beautiful, #1)

EDEN
All I wanted was a fresh start in a new city…and a bartending job. I never intended to fall for the sexy, tattooed bar owner.
Dark.
Brooding.
Emotionally unavailable.
But Killian Vincent is a c…

Stepdork

Raven and Travis sitting in a tree, doing things they shouldn’t be.
HA… yeah, right.
Raven hates her stepbrother with a passion, and she’s certain Travis returns the sentiment because he makes life at …

Tainted (Love is Love, #2)

It’s a chance that leads me here.

To him.

The grumpy mechanic with a chip on his shoulder and a secret.

I’m drawn to him.

This shell of a man, gripping onto who he is by his fingertips.

If anyone finds out…

The Taste of an Enemy (The Boys of Clermont Bay #3)

Rich. Vicious. Vengeful. Forbidden. The Boys of Clermont Bay had always been untouchable.

And Carson Hale was the worst of them all.

He was pretentious and a player, and he had hated me for so long I …

The Touch of a Villain (The Boys of Clermont Bay, #1)

Young. Wealthy. Elite. Ruthless. The boys of Clermont Bay ruled over this town as if it was their kingdom.

And Beck Clermont controlled them all.

He was arrogant and conceited, and from the moment I m…

The Love Interest

Dear Fiona,

I hope this letter finds you well—and by well, I mean significantly less infuriated than you were yesterday. I’ve wanted to continue our conversation from the night we met, but there are so…

Hate You (Rebel Ink, #1)

I loved to hate her…

She made it so easy. She was everything I wasn’t—everything I didn’t want to be.

A reminder that from the moment I was born, I was the outcast. The rebel.

I went against everything…

The Temptation of Dirty Secrets (The Boys of Clermont Bay, #6)

Captivating. Vulnerable. Agonizing. Seductive. Frankie Clermont was supposed to be like a sister to me for as long as I’d known her.

But no one knew the depths of our lies.

I had been in love with her…

Shameless (Texas Nights, #1)

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Brady… What the hell do I know about raising a baby? Nothing. Not a goddamn thing.

Yet here I am, the sole guardian of my n…

The Deceit of a Devil (The Boys of Clermont Bay, #4)

Sinless. Stunning. Damaged. Tempting. Allie Taylor had been the girl I hated for as long as I could remember.

And now she loathed me just as much.

It didn’t matter that I betrayed her to save her.

Com…

Bully King (Love is Love, #1)

I’m the pastor’s son.
He’s the star quarterback for a small Kentucky high school.
While the town worships him, I pray for God to take my life.
He makes my life a living hell by making me his victim.
This …

Seek

Wealthy socialite Olivia Barton never imagined her fiancé would disappear on what was supposed to be a routine business trip. She’s even more heartbroken and confused when a hired private investigator…

50 Ways to Win Back Your Lover (Bower Boys, #1)

From Kelly Siskind comes a slow-burn romantic comedy about one man’s creative attempt to win back his high school sweetheart after a change in fortune gives them a second chance at love.

Growing up, I …

The Harder You Fall (Rixon Raiders, #3)

Cocky football players, school rivalry, and the girls who get in their way. Get ready … The Raiders are back for one final play!

Mya Hernandez has scars.

The kind that run deep and leave marks.
Rixon is …

Free Fall (Wilde Boys, #2)

I’ve moved past what happened on Del Rey, and I’ve kept the secret of what I did—what we did—buried deep. But I’m afraid I’ll never move past what happened six months later in Amsterdam.

When Ellis Pri…

Breaking the Speed Limit (Reynolds Restorations, #2)

Single, but unsettled, Stefano Borelli, spends his days creating masterpieces loved by his clients. Surrounded by family and friends, his loneliness still plagues him.

Until she bursts into his life. A…

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The present version, which is a gross mistranslation, empties the response of its scriptural echoes, reading: «Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and I shall be healed.» The new text refers us to Luke 7:6-7, from which the words «come under my roof» (sub rectum meum) derive.

White was also told about the fate of young Christian children who were threatened with death if they don’t say the words that they will follow Mohammed.

«I had to say the words I hated most, over and over, and it worked.»

I heard of a young gymnast who said that in the training gym, she and her teammates were never allowed to say the words «I can’t.» If they struggled with a new skill, they could say, «I’m working on it,» or «I have to get stronger,» but never «I can’t.»

Say the words «down time» to any mining contractor, and one is guaranteed to see him cringe.

In the pages of a family newspaper I can’t tell you what he said but let’s just say the words used rhyme with «Joe» and «blob».

The actual explicit exercise of infallibility is rare in the church, but trust in it is present every time we say the words «I believe in the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church.»

Ohwa, tagu, siam.» They needed to say the words faster in order for the chant to work.

Say the words «coal-powered engine,» and images of men shoveling black rock into the fiery belly of a steam engine come to mind.

Administrators say the words and phrases are considered obscene under the college’s sexual harassment policy.

«It helps them to speak more quickly because we say the words as we do the sign and they have already learned how to communicate.

CHARLES Kennedy did not say the words attributed to him about his ability to lead the Liberal Democrats (Page 2, September 22).

The book features a map of the continent of Africa and even offers a «how to say the words» section at the end of the book.

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Top 10 IELTS Vocabulary books pdf to improve your English Language

You may ask how can I ​improve my English vocabulary? or Which is the best book for IELTS vocabulary? or How can I improve my grammar skills?

In this article, IELTS Game will mention the best vocabulary books for IELTS to study from to increase your vocabulary for beginners, intermediates, and advanced levels.

So, let’s started with best series, and you can download all IELTS vocabulary books pdf for free through direct links on google drive.

Vocabulary books

Table of Contents

  • 1. English Vocabulary In Use
  • 2. Test Your English Vocabulary
  • 3. Oxford Word Skills
  • 4. 4000 Essential English Words
  • 5. Vocabulary Building Series
  • 6. IELTS Vocabulary Booster
  • 7. Cambridge Vocabulary For IELTS
  • 8. Collins Vocabulary For IELTS
  • 9. Barron’s Essential Words For IELTS
  • 10. IELTS Band 9 Vocab Secrets

1. English Vocabulary in Use book Series

English Vocabulary in Use is a family of self-study and classroom texts for vocabulary development.

The books follow the successful format of the English Grammar in Use titles with presentation of new vocabulary on the left-hand pages and practice exercises on the facing right-hand pages.

There are currently 4 levels of English Vocabulary in Use from Elementary to Advanced plus a book for academic vocab.

The book was written by Felicity O’Dell and Michael McCarthy and published by Cambridge University Press.

The series has been widely used by English language students, especially those from non-English-speaking countries, as a practice and reference book.

The book has achieved excellent reader acceptance because of its accuracy and simplicity.

The Series contains

  1. Study book for different English levels “Elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate, advanced, and academic level”
  2. Test Exercise book for training for each level.

English Vocabulary in Use book Series

English Vocabulary in Use book Series

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a. English Vocabulary in Use with answers pdf book [basic]

English Vocabulary In Use Elementary book has been written to help you learn new vocabulary.

You already know hundreds of English words, but to speak and write English in normal situations you need at least 1,000 to 2,000 words.

In this book, there are around 1,250 new words and phrases for you to learn. You will find them on the left-hand page of each unit.

Every new word or phrase is used in a sentence, or in a conversation, or has a picture with it, or has some explanation of what it means.

On the right-hand page, there are exercises and other activities to help you practice using the words and to help you to remember them.

The book has been written so that you can use it yourself, without a teacher.

You can do the units in any order you like, but it is a good idea if you start with Units 1 and 2 first, as they will help you to work with the rest of the book in the best possible way.

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b. English Vocabulary in Use with answers pdf book [Elementary]

A self-study reference and practice book for Elementary learners of English, covering all areas of language which students at this level find difficult.

English Vocabulary in Use elementary contains 60 units of vocabulary reference and practice self-study and classroom use by CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

In this book, there are around 1,250 new words and phrases for you to learn.

You can do the units in any order you like

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c. Vocabulary in use intermediate book with answers [Pre-intermediate & Intermediate]

A self-study reference and practice book for Pre-intermediate and intermediate learners of English, covering all areas of language which students at this level find difficult.

This substantially revised and updated vocabulary book retains the clarity, simplicity and accessibility of the first edition, adding to its new and redesigned units and appendices, modified right-hand page exercises and additional exercises.

The vocabulary in use for pre intermediate and intermediate students by Stuart Redman contains 100 units containing the most important English vocabularies, which will help you in your IELTS preparation.

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d. English Vocabulary in use upper intermediate book with answers [Upper intermediate]

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e. English Vocabulary in use advanced book with answers [Advanced]

A self-study reference and practice book for advanced learners of English, covering a wide range of Vocabulary in English language which students at this level find difficult.

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f. English Vocabulary in use upper intermediate and advanced book with answers [Upper intermediate & Advanced]

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g. Academic Vocabulary in use book with answers [Academic]

Academic Vocabulary in Use Second Edition is the perfect study aid for anyone using English for their academic work.

Ideal for students of any discipline, this second edition has been updated to reflect changes in education, technology and communications, includes a selection of new reading passages, and is now in full colour. 

50 easy-to-use, two-page units give clear explanations of new vocabulary, along with a variety of practice exercises. 

A comprehensive answer key, and phonemic transcriptions to help with pronunciation, make it perfect for self-study as well as for use in the classroom. 

This book is designed for students at good intermediate level and above, and is also useful for those preparing for IELTS and university entrance examinations.

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2. Test your English vocabulary in use series

Test your English vocabulary in use book series

Test your English vocabulary in use book series

A classic developmental skills text for beginner, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced students of English.

This book provides a series of tests on different aspects of English vocabulary at
elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate, and advanced level.

It is based on the vocabulary presented and practised in the units of English Vocabulary in Use series.

There are references in the contents pages and in each test to show you which unit or units each test is based on.

In a few cases, vocabulary items are included which have not been presented in English Vocabulary in Else and, when this happens, the instructions for the exercise suggest that you may use a dictionary if you wish. 

You can, of course, use these tests even if you have not been working with English Vocabulary in Use but are simply interested in assessing your knowledge of the vocabulary area covered by the test.

Research has shown that you need to meet a word at least 7 times before you know it properly. 

Doing exercises like these, that practise words and expressions that you have already encountered, is a useful way of helping yourself to fix the vocabulary you are working on in your long-term memory.

In this book series “Test your English Vocabulary in use pdf“, there are three books, one for each level:

  1. Test your English vocabulary in use for elementary (Beginners)
  2. Test your English vocabulary in use for pre and intermediate (Intermediate)
  3. Test your English vocabulary in use for upper intermediate (Advanced)

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3. Oxford Word Skills

Oxford Word Skills book series

A three-level topic-based vocabulary course to learn and practise words, phrases and lexical grammar in context.

Oxford Word Skills improves students’ vocabulary and vocabulary learning skills. Short, clear presentations and lots of opportunity for practice give students the confidence to use new vocabulary.

CD-ROM helps students: Learn how to say the words, Practise listening to the words and using them, Consolidate what they have learnt in the Students Book with linked interactive exercises.

Oxford Word Skills English vocabulary book series contains three books:

  1. Oxford Word Skills for Elementary level
  2. Oxford Word Skills for Intermediate level
  3. Oxford Word Skills for Advanced level

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4. 4000 Essential English Words

4000 Essential English Words
4000 Essential English Words

4000 Essential English Words is a six-book series that is designed to focus on practical high-frequency words to enhance the vocabulary of learners from high beginning to advance levels.

The series presents a variety of words that cover a large percentage of the words that can be found in many spoken or written texts. 

Thus, after mastering these target words, learners will be able to fully understand vocabulary items when they encounter them in written and spoken form. 

Each unit presents 20 words which are defined and used in sample sentences. 

The activities in the books are designed to present the words in different uses so that learners can fully see how they can be utilized. 

Also at the end of each unit there is a story which contains the unit’s target words to give learners further examples of the words in use. 

Each level properly prepares the learner for the next which progressively challenges the learner with more sophisticated vocabulary and stories. 

Key features include:

  • (1) Clear, easy to understand definitions and examples;
  • (2) Various activities to reinforce target vocabulary;
  • (3) Progressive development of vocabulary across levels;
  • (4) Original stories which utilize target words;
  • (5) Useful color images that illustrate each target word; and
  • (6) Free downloadable supplemental audio recordings of target word lists and stories to aid in listening and pronunciation.

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5. Vocabulary Building series

Vocabulary Building book series

Vocabulary building series contains “4 volumes, Each book focuses on very common words which are either vague in meaning or tend to be overused.

  • Book 1 and 2 focus on the use of such common words as good, fine and nice.
  • Book 3 and 4 help students extend their knowledge of English words and expressions, as well as euphemisms, redundancies and cliches. “

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6. IELTS Vocabulary Booster [IELTS]

IELTS vocabulary booster pdf book

Learn 500+ words for IELTS essay, the book focuses mainly on vocabulary for writing an essay, but it will be also very helpful to prepare for speaking, reading and listening parts of IELTS.

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7. Cambridge Vocabulary For IELTS [Advanced]

Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS
Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS

Cambridge Vocabulary for IELTS is a guide for students who prepare for Academic IELTS and want to score 6.5 points or higher.

This book will help you to expand and improve your vocabulary that will use in IELTS test.

As a rule, new words and expressions are introduced through listening or reading exercises, which may occur in the IELTS exam.

This way of mastering new vocabulary for IELTS is considered very effective because in the context of words and expressions are remembered more quickly.

You can use it also in the 14 days plan of IELTS vocabulary from here.

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8. Collins Vocabulary For IELTS [Advanced]

Collins vocabulary for IELTS

This book, Collins vocabulary for IELTS, is divided into 20 units.

The Vocabulary for IELTS book and CD cover vocabulary items and skills which are relevant to all four exam papers:

  • Listening,
  • Reading,
  • Writing and
  • Speaking.

In each unit, you work towards an exam practice exercise which is modelled on the actual IELTS exam.

Each unit contains activities that help you develop, step-by-step, the vocabulary knowledge and skills to help you tackle the exam.

Exam tips throughout the book highlight essential vocabulary-related learning strategies and exam techniques.

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9. Barron’s Essential Words For IELTS

Barron's essential words for IELTS

Barron’s essential words for ielts 3rd edition pdf and audio mp3 files free download by Dr. Lin Lougheed the leader in the IELTS test preparation.

Essential Words For The IELTS is essential for the students who aim to succeed on the IELTS exams.

The book offers students extensive practice in vocabulary building and correct English usage, with emphasis on 600 English words that relate to specific categories that appear frequently on IELTS exams.

These categories include nature and the environment, leisure activities and hobbies, the arts and culture, transportation, health, tourism, business, technology, social issues, and education.

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10. Get IELTS Band 9 Vocabulary Secrets

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This book “Cambridge IELTS Band 9 vocab secrets” by Cambridge IELTS consultants introduces you to these ten IELTS topics.

Each of ten modules in the book summarizes the various elements of a topic, and gives an example Academic Task 2 Writing Task exactly like the ones you will see in the exam. It also explains how to answer the writing Task.

Each module then teaches a large amount of vocabulary related to the module topic, contained in a Band 9 model essay so that you see how the words are used in IELTS Writing.

It will help you in your journey of IELTS preparation.

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Приключения Алисы в Стране чудес

Lewis Carroll/Льюис Кэрролл. Перевод: Н. М. Демурова

Alice was beginning to get very tired of sitting by her sister on the bank, and of having nothing to do: once or twice she had peeped into the book her sister was reading, but it had no pictures or conversations in it, «and what is the use of a book,» thought Alice «without pictures or conversation?»

Алисе наскучило сидеть с сестрой без дела на берегу реки; разок-другой она заглянула в книжку, которую читала сестра, но там не было ни картинок, ни разговоров.
– Что толку в книжке, – подумала Алиса, – если в ней нет ни картинок, ни разговоров?

So she was considering in her own mind (as well as she could, for the hot day made her feel very sleepy and stupid), whether the pleasure of making a daisy-chain would be worth the trouble of getting up and picking the daisies, when suddenly a White Rabbit with pink eyes ran close by her.

Она сидела и размышляла, не встать ли ей и не нарвать ли цветов для венка; мысли ее текли медленно и несвязно – от жары ее клонило в сон. Конечно, сплести венок было бы очень приятно, но стоит ли ради этого подыматься?
Вдруг мимо пробежал кролик с красными глазами.

There was nothing so VERY remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so VERY much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, «Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!» (when she thought it over afterwards, it occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually TOOK A WATCH OUT OF ITS WAISTCOAT-POCKET, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.

Конечно, ничего удивительного в этом не было. Правда, Кролик на бегу говорил:
– Ах, боже мой! Я опаздываю.

Но и это не показалось Алисе особенно странным. (Вспоминая об этом позже, она подумала, что ей следовало бы удивиться, однако в тот миг все казалось ей вполне естественным). Но, когда Кролик вдруг вынул часы из жилетного кармана и, взглянув на них, помчался дальше, Алиса вскочила на ноги. Ее тут осенило: ведь никогда раньше она не видела кролика с часами, да еще с жилетным карманом в придачу! Сгорая от любопытства, она побежала за ним по полю и только-только успела заметить, что он юркнул в нору под изгородью.

In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.

В тот же миг Алиса юркнула за ним следом, не думая о том, как же она будет выбираться обратно.

The rabbit-hole went straight on like a tunnel for some way, and then dipped suddenly down, so suddenly that Alice had not a moment to think about stopping herself before she found herself falling down a very deep well.

Нора сначала шла прямо, ровная, как туннель, а потом вдруг круто обрывалась вниз. Не успела Алиса и глазом моргнуть, как она начала падать, словно в глубокий колодец.

Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled «ORANGE MARMALADE», but to her great disappointment it way empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it.

То ли колодец был очень глубок, то ли падала она очень медленно, только времени у нее было достаточно, чтобы прийти в себя и подумать, что же будет дальше. Сначала она попыталась разглядеть, что ждет ее внизу, но там было темно, и она ничего не увидела. Тогда она принялась смотреть по сторонам. Стены колодца были уставлены шкафами и книжными полками; кое-где висели на гвоздиках картины и карты. Пролетая мимо одной из полок, она прихватила с нее банку с вареньем. На банке написано «АПЕЛЬСИНОВОЕ», но увы! она оказалась пустой. Алиса побоялась бросить банку вниз – как бы не убить кого-нибудь! На лету она умудрилась засунуть ее в какой-то шкаф.

«Well!» thought Alice to herself, «after such a fall as this, I shall think nothing of tumbling down stairs! How brave they’ll all think me at home! Why, I wouldn’t say anything about it, even if I fell off the top of the house!» (Which was very likely true.)

– Вот это упала, так упала! – подумала Алиса. – Упасть с лестницы теперь для меня пара пустяков. А наши решат, что я ужасно смелая. Да свались я хоть с крыши, я бы и то не пикнула.
Вполне возможно, что так оно и было бы.

Down, down, down. Would the fall NEVER come to an end! «I wonder how many miles I’ve fallen by this time?» she said aloud. «I must be getting somewhere near the centre of the earth. Let me see: that would be four thousand miles down, I think–» (for, you see, Alice had learnt several things of this sort in her lessons in the schoolroom, and though this was not a VERY good opportunity for showing off her knowledge, as there was no one to listen to her, still it was good practice to say it over) «–yes, that’s about the right distance–but then I wonder what Latitude or Longitude I’ve got to?» (Alice had no idea what Latitude was, or Longitude either, but thought they were nice grand words to say.)

А она все падала и падала. Неужели этому не будет конца?
– Интересно, сколько миль я уже пролетела? – сказала Алиса вслух. – Я, верно, приближаюсь к центру земли. Дайте-ка вспомнить… Это кажется, около четырех тысяч миль вниз.
Видишь ли, Алиса выучила кое-что в этом роде на уроках в классной, и, хоть сейчас был не самый подходящий момент демонстрировать свои познания – никто ведь ее не слышал, – она не могла удержаться.
– Да так, верно, оно и есть, – продолжала Алиса. – Но интересно, на какой же я тогда широте и долготе?
Сказать по правде, она понятия не имела о том, что такое широта и долгота, но ей очень нравились эти слова. Они звучали так важно и внушительно!

Presently she began again. «I wonder if I shall fall right THROUGH the earth! How funny it’ll seem to come out among the people that walk with their heads downward! The Antipathies, I think–» (she was rather glad there WAS no one listening, this time, as it didn’t sound at all the right word) «–but I shall have to ask them what the name of the country is, you know. Please, Ma’am, is this New Zealand or Australia?» (and she tried to curtsey as she spoke–fancy CURTSEYING as you’re falling through the air! Do you think you could manage it?) «And what an ignorant little girl she’ll think me for asking! No, it’ll never do to ask: perhaps I shall see it written up somewhere.»

Помолчав, она начала снова:
– А не пролечу ли я всю землю насквозь? Вот будет смешно! Вылезаю – а люди вниз головой! Как их там зовут?.. Антипатии, кажется…
В глубине души она порадовалась, что в этот миг ее никто не слышит, потому что слово это звучало как-то не так.
– Придется мне у них спросить, как называется их страна. «Простите, сударыня, где я? В Австралии или в Новой Зеландии?»
И она попробовала сделать реверанс. Можешь себе представить реверанс в воздухе во время падения? Как, по-твоему, тебе бы удалось его сделать?
– А она, конечно, подумает, что я страшная невежда! Нет, не буду никого спрашивать! Может, увижу где-нибудь надпись!

Down, down, down. There was nothing else to do, so Alice soon began talking again. «Dinah’ll miss me very much to-night, I should think!» (Dinah was the cat.) «I hope they’ll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time. Dinah my dear! I wish you were down here with me! There are no mice in the air, I’m afraid, but you might catch a bat, and that’s very like a mouse, you know. But do cats eat bats, I wonder?» And here Alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy sort of way, «Do cats eat bats? Do cats eat bats?» and sometimes, «Do bats eat cats?» for, you see, as she couldn’t answer either question, it didn’t much matter which way she put it. She felt that she was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that she was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and saying to her very earnestly, «Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat?» when suddenly, thump! thump! down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.

А она все падала и падала. Делать нечего – помолчав, Алиса снова заговорила.
– Дина будет меня сегодня весь вечер искать. Ей без меня так скучно!
Диной звали их кошку.
– Надеюсь, они не забудут в полдник налить ей молочка… Ах, Дина, милая, как жаль, что тебя со мной нет. Правда, мышек в воздухе нет, но зато мошек хоть отбавляй! Интересно, едят ли кошки мошек?
Тут Алиса почувствовала, что глаза у нее слипаются. Она сонно бормотала:
– Едят ли кошки мошек? Едят ли кошки мошек?
Иногда у нее получалось:
– Едят ли мошки кошек?
Алиса не знала ответа ни на первый, ни на второй вопрос, и потому ей было все равно, как их ни задать. Она почувствовала, что засыпает. Ей уже снилось, что она идет об руку с Диной и озабоченно спрашивает ее:
– Признайся, Дина, ты когда-нибудь ела мошек?
Тут раздался страшный треск. Алиса упала на кучу валежника и сухих листьев.

Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment: she looked up, but it was all dark overhead; before her was another long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it. There was not a moment to be lost: away went Alice like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a corner, «Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it’s getting!» She was close behind it when she turned to corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen: she found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof.

Она ничуть не ушиблась и быстро вскочила на ноги. Взглянула наверх – там было темно. Перед ней тянулся другой коридор, а в конце его мелькнул Белый Кролик. Нельзя было терять ни минуты, и Алиса помчалась за ним следом. Она слышала, как исчезая за поворотом, Кролик произнес:
– Ах, мои усики! Ах, мои ушки! Как я опаздываю!
Повернув за угол, Алиса ожидала тут же увидеть Кролика, но его нигде не было. А она очутилась в длинном низком зале, освещенном рядом ламп, свисавших с потолка.

There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.

Дверей в зале было множество, но все оказались заперты. Алиса попробовала открыть их – сначала с одной стороны, потом с другой, но, убедившись, что ни одна не поддается, она прошла по залу, с грустью соображая, как ей отсюда выбраться.

Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key, and Alice’s first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall; but, alas! either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but at any rate it would not open any of them. However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!

Вдруг она увидела стеклянный столик на трех ножках. На нем не было ничего, кроме крошечного золотого ключика. Алиса решила, что это ключ от одной из дверей, но увы! – то ли замочные скважины были слишком велики, то ли ключик слишком мал, только он не подошел ни к одной, как она ни старалась. Пройдясь по залу во второй раз, Алиса увидела занавеску, которую не заметила раньше, а за ней оказалась маленькая дверца дюймов в пятнадцать вышиной. Алиса вставила ключик в замочную скважину – и, к величайшей ее радости, он подошел!

Alice opened the door and found that it led into a small passage, not much larger than a rat-hole: she knelt down and looked along the passage into the loveliest garden you ever saw. How she longed to get out of that dark hall, and wander about among those beds of bright flowers and those cool fountains, but she could not even get her head though the doorway; «and even if my head would go through,» thought poor Alice, «it would be of very little use without my shoulders. Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only know how to begin.» For, you see, so many out-of-the-way things had happened lately, that Alice had begun to think that very few things indeed were really impossible.

Она открыла дверцу и увидела за ней нору, совсем узкую, не шире крысиной. Алиса встала на колени и заглянула в нее – в глубине виднелся сад удивительной красоты. Ах, как ей захотелось выбраться из темного зала и побродить между яркими цветочными клумбами и прохладными фонтанами! Но она не могла просунуть в нору даже голову.
– Если б моя голова и прошла, – подумала бедная Алиса, – что толку! Кому нужна голова без плечей? Ах, почему я не складываюсь, как подзорная труба! Если б я только знала, с чего начать, я бы, наверно, сумела.
Видишь ли, в тот день столько было всяких удивительных происшествий, что ничто не казалось ей теперь не возможным.

There seemed to be no use in waiting by the little door, so she went back to the table, half hoping she might find another key on it, or at any rate a book of rules for shutting people up like telescopes: this time she found a little bottle on it, («which certainly was not here before,» said Alice,) and round the neck of the bottle was a paper label, with the words «DRINK ME» beautifully printed on it in large letters.

Сидеть у маленькой дверцы не было никакого смысла, и Алиса вернулась к стеклянному столику, смутно надеясь найти на нем другой ключ или на худой конец руководство к складыванию наподобие подзорной трубы. Однако на этот раз на столе оказался пузырек.
– Я совершенно уверена, что раньше его здесь не было! – сказала про себя Алиса.
К горлышку пузырька была привязана бумажка, а на бумажке крупными красивыми буквами было написано: «ВЫПЕЙ МЕНЯ!’

It was all very well to say «Drink me,» but the wise little Alice was not going to do THAT in a hurry. «No, I’ll look first,» she said, «and see whether it’s marked «poison» or not»; for she had read several nice little histories about children who had got burnt, and eaten up by wild beasts and other unpleasant things, all because they WOULD not remember the simple rules their friends had taught them: such as, that a red-hot poker will burn you if your hold it too long; and that if you cut your finger VERY deeply with a knife, it usually bleeds; and she had never forgotten that, if you drink much from a bottle marked «poison,» it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later.

Это, конечно, было очень мило, но умненькая Алиса совсем не торопилась следовать совету.
– Прежде всего надо убедиться, что на этом пузырьке нигде нет пометки: «Яд!» – сказала она.
Видишь ли, она начиталась всяких прелестных историй о том, как дети сгорали живьем или попадали на съедение диким зверям, – и все эти неприятности происходили с ними потому, что они не желали соблюдать простейших правил, которым обучали их друзья: если слишком долго держать в руках раскаленную докрасна кочергу, в конце концов обожжешься; если поглубже полоснуть по пальцу ножом, из пальца обычно идет кровь; если разом осушить пузырек с пометкой «Яд!», рано или поздно почти наверняка почувствуешь недомогание. Последнее правило Алиса помнила твердо.

However, this bottle was NOT marked «poison,» so Alice ventured to taste it, and finding it very nice, (it had, in fact, a sort of mixed flavour of cherry-tart, custard, pine-apple, roast turkey, toffee, and hot buttered toast) she very soon finished it off.

«What a curious feeling!» said Alice; «I must be shutting up like a telescope.»

Однако на этом пузырьке никаких пометок не было, и Алиса рискнула отпить из него немного. Напиток был очень приятен на вкус – он чем-то напоминал вишневый пирог с кремом, ананас, жареную индейку, сливочную помадку и горячие гренки с маслом. Алиса выпила его до конца.

– Какое странное ощущение! – воскликнула Алиса. – Я, верно, складываюсь, как подзорная труба.

And so it was indeed: she was now only ten inches high, and her face brightened up at the thought that she was now the right size for going though the little door into that lovely garden. First, however, she waited for a few minutes to see if she was going to shrink any further: she felt a little nervous about this; «for it might end, you know,» said Alice to herself, «in my going out altogether, like a candle. I wonder what I should be like then?» And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle is like after the candle is blown out, for she could not remember ever having seen such a thing.

И не ошиблась – в ней сейчас было всего десять дюймов росту. Она подумала, что теперь легко пройдет сквозь дверцу в чудесный сад, и очень обрадовалась. Но сначала на всякий случай она немножко подождала – ей хотелось убедиться, что больше она не уменьшается. Это ее слегка тревожило.
– Если я и дальше буду так уменьшаться, – сказала она про себя, – я могу и вовсе исчезнуть. Сгорю как свечка! Интересно, какая я тогда буду?
И она постаралась представить себе, как выглядит пламя свечи после того, как свеча потухнет. Насколько ей помнилось, такого она никогда не видала.

After a while, finding that nothing more happened, she decided on going into the garden at once; but, alas for poor Alice! when she got to the door, she found he had forgotten the little golden key, and when she went back to the table for it, she found she could not possibly reach it: she could see it quite plainly through the glass, and she tried her best to climb up one of the legs of the table, but it was too slippery; and when she had tired herself out with trying, the poor little thing sat down and cried.

Подождав немного и убедившись, что больше ничего не происходит, она решила тотчас же выйти в сад. Бедняжка! Подойдя к дверце, она обнаружила, что забыла золотой ключик на столе, а вернувшись к столу, поняла, что ей теперь до него не дотянуться. Сквозь стекло она ясно видела снизу лежащий на столе ключик. Она попыталась взобраться на стол по стеклянной ножке, но ножка была очень скользкая. Устав от напрасных усилий, бедная Алиса села на пол и заплакала.

«Come, there’s no use in crying like that!» said Alice to herself, rather sharply; «I advise you to leave off this minute!» She generally gave herself very good advice, (though she very seldom followed it), and sometimes she scolded herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes; and once she remembered trying to box her own ears for having cheated herself in a game of croquet she was playing against herself, for this curious child was very fond of pretending to be two people. «But it’s no use now,» thought poor Alice, «to pretend to be two people! Why, there’s hardly enough of me left to make ONE respectable person!»

– Ну, хватит! – строго приказала она себе немного спустя. – Слезами горю не поможешь. Советую тебе сию же минуту перестать!
Она всегда давала себе хорошие советы, хоть следовала им нечасто. Порой же ругала себя так беспощадно, что глаза ее наполнялись слезами. А однажды она даже попыталась отшлепать себя по щекам за то, что схитрила, играя в одиночку партию в крокет. Эта глупышка очень любила притворяться двумя разными девочками сразу.
– Но сейчас это при всем желании невозможно! – подумала бедная Алиса. – Меня и на одну-то едва-едва хватает!

Soon her eye fell on a little glass box that was lying under the table: she opened it, and found in it a very small cake, on which the words «EAT ME» were beautifully marked in currants. «Well, I’ll eat it, » said Alice, «and if it makes me grow larger, I can reach the key; and if it makes me grow smaller, I can creep under the door; so either way I’ll get into the garden, and I don’t care which happens!»

Тут она увидела под стеклом маленькую стеклянную коробочку. Алиса открыла ее–внутри был пирожок, на котором коринками было красиво написано: «СЪЕШЬ МЕНЯ!»
– Что ж, – сказала Алиса, – я так и сделаю. Если при этом я вырасту, я достану ключик, а если уменьшусь – пролезу под дверь. Мне бы только попасть в сад, а как – все равно!

She ate a little bit, and said anxiously to herself, «Which way? Which way?», holding her hand on the top of her head to feel which way it was growing, and she was quite surprised to find that she remained the same size: to be sure, this generally happens when one eats cake, but Alice had got so much into the way of expecting nothing but out-of-the-way things to happen, that it seemed quite dull and stupid for life to go on in the common way.

Она откусила от пирожка и с тревогой подумала:
– Расту или уменьшаюсь? Расту или уменьшаюсь?
Руку Алиса при этом положила на макушку, чтобы чувствовать, что с ней происходит. Но, к величайшему ее удивлению, она не стала ни выше, ни ниже. Конечно, так всегда и бывает, когда ешь пирожки, но Алиса успела привыкнуть к тому, что вокруг происходит одно только удивительное; ей показалось скучно и глупо, что жизнь опять пошла по-обычному.

So she set to work, and very soon finished off the cake.

Она откусила еще кусочек и вскоре съела весь пирожок.

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