Era uma noite escura e tempestuosa

[Joseph]

@stephencanthony

Como se fala em português "D’oh!!’

Podes dizer assim mesmo, também usamos essa expressão!

@stephencanthony

[ Secção 8]
Estevão pesquisou por/durante duas semanas todas as zonas para as posições.
(Steven searched for 2 weeks all the zones for the positions)

Muitas estavam no oceano, ou no campo. Não eram interessantes.
(Many were in the ocean or in the countryside. They were not interesting)

Duas outras estavam em cidades ou subúrbios. Não eram interessantes também.
(Two others were in cities or suburbs. They were not interesting either)

Ele abandonou a pesquisa e esqueceu-a.
(He abandonded the search and forgot about it)

Duas semanas depois, à meia-noite, o telemóvel tocou e acordou o Estevão. (Estevão/Ele) Atendeu-o e ouviu uma única palavra.
(Two weeks later, at midnight, the telephone rang and work Steven. He answered it and heard a single word)

— Porquê? – disse uma voz ameaçadora.
(Why? - said a meancing voice)

Então o telemóvel desligou-se.
(Then the telephone disconnected)

So, you have to keep gender/number agreement in mind the whole time. For example, each time you’re describing the “zonas” (zonas), every relevant word (quantifiers, articles, adjectives…) related to it has to remain feminine and plural (as applicable).

Then, to distinguish between a and à, this Learning Note might help a bit: https://www.practiceportuguese.com/learning-notes/the-preposition-a/

And this forum topic: How to pronounce há vs. à vs. a

Finally, while not mandatory, it’s convenient to explicitly mention the subject whenever it’s different from the one in the previous sentence. It’s why I added “(Estevão/Ele)” at the start of one of the sentences