A Study in Scarlet — Page 1
MR. SHERLOCK HOLMES.
IL SIG. SHERLOCK HOLMES.
In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London, and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.
Nell'anno 1878 conseguii la laurea in Medicina dell'Università di Londra, e mi recai a Netley per seguire il corso prescritto per i chirurghi dell'esercito.
Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon.
Avendo completato i miei studi lì, fui regolarmente assegnato al Quinto Reggimento di Fucilieri del Northumberland come Chirurgo Assistente.
The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out.
Il reggimento era di stanza in India in quel periodo, e prima che potessi raggiungerlo, era scoppiata la seconda guerra afghana.
On landing at Bombay, I learned that my corps had advanced through the passes, and was already deep in the enemy's country.
Sbarcando a Bombay, venni a sapere che il mio corpo d'armata aveva avanzato attraverso i valichi, e si trovava già in profondità nel territorio nemico.
I followed, however, with many other officers who were in the same situation as myself, and succeeded in reaching Candahar in safety, where I found my regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties.
Li seguii, tuttavia, insieme a molti altri ufficiali che si trovavano nella mia stessa situazione, e riuscii a raggiungere Kandahar in sicurezza, dove trovai il mio reggimento e mi dedicai immediatamente ai miei nuovi incarichi.
The campaign brought honours and promotion to many, but for me it had nothing but misfortune and disaster.
La campagna portò onori e promozioni a molti, ma per me non vi fu altro che sfortuna e disastro.
I was removed from my brigade and attached to the Berkshires, with whom I served at the fatal battle of Maiwand.
Fui trasferito dalla mia brigata e assegnato ai Berkshire, con i quali combattei nella fatale battaglia di Maiwand.
There I was struck on the shoulder by a Jezail bullet, which shattered the bone and grazed the subclavian artery.
Là fui colpito alla spalla da una pallottola jezail, che mi frantumò l'osso e sfiorò l'arteria succlavia.
I should have fallen into the hands of the murderous Ghazis had it not been for the devotion and courage shown by Murray, my orderly, who threw me across a pack-horse, and succeeded in bringing me safely to the British lines.
Sarei caduto nelle mani dei sanguinari Ghazi se non fosse stato per la dedizione e il coraggio dimostrati da Murray, il mio attendente, che mi gettò in groppa a un cavallo da soma e riuscì a portarmi in salvo fino alle linee britanniche.
Vocabulary
- IL
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- SIG
- Abbreviation for 'Signor', meaning 'Mr.'
- Nell'
- Contraction of 'in' and 'la/lo', meaning 'in the'
- anno
- Year; a unit of time, twelve months
- conseguii
- I obtained/achieved; past tense of 'conseguire'
- la
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- laurea
- University degree, especially a bachelor's or master's
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'at'
- Medicina
- Medicine; the field of medical study and practice
- dell'
- Contraction of 'di' and 'la/lo', meaning 'of the'
- Università
- University; institution of higher education and research
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'
- Londra
- London; capital city of England and the UK
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- mi
- Reflexive/object pronoun meaning 'myself' or 'me'
- recai
- I went/betook myself; past tense of 'recarsi'
- a
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', 'through'
- seguire
- To follow or attend; an infinitive verb
- il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- corso
- Course; a series of lessons or training sessions
- prescritto
- Prescribed; officially required or mandated
- i
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'
- chirurghi
- Surgeons; plural of 'chirurgo', medical specialists
- esercito
- Army; organized military land force of a country
- Avendo
- Having; gerund of 'avere' expressing completed action
- completato
- Completed; finished entirely, past participle of 'completare'
- miei
- My; masculine plural possessive adjective or pronoun
- studi
- Studies; plural of 'studio', academic learning activities
- lì
- There; adverb indicating a place away from speaker
- fui
- I was; first person singular past tense of 'essere'
- regolarmente
- Regularly; in a regular, official, or proper manner
- assegnato
- Assigned; allocated to a role or position officially
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the'
- Quinto
- Fifth; ordinal number following fourth in sequence
- Reggimento
- Regiment; a large military unit of soldiers
- Fucilieri
- Fusiliers; soldiers armed with rifles or muskets
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'
- come
- As, like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- Chirurgo
- Surgeon; a doctor who performs surgical operations
- Assistente
- Assistant; a person who helps or supports another
- Il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- reggimento
- Regiment; large organized military unit of soldiers
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'
- stanza
- Room; also used to mean stationed or quartered
- quel
- That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective
- periodo
- Period; a span or interval of time
- prima
- Before; adverb or conjunction indicating prior time
- che
- That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
- potessi
- I could; imperfect subjunctive of 'potere'
- raggiungerlo
- To reach it/him; infinitive 'raggiungere' with clitic
- scoppiata
- Broken out; past participle of 'scoppiare', to erupt
- seconda
- Second; feminine ordinal number following first
- guerra
- War; armed conflict between nations or groups
- afghana
- Afghan; feminine adjective relating to Afghanistan
- Sbarcando
- Landing/disembarking; gerund of 'sbarcare' from a ship
- venni
- I came; first person singular past tense of 'venire'
- sapere
- To know; also used as 'to learn' or 'find out'
- mio
- My; masculine singular possessive adjective or pronoun
- corpo
- Body; also military corps, a group of soldiers
- d'
- Elided form of 'di', meaning 'of' before vowels
- armata
- Army; armed force, also feminine past participle of 'armare'
- aveva
- Had; third person singular imperfect of 'avere'
- avanzato
- Advanced; moved forward, past participle of 'avanzare'
- attraverso
- Through; preposition indicating movement across something
- valichi
- Mountain passes; plural of 'valico', a crossing point
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'himself', 'herself'
- trovava
- Was located/found itself; imperfect of 'trovarsi'
- già
- Already; adverb indicating something happened before now
- profondità
- Depth; distance or extent going far into something
- nel
- Contraction of 'in' and 'il', meaning 'in the'
- territorio
- Territory; land area under a particular jurisdiction
- nemico
- Enemy; a hostile adversary or opposing party
- Li
- Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun
- seguii
- I followed; first person singular past of 'seguire'
- tuttavia
- Nevertheless, however; conjunction expressing contrast
- insieme
- Together; adverb meaning in company with others
- molti
- Many; masculine plural adjective indicating large quantity
- altri
- Other; masculine plural adjective or pronoun
- ufficiali
- Officers; military officials of rank, plural of 'ufficiale'
- trovavano
- Were finding themselves; imperfect of 'trovarsi'
- nella
- Contraction of 'in' and 'la', meaning 'in the'
- mia
- My; feminine singular possessive adjective or pronoun
- stessa
- Same; feminine adjective indicating identical or equal
- situazione
- Situation; set of circumstances at a given time
- riuscii
- I managed/succeeded; past tense of 'riuscire'
- raggiungere
- To reach, to join; infinitive verb of movement
- sicurezza
- Safety, security; state of being safe or certain
- dove
- Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
- trovai
- I found; first person singular past of 'trovare'
- dedicai
- I dedicated; past tense of 'dedicare', to devote
- immediatamente
- Immediately; without delay, right away
- ai
- Contraction of 'a' and 'i', meaning 'to the'
- nuovi
- New; masculine plural adjective meaning novel or recent
- incarichi
- Duties, assignments; plural of 'incarico', a task
- La
- Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'
- campagna
- Campaign; military operation, also countryside or field
- portò
- Brought; third person singular past of 'portare'
- onori
- Honors; plural of 'onore', recognition of distinction
- promozioni
- Promotions; advances in rank or position
- ma
- But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast
- me
- Me; stressed first person singular object pronoun
- non
- Not; negation adverb used to negate verbs
- vi
- There; adverb of place, also indirect pronoun 'you'
- fu
- Was; third person singular past tense of 'essere'
- altro
- Other, else; adjective or pronoun meaning something additional
- sfortuna
- Misfortune, bad luck; unfortunate occurrence or fate
- disastro
- Disaster; a catastrophic or devastating event
- Fui
- I was; first person singular past of 'essere'
- trasferito
- Transferred; moved to another position or location
- dalla
- Contraction of 'da' and 'la', meaning 'from the'
- brigata
- Brigade; a military unit larger than a regiment
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- quali
- Which, whom; relative or interrogative pronoun, plural
- combattei
- I fought; first person singular past of 'combattere'
- fatale
- Fatal; causing death or destruction, deadly
- battaglia
- Battle; a military fight between opposing forces
- Là
- There; adverb indicating a place, more emphatic form
- colpito
- Hit, struck; past participle of 'colpire'
- alla
- Contraction of 'a' and 'la', meaning 'at the/to the'
- spalla
- Shoulder; the joint connecting arm to the torso
- da
- By, from; preposition indicating origin or agent
- una
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
- pallottola
- Bullet; a small projectile fired from a firearm
- frantumò
- Shattered; third person singular past of 'frantumare'
- l'
- Elided definite article 'il' or 'la' before vowel
- osso
- Bone; hard connective tissue forming the skeleton
- sfiorò
- Grazed, brushed; past tense of 'sfiorare', barely touched
- arteria
- Artery; blood vessel carrying blood from the heart
- Sarei
- I would be; conditional tense of 'essere'
- caduto
- Fallen; past participle of 'cadere', to fall
- nelle
- Contraction of 'in' and 'le', meaning 'in the'
- mani
- Hands; plural of 'mano', body part at arm's end
- dei
- Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'i', masculine plural
- sanguinari
- Bloodthirsty; extremely violent, cruel fighters
- se
- If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis
- fosse
- Were; imperfect subjunctive of 'essere'
- stato
- Been; past participle of 'essere', also 'state'
- dedizione
- Dedication; total commitment or devoted loyalty
- coraggio
- Courage; bravery in facing danger or difficulty
- dimostrati
- Demonstrated; shown, past participle plural of 'dimostrare'
- attendente
- Orderly; a soldier assigned to serve an officer
- gettò
- Threw; third person singular past of 'gettare'
- groppa
- Rump, back; the rear part of a horse's back
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
- cavallo
- Horse; a large domesticated hoofed mammal
- soma
- Pack, load; baggage carried by a pack animal
- riuscì
- Managed, succeeded; third person singular past of 'riuscire'
- portarmi
- To carry me; infinitive 'portare' with clitic 'mi'
- salvo
- Safe; unharmed, out of danger
- fino
- Until, up to; preposition indicating extent or limit
- alle
- Contraction of 'a' and 'le', meaning 'to the'
- linee
- Lines; plural of 'linea', here referring to military lines
- britanniche
- British; feminine plural adjective relating to Britain
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