Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 4

Vocabulary

era

Was; third person singular past tense of essere.

enormemente

Enormously; to a very great degree.

orgoglioso

Proud; feeling deep pleasure in oneself.

di

Of, from; common Italian preposition.

ciò

This, that; refers to something previously mentioned.

e

And; basic coordinating conjunction.

arrivò

Arrived, reached; third person singular past tense.

al

To the; contraction of a and il.

punto

Point, moment; specific degree or stage reached.

da

From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition.

non

Not; basic negation word in Italian.

degnarsi

To deign, condescend; to consider worth one's attention.

quasi

Almost, nearly; to a great but not full extent.

notare

To notice, observe; to become aware of something.

gli

The (plural masculine); definite article or indirect pronoun.

altri

Others; referring to other people or things.

I

The (plural masculine); Italian definite article.

venivano

Were coming; third person plural imperfect of venire.

miglia

Miles; plural of miglio, unit of distance.

distanza

Distance; space between two points or places.

per

For, to, through; common Italian preposition.

sentire

To hear, feel; to perceive through senses.

raccontare

To tell, narrate; to recount a story or event.

la

The (feminine singular); Italian definite article.

cosa

Thing; a general object or matter.

ed

And; variant of e used before vowels.

egli

He; formal third person masculine subject pronoun.

più

More, most; indicates greater degree or quantity.

rispettato

Respected; held in high regard by others.

qualsiasi

Any, whatever; referring to any one thing.

altro

Other, another; referring to a different person or thing.

in

In, into; basic Italian preposition of location.

quella

That (feminine); demonstrative adjective indicating a thing.

contrada

District, neighborhood; a local area or region.

sconosciuti

Unknown, strangers; people not known or recognized.

stavano

Were staying, stood; imperfect of stare indicating ongoing state.

con

With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.

bocca

Mouth; the opening in the face used for eating.

aperta

Open (feminine); not closed, as a mouth agape.

a

To, at; common Italian preposition of direction.

guardarlo

To look at him; infinitive with attached object pronoun.

capo

Head; top part of the body or a chief.

piedi

Feet; plural of piede, lower extremities of the body.

come

As, like, how; word of comparison or manner.

se

If, as if; conjunction introducing a conditional clause.

fosse

Were (subjunctive); imperfect subjunctive of essere.

un

A, an (masculine); Italian indefinite article.

prodigio

Prodigy, wonder; an extraordinary or marvelous thing.

parlano

They speak, talk; third person plural present of parlare.

sempre

Always; at all times, constantly.

streghe

Witches; women said to practice magic or sorcery.

nel

In the; contraction of in and il.

buio

Dark, darkness; absence of light.

vicino

Near, close; at a short distance from something.

fuoco

Fire; burning flames producing heat and light.

della

Of the (feminine); contraction of di and la.

cucina

Kitchen; room where food is prepared and cooked.

ma

But; conjunction introducing a contrast or exception.

ogni

Every, each; indicating all members of a group.

volta

Time, occasion; an instance or occurrence of something.

che

That, which, who; relative pronoun or conjunction.

qualcuno

Someone, somebody; an unspecified person.

stava

Was staying, was; imperfect singular of stare.

parlando

Speaking, talking; gerund form of parlare.

facendo

Doing, making; gerund form of fare.

finta

Pretense, fake; an act of feigning or pretending.

sapere

To know; to have knowledge or information about something.

tutto

Everything, all; the whole amount or totality.

su

On, about, up; preposition of position or topic.

queste

These (feminine plural); demonstrative adjective nearby things.

cose

Things; plural of cosa, general objects or matters.

capitava

Happened to arrive; imperfect of capitare, to turn up.

lì

There; adverb indicating a place not near the speaker.

diceva

Was saying; imperfect third person singular of dire.

Cosa

What, thing; used in questions meaning what.

ne

Of it, about it; Italian partitive or pronoun particle.

sai

You know; second person singular present of sapere.

tu

You; second person singular subject pronoun.

delle

Of the (feminine plural); contraction of di and le.

quel

That (masculine); demonstrative adjective before a noun.

rimaneva

Remained, stayed; imperfect of rimanere.

zitto

Quiet, silent; refraining from speaking.

doveva

Had to, was supposed to; imperfect of dovere.

stare

To stay, to be; indicates a state or position.

suo

His, her, its; third person singular possessive adjective.

posto

Place, position; a specific location or one's role.

portava

Was wearing, carried; imperfect of portare.

moneta

Coin; a small metal piece used as currency.

cinque

Five; the number 5.

centesimi

Cents; small monetary units, plural of centesimo.

collo

Neck; the part of the body connecting head to torso.

uno

A, one; indefinite article or the number one.

spago

String, twine; thin cord used for tying things.

amuleto

Amulet; an object worn as a charm for protection.

il

The (masculine singular); Italian definite article.

diavolo

Devil; an evil supernatural being or the devil.

aveva

Had; third person singular past tense of avere.

dato

Given; past participle of dare.

le

The (feminine plural); definite article or indirect pronoun.

proprie

Own (feminine plural); belonging to oneself.

mani

Hands; plural of mano, the extremities of the arms.

detto

Said, told; past participle of dire.

poteva

Could, was able to; imperfect of potere.

guarire

To heal, cure; to restore someone to health.

chiunque

Anyone, whoever; any person without restriction.

essa

She, it (feminine); third person singular feminine pronoun.

evocare

To evoke, summon; to call up a spirit or memory.

voleva

Wanted, wished; imperfect third person singular of volere.

semplicemente

Simply; in a straightforward or uncomplicated manner.

dicendo

Saying; gerund of dire, in the act of speaking.

qualcosa

Something; an unspecified or unknown thing.

rivolto

Turned, addressed; past participle of rivolgere.

ad

To, at; variant of a used before vowels.

rivelò

Revealed; third person singular simple past of rivelare.

mai

Never, ever; indicating absence at any time.

dicesse

Said (subjunctive); imperfect subjunctive of dire.

tutte

All (feminine plural); every one of a group.

parti

Parts, places; plural of parte, areas or portions.

davano

Were giving; imperfect third person plural of dare.

avessero

Had (subjunctive); imperfect subjunctive of avere.

solo

Only, alone; just one, without others.

vedere

To see; to perceive with the eyes.

toccavano

Were touching; imperfect of toccare, to touch.

perché

Because, why; indicates reason or asks for cause.

ci

There, us; Italian pronoun or locative particle.

messo

Put, placed; past participle of mettere.

sopra

Above, on top; preposition or adverb of position.

praticamente

Practically, virtually; in a nearly complete manner.

inutile

Useless; serving no purpose or practical use.

servo

Servant; a person who works for another.

diventato

Become; past participle of diventare, to become.

troppo

Too much, too; exceeding what is appropriate.

presuntuoso

Presumptuous, arrogant; overly bold or full of conceit.

via

Away, street; indicating movement away or a road.

aver

To have; truncated infinitive of avere in compounds.

visto

Seen; past participle of vedere.

essere

To be; the fundamental verb of existence.

stato

Been, state; past participle of essere.

cavalcato

Ridden; past participle of cavalcare, to ride.

dalle

By the, from the (feminine plural); contraction of da and le.