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English → It CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

Rachel found abundant time to sit for hours at her kitchen window, knitting "cotton warp" quilts--she had knitted sixteen of them, as Avonlea housekeepers were wont to tell in awed voices--and keeping a sharp eye on the main road that crossed the hollow and wound up the steep red hill beyond.

Rachel trovava tutto il tempo che voleva per starsene seduta ore e ore alla finestra della sua cucina, lavorando a maglia trapunte di "cotone grezzo" -- ne aveva lavorate sedici, come le massaie di Avonlea erano solite raccontare con voce reverenziale -- e tenendo d'occhio la strada principale che attraversava la valle e si snodava su per il ripido colle rosso oltre di essa.

Since Avonlea occupied a little triangular peninsula jutting out into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, with water on two sides of it, anybody who went out of it or into it had to pass over that hill road and so run the unseen gauntlet of Mrs. Rachel's all-seeing eye.

Poiché Avonlea occupava una piccola penisola triangolare che si protendeva nel Golfo di San Lorenzo, con l'acqua su due lati, chiunque ne uscisse o vi entrasse doveva passare per quella strada collinare, finendo così sotto lo sguardo onnisciente e invisibile della signora Rachel.

She was sitting there one afternoon in early June.

Era seduta lì un pomeriggio di inizio giugno.

The sun was coming in at the window warm and bright; the orchard on the slope below the house was in a bridal flush of pinky-white bloom, hummed over by a myriad of bees.

Il sole entrava dalla finestra caldo e luminoso; il frutteto sul pendio sotto la casa era in un candido e rosato splendore nuziale di fiori, ronzante di una miriade di api.

Thomas Lynde--a meek little man whom Avonlea people called "Rachel Lynde's husband"--was sowing his late turnip seed on the hill field beyond the barn; and Matthew Cuthbert ought to have been sowing his on the big red brook field away over by Green Gables.

Thomas Lynde -- un ometto mite che gli abitanti di Avonlea chiamavano "il marito di Rachel Lynde" -- stava seminando il suo tardivo seme di rapa nel campo collinare oltre il fienile; e Matthew Cuthbert avrebbe dovuto star seminando il suo nel grande campo rosso vicino al ruscello, laggiù verso Green Gables.

Mrs. Rachel knew that he ought because she had heard him tell Peter Morrison the evening before in William J. Blair's store over at Carmody that he meant to sow his turnip seed the next afternoon.

La signora Rachel sapeva che avrebbe dovuto farlo perché lo aveva sentito dire a Peter Morrison la sera prima, nel negozio di William J. Blair a Carmody, che intendeva seminare il suo seme di rapa il pomeriggio seguente.

Peter had asked him, of course, for Matthew Cuthbert had never been known to volunteer information about anything in his whole life.

Peter gliel'aveva chiesto, naturalmente, poiché Matthew Cuthbert non aveva mai dato spontaneamente informazioni su nulla in tutta la sua vita.

Vocabulary

trovava
She/he found or used to find something.
tutto
All, every, or the whole of something.
il
Definite article 'the' for masculine singular nouns.
tempo
Time or weather, depending on context.
che
That, which, or who; a versatile conjunction.
voleva
She/he wanted or used to want something.
per
For, in order to, or through; a preposition.
starsene
To stay or remain by oneself, reflexive form.
seduta
Seated or sitting, feminine past participle.
ore
Hours; plural of ora, a unit of time.
e
And; a basic coordinating conjunction.
alla
At the, to the; contraction of 'a' and 'la'.
finestra
A window in a building or room.
della
Of the; contraction of 'di' and 'la'.
sua
Her, his, or its; feminine possessive adjective.
cucina
Kitchen; the room used for cooking food.
lavorando
Working; present gerund of lavorare.
a
At, to, in; a very common preposition.
maglia
Knitting or a knitted garment; stitch.
trapunte
Quilts; stitched bed coverings filled with padding.
di
Of, from; one of the most common prepositions.
cotone
Cotton; a natural textile fiber from plants.
grezzo
Raw, rough, or unrefined; describing unprocessed material.
ne
Of it, of them; a partitive or pronoun particle.
aveva
She/he had; past imperfect of avere.
lavorate
Worked or knitted; feminine plural past participle.
sedici
Sixteen; the cardinal number 16.
come
As, like, or how; a conjunction or adverb.
le
The (feminine plural) or 'her'; article or pronoun.
massaie
Housewives or homemakers; women managing a household.
erano
They were; past imperfect third person plural of essere.
solite
Accustomed to, used to; feminine plural adjective.
raccontare
To tell or narrate a story or event.
con
With; a preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
voce
Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking.
reverenziale
Reverential; showing deep respect or awe.
tenendo
Keeping or holding; present gerund of tenere.
d'
Of; elided form of 'di' before a vowel.
occhio
Eye; the organ of sight in humans.
la
The (feminine singular); definite article or pronoun.
strada
Road or street; a path for traveling.
principale
Main or principal; most important among others.
attraversava
Crossed or passed through; past imperfect of attraversare.
valle
Valley; a low area between hills or mountains.
si
Reflexive pronoun; oneself, themselves, each other.
snodava
Wound, snaked, or unfolded; past imperfect of snodarsi.
su
On, up, or upon; a common preposition.
ripido
Steep; having a sharp incline or slope.
colle
Hill; a rounded natural elevation of land.
rosso
Red; the color of blood or ripe tomatoes.
oltre
Beyond, past, or over; indicating a further position.
essa
She or it; third person feminine singular pronoun.
Poiché
Since or because; a causal conjunction.
occupava
Occupied or took up space; past imperfect form.
una
A, an; indefinite article for feminine singular nouns.
piccola
Small or little; feminine adjective describing size.
penisola
Peninsula; land almost entirely surrounded by water.
triangolare
Triangular; having or shaped like three sides.
protendeva
Extended or jutted out; past imperfect of protendersi.
nel
In the; contraction of 'in' and 'il'.
Golfo
Gulf; a large bay or inlet of the sea.
l'
The; elided definite article before a vowel.
acqua
Water; the liquid essential for life.
due
Two; the cardinal number 2.
lati
Sides; plural of lato, a face or edge.
chiunque
Anyone, whoever; an indefinite pronoun.
uscisse
Left or went out; past subjunctive of uscire.
o
Or; a disjunctive coordinating conjunction.
vi
There, in it; a place or pronoun particle.
entrasse
Entered; past subjunctive of entrare.
doveva
Had to, was supposed to; past imperfect of dovere.
passare
To pass, go through, or cross a place.
quella
That; feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
collinare
Hilly or relating to hills; an adjective.
finendo
Ending up or finishing; present gerund of finire.
così
So, thus, in this way; an adverb.
sotto
Under, below, beneath; a common preposition.
lo
The (masculine before certain consonants); article or pronoun.
sguardo
Gaze or look; the act of looking at something.
onnisciente
Omniscient; knowing everything or all-seeing.
invisibile
Invisible; impossible to see or not visible.
signora
Mrs., lady, or woman; a polite title for a woman.
Era
Was; third person singular past imperfect of essere.
lì
There; an adverb indicating a specific place.
un
A, an; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
pomeriggio
Afternoon; the part of day after midday.
inizio
Beginning or start; the first part of something.
giugno
June; the sixth month of the year.
Il
The; masculine singular definite article.
sole
Sun; the star at the center of our solar system.
entrava
Entered or came in; past imperfect of entrare.
dalla
From the; contraction of 'da' and 'la'.
caldo
Warm or hot; describing a high temperature.
luminoso
Luminous, bright, or full of light.
frutteto
Orchard; a plot of land with fruit trees.
pendio
Slope or hillside; an inclined piece of ground.
casa
House or home; a building where people live.
in
In, into, at; a very common preposition.
candido
White, pure, or bright white; an adjective.
rosato
Pinkish or rosy; having a light red color.
splendore
Splendor or brilliance; magnificent beauty or brightness.
nuziale
Nuptial or bridal; relating to a wedding.
fiori
Flowers; the blossoms of plants.
ronzante
Buzzing or humming; making a low continuous sound.
miriade
Myriad; an extremely large number of something.
api
Bees; insects known for producing honey.
ometto
Little man; a diminutive form of uomo.
mite
Mild, meek, or gentle in character.
gli
The (masculine plural) or 'him/to him'; article or pronoun.
abitanti
Inhabitants or residents; people living in a place.
chiamavano
They called or used to call; past imperfect form.
marito
Husband; a man joined to another in marriage.
stava
Was staying or was; past imperfect of stare.
seminando
Sowing; planting seeds in the ground.
suo
His, her, its; masculine possessive adjective.
tardivo
Late or belated; occurring later than expected.
seme
Seed; the reproductive unit of a plant.
rapa
Turnip; a root vegetable used in cooking.
campo
Field; an open area of land, often cultivated.
fienile
Barn or hayloft; a farm building for storing hay.
avrebbe
Would have; conditional form of avere.
dovuto
Had to, ought to; past participle of dovere.
star
To be (staying); infinitive short form of stare.
grande
Big, large, or great; an adjective of size.
vicino
Near or close; an adverb or adjective of proximity.
al
At the, to the; contraction of 'a' and 'il'.
ruscello
Stream or brook; a small flowing body of water.
laggiù
Down there; indicating a distant lower location.
verso
Toward or towards; a preposition of direction.
La
Her or the (feminine); pronoun or definite article.
sapeva
Knew or used to know; past imperfect of sapere.
farlo
To do it; infinitive fare combined with 'lo'.
perché
Because or why; conjunction or interrogative adverb.
sentito
Heard or felt; past participle of sentire.
dire
To say or tell; a common irregular verb.
sera
Evening; the late part of the day.
prima
Before or earlier; an adverb of time.
negozio
Shop or store; a place where goods are sold.
intendeva
Intended or meant to; past imperfect of intendere.
seminare
To sow seeds; to plant in agricultural fields.
seguente
Following or next; the subsequent one in order.
gliel'
It to him/her; combined indirect and direct pronoun.
chiesto
Asked or requested; past participle of chiedere.
naturalmente
Naturally or of course; an adverb of manner.
poiché
Since or because; a causal subordinating conjunction.
non
Not; the basic word for negation in Italian.
mai
Never or ever; an adverb of time or frequency.
dato
Given; past participle of dare, to give.
spontaneamente
Spontaneously or voluntarily; without being asked.
informazioni
Information; data or facts communicated to someone.
nulla
Nothing; not anything at all.
tutta
All, whole; feminine form of tutto.
vita
Life; the period between birth and death.
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