Coniston — Volume 01 — Page 6
I can summon her now under the great maples of the village street, a virginal figure, gray eyes that kindled the face shaded by the poke bonnet, and up you went above the clouds.
Posso evocarne l'immagine adesso, sotto i grandi aceri della via del villaggio, una figura virginale, occhi grigi che illuminavano il volto ombreggiato dal cappellino a tesa larga, e ci si ritrovava a volare sopra le nuvole.
"What about fox and geese, Jock?" said Cynthia.
«E la volpe e le oche, Jock?» disse Cynthia.
"Jethro Bass," said Jock, who, by reason of his ability, was a privileged character.
«Jethro Bass,» disse Jock, che, in virtù delle sue capacità, era un personaggio di riguardo.
"Mark my words, Cynthy, Jethro Bass is an all-fired sight smarter that folks in this town think he be.
«Badate a quello che dico, Cynthy, Jethro Bass è tremendamente più furbo di quanto la gente di questa città creda.
They don't take notice of him, because he don't say much, and stutters.
Non gli badano, perché non parla molto e balbetta.
He hain't be'n eddicated a great deal, but I wouldn't be afeard to warrant he'd make a racket in the world some of these days."
Non ha avuto molta istruzione, ma non avrei paura a scommettere che farà parlare di sé nel mondo uno di questi giorni.»
"Jock Hallowell!" cried Cynthia, the gray beginning to dance, "I suppose you think Jethro's going to be President."
«Jock Hallowell!» esclamò Cynthia, con gli occhi grigi che cominciavano a brillare, «suppongo che tu pensi che Jethro diventerà Presidente.»
"All right," said Jock, "you can laugh.
«Va bene,» disse Jock, «puoi ridere.
Ever talked with Jethro?"
Hai mai parlato con Jethro?»
"I've hardly spoken two words to him in my life," she replied.
«Gli ho a malapena rivolto due parole in vita mia,» rispose lei.
And it was true, although the little white parsonage was scarce two hundred yards from the tannery house.
Ed era vero, sebbene il piccolo presbiterio bianco fosse a meno di duecento iarde dalla casa della conceria.
"Jethro's never ailed much," Jock remarked, having reference to Cynthia's proclivities for visiting the sick.
«Jethro non si è mai ammalato molto,» osservò Jock, alludendo alla propensione di Cynthia a visitare i malati.
"I've seed a good many different men in my time, and I tell you, Cynthia Ware, that Jethro's got a kind of power you don't often come acrost.
«Ho conosciuto molti uomini diversi nella mia vita, e le dico, Cynthia Ware, che Jethro possiede una sorta di forza che non si incontra spesso.
Folks don't suspicion it."
La gente non lo sospetta.»
In spite of herself, Cynthia was impressed by the ring of sincerity in the builder's voice.
Suo malgrado, Cynthia fu colpita dal tono di sincerità nella voce del costruttore.
Vocabulary
- Posso
- I can; first person singular of potere
- evocarne
- To evoke it; evoke combined with partitive pronoun
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- immagine
- Image; mental or visual representation of something
- adesso
- Now; at this present moment in time
- sotto
- Under; beneath something in position or place
- i
- The; masculine plural definite article
- grandi
- Large; big in size or importance
- aceri
- Maple trees; deciduous trees with lobed leaves
- della
- Of the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
- via
- Street; road or path through a place
- del
- Of the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
- villaggio
- Village; small rural settlement of people
- una
- A; feminine singular indefinite article
- figura
- Figure; the shape or form of a person
- virginale
- Virginal; pure and innocent in appearance or manner
- occhi
- Eyes; organs of sight on a face
- grigi
- Grey; of a neutral color between black and white
- che
- That/which; relative or subordinating conjunction
- illuminavano
- Illuminated; they lit up or brightened something
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- volto
- Face; the front part of a person's head
- ombreggiato
- Shaded; covered or darkened by shadow
- dal
- By the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
- cappellino
- Small hat; a little hat worn on the head
- a
- At/to; preposition indicating location or direction
- tesa
- Brim; the projecting edge of a hat
- larga
- Wide; broad in measurement or extent
- e
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- ci
- There/us; reflexive or locative pronoun
- si
- Oneself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
- ritrovava
- Found oneself; imperfect of ritrovarsi, to end up
- volare
- To fly; to move through the air
- sopra
- Above; over something in a higher position
- le
- The; feminine plural definite article
- nuvole
- Clouds; masses of condensed water vapor in sky
- E
- And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- volpe
- Fox; cunning wild animal of the canid family
- oche
- Geese; plural of oca, a large waterfowl bird
- disse
- Said; third person singular past tense of dire
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or inclusion
- virtù
- Virtue; moral excellence or a particular good quality
- delle
- Of the; feminine plural preposition-article contraction
- sue
- His/her; feminine plural possessive adjective
- capacità
- Abilities; skills or aptitudes a person possesses
- era
- Was; third person singular imperfect of essere
- un
- A; masculine singular indefinite article
- personaggio
- Character; an important or notable person in society
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relation
- riguardo
- Regard; esteem or consideration given to someone
- Badate
- Pay attention; imperative plural of badare, to mind
- quello
- What/that; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- dico
- I say; first person singular present of dire
- è
- Is; third person singular present of essere
- tremendamente
- Tremendously; to an extremely great or intense degree
- più
- More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- furbo
- Clever; cunning and shrewd in a sly way
- quanto
- Than/how much; comparative or interrogative word
- gente
- People; a group of persons in general
- questa
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective
- città
- City; a large urban area where people live
- creda
- Believes; third person singular subjunctive of credere
- Non
- Not; negation particle used before verbs
- gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun, masculine singular
- badano
- They pay attention; third person plural of badare
- perché
- Because/why; causal conjunction or interrogative adverb
- non
- Not; negation particle used before verbs
- parla
- Speaks; third person singular present of parlare
- molto
- Much/very; adverb or adjective indicating great quantity
- balbetta
- Stutters; he/she stammers when speaking
- ha
- Has; third person singular present of avere
- avuto
- Had; past participle of avere, to have
- molta
- Much; feminine singular adjective indicating great quantity
- istruzione
- Education; formal schooling or instruction received
- ma
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- avrei
- I would have; first person conditional of avere
- paura
- Fear; feeling of anxiety or dread about something
- scommettere
- To bet; to wager or make a prediction
- farà
- Will make/do; third person future of fare
- parlare
- To speak; to talk or communicate verbally
- sé
- Himself/herself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- nel
- In the; masculine singular preposition-article contraction
- mondo
- World; the earth and everything that exists on it
- uno
- One; masculine singular numeral or indefinite article
- questi
- These; masculine plural demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- giorni
- Days; plural of giorno, a 24-hour period
- esclamò
- Exclaimed; he/she cried out suddenly in surprise
- con
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner
- cominciavano
- They were beginning; imperfect of cominciare, to start
- brillare
- To shine; to gleam or sparkle with light
- suppongo
- I suppose; first person singular of supporre
- tu
- You; second person singular personal pronoun
- pensi
- You think; second person singular of pensare
- diventerà
- Will become; third person singular future of diventare
- Presidente
- President; head of a nation or organization
- Va
- Goes/okay; third person singular of andare
- bene
- Well/good; adverb meaning satisfactorily or correctly
- puoi
- You can; second person singular of potere
- ridere
- To laugh; to express amusement through laughter
- Hai
- You have; second person singular of avere
- mai
- Ever/never; adverb of time in questions or negations
- parlato
- Spoken; past participle of parlare, to speak
- Gli
- To him; indirect object pronoun, masculine singular
- ho
- I have; first person singular present of avere
- malapena
- Barely; scarcely or with great difficulty
- rivolto
- Addressed; past participle of rivolgere, to direct words
- due
- Two; the cardinal number between one and three
- parole
- Words; units of language used in speech or writing
- vita
- Life; the state of being alive
- mia
- My; feminine singular possessive adjective
- rispose
- Replied; third person singular past tense of rispondere
- lei
- She/her; third person feminine singular pronoun
- Ed
- And; variant of e used before vowels
- vero
- True; corresponding to fact or reality
- sebbene
- Although; concessive conjunction introducing a subordinate clause
- piccolo
- Small; little in size or extent
- presbiterio
- Presbytery; residence of a Protestant or Catholic minister
- bianco
- White; the color of snow or milk
- fosse
- Was; third person singular imperfect subjunctive of essere
- meno
- Less; comparative adverb indicating smaller degree or quantity
- duecento
- Two hundred; the cardinal number 200
- iarde
- Yards; plural of iarda, a unit of length
- dalla
- From the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
- casa
- House; a building where people live
- conceria
- Tannery; a place where animal hides are processed
- ammalato
- Sick; ill or suffering from a disease
- osservò
- Remarked; third person singular past tense of osservare
- alludendo
- Alluding; referring indirectly to something or someone
- alla
- To the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
- propensione
- Propensity; a natural tendency toward a certain behavior
- visitare
- To visit; to go and see someone or a place
- malati
- Sick people; plural of malato, an ill person
- Ho
- I have; first person singular present of avere
- conosciuto
- Known/met; past participle of conoscere, to know
- molti
- Many; masculine plural adjective indicating large number
- uomini
- Men; plural of uomo, an adult male person
- diversi
- Different; various or unlike each other in character
- nella
- In the; feminine singular preposition-article contraction
- possiede
- Possesses; third person singular of possedere, to own
- sorta
- Kind/sort; a type or category of something
- forza
- Strength; power or physical or moral energy
- incontra
- Meets/encounters; third person singular of incontrare
- spesso
- Often; frequently, happening many times
- La
- The/her; feminine singular article or direct object pronoun
- lo
- It/him; masculine singular direct object pronoun
- sospetta
- Suspects; he/she has a feeling of doubt or distrust
- Suo
- Her/his; masculine singular possessive adjective
- malgrado
- Despite; in spite of something, against one's will
- fu
- Was; third person singular past historic of essere
- colpita
- Struck/affected; past participle of colpire, to hit
- tono
- Tone; the quality or manner of someone's voice
- sincerità
- Sincerity; genuineness and honesty in expression
- voce
- Voice; the sound produced by a person speaking
- costruttore
- Builder; a person who constructs buildings or structures
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