Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus — Page 8

Vocabulary

A

a — Preposition meaning 'at' or 'to'

quell'

kwel — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' before vowel

età

e-TA — Age or era of a person or period

feci

FE-chi — Past tense of 'fare'; I made or did

la

la — Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'

conoscenza

ko-no-SHEN-tsa — Knowledge or acquaintance with someone or something

dei

de-i — Partitive or plural article meaning 'of the'

poeti

po-E-ti — Plural of poeta; poets who write verse

celebri

CHE-le-bri — Famous or celebrated, referring to well-known people

del

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il' meaning 'of the'

nostro

NOS-tro — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective

paese

pa-E-ze — Country or small town, homeland

ma

ma — Conjunction meaning 'but,' indicating contrast

fu

fu — Third-person singular past of 'essere'; was

solo

SO-lo — Only or alone; single without others

quando

KWAN-do — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

non

non — Negation particle meaning 'not'

più

pyoo — Adverb meaning 'more' or 'no longer'

in

in — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'

mio

MYO — My; first-person singular possessive adjective

potere

po-TE-re — To be able; also noun meaning power or ability

trarne

TRAR-ne — To draw or extract from it something

i

i — Plural masculine definite article meaning 'the'

benefici

be-NE-fi-chi — Benefits or advantages gained from something

importanti

im-por-TAN-ti — Important; significant or of great consequence

da

da — Preposition meaning 'from,' 'by,' or 'since'

tale

TA-le — Such; adjective meaning 'such a' or 'that kind'

convinzione

kon-vin-tsyo-NE — Conviction or firm belief held deeply

che

ke — That; conjunction or relative pronoun

percepii

per-che-PI-i — I perceived or realized something for the first time

necessità

ne-ches-si-TA — Necessity or urgent need for something

di

di — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'to' (infinitive)

conoscere

ko-NO-she-re — To know or to learn about someone or something

lingue

LIN-gwe — Languages or tongues; plural of lingua

oltre

OL-tre — Beyond or in addition to something else

quella

KWEL-la — That; feminine singular demonstrative pronoun

natale

na-TA-le — Native; relating to one's birth or origin

Ora

O-ra — Now; adverb indicating the present moment

ho

o — I have; first-person singular of avere

ventotto

ven-TOT-to — Twenty-eight; the number 28

anni

AN-ni — Years; plural of anno referring to age or time

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'

sono

SO-no — I am or they are; form of essere

realtà

re-al-TA — Reality; the actual state of things

ignorante

i-nyo-RAN-te — Ignorant; lacking knowledge or education

molti

MOL-ti — Many; plural adjective indicating a large number

scolari

sko-LA-ri — Schoolchildren or scholars; students of learning

quindici

KWIN-di-chi — Fifteen; the number 15

È

e — Third-person singular of essere; he/she/it is

vero

VE-ro — True; adjective meaning genuine or truthful

riflettuto

ri-flet-TU-to — Reflected upon; past participle of riflettere

miei

MYE-i — My; plural masculine possessive adjective

sogni

SO-nyi — Dreams; plural of sogno, daydreams or night dreams

ad

ad — Preposition 'a' before vowels; meaning 'at' or 'to'

occhi

OK-ki — Eyes; plural of occhio

aperti

a-PER-ti — Open; plural past participle of aprire

estesi

es-TE-zi — Extended or vast; spread out over a large area

magnifici

ma-NYI-fi-chi — Magnificent; splendid or impressively grand

mancano

MAN-ka-no — They lack; third-person plural of mancare

come

KO-me — As or how; conjunction or adverb of comparison

lo

lo — It or him; masculine singular direct object pronoun

chiamano

KYA-ma-no — They call; third-person plural of chiamare

pittori

pit-TO-ri — Painters; plural of pittore, visual artists

_equilibrio

e-kwi-LI-bryo — Balance or equilibrium; harmony in composition

grande

GRAN-de — Great or large; big in size or importance

bisogno

bi-ZO-nyo — Need; something required or desired urgently

un

un — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

amico

a-MI-ko — Friend; a person one has close affection for

abbia

AB-bya — Subjunctive of avere; may have or should have

abbastanza

ab-bas-TAN-tsa — Enough; a sufficient amount of something

senno

SEN-no — Wisdom or good sense; sound judgment

disprezzarmi

dis-pret-TSAR-mi — To despise or scorn me; to hold me in contempt

romantico

ro-MAN-ti-ko — Romantic; idealistic or relating to romance

affetto

af-FET-to — Affection; tender feeling toward someone

per

per — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'through,' or 'by'

me

me — Me; first-person singular object pronoun

cercare

cher-KA-re — To seek or try to find something or someone

regolare

re-go-LA-re — To regulate or control; keep something in order

mente

MEN-te — Mind; the faculty of thought and reason

Ebbene

eb-BE-ne — Well then; interjection introducing a conclusion

questi

KWES-ti — These; plural masculine demonstrative adjective

lamenti

la-MEN-ti — Laments or complaints; expressions of grief

inutili

i-NU-ti-li — Useless; serving no purpose or benefit

troverò

tro-ve-RO — I will find; future tense of trovare

certamente

cher-ta-MEN-te — Certainly; without doubt or hesitation

alcun

al-KUN — Any; indefinite adjective used in negation

sul

sul — Contraction of 'su' and 'il'; on the

vasto

VAS-to — Vast or immense; very large in extent

oceano

o-CHE-a-no — Ocean; a large body of saltwater

né

ne — Neither or nor; negative conjunction linking items

tanto

TAN-to — So much or so; intensifier of degree

meno

ME-no — Less; adverb indicating lesser degree or amount

qui

kwi — Here; adverb indicating this place or location

tra

tra — Among or between; preposition indicating position

mercanti

mer-KAN-ti — Merchants; people who buy and sell goods

marinai

ma-ri-NA-i — Sailors; men who work aboard ships

Eppure

ep-PU-re — And yet; conjunction introducing surprising contrast

alcuni

al-KU-ni — Some; plural indefinite adjective or pronoun

sentimenti

sen-ti-MEN-ti — Feelings or sentiments; emotional states of mind

estranei

es-TRA-ne-i — Foreign or alien; unrelated or unfamiliar to something

feccia

FET-cha — Dregs or scum; the lowest or worst elements

della

DEL-la — Contraction of 'di' and 'la'; of the (feminine)

natura

na-TU-ra — Nature; the innate qualities or the natural world

umana

u-MA-na — Human; relating to or characteristic of people

pulsano

PUL-sa-no — They pulse or beat; third-person plural of pulsare

anche

AN-ke — Also or even; additive conjunction or adverb

petti

PET-ti — Chests or breasts; plural of petto, the torso area

rudi

RU-di — Rough or crude; unrefined in manner or nature

Il

il — The; masculine singular definite article

tenente

te-NEN-te — Lieutenant; a military officer of lower rank

esempio

e-ZEM-pyo — Example; a representative instance or model

uomo

WO-mo — Man; an adult male human being

straordinario

stra-or-di-NA-ryo — Extraordinary; remarkable or out of the ordinary

coraggio

ko-RAD-jo — Courage; bravery in facing danger or difficulty

intraprendenza

in-tra-pren-DEN-tsa — Enterprise or initiative; boldness in undertaking things

follemente

fol-le-MEN-te — Madly or wildly; in a frenzied or passionate way

desideroso

de-zi-de-RO-zo — Desirous or eager; strongly wanting something

gloria

GLO-rya — Glory; fame, honor, or great renown

o

o — Or; disjunctive conjunction offering alternatives

piuttosto

pyut-TOS-to — Rather; indicating preference or a better alternative

esprimere

es-PRI-me-re — To express; to communicate thoughts or feelings

frase

FRA-ze — Phrase or sentence; a unit of language

modo

MO-do — Way or manner; a method of doing something

caratteristico

ka-rat-te-RIS-ti-ko — Characteristic; typical or distinctive of something

avanzamento

a-van-tsa-MEN-to — Advancement or progress; moving forward in career

nella

NEL-la — In the; contraction of 'in' and 'la'

sua

SU-a — His or her; third-person singular possessive adjective

professione

pro-fes-SYO-ne — Profession; one's occupation or career field

inglese

in-GLE-ze — English; relating to England or its language

mezzo

MET-tso — Means or medium; also half or middle

pregiudizi

pre-ju-DI-tsi — Prejudices; biased opinions formed without fair judgment

nazionali

na-tsyo-NA-li — National; relating to a nation or country

professionali

pro-fes-syo-NA-li — Professional; relating to one's career or profession

addolciti

ad-dol-CHI-ti — Softened or sweetened; made milder in character

cultura

kul-TU-ra — Culture; the arts, customs, and knowledge of a society

conserva

kon-SER-va — He/she preserves or retains; third-person of conservare

alcune

al-KU-ne — Some; plural feminine indefinite adjective

nobili

NO-bi-li — Noble; of high moral quality or aristocratic rank

doti

DO-ti — Gifts or talents; natural abilities or qualities

dell'

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'l''; of the before vowel

umanità

u-ma-ni-TA — Humanity; human beings collectively or human kindness

Lo

lo — Him or it; masculine singular direct object pronoun

conobbi

ko-NOB-bi — I met or I came to know; past of conoscere

prima

PRI-ma — First or before; adverb indicating earlier time

volta

VOL-ta — Time or occasion; instance of an event occurring

bordo

BOR-do — Board; aboard a ship or vessel

una

U-na — A or an; feminine singular indefinite article

nave

NA-ve — Ship; a large vessel for traveling on water

baleniera

ba-le-NYE-ra — Whaling ship; vessel used for hunting whales

avendo

a-VEN-do — Having; gerund of avere used in compound constructions

scoperto

sko-PER-to — Discovered or found out; past participle of scoprire

era

E-ra — Was; third-person singular imperfect of essere

senza

SEN-tsa — Without; preposition indicating absence of something

impiego

im-PYE-go — Employment or job; a position of work

questa

KWES-ta — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective

città

chit-TA — City or town; an urban settlement

ingaggiai

in-gad-JA-i — I hired or engaged; past tense of ingaggiare

facilmente

fa-chil-MEN-te — Easily; without difficulty or effort

assistermi

as-sis-TER-mi — To assist me; to help or support me

impresa

im-PRE-za — Enterprise or undertaking; a challenging venture