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English → It Chapter vii -- Containing such grave matter, that the reader cannot Level 8/10

laugh once through the whole chapter, unless peradventure he should laugh at the author.

ridere una volta in tutto il capitolo, a meno che per avventura non voglia ridere dell'autore.

Vocabulary

ridere
To laugh; to express amusement with sound
una
Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'
volta
Time, instance; once; an occurrence of something
in
Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'at'
tutto
All, entire, whole; everything included
il
Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'
capitolo
Chapter; a main division of a book
a
Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'
meno
Less; fewer; used in comparisons or exceptions
che
That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
per
Preposition meaning 'for', 'through', or 'by'
avventura
Adventure; an exciting or unexpected experience
non
Negation adverb meaning 'not'
voglia
Desire, wish; subjunctive of 'volere' (to want)
dell'
Contraction of 'di' and 'il/lo'; meaning 'of the'
autore
Author; a person who writes books or texts
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