History of Tom Jones, a Foundling — Page 1
incontinency; the evidence of his wife; a short reflection on the wisdom of our law; with other grave matters, which those will like best who understand them most.
incontinenza; la testimonianza di sua moglie; una breve riflessione sulla saggezza della nostra legge; con altre gravi questioni, che piaceranno di più a coloro che le capiscono meglio.
Vocabulary
- incontinenza
- lack of self-control; inability to restrain bodily functions
- la
- definite article, feminine singular: the
- testimonianza
- testimony or witness account given as evidence
- di
- preposition meaning of, from, or by
- sua
- possessive adjective meaning his, her, or your
- moglie
- wife; a man's female spouse
- una
- indefinite article, feminine singular: a, an
- breve
- short, brief, or concise in duration
- riflessione
- reflection or thoughtful consideration of a topic
- sulla
- contraction of su and la: on the
- saggezza
- wisdom; deep understanding and sound judgment
- della
- contraction of di and la: of the
- nostra
- possessive adjective meaning our, feminine form
- legge
- law; a rule or system of rules
- con
- preposition meaning with or along with
- altre
- adjective meaning other or additional, feminine plural
- gravi
- adjective meaning serious, grave, or severe
- questioni
- questions or issues of importance under discussion
- che
- relative pronoun or conjunction meaning that, which, who
- piaceranno
- future tense of piacere: will please or appeal to
- più
- adverb meaning more or most
- a
- preposition meaning to, at, or in
- coloro
- pronoun meaning those or those people
- le
- definite article or pronoun, feminine plural: the or them
- capiscono
- third person plural present of capire: they understand
- meglio
- adverb meaning better or best
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