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Aid was near him: Eliza and Georgiana had run for Mrs. Reed, who was gone upstairs: she now came upon the scene, followed by Bessie and her maid Abbot.

L'aiuto era vicino a lui: Eliza e Georgiana erano corse dalla signora Reed, che era salita di sopra: ora arrivò sulla scena, seguita da Bessie e dalla sua cameriera Abbot.

We were parted: I heard the words—

Fummo separati: udii le parole—

"Dear! dear! What a fury to fly at Master John!"

«Dio mio! Dio mio! Che furia per scagliarsi contro il giovane John!»

"Did ever anybody see such a picture of passion!"

«Ha mai visto qualcuno un tale ritratto di furia!»

Then Mrs. Reed subjoined—

Poi la signora Reed aggiunse—

"Take her away to the red-room, and lock her in there."

«Portatela via nella stanza rossa, e chiudetela a chiave lì dentro.»

Four hands were immediately laid upon me, and I was borne upstairs.

Quattro mani mi afferrarono immediatamente, e fui portata di sopra.

Vocabulary

aiuto
a-YU-to — Help, assistance, or cry for aid
era
E-ra — Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'
vicino
vi-CHI-no — Near, close, nearby in space or time
erano
E-ra-no — Were; third person plural imperfect of 'essere'
corse
KOR-se — Ran; third person singular past of 'correre'
dalla
DAL-la — From the; contraction of 'da' and 'la'
signora
si-NYO-ra — Mrs., madam; polite title for a woman
salita
sa-LI-ta — Gone up, climbed; past participle of 'salire'
sopra
SO-pra — Above, over, upstairs
ora
O-ra — Now; indicating the present moment
arrivò
ar-ri-VO — Arrived; third person singular past of 'arrivare'
sulla
SUL-la — On the; contraction of 'su' and 'la'
scena
SHE-na — Scene, setting, stage of an event
seguita
se-GUI-ta — Followed; past participle of 'seguire'
cameriera
ka-me-RYE-ra — Maid, waitress; female domestic servant
Fummo
FUM-mo — We were; first person plural past of 'essere'
separati
se-pa-RA-ti — Separated, pulled apart; past participle plural
udii
u-DI-i — I heard; first person singular past of 'udire'
parole
pa-RO-le — Words; plural of 'parola'
Dio
DI-o — God; the divine being
furia
FU-rja — Fury, rage, violent anger or frenzy
scagliarsi
ska-LJAR-si — To hurl oneself, to throw oneself violently
contro
KON-tro — Against; opposing or in conflict with
giovane
JO-va-ne — Young man, youth; adjective meaning young
mai
ma-i — Ever, never; used in questions and negations
visto
VI-sto — Seen; past participle of 'vedere'
qualcuno
kwal-KU-no — Someone, anybody; indefinite pronoun
tale
TA-le — Such, such a; indicating degree or similarity
ritratto
ri-TRAT-to — Portrait, picture; also depicted or described
Poi
po-i — Then, afterwards; indicating sequence of events
aggiunse
ad-JUN-se — Added, said in addition; past of 'aggiungere'
Portatela
por-TA-te-la — Carry her; imperative of 'portare' with pronoun
via
VI-a — Away; used to indicate removal or departure
nella
NEL-la — In the; contraction of 'in' and 'la'
stanza
STAN-tsa — Room; a space within a building
rossa
ROS-sa — Red; feminine adjective describing color red
chiudetela
kju-DE-te-la — Lock her in; imperative of 'chiudere' with pronoun
chiave
KJA-ve — Key; instrument used to lock or unlock
li — There; indicating a place nearby or pointed to
dentro
DEN-tro — Inside, within; indicating interior location
mani
MA-ni — Hands; plural of 'mano'
afferrarono
af-fer-RA-ro-no — They seized, grabbed; past plural of 'afferrare'
immediatamente
im-me-dja-ta-MEN-te — Immediately, at once, without delay
fui
fu-i — I was; first person singular past of 'essere'
portata
por-TA-ta — Carried, brought; past participle of 'portare'
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