Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 2
Hannah was making for the cabin with rapid, waddling strides.
Hannah si dirigeva verso la capanna con passi rapidi e dondolanti.
Nora stood in the middle of the broad sweep which led up to the front door of the old house.
Nora stava in piedi nel mezzo del grande vialetto che conduceva alla porta principale della vecchia casa.
Castle O'Shanaghgan was a typical Irish home of the ancient régime.
Il castello O'Shanaghgan era una tipica dimora irlandese dell'antico regime.
The house, a great square pile, was roomy and spacious; it had innumerable staircases, and long passages through which the wind shrieked on stormy nights, and a great castellated tower at its north end.
La casa, una grande e massiccia costruzione quadrata, era ampia e spaziosa; aveva innumerevoli scalinate e lunghi corridoi attraverso i quali il vento ululava nelle notti tempestose, e una grande torre merlata all'estremità nord.
This tower was in ruins, and had been given up a long time ago to the exclusive tenancy of the bats, the owls, and rats so large and fierce that the very dogs were afraid of them.
Questa torre era in rovina, ed era stata abbandonata molto tempo prima all'esclusiva dimora dei pipistrelli, dei gufi e di ratti così grandi e feroci che persino i cani ne avevano paura.
In the tower at night the neighbors affirmed that they heard shrieks and ghostly noises; and Nora, whose bedroom was nearest to it, rejoiced much in the distinction of having twice heard the O'Shanaghgan Banshee keening outside her window.
Nella torre di notte i vicini affermavano di sentire urla e rumori spettrali; e Nora, la cui camera da letto era la più vicina ad essa, si compiaceva molto del privilegio di aver sentito per due volte la Banshee degli O'Shanaghgan gemere fuori dalla sua finestra.
Nora was a slender, tall, and very graceful girl of about seventeen, and her face was as typical of the true, somewhat wild, Irish beauty as Hannah Croneen's was the reverse.
Nora era una ragazza snella, alta e molto graziosa di circa diciassette anni, e il suo viso era tanto tipico della vera bellezza irlandese, alquanto selvaggia, quanto quello di Hannah Croneen ne era l'opposto.
In the southwest of Ireland there are traces of Spanish as well as Celtic blood in many of its women; and Nora's quantities of thick, soft, intensely black hair must have come to her from a Spanish ancestor.
Nel sudovest dell'Irlanda si trovano tracce di sangue spagnolo oltre che celtico in molte delle sue donne; e le abbondanti chiome di Nora, folte, morbide e di un nero intenso, dovevano esserle pervenute da un antenato spagnolo.
Vocabulary
- si
- himself, herself, oneself, themselves, each other
- dirigeva
- was directing, was heading toward a destination
- verso
- toward, in the direction of
- capanna
- hut, cabin, small rustic dwelling
- con
- with, accompanied by, in the company of
- passi
- steps, paces, footsteps or passages in text
- rapidi
- rapid, quick, fast, swift in movement
- stava
- was standing or was in a state of being
- piedi
- feet, lower body part for standing and walking
- nel
- in the, contraction of in and il
- mezzo
- middle, center, midst of something or someone
- del
- of the, contraction of di and il
- grande
- big, large, great in size or importance
- vialetto
- pathway, small lane, narrow walk between places
- conduceva
- led, conducted, was leading toward a destination
- alla
- to the, at the feminine form of preposition
- porta
- door, gate, entrance to a building or room
- principale
- principal, main, primary or most important one
- della
- of the, feminine form of preposition di and il
- vecchia
- old, aged, ancient feminine adjective for things
- casa
- house, home, residence where people live
- castello
- castle, fortified building of historical importance
- tipica
- typical, characteristic, representative example feminine form
- dimora
- dwelling, residence, place where one lives
- irlandese
- Irish, relating to Ireland or its people
- antico
- ancient, old, from a distant past period
- regime
- regime, system of government or rule
- massiccia
- massive, bulky, heavy and solid feminine form
- costruzione
- construction, building, structure created by building
- quadrata
- square, having four equal sides and angles
- ampia
- spacious, wide, broad and roomy feminine form
- spaziosa
- spacious, roomy, providing ample space inside
- aveva
- had, possessed, owned in past tense
- scalinate
- staircases, flights of steps for climbing
- lunghi
- long, extended in length or duration
- corridoi
- corridors, hallways, passages in buildings
- attraverso
- through, across, passing from one side to other
- quali
- which, that, referring to previously mentioned things
- vento
- wind, moving air current in atmosphere
- nelle
- in the feminine plural, contraction of in and le
- notti
- nights, periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise
- tempestose
- stormy, characterized by strong wind and rain
- torre
- tower, tall structure used for defense or observation
- estremità
- extremity, end, furthest or outermost point
- nord
- north, cardinal direction opposite to south
- rovina
- ruin, remains of destroyed or decayed structure
- ed
- and, conjunction used before vowels in Italian
- stata
- been, past participle of essere feminine form
- abbandonata
- abandoned, deserted, left without care or support
- molto
- much, very, to a great degree or extent
- tempo
- time, period, duration measured in hours or years
- prima
- before, previously, earlier in time or order
- esclusiva
- exclusive, belonging solely to one person or group
- dei
- of the, contraction of di and i
- pipistrelli
- bats, flying mammals active in evening darkness
- gufi
- owls, nocturnal birds with large forward-facing eyes
- di
- of, from, indicates possession or origin
- ratti
- rats, large rodents living in various environments
- così
- so, thus, in this manner or way
- grandi
- big, large, great in size or importance
- feroci
- ferocious, fierce, wild and violent in nature
- persino
- even, as much as, including something surprising
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