Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 7
At that moment loud, strong steps were heard in the hall; a hearty voice exclaimed:
In quel momento si udirono nell'atrio dei passi forti e decisi; una voce cordiale esclamò:
"Where's Light o' the Morning? Where have you hidden yourself, witch?"
«Dov'è Luce del Mattino? Dove ti sei nascosta, strega?»
"It's father," said Nora.
«È papà,» disse Nora.
She said the words with a sort of gasp of rejoicing, and the next moment had dashed out of the room.
Pronunciò quelle parole con una sorta di grido di gioia, e un attimo dopo era schizzata fuori dalla stanza.
Vocabulary
- quel
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'that' (masculine)
- momento
- Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant'
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself' or 'itself'
- udirono
- Past tense of 'udire': 'they heard'
- nell
- Contraction of 'in' and 'il/la' meaning 'in the'
- atrio
- Noun meaning 'entrance hall' or 'foyer'
- dei
- Contraction of 'di' and 'i' meaning 'of the'
- passi
- Noun meaning 'steps' or 'footsteps'
- forti
- Adjective meaning 'strong' or 'loud'
- decisi
- Adjective meaning 'determined' or 'decisive'
- voce
- Noun meaning 'voice'
- cordiale
- Adjective meaning 'warm' or 'friendly'
- esclamò
- Past tense of 'esclamare': 'exclaimed'
- Dov
- Shortened form of 'dove' meaning 'where'
- è
- Third person singular of 'essere': 'is'
- Luce
- Noun meaning 'light'; also used as a proper name
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il' meaning 'of the'
- Mattino
- Noun meaning 'morning'
- Dove
- Adverb meaning 'where'
- ti
- Second person singular reflexive pronoun meaning 'yourself'
- sei
- Second person singular of 'essere': 'you are'
- nascosta
- Past participle of 'nascondersi': 'hidden'
- strega
- Noun meaning 'witch'; used as playful nickname
- papà
- Noun meaning 'dad' or 'father'
- disse
- Past tense of 'dire': 'said'
- Pronunciò
- Past tense of 'pronunciare': 'she pronounced' or 'uttered'
- quelle
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'those' (feminine plural)
- parole
- Noun meaning 'words'
- sorta
- Noun meaning 'sort' or 'kind'
- grido
- Noun meaning 'cry' or 'shout'
- gioia
- Noun meaning 'joy' or 'happiness'
- attimo
- Noun meaning 'instant' or 'split second'
- dopo
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'after' or 'later'
- era
- Past tense of 'essere': 'was' (third person singular)
- schizzata
- Past participle of 'schizzare': 'darted' or 'shot out'
- fuori
- Adverb meaning 'outside' or 'out'
- dalla
- Contraction of 'da' and 'la' meaning 'from the'
- stanza
- Noun meaning 'room'
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