Moby Dick; Or, The Whale — Page 5

Vocabulary

Storia

STOH-ryah — History or story; account of past events

della

DEL-lah — Contraction of 'di' and 'la' meaning 'of the'

Vita

VEE-tah — Life; the state of being alive

e

eh — Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting words or phrases

Morte

MOR-teh — Death; the end of life

La

lah — Feminine definite article meaning 'the'

cosa

KOH-zah — Thing; an object or matter of concern

più

pyoo — More; used for comparisons or superlatives

sovrana

soh-VRAH-nah — Sovereign; supreme in power or authority

sulla

SOOL-lah — Contraction of 'su' and 'la' meaning 'on the'

terra

TER-rah — Earth or land; the ground or soil

è

eh — Third person singular of 'essere' meaning 'is'

il

eel — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

per

pehr — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'through'

una

OO-nah — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

contusione

kon-too-ZYOH-neh — Contusion; a bruise from blunt impact

interna

een-TER-nah — Internal; situated or occurring inside the body

Re

reh — King; a male monarch ruling a kingdom

Molto

MOL-toh — Very or much; indicates high degree or quantity

simile

SEE-mee-leh — Similar; resembling something else closely

a

ah — Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'

balena

bah-LEH-nah — Whale; a large marine mammal

Per

pehr — Preposition meaning 'for,' 'by,' or 'through'

garantire

gah-rahn-TEE-reh — To guarantee; to ensure or assure something

ciò

choh — This; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned

nessuna

nes-SOO-nah — None or no; negative feminine pronoun or adjective

abilità

ah-bee-lee-TAH — Ability or skill; capacity to perform something

dell'

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'l'' meaning 'of the'

arte

AR-teh — Art or craft; skill applied creatively or professionally

del

del — Contraction of 'di' and 'il' meaning 'of the'

medico

MEH-dee-koh — Doctor; a licensed medical practitioner

poteva

poh-TEH-vah — Could; past imperfect of 'potere' meaning to be able

giovargli

joh-VAR-lyee — To benefit him; to be useful or helpful to him

se

seh — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothesis

non

nohn — Not; negation particle used to negate verbs

tornare

tor-NAH-reh — To return; to go or come back somewhere

di

dee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'from'

nuovo

NWOH-voh — New; recently made or not previously known

colui

koh-LOO-ee — He or that one; demonstrative pronoun for a person

che

keh — That or who; relative or subordinating conjunction

aveva

ah-VEH-vah — Had; past imperfect of 'avere' meaning to have

causato

kow-ZAH-toh — Caused; past participle of 'causare' meaning to cause

la

lah — Feminine definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'

sua

SOO-ah — His or her; feminine possessive adjective

ferita

feh-REE-tah — Wound; an injury to body tissue

con

kohn — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means

un

oon — Masculine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'

umile

OO-mee-leh — Humble; modest or low in status or manner

dardo

DAR-doh — Dart or arrow; a pointed projectile weapon

colpendogli

kol-PEN-doh-lyee — Striking him; hitting or wounding him in action

petto

PET-toh — Chest; the front upper part of the body

generato

jeh-neh-RAH-toh — Generated or caused; produced as a result of something

suo

SOO-oh — His or her; masculine possessive adjective

irrequieto

eer-reh-KWEE-eh-toh — Restless; unable to remain still or at peace

dolore

doh-LOH-reh — Pain or grief; physical or emotional suffering

come

KOH-meh — How or like; conjunction or adverb of comparison

vola

VOH-lah — Flies; third person singular of 'volare' to fly

verso

VER-soh — Toward; preposition indicating direction of movement

riva

REE-vah — Shore or bank; edge of a body of water

attraverso

ah-trah-VER-soh — Through or across; preposition of spatial traversal

mare

MAH-reh — Sea; a large body of saltwater

Regina

reh-JEE-nah — Queen; a female monarch or king's consort

delle

DEL-leh — Contraction of 'di' and 'le' meaning 'of the'

Fate

FAH-teh — Fairies; mythical supernatural female beings

Immensi

eem-MEN-see — Immense; extremely large or vast in size

balene

bah-LEH-neh — Whales; large marine mammals plural form

movimento

moh-vee-MEN-toh — Movement; the act of moving from one place

dei

DEH-ee — Contraction of 'di' and 'i' meaning 'of the'

loro

LOH-roh — Their or them; third person plural pronoun or adjective

vasti

VAH-stee — Vast; very large or extensive in scope

corpi

KOR-pee — Bodies; plural of 'corpo' meaning physical bodies

può

pwoh — Can; third person singular of 'potere' to be able

in

een — In; preposition indicating location or state

calma

KAL-mah — Calm; a state of stillness or tranquility

pacifica

pah-CHEE-fee-kah — Peaceful; free from disturbance or conflict

agitare

ah-jee-TAH-reh — To agitate or stir; to disturb or shake something

l'

l — Elided definite article 'lo' or 'la' before vowels

oceano

oh-CHEH-ah-noh — Ocean; a vast body of saltwater covering Earth

fino

FEE-noh — Until or up to; indicating a limit or endpoint

farlo

FAR-loh — To make it or do it; infinitive with pronoun attached

bollire

bol-LEE-reh — To boil; to heat liquid until it bubbles vigorously

Prefazione

preh-fah-TSYOH-neh — Preface; introductory section at the start of a book

Cosa

KOH-zah — Thing or what; used in questions or statements

sia

SEE-ah — Is or be; subjunctive of 'essere' expressing uncertainty

lo

loh — Masculine definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it'

gli

lyee — Masculine plural article or indirect pronoun meaning 'to him'

uomini

WOH-mee-nee — Men; plural of 'uomo' meaning adult male humans

potrebbero

poh-TREB-beh-roh — Could; conditional third person plural of 'potere'

giustamente

joos-tah-MEN-teh — Justly or rightly; in a fair or appropriate manner

dubitarne

doo-bee-TAR-neh — To doubt it; to question or be uncertain about something

poiché

poy-KEH — Since or because; causal conjunction explaining a reason

dotto

DOT-toh — Learned or scholarly; highly educated or knowledgeable

nella

NEL-lah — Contraction of 'in' and 'la' meaning 'in the'

opera

OH-peh-rah — Work or opera; a literary, artistic, or musical work

trent'

trent — Thirty; the number 30 before a vowel-starting word

anni

AN-nee — Years; plural of 'anno' meaning calendar years

afferma

af-FER-mah — Affirms or states; asserts something as true

chiaramente

kyah-rah-MEN-teh — Clearly; in a plain or obvious manner

Dello

DEL-loh — Contraction of 'di' and 'lo' meaning 'of the'

Balena

bah-LEH-nah — Whale; a large marine mammal

dello

DEL-loh — Contraction of 'di' and 'lo' meaning 'of the'

Vedi

VEH-dee — See; imperative of 'vedere' directing reader to reference

E

eh — And; conjunction connecting words or clauses

Come

KOH-meh — How or like; used in comparisons or questions

moderno

moh-DER-noh — Modern; relating to present or recent times

flagello

flah-JEL-loh — Scourge or whip; instrument of punishment or destruction

egli

EH-lyee — He; third person masculine singular subject pronoun

minaccia

mee-NAH-chah — Threat; a declaration of intent to cause harm

rovina

roh-VEE-nah — Ruin; destruction or collapse of something

pesante

peh-ZAN-teh — Heavy; having great weight or force

coda

KOH-dah — Tail; the rear appendage of an animal

I

ee — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

giavellotti

jah-vel-LOT-tee — Javelins; plural of javelin, a thrown spear weapon

conficcati

kon-feek-KAH-tee — Stuck or embedded; past participle of conficcate

nel

nel — Contraction of 'in' and 'il' meaning 'in the'

fianco

FYAHN-koh — Flank or side; the lateral part of body

li

lee — Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun

porta

POR-tah — Carries or brings; third person singular of 'portare'

su

soo — On or up; preposition indicating position or direction

sé

seh — Himself or herself; reflexive pronoun used emphatically

sul

sool — Contraction of 'su' and 'il' meaning 'on the'

dorso

DOR-soh — Back or dorsal side; the upper surface of body

appare

ap-PAH-reh — Appears; third person singular of 'apparire' to appear

boschetto

bos-KET-toh — Grove or thicket; a small cluster of trees

lucci

LOOK-chee — Pikes; plural of 'luccio' a freshwater predatory fish

Battaglia

baht-TAH-lyah — Battle; a fight or combat between opposing forces

Isole

EE-zoh-leh — Islands; plural of 'isola' landmasses surrounded by water

Estive

es-TEE-veh — Summer; feminine plural adjective relating to summer

Mediante

meh-DYAHN-teh — By means of or through; indicating the instrument used

viene

VYEH-neh — Comes or is; third person singular of 'venire'

creato

kreh-AH-toh — Created; past participle of 'creare' to create

quel

kwel — That; masculine singular demonstrative adjective

grande

GRAN-deh — Great or large; of considerable size or importance

Leviatano

leh-vyah-TAH-noh — Leviathan; biblical sea monster symbolizing great power

chiamato

kyah-MAH-toh — Called or named; past participle of 'chiamare'

o

oh — Or; disjunctive conjunction offering an alternative

Stato

STAH-toh — State; a political entity or condition of being

latino

lah-TEE-noh — Latin; language of ancient Rome or its adjective

altro

AL-troh — Other or another; referring to a different thing

uomo

WOH-moh — Man; an adult male human being

artificiale

ar-tee-fee-CHAH-leh — Artificial; made by humans rather than nature

Frase

FRAH-zeh — Phrase or sentence; a group of words forming a unit

d'

d — Elided form of 'di' meaning 'of' before vowels

apertura

ah-per-TOO-rah — Opening; the act of opening or beginning of something

Il

eel — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'

sciocco

SHOK-koh — Fool or foolish; a silly or stupid person

inghiottì

een-gyot-TEE — Swallowed; past tense of 'inghiottire' to swallow

senza

SEN-tsah — Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something

masticarlo

mah-stee-KAR-loh — To chew it; to grind food with the teeth

fosse

FOS-seh — Were or had been; past subjunctive of 'essere'

stato

STAH-toh — Been; past participle of 'essere' also means state

piccolo

PEEK-koh-loh — Small or little; of limited size or importance