Spoon River Anthology — Page 8

Vocabulary

Poiché

poi-ché — conjunction meaning 'since' or 'because'

i

i — masculine plural definite article 'the'

Protestanti

pro-tes-tàn-ti — Protestant Christians, members of Protestant faith

comprarono

com-prà-ro-no — they bought, past tense of 'comprare'

questo

quès-to — demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this'

lotto

lòt-to — a plot of land or a lot

E

e — conjunction meaning 'and'

seppellirono

sep-pel-lì-ro-no — they buried, past tense of 'seppellire'

il

il — masculine singular definite article 'the'

mio

mì-o — possessive adjective meaning 'my'

corpo

còr-po — the human body or physical remains

qui

quì — adverb meaning 'here'

Vicino

vi-cì-no — preposition or adjective meaning 'near' or 'close'

alla

àl-la — contraction of 'a' and 'la', meaning 'to the'

tomba

tòm-ba — a grave or tomb where someone is buried

del

del — contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'

banchiere

ban-chiè-re — a banker, person who works in banking

sua

sù-a — possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'

moglie

mò-glie — a wife, a married woman

Prendete

pren-dè-te — imperative plural of 'prendere', meaning 'take note'

nota

nò-ta — a note or notice; take note of something

o

o — conjunction meaning 'or'

anime

à-ni-me — souls or spirits, plural of 'anima'

prudenti

pru-dèn-ti — adjective meaning 'prudent', 'wise', or 'careful'

pie

pì-e — adjective meaning 'pious' or 'devout' (feminine plural)

Delle

dèl-le — contraction meaning 'of the' (feminine plural)

correnti

cor-rèn-ti — currents or trends, plural of 'corrente'

contrarie

con-trà-rie — adjective meaning 'contrary', 'opposing', or 'adverse'

vita

vì-ta — life, the state of being alive

Che

che — relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that' or 'which'

portano

pòr-ta-no — they bring or carry, third person plural of 'portare'

onore

o-nò-re — honor, a sense of dignity and respect

ai

ai — contraction of 'a' and 'i', meaning 'to the' (plural)

morti

mòr-ti — the dead, plural of 'morto'

vissero

vìs-se-ro — they lived, past tense of 'vivere'

vergogna

ver-gò-gna — shame or disgrace felt due to dishonor

Non

non — adverb of negation meaning 'not'

vi

vi — pronoun meaning 'yourselves' or 'to you'

siete

siè-te — you are, second person plural of 'essere'

mai

mài — adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'

meravigliati

me-ra-vi-glià-ti — past participle of 'meravigliarsi', meaning 'wondered' or 'amazed'

ottusi

ot-tù-si — adjective meaning 'dull', 'obtuse', or 'dim-witted'

Quando

quàn-do — conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'

votò

vo-tò — he/she voted, past tense of 'votare'

contro

còn-tro — preposition meaning 'against'

Per

per — preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', 'through'

vendicarsi

ven-di-càr-si — reflexive verb meaning 'to take revenge'

esserne

ès-ser-ne — to have been excluded from it, combined infinitive

stato

stà-to — past participle of 'essere', meaning 'been'

escluso

es-clù-so — past participle of 'escludere', meaning 'excluded'

Ma

ma — conjunction meaning 'but'

nessuno

nes-sù-no — pronoun meaning 'nobody' or 'no one'

era

è-ra — he/she/it was, imperfect tense of 'essere'

abbastanza

ab-bas-tàn-za — adverb meaning 'enough' or 'sufficiently'

perspicace

per-spi-cà-ce — adjective meaning 'shrewd', 'perceptive', or 'astute'

Da

da — preposition meaning 'from', 'by', or 'since'

seguire

se-guì-re — infinitive verb meaning 'to follow'

passi

pàs-si — steps or footsteps, plural of 'passo'

rintracciarmi

rin-trac-ciàr-mi — to track me down, infinitive with pronoun attached

fino

fì-no — preposition meaning 'until', 'as far as', 'up to'

casa

cà-sa — a house or home where one lives

Come

cò-me — conjunction or adverb meaning 'like' or 'as'

fratello

fra-tèl-lo — a brother, male sibling

spirituale

spi-ri-tuà-le — adjective meaning 'spiritual', relating to the spirit

Ricordate

ri-cor-dà-te — imperative plural of 'ricordare', meaning 'remember'

combattei

com-bat-tèi — I fought, past tense of 'combattere'

La

la — feminine singular definite article 'the'

banca

bàn-ca — a bank, a financial institution

cricca

crìc-ca — a clique, gang, or corrupt group of people

tribunale

tri-bu-nà-le — a court of law or tribunal

essersi

ès-ser-si — reflexive infinitive of 'essere', meaning 'having been'

intascati

in-ta-scà-ti — pocketed, past participle of 'intascare'

interessi

in-te-rès-si — interests or interest payments on money

fondi

fòn-di — funds or financial resources, plural of 'fondo'

pubblici

pùb-bli-ci — adjective meaning 'public', belonging to the community

nostri

nòs-tri — possessive adjective meaning 'our' (masculine plural)

cittadini

cit-ta-dì-ni — citizens or residents of a city

più

più — adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'

influenti

in-flu-èn-ti — adjective meaning 'influential', having power or authority

aver

a-vèr — short form of 'avere', meaning 'to have'

fatto

fàt-to — past participle of 'fare', meaning 'done' or 'made'

poveri

pò-ve-ri — adjective or noun meaning 'poor' people

somari

so-mà-ri — donkeys or fools, plural of 'somaro'

tasse

tàs-se — taxes, compulsory payments to the government

acquedotto

ac-que-dòt-to — an aqueduct, a structure that carries water

appropriato

ap-pro-prià-to — adjective meaning 'appropriate' or past participle 'appropriated'

strade

strà-de — streets or roads, plural of 'strada'

alzato

al-zà-to — past participle of 'alzare', meaning 'raised'

tariffe

ta-rìf-fe — tariffs, fees, or rates charged for services

uomini

uò-mi-ni — men, plural of 'uomo'

affari

af-fà-ri — business matters or affairs, plural of 'affare'

combatterono

com-bàt-te-ro-no — they fought, past tense of 'combattere'

lotte

lòt-te — struggles or fights, plural of 'lotta'

Allora

al-lò-ra — adverb meaning 'then', 'so', or 'at that time'

barcollando

bar-col-làn-do — gerund of 'barcollare', meaning 'staggering' or 'reeling'

rottami

rot-tà-mi — wreckage, debris, or ruins, plural of 'rottame'

sconfitta

scon-fìt-ta — a defeat or loss in a battle or competition

carriera

car-riè-ra — a career or professional life path

distrutta

di-strùt-ta — past participle of 'distruggere', meaning 'destroyed'

Trassi

tràs-si — I drew or pulled out, past tense of 'trarre'

mantello

man-tèl-lo — a cloak or mantle worn as an outer garment

ultimo

ùl-ti-mo — adjective meaning 'last' or 'final'

ideale

i-de-à-le — an ideal, a principle or value one aspires to

Nascosto

na-scòs-to — past participle of 'nascondere', meaning 'hidden'

occhi

òc-chi — eyes, plural of 'occhio'

preziosa

pre-ziò-sa — adjective meaning 'precious' or 'valuable'

mascella

ma-scèl-la — the jawbone or jaw of an animal or person

asino

à-si-no — a donkey or ass; also used to mean a fool

colpii

col-pìi — I struck or hit, past tense of 'colpire'

proibizione

pro-i-bi-ziò-ne — prohibition, the banning of something by law

feci

fè-ci — I did or made, past tense of 'fare'

pagare

pa-gà-re — infinitive verb meaning 'to pay'

costo

còs-to — cost or price of something

battaglie

bat-tà-glie — battles or struggles, plural of 'battaglia'

avevo

a-vè-vo — I had, first person singular imperfect of 'avere'

perso

pèr-so — past participle of 'perdere', meaning 'lost'