The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, Complete — Page 1
Saturday morning was come, and all the summer world was bright and fresh, and brimming with life.
Era giunto il mattino di sabato, e tutto il mondo estivo era luminoso e fresco, e traboccante di vita.
There was a song in every heart; and if the heart was young the music issued at the lips.
C'era una canzone in ogni cuore; e se il cuore era giovane la musica usciva dalle labbra.
There was cheer in every face and a spring in every step.
C'era allegria in ogni volto e un'energia in ogni passo.
The locust-trees were in bloom and the fragrance of the blossoms filled the air.
Le robinie erano in fiore e la fragranza dei fiori riempiva l'aria.
Cardiff Hill, beyond the village and above it, was green with vegetation and it lay just far enough away to seem a Delectable Land, dreamy, reposeful, and inviting.
Cardiff Hill, al di là del villaggio e sopra di esso, era verde di vegetazione e si trovava giusto abbastanza lontana da sembrare una Terra Deliziosa, sognante, riposante e invitante.
Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush.
Tom apparve sul marciapiede con un secchio di calce e un pennello dal lungo manico.
He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a deep melancholy settled down upon his spirit.
Osservò il recinto, e tutta la gioia lo abbandonò e una profonda malinconia si abbatté sul suo spirito.
Thirty yards of board fence nine feet high.
Trenta iarde di staccionata di assi alta nove piedi.
Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden.
La vita gli sembrava vuota, e l'esistenza null'altro che un fardello.
Sighing, he dipped his brush and passed it along the topmost plank; repeated the operation; did it again; compared the insignificant whitewashed streak with the far-reaching continent of unwhitewashed fence, and sat down on a tree-box discouraged.
Sospirando, immerse il pennello e lo passò lungo la tavola più in alto; ripeté l'operazione; lo fece di nuovo; confrontò la trascurabile striscia imbiancata con il vasto continente di staccionata non imbiancata, e si sedette scoraggiato su una cassetta per alberi.
Jim came skipping out at the gate with a tin pail, and singing Buffalo Gals.
Jim uscì saltellando dal cancello con un secchio di latta, cantando Buffalo Gals.
Bringing water from the town pump had always been hateful work in Tom's eyes, before, but now it did not strike him so.
Portare l'acqua dalla pompa del paese era sempre stato un lavoro odioso agli occhi di Tom, prima, ma ora non gli sembrava più tale.
He remembered that there was company at the pump.
Ricordò che alla pompa c'era compagnia.
White, mulatto, and negro boys and girls were always there waiting their turns, resting, trading playthings, quarrelling, fighting, skylarking.
Ragazzi e ragazze bianchi, mulatti e neri erano sempre lì ad aspettare il loro turno, riposarsi, scambiarsi giocattoli, litigare, azzuffarsi, fare baldoria.
Vocabulary
- Era
- Third person singular past tense of 'essere' (to be).
- giunto
- Past participle of 'giungere'; arrived, reached.
- il
- Masculine singular definite article: the.
- mattino
- The morning, early part of the day.
- di
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about.
- sabato
- Saturday, the seventh day of the week.
- e
- Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses.
- tutto
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all, everything, whole.
- mondo
- The world; all people or things collectively.
- estivo
- Adjective meaning of or relating to summer.
- era
- Third person singular imperfect of 'essere': was.
- luminoso
- Adjective meaning bright, luminous, full of light.
- fresco
- Adjective meaning fresh, cool, or pleasantly crisp.
- traboccante
- Adjective meaning overflowing, brimming, filled to excess.
- vita
- Noun meaning life, existence, or way of living.
- C'
- Contracted form of 'ci'; used in 'c'era' or 'c'è'.
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article meaning a, an.
- canzone
- A song, a musical composition with lyrics.
- in
- Preposition meaning in, into, or inside something.
- ogni
- Adjective meaning every, each, all without exception.
- cuore
- The heart; center of emotion or feeling.
- se
- Conjunction meaning if, introducing a conditional clause.
- giovane
- Adjective or noun meaning young person or youth.
- la
- Feminine singular definite article: the.
- musica
- Music, the art of organized sound and rhythm.
- usciva
- Third person singular imperfect of 'uscire': was coming out.
- dalle
- Contraction of 'da' and 'le': from the (plural).
- labbra
- Plural noun meaning lips, the mouth's outer edges.
- allegria
- Cheerfulness, joy, a state of lively happiness.
- volto
- The face, a person's facial features and expression.
- un'
- Feminine elided indefinite article before a vowel: an.
- energia
- Energy, vitality, or vigorous force in action.
- passo
- A step or pace in walking or movement.
- Le
- Feminine plural definite article: the (plural).
- erano
- Third person plural imperfect of 'essere': they were.
- fiore
- A flower; a blossoming plant or its bloom.
- fragranza
- Fragrance, a sweet or pleasant scent or aroma.
- dei
- Contraction of 'di' and 'i': of the (plural).
- fiori
- Plural of fiore; flowers, blossoms of plants.
- riempiva
- Third person singular imperfect of 'riempire': was filling.
- l'
- Elided definite article used before a vowel: the.
- aria
- Air, the atmosphere; also used for a musical melody.
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il': at the, to the.
- là
- Adverb meaning there, at or in that place.
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il': of the (masculine).
- villaggio
- A village, a small rural community or settlement.
- sopra
- Preposition or adverb meaning above, over, or on top.
- esso
- Third person singular pronoun meaning it (masculine).
- verde
- Adjective meaning green, the color of plants and nature.
- vegetazione
- Vegetation, plant life covering an area of land.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself; also impersonal subject.
- trovava
- Third person singular imperfect of 'trovare': was found, located.
- giusto
- Adjective meaning just right, correct, or exactly so.
- abbastanza
- Adverb meaning enough, sufficiently, or quite a lot.
- lontana
- Feminine adjective meaning far, distant, remote in space.
- da
- Preposition meaning from, by, since, or as.
- sembrare
- Infinitive verb meaning to seem or to appear.
- Terra
- Earth, land, ground; also the planet Earth.
- Deliziosa
- Feminine adjective meaning delightful, delicious, or charming.
- sognante
- Adjective meaning dreamy, having a dreaming quality.
- riposante
- Adjective meaning restful, relaxing, providing calm rest.
- invitante
- Adjective meaning inviting, appealing, or enticing to approach.
- apparve
- Third person singular past of 'apparire': appeared, came into view.
- sul
- Contraction of 'su' and 'il': on the (masculine).
- marciapiede
- Sidewalk or pavement along the side of a street.
- con
- Preposition meaning with, together with, accompanied by.
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article: a, an.
- secchio
- A bucket or pail used to carry liquids.
- calce
- Lime or whitewash, a white substance used for painting.
- pennello
- A paintbrush used to apply paint or liquid.
- dal
- Contraction of 'da' and 'il': from the, with the.
- lungo
- Adjective meaning long, extended in length or duration.
- manico
- A handle, the part of a tool held by hand.
- Osservò
- Third person singular past of 'osservare': observed, looked at.
- recinto
- A fence, enclosure, or boundary around an area.
- tutta
- Feminine form of tutto: all, the whole, entire.
- gioia
- Joy, great happiness or delight felt deeply.
- lo
- Masculine singular direct object pronoun: him, it.
- abbandonò
- Third person singular past of 'abbandonare': abandoned, left behind.
- profonda
- Feminine adjective meaning deep, profound, or intense in feeling.
- malinconia
- Melancholy, a feeling of deep sadness or gloom.
- abbatté
- Third person singular past of 'abbattere': struck down, overcame.
- suo
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, its, or one's own.
- spirito
- Spirit, the inner mood, soul, or mental energy.
- Trenta
- The number thirty, a cardinal number.
- assi
- Plural of asse; boards, planks of wood used in construction.
- alta
- Feminine adjective meaning tall, high, or elevated.
- nove
- The number nine, a cardinal numeral.
- piedi
- Plural of piede; feet, units of length or body parts.
- La
- Feminine singular definite article: the.
- gli
- Masculine plural article or indirect pronoun: to him, the.
- sembrava
- Third person singular imperfect of 'sembrare': seemed, appeared.
- vuota
- Feminine adjective meaning empty, hollow, devoid of content.
- esistenza
- Existence, the state of being alive or present.
- null'
- Elided form of nulla: nothing, not anything at all.
- altro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning other, another, or else.
- che
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning that, which, or than.
- fardello
- A burden or heavy load, something difficult to carry.
- Sospirando
- Gerund of sospirare; sighing, exhaling with sadness.
- immerse
- Third person singular past of 'immergere': immersed, dipped in.
- passò
- Third person singular past of 'passare': passed, moved along.
- tavola
- A plank, board, or table; flat wooden surface.
- più
- Adverb meaning more, most, or further in degree.
- alto
- Adjective meaning high, tall, or elevated in position.
- ripeté
- Third person singular past of 'ripetere': repeated, did again.
- operazione
- An operation, a process or action carried out deliberately.
- fece
- Third person singular past of 'fare': did, made, performed.
- nuovo
- Adjective meaning new; in 'di nuovo' means again.
- confrontò
- Third person singular past of 'confrontare': compared, contrasted things.
- trascurabile
- Adjective meaning negligible, trivial, barely worth considering.
- striscia
- A strip or streak, a narrow band of color or material.
- imbiancata
- Past participle of imbiancare; whitewashed, painted white.
- vasto
- Adjective meaning vast, immense, or very large in extent.
- continente
- A continent, one of the large landmasses of Earth.
- non
- Adverb of negation meaning not, no, negating a verb.
- sedette
- Third person singular past of 'sedersi': sat down.
- scoraggiato
- Past participle of scoraggiare; discouraged, disheartened, lacking motivation.
- su
- Preposition meaning on, upon, or on top of.
- cassetta
- A small box or crate, used to carry or store items.
- per
- Preposition meaning for, through, by, or in order to.
- alberi
- Plural of albero; trees, woody perennial plants.
- uscì
- Third person singular past of 'uscire': went out, exited.
- saltellando
- Gerund of saltellare; skipping, hopping lightly as one walks.
- cancello
- A gate or small door in a fence or wall.
- latta
- Tin, a thin metal sheet or tin-plated material.
- cantando
- Gerund of cantare; singing, performing a song vocally.
- Portare
- Infinitive verb meaning to carry, bring, or take something.
- acqua
- Water, the clear liquid essential for life.
- dalla
- Contraction of 'da' and 'la': from the (feminine).
- pompa
- A pump, a device used to move water or fluid.
- paese
- A town, village, or country; one's place of origin.
- sempre
- Adverb meaning always, ever, at all times.
- stato
- Past participle of 'essere': been; also means state or status.
- lavoro
- Work, labor, a task or job to be done.
- odioso
- Adjective meaning hateful, odious, or deeply unpleasant.
- agli
- Contraction of 'a' and 'gli': to the (masculine plural).
- occhi
- Plural of occhio; eyes, the organs of sight.
- prima
- Adverb or adjective meaning before, earlier, or first.
- ma
- Conjunction meaning but, introducing a contrast or exception.
- ora
- Adverb meaning now; also noun meaning hour.
- tale
- Adjective meaning such, of that kind, or so great.
- Ricordò
- Third person singular past of 'ricordare': remembered, recalled.
- alla
- Contraction of 'a' and 'la': at the, to the (feminine).
- c'
- Elided form of 'ci': there, used with 'è' or 'era'.
- compagnia
- Company, a group of people gathered together socially.
- Ragazzi
- Plural of ragazzo; boys, young males, or kids generally.
- ragazze
- Plural of ragazza; girls, young females, or young women.
- bianchi
- Plural of bianco; white, referring to color or racial description.
- neri
- Plural of nero; Black, referring to color or racial description.
- lì
- Adverb meaning there, in that specific place.
- ad
- Variant of 'a' used before vowels: to, at.
- aspettare
- Infinitive verb meaning to wait or to expect something.
- loro
- Third person plural pronoun meaning they, them, their.
- turno
- A turn, one's designated moment in a sequence or rotation.
- riposarsi
- Reflexive infinitive of riposare; to rest, to take a break.
- scambiarsi
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to exchange or swap with each other.
- giocattoli
- Plural of giocattolo; toys, objects children play with.
- litigare
- Infinitive verb meaning to argue, quarrel, or dispute.
- azzuffarsi
- Reflexive infinitive meaning to scuffle, brawl, or fight physically.
- fare
- Infinitive verb meaning to do, make, or perform.
- baldoria
- Merrymaking, boisterous fun, or lively festive revelry.
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