The Angel in the House — Page 4

Vocabulary

Non

non — Negation word meaning 'not' in Italian

ascolterò

ascolterò — I will listen; future tense of 'ascoltare'

biasimo

biàzimo — Blame, reproach, or censure toward someone

né

né — Neither, nor; used in negative correlations

lode

lòde — Praise, commendation, or acclaim for someone

Poiché

poiché — Since, because; introduces a causal clause

così

così — So, thus, in this way or manner

disonorerei

dizonorèrei — I would dishonor; conditional of 'disonorare'

Quel

kwèl — That; demonstrative adjective for masculine singular

dolce

dòltʃe — Sweet, gentle, soft in taste or manner

Potere

potère — Power, ability; also the verb 'to be able'

per

per — For, through, by; versatile Italian preposition

cui

kwi — Whom, which; relative pronoun used with prepositions

questi

kwèsti — These; demonstrative pronoun or adjective, masculine plural

Canti

kànti — Songs, poems, or cantos; plural of 'canto'

Sono

sòno — I am, or they are; verb 'essere' present tense

soli

sòli — Alone, only; masculine plural adjective

amabili

amàbili — Lovable, amiable, pleasant to experience or know

buoni

bwòni — Good; masculine plural adjective, morally or qualitatively

e

e — And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction

veri

vèri — True, real; masculine plural adjective

Né

né — Nor; used to continue a negative construction

darò

darò — I will give; future tense of 'dare'

credito

krèdito — Credit, trust, or belief given to something

alle

àlle — To the; contraction of 'a' and 'le' (feminine plural)

grida

grìda — Shouts, cries, screams; plural of 'grido'

del

del — Of the; masculine singular contracted preposition

mondo

mòndo — World; the earth or humanity in general

Che

ke — That, which, who; versatile Italian conjunction or pronoun

sempre

sèmpre — Always, ever; expressing continuous or habitual action

predicano

prèdikano — They preach or proclaim; third person plural present

tuttavia

tuttavìa — Nevertheless, yet, still; concessive conjunction

impediscono

impedìskono — They hinder, obstruct, or prevent something

L'

l' — The; elided form of 'la' or 'lo' before vowels

alta

àlta — High, lofty, elevated; feminine singular adjective

prerogativa

prerogativa — Prerogative, exclusive right or privilege

della

dèlla — Of the; feminine singular contracted preposition

pura

pùra — Pure, clean, unmixed; feminine singular adjective

passione

passióne — Passion, intense emotion or strong feeling

Di

di — Of, from; fundamental Italian preposition

creare

kreàre — To create, to make something new

non

non — Not; standard Italian negation particle

seguire

seguìre — To follow, to come after someone or something

il

il — The; masculine singular definite article

precedente

pretʃedènte — Preceding, previous; what came before

Dall'

dall' — From the; contracted preposition before vowel

etere

ètere — Ether, the upper sky or heavenly space

abissale

abissàle — Abyssal, unfathomably deep; relating to great depths

raro

ràro — Rare, uncommon, scarce or infrequent

dell'

dell' — Of the; contracted preposition before vowel

amore

amòre — Love; deep affection or romantic feeling

Se

se — If; introduces a conditional clause

io

ìo — I; first person singular subject pronoun

agli

àʎʎi — To the; masculine plural contracted preposition

uomini

wòmini — Men, human beings; plural of 'uomo'

ho

o — I have; first person singular of 'avere'

qui

kwi — Here; adverb indicating this place

rivelato

rivelàto — Revealed, disclosed; past participle of 'rivelare'

Nuove

nwòve — New; feminine plural adjective

verità

verità — Truth, truths; fundamental reality or fact

esse

èsse — They; third person feminine plural pronoun

come

kòme — Like, as, how; comparison or manner word

nuove

nwòve — New; feminine plural adjective

stelle

stèlle — Stars; plural of 'stella', celestial bodies

erano

èrano — They were; imperfect tense of 'essere'

là

là — There; adverb indicating that place

Prima

prìma — Before, first; adverb indicating earlier time

benché

benké — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

ancora

ankòra — Still, yet, again; temporal adverb

scritte

skrìtte — Written; feminine plural past participle of 'scrivere'

Muovendomi

mwovèndomi — Moving myself; gerund with reflexive pronoun attached

solo

sòlo — Alone, only; adverb or adjective

si

si — Reflexive pronoun; oneself, themselves, each other

muovono

mwòvono — They move; third person plural present of 'muovere'

i

i — The; masculine plural definite article

sentimenti

sentimènti — Feelings, emotions, sentiments; plural noun

Corro

kòrro — I run; first person singular present of 'correre'

o

o — Or; basic Italian disjunctive conjunction

mi

mi — Me, myself; first person singular object pronoun

attardo

attàrdo — I linger, tarry; first person present of 'attardarsi'

con

kon — With; Italian preposition of accompaniment

diletto

dilètto — Delight, pleasure, joy; beloved or cherished

O

o — Or; disjunctive conjunction presenting alternatives

fermo

fèrmo — Still, stopped, firm; not moving

a

a — To, at; fundamental Italian preposition of location

notare

notàre — To notice, to observe or mark something

dove

dòve — Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place

gentile

dʒentìle — Gentle, kind, courteous; adjective of manner

Amore

amòre — Love; here personified as the god of love

Persuade

persuàde — Persuades, convinces; third person singular present

l'

l' — The; elided article before vowel

anima

ànima — Soul, spirit; innermost being of a person

di

di — Of, from; basic Italian preposition

vetta

vètta — Summit, peak, top of a mountain

in

in — In, into; basic Italian locative preposition

Eppure

eppùre — And yet, nevertheless; adversative conjunction

sappiate

sappìate — Know (plural imperative); command to know something

sebbene

sebbène — Although, even though; concessive conjunction

le

le — The; feminine plural definite article

mie

mìe — My; feminine plural possessive adjective

parole

paròle — Words, speech; plural of 'parola'

siano

sìano — Are (subjunctive); present subjunctive of 'essere'

gaie

gàie — Gay, cheerful, merry; feminine plural adjective

Come

kòme — Like, as; introduces a comparison

la

la — The; feminine singular definite article

danza

dàntsa — Dance; rhythmic movement to music

che

ke — That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun

disprezzò

dispretsò — Despised, scorned; past tense of 'disprezzare'

accoglierete

akkɔʎʎerète — You will welcome, receive; future of 'accogliere'

benevolenza

benevolèntsa — Benevolence, goodwill, kindness toward others

Canto

kànto — Song, canto; a poem or section of a long poem

Sarete

sarète — You will be; second person plural future of 'essere'

dolcemente

doltʃemènte — Sweetly, gently; adverb of manner

aiutati

ajutàti — Helped, assisted; masculine plural past participle

ammoniti

ammonìti — Admonished, warned; masculine plural past participle

IL

il — The; masculine singular definite article (uppercase title)

RECINTO

retʃìnto — Enclosure, precinct, enclosed area or compound

DELLA

dèlla — Of the; feminine singular contracted preposition

CATTEDRALE

kattedrále — Cathedral; principal church of a diocese

Ancora

ankòra — Again, once more; temporal adverb

una

ùna — A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article

volta

vòlta — Time, turn, occasion; also an arch or vault

giunsi

dʒùnsi — I arrived, I reached; past tense of 'giungere'

al

al — To the; masculine singular contracted preposition

Recinto

retʃìnto — Enclosure, precinct; bounded or fenced area

Con

kon — With; Italian preposition of accompaniment

gioia

dʒòja — Joy, delight, happiness; strong positive emotion

metà

metà — Half; one of two equal parts

ricordo

rikòrdo — Memory, remembrance, souvenir; recollection of the past

desiderio

dezidèrio — Desire, wish, longing for something

E

e — And; basic Italian coordinating conjunction

respirai

respirài — I breathed; past tense of 'respirare'

vento

vènto — Wind; moving air, breeze or gust

soleggiato

soledʒàto — Sunny, sunlit; adjective describing bright weather

levava

levàva — Was lifting, rising; imperfect of 'levare'

soffiava

soffiàva — Was blowing; imperfect tense of 'soffiare'

ombre

òmbre — Shadows, shades; plural of 'ombra'

sul

sul — On the; masculine singular contracted preposition

Campanile

kampanìle — Bell tower; freestanding tower housing church bells

agitava

adʒitàva — Was shaking, stirring; imperfect of 'agitare'

profumati

profumàti — Fragrant, perfumed, sweet-smelling; masculine plural

pennacchi

pennàkki — Plumes, feathery tufts or clusters; plural noun

lillà

lillà — Lilac; flowering shrub with fragrant purple blossoms

dondolava

dondolàva — Was swaying, rocking; imperfect of 'dondolare'

mille

mìlle — A thousand; the number 1000

coni

kòni — Cones; cone-shaped objects, here likely flower clusters

castagno

kastàɲɲo — Chestnut tree or its wood; deciduous nut-bearing tree

riempiva

rjempìva — Was filling; imperfect tense of 'riempire'

narici

narìtʃi — Nostrils; the openings of the nose

profumi

profùmi — Perfumes, fragrances, scents; plural of 'profumo'

plasmava

plazmàva — Was molding, shaping; imperfect of 'plasmare'

nuvole

nùvole — Clouds; plural of 'nuvola'

brandelli

brandèlli — Shreds, tatters, fragments; plural of 'brandello'

fasce

fàʃʃe — Bands, strips, swaddling cloths; plural of 'fascia'

portava

portàva — Was carrying, bringing; imperfect of 'portare'

giù

dʒù — Down, downward; directional adverb

solenne

solènne — Solemn, stately, serious and formal in character

suono

swòno — Sound, tone; an audible phenomenon

Delle

dèlle — Of the; feminine plural contracted preposition

campane

kampàne — Bells; plural of 'campana', church or large bells

quando

kwàndo — When; temporal conjunction or adverb

fedele

fedèle — Faithful, loyal, true to someone or something

all'

all' — To the; contracted preposition before vowel

ora

òra — Hour, time; the current moment or appointed hour

Giunsi

dʒùnsi — I arrived; past tense of 'giungere'

alla

àlla — To the; feminine singular contracted preposition

casa

kàza — House, home; a building where people live

Decano

dekàno — Dean; senior church official or academic head

cuore

kwòre — Heart; the organ, or the seat of emotion

mente

mènte — Mind, intellect; the thinking faculty

tremavano

tremàvano — They were trembling; imperfect of 'tremare'

tremulo

trèmulo — Trembling, quivering, shaky; adjective

rintocco

rintòkko — Toll, peal of a bell; a single bell stroke

Era

èra — Was; third person singular imperfect of 'essere'

parte

pàrte — Part, portion, side; a section of a whole

mia

mìa — My; feminine singular possessive adjective

sei

sèi — Six; the number 6

anni

ànni — Years; plural of 'anno'

fa

fa — Ago; used with time expressions to indicate past

I

i — They; or masculine plural definite article 'the'

avevano

avèvano — They had; third person plural imperfect of 'avere'

mutata

mutàta — Changed, altered; feminine singular past participle

Mattoni

mattòni — Bricks; plural of 'mattone', building material

rossi

róssi — Red; masculine plural adjective

pietra

pjètra — Stone, rock; solid mineral building material

da

da — From, by, since; versatile Italian preposition

taglio

tàʎʎo — Cut, cutting; dressed or cut stone in construction

lunga

lùŋga — Long; feminine singular adjective of length

bassa

bàssa — Low; feminine singular adjective of height

abbaini

abbàini — Dormers, skylights; small windows in a roof

finestre

finèstre — Windows; plural of 'finestra'

ad

ad — To, at; variant of 'a' used before vowels

illuminate

illuminàte — Illuminated, lit up; feminine plural past participle