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The Brothers Make Friends

I fratelli fanno amicizia

Chapter IV. Rebellion

Capitolo IV. Ribellione

Chapter V. The Grand Inquisitor

Capitolo V. Il Grande Inquisitore

Chapter VI. For Awhile A Very Obscure One

Capitolo VI. Per un po' un personaggio molto oscuro

Chapter VII. "It's Always Worth While Speaking To A Clever Man"

Capitolo VII. "Vale sempre la pena parlare con un uomo intelligente"

Book VI. The Russian Monk

Libro VI. Il Monaco russo

Chapter I. Father Zossima And His Visitors

Capitolo I. Padre Zossima e i suoi visitatori

Chapter II. The Duel

Capitolo II. Il duello

Chapter III. Conversations And Exhortations Of Father Zossima

Capitolo III. Conversazioni ed esortazioni di Padre Zossima

Part III

Parte III

Book VII. Alyosha

Libro VII. Alëša

Chapter I. The Breath Of Corruption

Capitolo I. Il soffio della corruzione

Chapter II. A Critical Moment

Capitolo II. Un momento critico

Chapter III. An Onion

Capitolo III. Una cipolla

Chapter IV. Cana Of Galilee

Capitolo IV. Cana di Galilea

Book VIII. Mitya

Libro VIII. Mitja

Chapter I. Kuzma Samsonov

Capitolo I. Kuz'ma Samsonov

Chapter II. Lyagavy

Capitolo II. Ljagavyj

Chapter III. Gold-Mines

Capitolo III. Miniere d'oro

Chapter IV. In The Dark

Capitolo IV. Nel buio

Chapter V. A Sudden Resolution

Capitolo V. Una decisione improvvisa

Chapter VI. "I Am Coming, Too!"

Capitolo VI. "Vengo anch'io!"

Chapter VII. The First And Rightful Lover

Capitolo VII. Il primo e legittimo amante

Chapter VIII. Delirium

Capitolo VIII. Delirio

Book IX. The Preliminary Investigation

Libro IX. L'indagine preliminare

Chapter I. The Beginning Of Perhotin's Official Career

Capitolo I. L'inizio della carriera ufficiale di Perhotin

Chapter II. The Alarm

Capitolo II. L'allarme

Chapter III. The Sufferings Of A Soul, The First Ordeal

Capitolo III. Le sofferenze di un'anima, la prima prova

Chapter IV. The Second Ordeal

Capitolo IV. La seconda prova

Chapter V. The Third Ordeal

Capitolo V. La terza prova

Chapter VI. The Prosecutor Catches Mitya

Capitolo VI. Il procuratore cattura Mitja

Chapter VII. Mitya's Great Secret. Received With Hisses

Capitolo VII. Il grande segreto di Mitja. Accolto con fischi

Chapter VIII. The Evidence Of The Witnesses. The Babe

Capitolo VIII. La testimonianza dei testimoni. Il bambino

Chapter IX. They Carry Mitya Away

Capitolo IX. Portano via Mitja

Part IV

Parte IV

Book X. The Boys

Libro X. I ragazzi

Chapter I. Kolya Krassotkin

Capitolo I. Kolja Krassotkin

Chapter II. Children

Capitolo II. Bambini

Chapter III. The Schoolboy

Capitolo III. Lo scolaro

Chapter IV. The Lost Dog

Capitolo IV. Il cane perduto

Chapter V. By Ilusha's Bedside

Capitolo V. Al capezzale di Ilušа

Chapter VI. Precocity

Capitolo VI. Precocità

Chapter VII. Ilusha

Capitolo VII. Ilušа

Book XI. Ivan

Libro XI. Ivan

Chapter I. At Grushenka's

Capitolo I. Da Grušenka

Chapter II. The Injured Foot

Capitolo II. Il piede ferito

Chapter III. A Little Demon

Capitolo III. Un piccolo demonio

Chapter IV. A Hymn And A Secret

Capitolo IV. Un inno e un segreto

Chapter V. Not You, Not You!

Capitolo V. Non tu, non tu!

Vocabulary

I
i — Masculine plural definite article: the
fratelli
fratelli — Brothers; male siblings
fanno
fanno — They make or do something
amicizia
amicizia — Friendship; a bond between friends
Capitolo
capitolo — Chapter; a division of a book
Ribellione
ribellione — Rebellion; act of defying authority
Il
il — Masculine singular definite article: the
Grande
grande — Great or large; of impressive magnitude
Inquisitore
inquisitore — Inquisitor; one who conducts official interrogations
Per
per — For or through; common Italian preposition
un
un — Masculine indefinite article: a, an
po'
po' — A little; a small amount of something
personaggio
personaggio — Character or figure in a story
molto
molto — Very or much; indicates high degree
oscuro
oscuro — Dark, obscure, or mysterious
Vale
vale — It is worth; third-person singular of valere
sempre
sempre — Always; at all times without exception
la
la — Feminine singular definite article: the
pena
pena — Worth, trouble, or sorrow; effort involved
parlare
parlare — To speak or talk with someone
con
con — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
uomo
uomo — Man; an adult male human being
intelligente
intelligente — Intelligent; having sharp mental capacity
Libro
libro — Book; a bound written or printed work
Monaco
monaco — Monk; a man living in a monastery
russo
russo — Russian; relating to Russia or its people
Padre
padre — Father; also used as a title for priests
e
e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
i
i — Masculine plural definite article: the
suoi
suoi — His, her, its; third-person plural possessive
visitatori
visitatori — Visitors; people who come to see someone
duello
duello — Duel; a formal fight between two people
Conversazioni
conversazioni — Conversations; spoken exchanges between people
ed
ed — And; variant of 'e' before vowels
esortazioni
esortazioni — Exhortations; strong urgings or moral encouragements
di
di — Of or from; very common Italian preposition
Parte
parte — Part or section; a division of a whole
soffio
soffio — Breath or puff; a gentle exhalation of air
della
della — Of the; contraction of preposition di and article la
corruzione
corruzione — Corruption; moral decay or dishonest behavior
Un
un — Masculine indefinite article: a, an
momento
momento — Moment; a brief point or period in time
critico
critico — Critical; of crucial importance or decisive nature
Una
una — Feminine indefinite article: a, an
cipolla
cipolla — Onion; a common bulb vegetable used in cooking
Miniere
miniere — Mines; places where ore or minerals are extracted
d'
di — Of; elided form of preposition di before vowels
oro
oro — Gold; precious yellow metal of high value
Nel
nel — In the; contraction of in and il
buio
buio — Darkness; absence of light
decisione
decisione — Decision; a choice made after consideration
improvvisa
improvvisa — Sudden or unexpected; arising without prior warning
Vengo
vengo — I come; first-person singular of venire
anch'io
anch'io — Me too; I also, expressing inclusion of speaker
primo
primo — First; ordinal number indicating initial position
legittimo
legittimo — Legitimate; lawful, rightful, or legally recognized
amante
amante — Lover; a person in a romantic or passionate relationship
Delirio
delirio — Delirium; a state of frenzied mental confusion
L'
l' — The; elided form of definite article before vowels
indagine
indagine — Investigation; a formal inquiry or examination
preliminare
preliminare — Preliminary; introductory or preparatory in nature
inizio
inizio — Beginning or start of something
carriera
carriera — Career; a professional course of activity
ufficiale
ufficiale — Official; relating to a formal authority or position
allarme
allarme — Alarm; a warning signal of danger or emergency
Le
le — Feminine plural definite article: the
sofferenze
sofferenze — Sufferings; experiences of pain or distress
un'
un' — Feminine indefinite article before vowel: a, an
anima
anima — Soul; the spiritual or emotional essence of a person
prima
prima — First; feminine form of the ordinal number
prova
prova — Test, proof, or trial; an attempt at something
La
la — Feminine singular definite article: the
seconda
seconda — Second; feminine ordinal indicating second position
terza
terza — Third; feminine ordinal indicating third position
procuratore
procuratore — Prosecutor; a legal official who conducts trials
cattura
cattura — Capture; the act of seizing or arresting someone
grande
grande — Great or big; of considerable size or importance
segreto
segreto — Secret; information kept hidden from others
Accolto
accolto — Received or welcomed; past participle of accogliere
fischi
fischi — Whistles or hisses; sounds expressing disapproval
testimonianza
testimonianza — Testimony; a statement given as evidence
dei
dei — Of the; contraction of di and i
testimoni
testimoni — Witnesses; people who give testimony in a trial
bambino
bambino — Child or baby; a young human being
Portano
portano — They carry or bring; third-person plural of portare
via
via — Away or street; movement away from a place
ragazzi
ragazzi — Boys or kids; young males or children generally
Bambini
bambini — Children; young human beings, plural of bambino
Lo
lo — Masculine singular definite article before s+consonant
scolaro
scolaro — Schoolboy or pupil; a student in primary school
cane
cane — Dog; a common domestic animal
perduto
perduto — Lost; past participle of perdere, no longer found
Al
al — At the or to the; contraction of a and il
capezzale
capezzale — Bedside; the area beside a sick person's bed
Precocità
precocità — Precocity; unusually early development or maturity
Da
da — From or by; preposition of origin or agent
piede
piede — Foot; the lower extremity of the human leg
ferito
ferito — Wounded or injured; past participle of ferire
piccolo
piccolo — Small or little; of limited size or age
demonio
demonio — Demon; an evil supernatural being or devil
inno
inno — Hymn or anthem; a song of praise or celebration
Non
non — Not; standard Italian negation adverb
tu
tu — You; second-person singular informal pronoun
non
non — Not; standard Italian negation adverb
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