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Chapter VI. The First Interview With Smerdyakov

Capitolo VI. Il Primo Colloquio Con Smerdyakov

Chapter VII. The Second Visit To Smerdyakov

Capitolo VII. La Seconda Visita A Smerdyakov

Chapter VIII. The Third And Last Interview With Smerdyakov

Capitolo VIII. Il Terzo E Ultimo Colloquio Con Smerdyakov

Chapter IX. The Devil. Ivan's Nightmare

Capitolo IX. Il Diavolo. L'Incubo Di Ivan

Chapter X. "It Was He Who Said That"

Capitolo X. "È Stato Lui A Dirlo"

Book XII. A Judicial Error

Libro XII. Un Errore Giudiziario

Chapter I. The Fatal Day

Capitolo I. Il Giorno Fatale

Chapter II. Dangerous Witnesses

Capitolo II. Testimoni Pericolosi

Chapter III. The Medical Experts And A Pound Of Nuts

Capitolo III. Gli Esperti Medici E Una Libbra Di Noci

Chapter IV. Fortune Smiles On Mitya

Capitolo IV. La Fortuna Sorride A Mitya

Chapter V. A Sudden Catastrophe

Capitolo V. Una Catastrofe Improvvisa

Chapter VI. The Prosecutor's Speech. Sketches Of Character

Capitolo VI. Il Discorso Del Procuratore. Schizzi Di Carattere

Chapter VII. An Historical Survey

Capitolo VII. Una Rassegna Storica

Chapter VIII. A Treatise On Smerdyakov

Capitolo VIII. Un Trattato Su Smerdyakov

Chapter IX. The Galloping Troika. The End Of The Prosecutor's Speech.

Capitolo IX. La Troika Al Galoppo. La Fine Del Discorso Del Procuratore.

Chapter X. The Speech For The Defense. An Argument That Cuts Both Ways

Capitolo X. Il Discorso Per La Difesa. Un Argomento Che Taglia Da Entrambe Le Parti

Chapter XI. There Was No Money. There Was No Robbery

Capitolo XI. Non C'era Denaro. Non C'era Stata Rapina

Chapter XII. And There Was No Murder Either

Capitolo XII. E Non C'era Stato Nemmeno Alcun Omicidio

Chapter XIII. A Corrupter Of Thought

Capitolo XIII. Un Corruttore Del Pensiero

Chapter XIV. The Peasants Stand Firm

Capitolo XIV. I Contadini Tengono Duro

Epilogue

Epilogo

Chapter I. Plans For Mitya's Escape

Capitolo I. Piani Per La Fuga Di Mitya

Chapter II. For A Moment The Lie Becomes Truth

Capitolo II. Per Un Momento La Menzogna Diventa Verità

Chapter III. Ilusha's Funeral.

Capitolo III. Il Funerale Di Ilusha.

Vocabulary

Capitolo
kah-PEE-toh-loh — Chapter; a main division of a book
Il
EEL — The; masculine singular definite article
Primo
PREE-moh — First; occurring before all others
Colloquio
kohl-LOH-kwee-oh — Conversation or interview between two people
Con
KOHN — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
La
LAH — The; feminine singular definite article
Seconda
seh-KOHN-dah — Second; coming after the first in order
Visita
VEE-zee-tah — Visit; act of going to see someone
A
AH — To, at; preposition of place or direction
Terzo
TEHR-tsoh — Third; following the second in sequence
E
EH — And; conjunction linking words or clauses
Ultimo
OOL-tee-moh — Last; final in a series or sequence
Diavolo
dee-AH-voh-loh — Devil; supernatural evil being or Satan
L'
L — The; elided definite article before vowel
Incubo
EEN-koo-boh — Nightmare; a disturbing or frightening dream
Di
DEE — Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin
È
EH — Is; third person singular of essere (to be)
Stato
STAH-toh — Been; past participle of essere; also means state
Lui
LOO-ee — He, him; third person masculine singular pronoun
Dirlo
DEER-loh — To say it; infinitive with clitic pronoun attached
Libro
LEE-broh — Book; a written or printed literary work
Un
OON — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
Errore
ehr-ROH-reh — Error, mistake; something done incorrectly
Giudiziario
joo-dee-TSYAH-ryoh — Judicial; relating to courts or legal proceedings
I
EE — The; masculine plural definite article
Giorno
JOR-noh — Day; a 24-hour period of time
Fatale
fah-TAH-leh — Fatal; causing death or decisive consequences
Testimoni
teh-stee-MOH-nee — Witnesses; people who give testimony in court
Pericolosi
peh-ree-koh-LOH-zee — Dangerous; posing a risk or potential harm
Gli
LYEE — The; masculine plural definite article before vowels
Esperti
eh-SPEHR-tee — Experts; people with specialized knowledge or skill
Medici
MEH-dee-chee — Doctors; medical professionals who treat patients
Una
OO-nah — A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
Libbra
LEEB-brah — Pound; a unit of weight measurement
Noci
NOH-chee — Walnuts; edible tree nuts with hard shells
Fortuna
for-TOO-nah — Fortune, luck; favorable chance or good destiny
Sorride
sor-REE-deh — Smiles; third person singular of sorridere
Catastrofe
kah-TAH-stroh-feh — Catastrophe; a sudden great disaster or calamity
Improvvisa
eem-prov-VEE-zah — Sudden, unexpected; happening without prior warning
Discorso
dees-KOR-soh — Speech, discourse; a formal spoken address
Del
DEHL — Of the; masculine singular contracted preposition
Procuratore
proh-koo-rah-TOH-reh — Prosecutor; official who presents criminal cases
Schizzi
SKEETZ-tsee — Sketches; quick rough drawings or brief descriptions
Carattere
kah-RAT-teh-reh — Character; the mental and moral qualities of someone
Rassegna
ras-SEH-nyah — Review, survey; a critical examination or overview
Storica
STOH-ree-kah — Historical; relating to history or past events
Trattato
trat-TAH-toh — Treatise; a formal written work on a subject
Su
SOO — On, about; preposition of position or topic
Al
AHL — To the; masculine singular contracted preposition
Galoppo
gah-LOP-poh — Gallop; the fastest gait of a horse
Fine
FEE-neh — End; the final part of something
Per
PEHR — For, through; preposition of purpose or means
Difesa
dee-FEH-zah — Defense; protection or legal argument for defendant
Argomento
ar-goh-MEN-toh — Argument, topic; a reason given to support claim
Che
KEH — That, which, who; conjunction or relative pronoun
Taglia
TAH-lyah — Cuts; third person singular of tagliare (to cut)
Da
DAH — From, by; preposition of origin or agency
Entrambe
en-TRAHM-beh — Both; referring to two things together (feminine)
Le
LEH — The; feminine plural definite article
Parti
PAR-tee — Parts, sides; portions or opposing sides in dispute
Non
NOHN — Not; negation word used before verbs
C'
CHEE — There; clitic particle used in c'era (there was)
era
EH-rah — Was, there was; imperfect tense of essere
Denaro
deh-NAH-roh — Money; currency used for buying and selling
Stata
STAH-tah — Been; feminine past participle of essere
Rapina
rah-PEE-nah — Robbery; theft using force or intimidation
Nemmeno
nem-MEH-noh — Not even; emphatic negation indicating absence
Alcun
al-KOON — Any; indefinite adjective used in negative sentences
Omicidio
oh-mee-CHEE-dyoh — Homicide, murder; the unlawful killing of a person
Corruttore
kor-root-TOH-reh — Corruptor; one who corrupts or morally degrades others
Pensiero
pen-SYEH-roh — Thought, idea; a product of mental reflection
Contadini
kon-tah-DEE-nee — Peasants, farmers; rural agricultural workers
Tengono
TEN-goh-noh — They hold; third person plural of tenere
Duro
DOO-roh — Hard, firm; resistant to pressure or change
Epilogo
eh-PEE-loh-goh — Epilogue; concluding section after main narrative ends
Piani
PYAH-nee — Plans; schemes or arrangements for future actions
Fuga
FOO-gah — Escape, flight; act of fleeing from danger
Momento
moh-MEN-toh — Moment; a very brief period of time
Menzogna
men-TSOH-nyah — Lie, falsehood; a deliberately untrue statement
Diventa
dee-VEN-tah — Becomes; third person singular of diventare
Verità
veh-ree-TAH — Truth; that which is factual or genuinely real
Funerale
foo-neh-RAH-leh — Funeral; ceremony held after someone's death
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