The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
--I told him, by his agreement he was to receive no vails; but he says as how there's a difference betwixt vails and perquisites; and so there is for sartain.
--Gli ho detto che, secondo il suo accordo, non avrebbe dovuto ricevere mance; ma lui dice che c'è una differenza tra mance e benefici accessori; e così è di certo.
We are all going to the Hot Well, where I shall drink your health in a glass of water, being,
Stiamo andando tutti al Hot Well, dove berrò alla vostra salute in un bicchiere d'acqua, essendo,
Dear Molly, Your humble servant to command, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, April 2nd.
Cara Molly, vostra umile servitrice ai vostri ordini, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, 2 aprile.
To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.
A Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. del Jesus College, Oxon.
Vocabulary
- Gli
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to them'.
- ho
- First person singular of 'avere', meaning 'I have'.
- detto
- Past participle of 'dire', meaning 'said'.
- che
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
- secondo
- Preposition or adjective meaning 'according to' or 'second'.
- il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- suo
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.
- accordo
- Noun meaning 'agreement' or 'deal' between parties.
- non
- Negation adverb meaning 'not'.
- avrebbe
- Conditional form of 'avere', meaning 'would have'.
- dovuto
- Past participle of 'dovere', meaning 'had to' or 'owed'.
- ricevere
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to receive' or 'to get'.
- mance
- Plural noun meaning 'tips' or 'gratuities' given to staff.
- ma
- Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast.
- lui
- Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'him'.
- dice
- Third person singular of 'dire', meaning 'he/she says'.
- c'
- Contracted form of 'ci' used before 'è', meaning 'there'.
- è
- Third person singular of 'essere', meaning 'is'.
- una
- Feminine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- differenza
- Noun meaning 'difference' between two or more things.
- tra
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'.
- e
- Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
- benefici
- Plural noun meaning 'benefits' or 'perks' received.
- accessori
- Plural adjective or noun meaning 'additional', 'extra', or 'accessories'.
- così
- Adverb meaning 'so', 'thus', or 'in this way'.
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'by'.
- certo
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'certain', 'sure', or 'of course'.
- Stiamo
- First person plural progressive of 'stare', meaning 'we are'.
- andando
- Gerund of 'andare', meaning 'going'.
- tutti
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'.
- al
- Contraction of 'a' and 'il', meaning 'to the'.
- dove
- Adverb meaning 'where', indicating location or destination.
- berrò
- First person singular future of 'bere', meaning 'I will drink'.
- alla
- Contraction of 'a' and 'la', meaning 'to the'.
- vostra
- Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (plural, feminine).
- salute
- Noun meaning 'health'; also used as 'cheers' when toasting.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'into', or 'at'.
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- bicchiere
- Noun meaning 'glass', a drinking vessel.
- d'
- Contracted form of 'di', meaning 'of' before a vowel.
- acqua
- Noun meaning 'water'.
- essendo
- Gerund of 'essere', meaning 'being'.
- Cara
- Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'beloved', used as salutation.
- umile
- Adjective meaning 'humble' or 'modest'.
- servitrice
- Noun meaning 'servant' or 'maidservant' (feminine form).
- ai
- Contraction of 'a' and 'i', meaning 'to the' (masculine plural).
- vostri
- Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (plural, masculine).
- ordini
- Plural noun meaning 'orders' or 'commands'.
- aprile
- Noun meaning 'April', the fourth month of the year.
- A
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'; here introducing addressee.
- del
- Contraction of 'di' and 'il', meaning 'of the'.
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