The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 1

Vocabulary

IL

il — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'

MASTINO

mas-TEE-no — Large, heavy breed of dog; mastiff

DEI

DEH-ee — Plural definite article 'of the' (masculine)

Un'

un — Feminine indefinite article 'a/an' before vowel

altra

AL-tra — Another; different one (feminine form)

avventura

av-ven-TOO-ra — Adventure; exciting or remarkable experience

di

dee — Preposition meaning 'of' or 'by'

Mio

MEE-o — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine)

caro

KA-ro — Dear; beloved; used in affectionate address

È

è — Third person singular of 'essere'; means 'is'

al

al — Contraction of 'a' + 'il'; means 'to the'

vostro

VOS-tro — Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (formal/plural)

racconto

rak-KON-to — Short story; tale; narrative account

una

OO-na — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a/an'

leggenda

led-JEN-da — Legend; traditional story passed down through generations

del

del — Contraction of 'di' + 'il'; means 'of the'

che

ke — Relative pronoun or conjunction meaning 'that/which'

questa

KWES-ta — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'this' (feminine)

storia

STO-rya — Story; history; narrative account of events

deve

DEH-ve — Third person singular 'must'; owes; is obligated

la

la — Feminine singular definite article meaning 'the'

sua

SOO-a — Possessive adjective meaning 'his/her/its' (feminine)

origine

o-REE-ji-ne — Origin; starting point; source of something

Per

per — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'because of'

questo

KWES-to — Demonstrative pronoun/adjective meaning 'this' (masculine)

e

e — Conjunction meaning 'and'; connects words or clauses

il

il — Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'

aiuto

a-YOO-to — Help; assistance; support given to someone

nei

NEH-ee — Contraction of 'in' + 'i'; meaning 'in the'

dettagli

det-TA-lyi — Details; specific small pieces of information

i

ee — Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'

miei

MYEH-ee — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine plural)

più

pyoo — More; most; used in comparisons and superlatives

sentiti

SEN-tee-tee — Heartfelt; sincere; deeply felt (plural adjective)

ringraziamenti

rin-gra-tsya-MEN-tee — Thanks; expressions of gratitude (plural noun)

Vostro

VOS-tro — Your; possessive adjective in formal written register

devotissimo

de-vo-TIS-si-mo — Most devoted; superlative form used in formal closings

Indice

IN-di-che — Index; table of contents of a book

Capitolo

ka-PEE-to-lo — Chapter; major division of a book

signor

si-NYOR — Mister; title of respect for adult men

maledizione

ma-le-di-TSYO-ne — Curse; evil spell; damnation placed upon someone

problema

pro-BLEH-ma — Problem; issue; difficulty requiring a solution

Tre

tre — Number three; cardinal number in Italian

fili

FEE-lee — Threads; wires; clues or strands (plural)

spezzati

spet-TSA-tee — Broken; snapped; severed into pieces (plural adjective)

Gli

lyi — Masculine plural definite article before vowel/s+consonant

Primo

PREE-mo — First; primary; ordinal number adjective (masculine)

rapporto

rap-POR-to — Report; account; formal written summary of events

dottor

dot-TOR — Doctor; title used before a physician's name

luce

LOO-che — Light; illumination; brightness (noun, feminine)

sulla

SUL-la — Contraction of 'su' + 'la'; meaning 'on the'

landa

LAN-da — Moor; open barren wasteland; heath (feminine noun)

Secondo

se-KON-do — Second; ordinal number; also means 'according to'

Estratto

es-TRAT-to — Extract; excerpt; passage taken from a text

dal

dal — Contraction of 'da' + 'il'; meaning 'from the'

diario

DYAR-yo — Diary; personal journal recording daily events