The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The African: Written By Himself — Page 8
The author arrives at Martinico--Meets with new difficulties, and sails for England
L'autore arriva a Martinico--Incontra nuove difficoltà e salpa per l'Inghilterra
CHAP. X.
CAP. X.
Some account of the manner of the author's conversion to the faith of Jesus Christ
Alcuni resoconti sul modo in cui l'autore si convertì alla fede di Gesù Cristo
CHAP. XI.
CAP. XI.
Picking up eleven miserable men at sea in returning to England
Il salvataggio di undici uomini miseri in mare durante il ritorno in Inghilterra
CHAP. XII.
CAP. XII.
Different transactions of the author's life--Petition to the Queen--Conclusion
Diverse vicende della vita dell'autore--Petizione alla Regina--Conclusione
THE LIFE, &c.
LA VITA, ecc.
Vocabulary
- autore
- Author; person who writes or creates works.
- arriva
- Arrives; third person singular of arrivare.
- a
- Preposition meaning to, at, or in.
- Incontra
- Encounters; meets or comes across something.
- nuove
- New; feminine plural adjective meaning new.
- difficoltà
- Difficulties; challenges or obstacles faced.
- salpa
- Sets sail; departs by ship from port.
- per
- Preposition meaning for, to, or through.
- Inghilterra
- England; country in the United Kingdom.
- Alcuni
- Some; indefinite adjective indicating a few.
- resoconti
- Accounts; reports or narratives of events.
- sul
- Contraction of su il, meaning on the.
- modo
- Way; manner or method of doing something.
- cui
- Relative pronoun meaning which or whom.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or himself.
- convertì
- Converted; past tense of convertirsi, to convert.
- alla
- Contraction of a la, meaning to the.
- fede
- Faith; religious belief or trust in God.
- salvataggio
- Rescue; act of saving someone from danger.
- undici
- Eleven; the number eleven in Italian.
- uomini
- Men; plural of uomo, meaning man.
- miseri
- Wretched; poor or miserable men in distress.
- mare
- Sea; large body of saltwater.
- durante
- During; preposition indicating time of occurrence.
- ritorno
- Return; act of coming back to a place.
- Diverse
- Various; several different things or events.
- vicende
- Events; circumstances or episodes in one's life.
- della
- Contraction of di la, meaning of the.
- vita
- Life; the existence of a living person.
- Petizione
- Petition; formal written request to authority.
- Regina
- Queen; female monarch or ruler of kingdom.
- Conclusione
- Conclusion; final section summarizing main points.
- VITA
- Life; existence or biography of a person.
- ecc
- Abbreviation for eccetera, meaning et cetera.
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