The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin — Page 6
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Old Brown carried Nutkin into his house, and held him up by the tail, intending to skin him; but Nutkin pulled so very hard that his tail broke in two, and he dashed up the staircase and escaped out of the attic window.
Il vecchio Brown portò Nutkin nella sua casa, e lo tenne sollevato per la coda, con l'intenzione di scuoiarlo; ma Nutkin tirò così tanto con tutta la sua forza che la sua coda si spezzò in due, e lui schizzò su per le scale e fuggì dalla finestra del solaio.
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[Illustrazione]
And to this day, if you meet Nutkin up a tree and ask him a riddle, he will throw sticks at you, and stamp his feet and scold, and shout--
E ancora oggi, se incontrate Nutkin su un albero e gli fate un indovinello, lui vi lancerà dei bastoncini, e batterà i piedi e vi sgriderà, e griderà--
"Cuck-cuck-cuck-cur-r-r-cuck-k-k!"
"Cuck-cuck-cuck-cur-r-r-cuck-k-k!"
Vocabulary
- Illustrazione
- A picture or image accompanying a text.
- Il
- Masculine singular definite article meaning 'the'.
- vecchio
- Old; referring to an elderly person or thing.
- portò
- Past tense of portare; carried or brought something.
- nella
- Contraction of in and la; meaning 'in the'.
- sua
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.
- casa
- Home or house; a place where one lives.
- tenne
- Past tense of tenere; held or kept something.
- sollevato
- Lifted or raised up; past participle of sollevare.
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'by', or 'through'.
- coda
- Tail of an animal; also means queue or line.
- con
- Preposition meaning 'with'; indicates accompaniment.
- intenzione
- Intention or purpose; a planned aim or goal.
- di
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
- tirò
- Past tense of tirare; pulled or tugged something.
- così
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'thus'; to such a degree.
- tanto
- So much or so hard; indicates great degree or amount.
- tutta
- All or entire; feminine form of tutto.
- forza
- Force or strength; physical or mental power.
- che
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun used with reflexive verbs.
- spezzò
- Past tense of spezzare; broke or snapped in two.
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'.
- due
- The number two; splits into two parts.
- lui
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
- schizzò
- Past tense of schizzare; darted or shot away quickly.
- su
- Preposition meaning 'up', 'on', or 'upon'.
- le
- Feminine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
- scale
- Stairs or staircase; steps used to climb floors.
- fuggì
- Past tense of fuggire; fled or escaped quickly.
- dalla
- Contraction of da and la; meaning 'from the'.
- finestra
- Window; an opening in a wall for light or air.
- del
- Contraction of di and il; meaning 'of the'.
- solaio
- Attic or loft; the topmost room under a roof.
- ancora
- Still or yet; also means 'again' in some contexts.
- oggi
- Today; the current day.
- se
- Conjunction meaning 'if'; introduces a conditional clause.
- incontrate
- You meet or encounter; second person plural of incontrare.
- un
- Masculine singular indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an'.
- albero
- Tree; a large woody plant with branches and leaves.
- gli
- Indirect object pronoun meaning 'to him' or 'to them'.
- fate
- You make or do; second person plural of fare.
- indovinello
- A riddle or puzzle asked for fun or challenge.
- vi
- Pronoun meaning 'you' or 'to you'; also 'there'.
- lancerà
- Will throw or hurl; future tense of lanciare.
- bastoncini
- Small sticks or little rods; diminutive of bastoni.
- batterà
- Will stamp or beat; future tense of battere.
- i
- Masculine plural definite article meaning 'the'.
- piedi
- Feet; the lower extremities of the legs.
- sgriderà
- Will scold or rebuke; future tense of sgridare.
- griderà
- Will shout or yell; future tense of gridare.
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