The Tale of Tom Kitten — Page 4
And I think that some day I shall have to make another, larger, book, to tell you more about Tom Kitten!
E penso che un giorno dovrò fare un altro libro, più grande, per raccontarvi di più su Tom Kitten!
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As for the Puddle-Ducks--they went into a pond.
Quanto alle Anatre-di-Pozzanghera -- entrarono in uno stagno.
The clothes all came off directly, because there were no buttons.
I vestiti si tolsero tutti immediatamente, perché non c'erano bottoni.
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And Mr. Drake Puddle-Duck, and Jemima and Rebeccah, have been looking for them ever since.
E il Signor Maschio Anatra-di-Pozzanghera, e Jemima e Rebeccah, li hanno cercati da allora in poi.
Vocabulary
- penso
- First person singular of 'pensare'; I think.
- che
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'who'.
- giorno
- Noun meaning 'day', a period of twenty-four hours.
- dovrò
- Future tense of 'dovere'; I will have to or must.
- fare
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to do' or 'to make'.
- altro
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other', 'another', or 'else'.
- libro
- Noun meaning 'book', a written or printed work.
- più
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most', indicating greater degree.
- grande
- Adjective meaning 'big', 'large', or 'great'.
- per
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'through', or 'in order to'.
- raccontarvi
- Infinitive 'raccontare' with 'vi'; to tell you all about something.
- su
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'about', or 'up'.
- Illustrazione
- Noun meaning 'illustration', a picture accompanying text.
- Quanto
- Pronoun or adverb meaning 'as for', 'how much', or 'as regards'.
- alle
- Contraction of 'a' and 'le', meaning 'to the' (feminine plural).
- Anatre
- Plural noun meaning 'ducks', aquatic birds.
- Pozzanghera
- Noun meaning 'puddle', a small pool of water.
- entrarono
- Past tense of 'entrare'; they entered a place.
- stagno
- Noun meaning 'pond', a small body of standing water.
- vestiti
- Plural noun meaning 'clothes', garments worn on the body.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'themselves', or 'each other'.
- tolsero
- Past tense of 'togliere'; they removed or took off something.
- tutti
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all', 'everyone', or 'every'.
- immediatamente
- Adverb meaning 'immediately', without any delay.
- perché
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'because' or 'why'.
- c'
- Contracted form of 'ci'; used in 'c'erano' meaning 'there were'.
- erano
- Past tense of 'essere'; they were (third person plural imperfect).
- bottoni
- Plural noun meaning 'buttons', small fasteners on clothing.
- Signor
- Title meaning 'Mr.' or 'Mister', used before a surname.
- Maschio
- Noun or adjective meaning 'male', referring to masculine gender.
- Anatra
- Noun meaning 'duck', a common water bird.
- li
- Direct object pronoun meaning 'them' (masculine plural).
- hanno
- Third person plural of 'avere'; they have.
- cercati
- Past participle of 'cercare'; searched for or looked for.
- da
- Preposition meaning 'from', 'since', or 'by'.
- allora
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'at that time', or 'so'.
- poi
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'afterwards', or 'later'.
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