The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 2 — Page 1

Vocabulary

Indice

Table of contents; index of a book

LA

Feminine definite article: the

LETTERA

A letter; written correspondence sent to someone

RUBATA

Stolen; taken without permission (feminine past participle)

IL

Masculine singular definite article: the

RACCONTO

A short story or tale; narrative fiction

DI

Of; preposition indicating possession or origin

UNA

Feminine indefinite article: a, an

DISCESA

A descent; the act of going downward

NEL

Contraction of in + il: in the

E

And; basic coordinating conjunction joining elements

SUA

His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective

SCOPERTA

A discovery; something newly found or revealed

RIVELAZIONE

A revelation; disclosure of something previously unknown

I

Masculine plural definite article: the

FATTI

Facts; events that actually occurred; plural of fatto

CASO

A case; an instance or situation under consideration

DEL

Contraction of di + il: of the

SIG

Abbreviation of Signor: Mr., a title of address

GATTO

A cat; common domestic feline animal

NERO

Black; dark color; also an Italian proper name

CADUTA

A fall; collapse or downfall of something

DELLA

Contraction of di + la: of the (feminine)

CASA

A house or home; place where one lives

SILENZIO

Silence; complete absence of sound or noise

FAVOLA

A fable or fairy tale; short moral story

MASCHERA

A mask; disguise worn over the face

MORTE

Death; the end of life; cessation of existence

ROSSA

Red; feminine adjective describing color red

BOTTE

A barrel or cask; container for storing wine

DEMONE

A demon; an evil supernatural spirit or entity

PERVERSO

Perverse; contrary, wicked, or stubbornly wrongheaded

L'

Elided form of definite article before a vowel

ISOLA

An island; land mass surrounded by water

FATA

A fairy; magical supernatural female being

APPUNTAMENTO

An appointment or date; scheduled meeting with someone

POZZO

A well or pit; deep hole dug into ground

PENDOLO

A pendulum; swinging weight used in clocks

SEPOLTURA

A burial; act of interring a dead body

PREMATURA

Premature; occurring too early before the expected time

DOMINIO

A domain or estate; territory under one's control

COTTAGE

A small house; modest rural or rustic dwelling

CUORE

Heart; the organ or seat of emotions

RIVELATORE

Revealing; that which exposes or betrays something hidden

NOTE

Notes; written remarks or annotations in a text

AL

Contraction of a + il: to the, at the

SECONDO

Second; the ordinal number following first

VOLUME

A volume; a book or one book in a series

Nota

A note; short explanatory remark added to text

del

Contraction of di + il: of the

redattore

Editor; person who prepares and edits a publication

Alcune

Some; a few; indefinite plural feminine adjective

note

Notes; plural of nota; written annotations or remarks

finali

Final; last; occurring at the end of something

sono

Are; third-person plural present tense of essere

di

Of; by; preposition indicating authorship or origin

e

And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses

alcune

Some; a few; indefinite plural feminine pronoun

state

Been; past participle of essere used with feminine plural

aggiunte

Added; appended; feminine plural past participle of aggiungere

da

By; from; preposition indicating agent or origin

In

In; preposition indicating location or inclusion within

questo

This; masculine singular demonstrative adjective or pronoun

volume

Volume; book; one tome of a multi-part work

le

Them (feminine); feminine plural direct object pronoun

si

Reflexive pronoun; oneself; used in reflexive constructions

trovano

Are found; third-person plural of trovarsi (reflexive)

alla

Contraction of a + la: at the, to the

fine

End; conclusion; the final part of something