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That of course; and when we had absolutely completed every particle of the furniture in this way, then we examined the house itself.

Questo naturalmente; e quando avevamo assolutamente completato ogni singolo pezzo dei mobili in questo modo, esaminammo la casa stessa.

We divided its entire surface into compartments, which we numbered, so that none might be missed; then we scrutinized each individual square inch throughout the premises, including the two houses immediately adjoining, with the microscope, as before."

Dividemmo l'intera sua superficie in scomparti, che numerammo, in modo che nessuno potesse essere tralasciato; poi scrutinammo ogni singolo pollice quadrato di tutto il locale, comprese le due case immediatamente adiacenti, con il microscopio, come in precedenza."

"The two houses adjoining!" I exclaimed; "you must have had a great deal of trouble."

"Le due case adiacenti!" esclamai; "dovete aver avuto un gran daffare."

"We had; but the reward offered is prodigious!"

"È così; ma la ricompensa offerta è prodigiosa!"

"You include the grounds about the houses?"

"Includete anche i terreni intorno alle case?"

"All the grounds are paved with brick.

"Tutti i terreni sono pavimentati con mattoni.

They gave us comparatively little trouble.

Ci hanno dato relativamente poco fastidio.

We examined the moss between the bricks, and found it undisturbed."

Esaminammo il muschio tra i mattoni, e lo trovammo intatto."

"You looked among D——'s papers, of course, and into the books of the library?"

"Avete esaminato le carte di D——, naturalmente, e i libri della biblioteca?"

"Certainly; we opened every package and parcel; we not only opened every book, but we turned over every leaf in each volume, not contenting ourselves with a mere shake, according to the fashion of some of our police officers.

"Certamente; aprimmo ogni pacco e involto; non solo aprimmo ogni libro, ma sfogliammo ogni pagina di ciascun volume, non accontentandoci di una semplice scrollata, secondo l'usanza di alcuni dei nostri agenti di polizia.

We also measured the thickness of every book-cover, with the most accurate admeasurement, and applied to each the most jealous scrutiny of the microscope.

Misurammo anche lo spessore di ogni copertina di libro, con la misurazione più accurata, e applicammo a ciascuna il più attento esame del microscopio.

Had any of the bindings been recently meddled with, it would have been utterly impossible that the fact should have escaped observation.

Se qualcuna delle rilegature fosse stata manomessa di recente, sarebbe stato assolutamente impossibile che il fatto sfuggisse all'osservazione.

Some five or six volumes, just from the hands of the binder, we carefully probed, longitudinally, with the needles."

Circa cinque o sei volumi, appena usciti dalle mani del rilegatore, li sondammo attentamente, longitudinalmente, con gli aghi."

"You explored the floors beneath the carpets?

"Avete esplorato i pavimenti sotto i tappeti?

Vocabulary

Questo: KWES-toh — This; demonstrative pronoun or adjective in Italian.
naturalmente: nah-too-ral-MEN-teh — Naturally; of course; as expected.
e: eh — And; basic coordinating conjunction joining words or clauses.
quando: KWAN-doh — When; conjunction or adverb indicating time.
avevamo: ah-veh-VAH-moh — We had; first person plural imperfect of avere.
assolutamente: as-so-loo-tah-MEN-teh — Absolutely; completely; without any doubt.
completato: kom-pleh-TAH-toh — Completed; finished; past participle of completare.
ogni: OH-nyee — Every; each; used before singular nouns.
singolo: SEEN-goh-loh — Single; individual; referring to one item.
pezzo: PET-tsoh — Piece; part; a single unit of something.
dei: DEH-ee — Of the; partitive article combining di and i.
mobili: MOH-bee-lee — Furniture; movable household items and furnishings.
in: een — In; into; basic Italian preposition of location.
questo: KWES-toh — This; demonstrative adjective or pronoun.
modo: MOH-doh — Way; manner; method of doing something.
esaminammo: eh-zah-mee-NAM-moh — We examined; first person plural past of esaminare.
la: lah — The; definite article for feminine singular nouns.
casa: KAH-zah — House; home; a place of residence.
stessa: STES-sah — Herself; itself; same; feminine emphatic pronoun.
Dividemmo: dee-vee-DEM-moh — We divided; first person plural past of dividere.
intera: een-TEH-rah — Entire; whole; complete; feminine adjective.
superficie: soo-per-FEE-cheh — Surface; area; outer face of an object.
scomparti: skom-PAR-tee — Compartments; sections; divided portions of a space.
che: keh — That; which; who; versatile Italian conjunction.
numerammo: noo-meh-RAM-moh — We numbered; assigned numbers to each section.
nessuno: nes-SOO-noh — No one; none; not any; negative pronoun.
potesse: poh-TES-seh — Could; subjunctive imperfect of potere, expressing possibility.
essere: ES-seh-reh — To be; fundamental Italian auxiliary and linking verb.
tralasciato: trah-lah-SHAH-toh — Omitted; skipped; left out; past participle of tralasciare.
poi: poh-ee — Then; afterwards; next in sequence.
pollice: POL-lee-cheh — Inch; also thumb; unit of measurement.
quadrato: kwah-DRAH-toh — Square; having four equal sides; geometric shape.
di: dee — Of; from; basic Italian preposition.
tutto: TOOT-toh — All; everything; the whole of something.
locale: loh-KAH-leh — Room; premises; local place or establishment.
comprese: kom-PREH-zeh — Including; comprised; past participle of comprendere.
due: DOO-eh — Two; the number two in Italian.
case: KAH-zeh — Houses; plural of casa; residential buildings.
immediatamente: eem-meh-dyah-tah-MEN-teh — Immediately; right away; without any delay.
adiacenti: ah-dyah-CHEN-tee — Adjacent; neighboring; next to each other.
con: kon — With; together with; Italian preposition.
microscopio: mee-kroh-SKOH-pyoh — Microscope; optical instrument for magnifying small objects.
come: KOH-meh — As; like; how; Italian conjunction and adverb.
precedenza: preh-cheh-DEN-tsah — Precedence; priority; before something else in order.
esclamai: es-klah-MAH-ee — I exclaimed; first person singular past of esclamare.
dovete: doh-VEH-teh — You must; second person plural present of dovere.
aver: ah-VEHR — To have; infinitive of avere used in compound forms.
avuto: ah-VOO-toh — Had; past participle of avere.
un: oon — A; an; indefinite article for masculine singular nouns.
gran: grahn — Great; much; shortened form of grande before nouns.
daffare: daf-FAH-reh — Work; trouble; a lot to do; busy effort.
così: koh-ZEE — So; thus; in this way; affirmative response.
ma: mah — But; however; Italian adversative conjunction.
ricompensa: ree-kom-PEN-sah — Reward; compensation offered for completing a task.
offerta: of-FER-tah — Offered; offer; something presented or proposed.
Includete: een-kloo-DEH-teh — Include; second person plural imperative of includere.
anche: AN-keh — Also; too; even; Italian additive adverb.
i: ee — The; definite article for masculine plural nouns.
terreni: ter-REH-nee — Grounds; lands; plots of land around a building.
intorno: een-TOR-noh — Around; surrounding; in the vicinity of something.
alle: AL-leh — To the; preposition a combined with article le.
Tutti: TOOT-tee — All; everyone; all of them; masculine plural.
sono: SOH-noh — Are; third person plural present of essere.
pavimentati: pah-vee-men-TAH-tee — Paved; covered with stone or brick flooring.
mattoni: mat-TOH-nee — Bricks; rectangular blocks used in construction.
Ci: chee — Us; to us; there; Italian pronoun and adverb.
hanno: AN-noh — They have; third person plural present of avere.
dato: DAH-toh — Given; past participle of dare.
relativamente: reh-lah-tee-vah-MEN-teh — Relatively; comparatively; in relation to something else.
poco: POH-koh — Little; few; a small amount of something.
fastidio: fas-TEE-dyoh — Trouble; annoyance; bother; nuisance.
Esaminammo: eh-zah-mee-NAM-moh — We examined; inspected carefully; past tense of esaminare.
tra: trah — Between; among; Italian preposition indicating position.
lo: loh — It; him; definite article for masculine singular.
trovammo: troh-VAM-moh — We found; first person plural past of trovare.
intatto: een-TAT-toh — Intact; undisturbed; untouched; in original condition.
Avete: ah-VEH-teh — You have; second person plural present of avere.
esaminato: eh-zah-mee-NAH-toh — Examined; inspected; past participle of esaminare.
carte: KAR-teh — Papers; cards; documents; plural of carta.
libri: LEE-bree — Books; plural of libro; written publications.
della: DEL-lah — Of the; preposition di combined with article la.
biblioteca: bee-blee-oh-TEH-kah — Library; a collection or room of books.
Certamente: cher-tah-MEN-teh — Certainly; surely; of course; without doubt.
aprimmo: ah-PREEM-moh — We opened; first person plural past of aprire.
pacco: PAK-koh — Package; parcel; a wrapped bundle.
non: non — Not; Italian negation word.
solo: SOH-loh — Only; alone; just; single.
libro: LEE-broh — Book; a written or printed publication.
sfogliammo: sfol-YAM-moh — We leafed through; flipped pages of each book.
pagina: PAH-jee-nah — Page; a single side of a leaf in a book.
ciascun: chah-SKOON — Each; every one; shortened form of ciascuno.
volume: voh-LOO-meh — Volume; book; one of a series of books.
una: OO-nah — A; one; feminine indefinite article.
semplice: SEM-plee-cheh — Simple; plain; easy; not complex.
secondo: seh-KON-doh — According to; second; following in order.
usanza: oo-ZAN-tsah — Custom; habit; established practice or tradition.
alcuni: al-KOO-nee — Some; a few; certain; masculine plural pronoun.
nostri: NOS-tree — Our; masculine plural possessive adjective.
agenti: ah-JEN-tee — Agents; officers; people working on behalf of authority.
polizia: poh-LEE-tsyah — Police; law enforcement agency.
Misurammo: mee-zoo-RAM-moh — We measured; first person plural past of misurare.
spessore: spes-SOH-reh — Thickness; the measurement of how thick something is.
copertina: koh-per-TEE-nah — Cover; book cover; protective outer layer of a book.
misurazione: mee-zoo-rah-TSYOH-neh — Measurement; the act of measuring something precisely.
più: pyoo — More; most; used in comparatives and superlatives.
accurata: ak-koo-RAH-tah — Accurate; precise; careful; done with great attention.
applicammo: ap-plee-KAM-moh — We applied; first person plural past of applicare.
a: ah — To; at; in; basic Italian preposition.
ciascuna: chah-SKOO-nah — Each one; every one; feminine form of ciascuno.
attento: at-TEN-toh — Careful; attentive; paying close attention.
esame: eh-ZAH-meh — Examination; inspection; careful review of something.
del: del — Of the; preposition di combined with article il.
Se: seh — If; whether; Italian conditional conjunction.
qualcuna: kwal-KOO-nah — Any; some; one; feminine pronoun for indefinite reference.
delle: DEL-leh — Of the; preposition di combined with article le.
fosse: FOS-seh — Was; subjunctive imperfect of essere indicating condition.
stata: STAH-tah — Been; feminine past participle of essere.
recente: reh-CHEN-teh — Recent; lately; of not long ago.
sarebbe: sah-REB-beh — Would be; third person singular conditional of essere.
stato: STAH-toh — Been; state; past participle of essere.
impossibile: eem-pos-SEE-bee-leh — Impossible; not possible; unable to be done.
fatto: FAT-toh — Fact; done; past participle of fare.
osservazione: os-ser-vah-TSYOH-neh — Observation; notice; act of watching carefully.
Circa: CHEER-kah — About; approximately; around a certain number.
cinque: CHEEN-kweh — Five; the number five in Italian.
sei: say — Six; the number six in Italian.
volumi: voh-LOO-mee — Volumes; books; plural of volume.
appena: ap-PEH-nah — Just; barely; as soon as; hardly.
usciti: oo-SHEE-tee — Come out; exited; past participle plural of uscire.
dalle: DAL-leh — From the; preposition da combined with article le.
mani: MAH-nee — Hands; plural of mano; body parts.
li: lee — Them; masculine plural direct object pronoun.
attentamente: at-ten-tah-MEN-teh — Carefully; attentively; with great care and focus.
gli: lyee — The; to him; Italian masculine plural article or pronoun.
esplorato: es-ploh-RAH-toh — Explored; investigated; past participle of esplorare.
pavimenti: pah-vee-MEN-tee — Floors; floor surfaces; plural of pavimento.
sotto: SOT-toh — Under; below; beneath; Italian preposition.
tappeti: tap-PEH-tee — Carpets; rugs; plural of tappeto.

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