Words
| to be | Word | Not rated | ||
| to have | Word | Not rated | ||
| to do; to make | Word | Not rated | ||
| to say; to tell | Word | Not rated | ||
| to go | Word | Not rated | ||
| to be able to; can | Word | Not rated | ||
| to want | Word | Not rated | ||
| to know (a fact); to know how | Word | Not rated | ||
| to see | Word | Not rated | ||
| to come | Word | Not rated | ||
| to speak | Word | Not rated | ||
| to eat | Word | Not rated | ||
| to drink | Word | Not rated | ||
| to understand | Word | Not rated | ||
| to take; to have (food or drink) | Word | Not rated | ||
| house; home | Word | Not rated | ||
| day | Word | Not rated | ||
| year | Word | Not rated | ||
| man | Word | Not rated | ||
| woman | Word | Not rated | ||
| hand | Word | Not rated | ||
| friend (male) | Word | Not rated | ||
| water | Word | Not rated | ||
| coffee; café | Word | Not rated | ||
| ice cream | Word | Not rated | ||
| the check; the bill | Word | Not rated | ||
| breakfast | Word | Not rated | ||
| station | Word | Not rated | ||
| train | Word | Not rated | ||
| ticket | Word | Not rated | ||
| city | Word | Not rated | ||
| backpack | Word | Not rated | ||
| good morning; hello | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| good evening | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| thank you | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| you're welcome; please, go ahead | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| please | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| excuse me (formal) | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| How much does it cost? | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| Where is the station? | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| What time does the train leave? | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| I would like… | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| stack or pile of firewood | Word | Not rated | ||
| carpenter | Word | Not rated | ||
| workshop; small shop | Word | Not rated | ||
| shiny; polished | Word | Not rated | ||
| purplish-red | Word | Not rated | ||
| axe | Word | Not rated | ||
| bark; rind; outer covering | Word | Not rated | ||
| wood shaving | Word | Not rated | ||
| sawdust | Word | Not rated | ||
| door; doorway | Word | Not rated | ||
| wig | Word | Not rated | ||
| woodworking plane | Word | Not rated | ||
| to rejoice; to become pleased | Word | Not rated | ||
| to mutter; to grumble | Word | Not rated | ||
| to rough-shape; to remove the rough outer material | Word | Not rated | ||
| to lament; to complain sorrowfully | Word | Not rated | ||
| to grab; to seize | Word | Not rated | ||
| to knock or bang about repeatedly | Word | Not rated | ||
| to tousle; to ruffle | Word | Not rated | ||
| to hum; to sing softly to oneself | Word | Not rated | ||
| to plane; to smooth wood with a plane | Word | Not rated | ||
| struck by lightning; suddenly overwhelmed | Word | Not rated | ||
| because of; on account of | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| in an undertone; quietly | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| no sooner said than done | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| to be dumbfounded; to be astonished | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| there is not a soul here | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| so much the worse for him | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| to pluck up courage; to reassure oneself | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| to start listening attentively | Phrase | Not rated | ||
| Compare aveva, era and piallava (background/ongoing action) with capitò, prese and sentì (completed narrative events). Retell the chapter using both roles. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Appena ebbe visto quel pezzo di legno, si rallegrò: after he had seen it, he became pleased. Ebbe + past participle is trapassato remoto, common in literary temporal clauses. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Non so come andasse; Che sia ... che abbia imparato ...?; per sentire se ... si lamentasse. Notice the speaker's uncertainty rather than assuming every se requires a subjunctive. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Di dove sarà uscita questa vocina? means Where can this little voice have come from? Sarà + participle expresses a supposition about a completed event. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Servirmene = servire + mi + ne, to make use of it. Dandosi, grattandosi and rammaricandosi attach si to a gerund. Me la son figurata refers back to the feminine vocina. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Non mi picchiar tanto forte! means Don't hit me so hard! Picchiar is a shortened picchiare. The attached form non picchiarmi is also possible. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Disse ridendo e grattandosi la parrucca: he spoke while laughing and scratching his wig. Keep the implied subject aligned with the person doing the main action. | Grammar | Not rated | ||
| Perchè → perché; colla/cogli → con la/con gli; son → sono; picchiar → picchiare; si messe → si mise; trasfigurito → modern trasfigurato. The source preserves its historical forms. | Usage | Not rated | ||
| to notice; to realize | Word | Not rated | ||
| to approach | Word | Not rated | ||
| to move away | Word | Not rated | ||
| to cross | Word | Not rated | ||
| to reach | Word | Not rated | ||
| to continue on | Word | Not rated | ||
| to return | Word | Not rated | ||
| to go out | Word | Not rated | ||
| to enter | Word | Not rated | ||
| to go up; to get on | Word | Not rated | ||
| to go down; to get off | Word | Not rated | ||
| to run | Word | Not rated | ||
| to walk | Word | Not rated | ||
| to stop | Word | Not rated | ||
| to turn around | Word | Not rated | ||
| to bend down | Word | Not rated | ||
| to get up | Word | Not rated | ||
| to sit down | Word | Not rated | ||
| to fall | Word | Not rated | ||
| to stumble | Word | Not rated | ||
| to jump | Word | Not rated | ||
| to chase | Word | Not rated | ||
| to flee | Word | Not rated | ||
| to hide oneself | Word | Not rated | ||
| to appear | Word | Not rated | ||
| to disappear | Word | Not rated | ||
| to grasp; to seize | Word | Not rated | ||
| to leave; to let go | Word | Not rated | ||
| to lift | Word | Not rated | ||
| to push | Word | Not rated | ||
| to pull | Word | Not rated | ||
| to drag | Word | Not rated | ||
| to pick up; to gather | Word | Not rated | ||
| to throw | Word | Not rated | ||
| to break | Word | Not rated | ||
| to repair | Word | Not rated | ||
| to build | Word | Not rated | ||
| to open | Word | Not rated | ||
| to close | Word | Not rated | ||
| to carry; to bring | Word | Not rated | ||
| to ask | Word | Not rated | ||
| to answer | Word | Not rated | ||
| to tell; to recount | Word | Not rated | ||
| to explain | Word | Not rated | ||
| to whisper | Word | Not rated | ||
| to shout | Word | Not rated | ||
| to exclaim | Word | Not rated | ||
| to stammer | Word | Not rated | ||
| to promise | Word | Not rated | ||
| to admit | Word | Not rated | ||
| to deny | Word | Not rated | ||
| to convince | Word | Not rated | ||
| to warn; to notice | Word | Not rated | ||
| to joke | Word | Not rated | ||
| to laugh | Word | Not rated | ||
| to smile | Word | Not rated | ||
| to cry | Word | Not rated | ||
| to tremble | Word | Not rated | ||
| to hope | Word | Not rated | ||
| to fear | Word | Not rated | ||
| to trust | Word | Not rated | ||
| to regret; to repent | Word | Not rated | ||
| to feel ashamed | Word | Not rated | ||
| to become angry | Word | Not rated | ||
| to be surprised | Word | Not rated | ||
| to marvel; to be surprised | Word | Not rated | ||
| to remember | Word | Not rated | ||
| to recognize | Word | Not rated | ||
| to forget | Word | Not rated | ||
| to imagine | Word | Not rated |
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