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One sentence of «Le arance d’oro»
Una mattina va in giardino e trova il Reuccio addormentato.
One morning he goes into the garden and finds the young Prince asleep.
Where it stands
The sentences either side of it, each with its own page.
Guarda l’albero…; le arance d’oro non c’eran più!
He looks at the tree…; the golden oranges were gone!
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Una | una | a, an (feminine); one (art.) |
| mattina | mattina | morning (n., f.) |
| va | andare | to go; andarsene — to go away; va’ — go! (v.) |
| in | in | in, into; in sella — in the saddle (prep.) |
| giardino | giardino | garden (n., m.) |
| e | e | and (ed before a vowel) (conj.) |
| trova | trovare | to find; trovarsi — to find oneself, to be (v.) |
| il | il | the (masculine singular) (art.) |
| Reuccio | reuccio | young prince, the king’s son (n., m.) |
| addormentato | addormentare | to put to sleep; addormentarsi — to fall asleep (v.) |
Read «Le arance d’oro» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. This scene asks for no account.