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Words of the Games of Life · 159 headwords

Each word with its meanings, its forms, and the lines it stands in.

la

her; it; his 80 times

la, l’, La, le, L’

pronoun, feminine, singular; pronoun, singular; determiner, feminine, singular

lemma corrected to la (feminine clitic "her"), elided before the vowel of ho.

lapis

pencil twice

lapis

noun, masculine; noun, masculine, singular

"Lapis" (from Latin) is an invariable noun meaning pencil; singular here, not plural.

lasciare

let; left; leave 53 times

lasciò, lasci, lascia, lasciate, lasciava, lasciando, lasciato, lasciar and 19 more

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperative, second-person, singular

Archaic spelling "lascieremo" for modern "lasceremo".

lei

her; you; she 76 times

lei, Lei

pronoun, singular; pronoun, feminine, singular; pronoun, third-person, feminine, singular

Formal address (lei), rendered as 'sir' in the translation.

levare

get it out; took off twice

Levatelo, levò

verb, imperative, second-person, singular, reflexive; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

Fused levati (reflexive imperative) + lo ('it'); the idiom levarsi qualcosa di testa means 'to get something out of one's head.'

lucertola

lizards; lizard 3 times

lucertole, lucertola

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

Seen once or twice

L.

L. once

labbra

lips once

ladrocinio

thievery once

lagrima

tear twice

lamentare

complained once

lamentarsi

moaning once

lamento

lament; wail twice

lamentoso

plaintive once

lamina

sheets; sheet twice

lampeggiare

flashed once

lampo

flash twice

lana

wool twice

landa

moorland; moors twice

languido

languid twice

Lapis

Lapis once

lasciare la

Let her once

lasciare lo

leaving it once

lasciare si

letting himself once

lasciarsi

parted; let himself twice

lassù

up there once

lastra

slab once

lastrico

pavement twice

lato

side once

lattante

nursing once

latticino

dairy foods once

lavare lo

washing it once

lavare si

wash themselves once

lavarsi

washed once

lavato

washed once

lavoratore

workman; worker twice

lavorìo

labor once

leccare

licks; were licking twice

leccarsi

be licked once

legge

law once

leggenda

legend twice

leggicchiare

skimmed once

legname

timber once

lentisco

mastic shrubs once

lenzuolo

sheets; sheet twice

leonessa

lioness twice

lepre

hare once

letale

deadly once

letamaio

dungheap once

letizia

joy; gladness twice

letterina

little letter once

lettuccio

small bed once

levare si

taking off twice

levatrice

midwife once

liberamente

freely once

libero

free once

libertà

freedom twice

libraio

bookseller once

licenziare

dismissed once

lietamente

merrily once

lieve

slight; faint twice

lievitare

had risen once

lilla

lilac twice

limitato

limited once

lineamento

features once

lingua

tongue once

lino

flaxseed; linen twice

lista

strips once

litigare

quarreled; were quarreling twice

litigio

quarrels once

livello

level once

locale

local once

lodare

praised once

loggione

gallery once

logica

logic once

logoro

worn out once

Loi

Loi once

lombo

flank once

lotta

fight once

lucerna

lamp once

lucidità

clarity once

luglio

July once

lumeggiare

lit up once

luminosità

glow once

lungamente

at length once

lupo

wolf twice

lurido

filthy twice

lusingare

flattered once

lusso

luxury twice

lustrascarpe

shoeshine boys once

The particulars

The words
Every word of the text, parsed: its headword, its form and its meaning in the line. Source text: public domain (Grazia Deledda, d. 1936; collection first published 1905).
Translation
Public-domain Italian (Deledda, d. 1936; collection published 1905). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
Data
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Two whoopie pies and a pine. An inside joke.