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Words of the Games of Life · 668 headwords

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saccoccia

pocket once

saccoccia

Regional/dialectal Italian for tasca ("pocket"); singular in the Italian though the English rendering pluralizes.

sacrificio

sacrifice once

sacrifizio

old spelling of sacrificio

salutare

greeted; greeting; said goodbye 11 times

salutò, salutando, salutato, saluta, salutava, saluto

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

the backbone mistagged this as the noun "saluto" (greeting); it is the verb "I salute."

salvo

safe; sound; saved 4 times

salvo, salva

adjective, masculine, singular; noun, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular

sapere

know; knew; you know 100 times

sai, sapere, sapeva, so, sa, sapevano, Sai, saputo and 14 more

verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

Third-person "sapesse" is formal address ("lei"), equivalent to "you".

sas

the once

sas

Sardinian (Logudorese) 'sas' = 'the'; the phrase 'sas Venus hermosas' is glossed by the author right after in Italian, 'le Veneri belle.'

scampare

spare once

scampi

"Dio ce ne scampi" is the fixed optative idiom "God forbid", literally "may God spare us from it".

scappare

slip away; got away; ran 4 times

scappare, scappato, scappò, scappa

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

scherzare

joke; jokingly; jokes 5 times

scherzi, scherzando

verb, gerund; verb, present, imperative, third-person, singular; verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular

schiarirsi

grew bright once

schiarivasi

Archaic literary form: schiariva + postposed reflexive si (= schiarirsi, to brighten).

schifiltoso

picky one once

schifiltoso

'fare lo schifiltoso' idiomatically means 'to act picky, turn up one's nose'.

sciocchezza

nonsense; foolish things 3 times

Sciocchezze, sciocchezze

sciogliere

dissolved 3 times

sciolse, sciolsero, sciolta

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, past participle, feminine, singular

scolaro

pupil once

scolare

here a noun ('pupil'), not the verb 'scolare' (to drain) — the backbone misparsed the POS.

scomparso

vanished 3 times

scomparse, scomparsi, scomparsa

adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, masculine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular

scoprire

discovered; have you discovered; will find out 6 times

scoperto, scopri, scoprirò, scopro, scoperse

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, present, indicative, second-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular

screpolato

cracked; (cont.) twice

screpo, lato

adjective, masculine, singular (word split across a line break: screpo-/lato); adjective, masculine, singular (continuation of screpo, w33)

The source text splits 'screpolato' (cracked) into 'screpo' and 'lato' at a hyphenated line break; this gloss carries the full word's meaning.

scrittrice

women writers; Woman writer; writer 3 times

scrittrici, Scrittrice, scrittrice

noun, feminine, singular; noun, feminine, plural

scudo

scudi; crown 4 times

scudi, scudo

noun, masculine, plural; noun, masculine, singular

An old Sardinian/Italian silver coin; left untranslated as a period currency term.

scuotere

shook; shaking; shakes 24 times

scosse, scuoteva, scuotendo, scuote, scuotere, scuoter, Scosse, scuotevano

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund

Apocopated form of scuotere, common in literary prose.

sdraiarsi

lie down; will lie down; lain down 5 times

sdraio, Sdràiati, sdrajerò, sdraiato, sdraiarono

verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular; verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular

old spelling 'j' for modern 'i' (sdraierò)

se

if; whether; If 139 times

se, Se, S’

subordinating conjunction; pronoun; interjection

Here "se" is not conditional "if" but an emphatic, protesting particle common in spoken Italian ("Se me l'ha detto lui stesso!").

seco

with him once

seco

archaic Italian for "con sé" ("with himself/along with him").

sedersi

sit down; sitting down; sit 9 times

sedersi, sedendosi, siediti, Siediti

verb, imperative, second-person, singular, reflexive; verb, gerund; verb, present, imperative, second-person, singular

Siediti = imperative siedi + reflexive ti ('seat yourself').

senti

listen twice

senti

The interjection "senti" is nominalized here into a noun phrase, "that 'listen, listen'."

sentire

felt; listen; Listen 132 times

sentì, sentiva, Senti, senti, sentito, sento, sentire, Sentiva and 9 more

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

Formal (Lei) imperative, built on the present subjunctive.

Sepolcro

House once

Sepolcro

"Il sepolcro dei vivi" (literally "The Sepulchre of the Living") is the period Italian title for Dostoevsky's Notes from a Dead House, rendered here by its familiar English title, The House of the Dead.

sfidare

no wonder; Of course twice

Sfido

Idiom: "sfido io" literally "I challenge" but is used to mean "of course/no wonder."

sfiorare

brushed; brushing; touched 6 times

sfiorò, sfioravano, sfiorando, sfiorato, sfiorava

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, gerund

sfuggire

escape; avoided; slip away 6 times

sfuggire, sfuggiva, sfuggirmi

verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

sfuggire + mi ('me') attached as a clitic.

slanciarsi

sprang forward; shot up; shoots up 4 times

slanciava, slanciavasi, slancia, slanciarsi

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular, with enclitic reflexive pronoun; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

Archaic literary word order: "slanciavasi" = "si slanciava" (reflexive pronoun attached after the verb).

smettere

stop; let's stop this twice

smettere, smottiamola

verb, infinitive; verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural (cohortative)

Cohortative "smettiamo" + clitic "la" ("let's cut it out/stop it"); the surface spelling with -ott- looks like a colloquial variant of "smettiamola".

sospeso

bated; held in suspense; hanging 4 times

sospesa, sospeso

adjective, feminine, singular; adjective, masculine, singular

Idiom 'con l'anima sospesa' (soul held in suspense) = with bated breath.

sospirare

sighing; sighed; was sighing 9 times

sospirando, sospirò, sospirava

verb, gerund; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

spalla

shoulders; back; shoulder 12 times

spalle, spalla

noun, feminine, plural; noun, feminine, singular

"alzare le spalle" idiomatically means "to shrug."

spegnere

goes out; put out; was dying out 3 times

spenga, spegnere, spegnesse

verb, present, subjunctive, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, subjunctive, third-person, singular

spenga is from spegnere (older spelling spengere), "to go out/extinguish."

spegnersi

dying; went out; was dying out 3 times

spegnersi, spensero, spegnevasi

verb, infinitive (used as a noun); verb, past, indicative, third-person, plural; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular, reflexive

Archaic enclitic word order: spegneva+si = si spegneva ('was dying out').

sperare

hoped; let's hope; I hope 15 times

sperava, spero, Speriamo, speriamo, sperò, speravano, speri

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, first-person, plural; verb, present, indicative, first-person, singular

corrected: sperava is the main verb; camminasse (concessive clause) does not take a clausal complement.

spingere

pushed; drove; driven 17 times

spinto, spinse, spinge, spingeva, spingendola, spingevano, spingendo

verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, gerund

spingendola = spingendo + clitic la ("her").

sporcare mi

dirty once

sporcarmi

'Sporcarmi le mani' uses a dative reflexive ('mi') for possession: literally 'dirty the hands on myself'.

sposare

married; marry; marrying 21 times

sposato, sposare, sposarmi, sposarla, sposerò, sposava, Sposando, sposi and 2 more

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, future, indicative, first-person, singular

Infinitive sposare with the attached clitic pronoun -la, "her".

stanco

tired; weary 10 times

stanco, stanche, stanca

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, plural; adjective, feminine, singular

stare

stood; was; be 92 times

stava, sta, stette, sto, stavano, Sta, stare, state and 16 more

verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular

'stare a vedere' is idiomatic for 'just wait and see'.

stramaledire

curse once

stramalediss

Dialectal-flavored optative spelling for 'stramaledica' — 'may God curse you.'

stringere

clasped; pressed; clenching 15 times

strinse, stringere, stringeva, stretta, stringendo, stringi, strinsero, stringevano

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, infinitive; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

studiare

study; to study; studying 14 times

studiare, studiar, studiato, studia, studii

verb, infinitive; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular; verb, imperative, second-person, singular

studii is an older spelling of the subjunctive studi.

stupido

fool; stupid; foolish 12 times

stupido, stupida, stupide

adjective, masculine, singular; adjective, feminine, singular; adjective (used as noun), masculine, singular

suicidarsi

to kill themselves; killed themselves; kill 3 times

suicidarsi, suicidati, suicida

verb, infinitive, reflexive; verb, past participle, masculine, plural; verb, present, indicative, third-person, singular

supplicare

pleaded; begged; she pleaded 6 times

supplicò, supplicava

verb, past, indicative, third-person, singular; verb, imperfect, indicative, third-person, singular

svolgere

turning; unfolded twice

svolger, svolto

noun (infinitive), masculine, singular; verb, past, participle, masculine, singular

Apocopated (truncated) infinitive svolgere used as a noun, "the turning/unfolding."

Seen once or twice

sabato

Saturday twice

sacchetto

sack once

sacerdotale

priestly once

sala

hall once

salame

salami once

Salani

Salani once

sale

salt once

salmodiare

chanting psalms once

salottino

little parlor twice

salutare li

greet them once

salute

health; Good health twice

salvare

saved; saved her twice

Samaritana

Samaritan woman once

san

Saint once

Sandrin

Sandrin once

sanguinaccio

blood sausages once

santa

Saint once

santamente

saintly once

santissimo

Most Holy once

santità

sanctity once

sapone

soap once

saviezza

wisdom once

sazietà

satiety once

sazio

gorged once

sbalordire

dumbfounded once

sbandarsi

scattered once

sbarbato

beardless; clean-shaven twice

sbattuto

banged once

sbiadito

faded once

sbieco

a slant once

sbornia

hangover once

sborsare

will hand over once

sbuffante

puffing out once

sbuffare

huffed once

scacco

checks once

scaldare

I will warm once

scaldarsi

you will warm up once

scaletta

stairway twice

scalzo

barefoot once

scambiare si

exchange once

scandalo

scandal; scene twice

scansare si

dodge aside once

scapigliare

tousled once

scaraventare

hurling once

scaricare

unload once

scarlatto

scarlet once

scatola

boxes once

scattare

snapped once

scatto

a start once

scaturire

sprang out once

scavare

cut; dig twice

scegliere

choose once

scelta

choice once

scemo

fool twice

scheletro

skeletons; skeleton twice

scherzante

playful once

schiaffo

slaps once

schiena

back twice

scimmia

monkeys once

scimmiotto

little apes once

scintilla

sparks once

sciogliersi

themselves once

scisto

schist once

scoccare

smack once

scolare

pupil once

scolorito

faded once

scommettere

I bet once

scompigliare le

ruffling once

scomunicare

excommunicate once

scontare

served once

scope

broom-bushes; broom twice

scoperto

bare once

scopeto

broom-thickets twice

scopo

purpose once

scoppio

crack; burst twice

scoraggiato

discouraged twice

scorgere mi

notice me once

scorribanda

rambles once

scorsoio

slip once

scorzino

bark-strippers once

scosceso

steep once

scossa

jolt once

scosso

tossed once

scostarsi

pulling back once

scovare

dig out once

screpolare

chapped once

scriminatura

part once

scrupolo

scruples once

scuotersi

shook; shaking off twice

scusa

forgiveness once

sdegnare

indignant twice

sdegnarsi

indignant; be indignant twice

sdegnato

indignantly once

sdegnosamente

scornfully once

sdentare

toothless once

sdrucito

worn-out once

Sebastiano

Sebastiano twice

seccare

annoyed once

seccare si

grow annoyed once

secolare

century-old once

secolo

centuries; ages twice

sedere si

sit once

sedici

sixteen twice

sedile

seat once

seduto

sitting; seated twice

sega

saw once

seggiola

chair once

segretamente

secretly once

segretario

secretary once

segretezza

secrecy twice

seguente

following days; following twice

sellare

saddling; saddled twice

seme

seeds once

semibuio

half-dark once

semicerchio

semicircle once

seminare

strewn once

semplice

simple twice

seno

bosom twice

senonché

except that once

sentenziare

pronounced twice

sentimentale

sentimentalist once

sentimentalismo

sentiment once

sentire le

hearing them once

sentire si

she felt; feeling twice

Sera

Sera once

sermone

sermon once

serpe

serpent once

serpente

snake; serpent twice

serratura

lock once

sessantanove

sixty-nine once

sete

thirst once

settanta

seventy twice

settantanove

seventy-nine once

severità

severity once

severo

severe once

sfacciatamente

brazenly once

sfacciato

shameless once

sfacelo

collapse once

sfamare si

feed themselves; feed herself twice

sferzare

lashing once

sfida

defiance once

sfinge

sphinxes' once

sfogare si

venting once

sfogarsi

vented once

sfruttato

exploited twice

sfuggita

passing twice

sfumante

shading once

sfumare

faded once

sfumato

blurred; faint twice

sfumatura

shades once

sgomento

dismay once

sgranare

scattered out once

sgridare

will scold once

sgualcito

crumpled once

Shelley

Shelley once

sicurezza

confidence; safety twice

sicuro

sure twice

sigaro

cigars once

Signora

Lady once

sillaba

syllables once

simbolista

symbolist once

Simone

Simone; Simeon twice

simpatia

fellow-feeling once

sincero

sincere once

sindaco

mayor once

singhiozzare

sobbed once

singulto

sobbing call once

sinistro

left once

sino

all the way once

slacciato

unlaced once

slanciare

darted once

smagliante

dazzling twice

smarrito

bewildered twice

smorto

dim once

snervante

enervating twice

snervatezza

enervation once

snidare

flush out once

soccorrere lo

help him once

soddisfare

paid once

soddisfatto

pleased once

sodo

point once

soffiare

blown; was blowing twice

soffocato

stifled once

soffuso

suffused once

sogghignare

leered; sneering twice

sogghigno

a grin; smirk twice

solamente

only twice

soleggiato

sunlit twice

solenne

solemn twice

solennità

solemnity once

solere

used to once

sollevare ti

get up once

sollevarsi

raised; swelled up twice

sollevato

raised once

sollevo

raise once

somma

sum once

sommergere

swallowed up once

sonnambulo

sleepwalker once

sonnecchiare

was dozing once

sopore

drowsiness once

sopraccaricare

loaded once

sopragiacca

jacket twice

soprannominare

nicknamed twice

sorbire

sipping once

sordido

sordid once

sorprendere

caught once

sorridente

smiling once

sorso

sip; sips twice

sospetto

suspicion once

sostegno

supports once

sostenere

holding him up; hold him up twice

sostenere lo

hold him up once

sottana

petticoats once

sottomettere mi

submit myself once

sottostante

below twice

sottovoce

under her breath once

sovere

cork-oaks once

sovrannaturale

supernatural once

sovrano

lordly once

sovvenire lo

support him once

sozzo

filthy once

spacciatore

hawkers once

spada

swords once

spalliera

back twice

sparare si

firing once

spargere

scattered; spread twice

sparo

shot; firing twice

spasimo

anguish; torment twice

spaventarsi

growing frightened once

spaventoso

terrifying; frightening twice

spazio

space once

spazzolare

was brushing once

speciale

special twice

speculazione

scheme once

spendere

spend once

spento

lifeless; spent twice

sperimentale

experimental once

sperimentare

test once

spesa

expense; marketing twice

spettacolo

show once

spettatore

spectators once

spettinato

messy once

spettrale

ghostly once

spezzare

snapped once

spianata

plain once

spiare

spying; spy twice

spiccare

stood out; rose up twice

spicciarsi

hurry up once

spiede

skewers once

spiegare lo

explain it once

spiegato

unfolded once

spirare

was blowing once

splendente

gleaming twice

splendido

splendid twice

splendore

flash; splendor twice

spogliare si

undressing once

spontaneamente

of his own accord once

sporgente

jutting twice

sporgere si

leaning once

sporgersi

leaning once

sportello

ticket windows once

sposa

wedding; wives twice

sposare mi

to marry me once

sposare si

to marry once

sposarsi

marry once

sposo

couple once

spostamento

displacement once

spostato

misfit once

spregevole

contemptible once

spregiare

despised once

sprofondarsi

sinking once

spronare

spurred; spurring twice

spronare lo

spur him on once

spugna

sponge once

spuma

foam once

sputo

spit twice

squadra

Crews once

squarciare

torn apart once

squarcio

patches once

squillare

rang out once

squillo

peal once

staccare si

break away once

stagione

season once

stagnare

lay stagnant twice

stamattina

this morning twice

stambugio

room once

stancarsi

grown tired once

stanzetta

little room once

starnutire

sneezed once

starnuto

sneeze once

statuetta

little statue once

stecchito

stiffened twice

Stefanini

Stefanini once

stella

stars twice

stelo

stem twice

stendardo

banner once

stendere si

lie down once

stentato

labored once

stento

difficulty twice

stile

stiletto once

stillante

dripping twice

stilo

stiletto once

stizzirsi

grew irritated once

stizzito

irritated once

stoffa

fabrics once

stoicismo

stoicism once

stoico

stoic once

stoppia

stubble once

stoviglia

dishes once

straccio

rags; rag twice

stradale

highway; road twice

straducola

little streets once

stranamente

strangely once

strascicare

drag twice

strato

layer once

stravagante

odd one; extravagant twice

straziare

tore once

stregoneria

sorcery once

stretta

clasp once

strettamente

tightly once

stridere

screech; rustled twice

stridio

creak once

strillare

cried out; screaming twice

stringersi

clutching once

strisciare

dragging once

strizzare

winked once

strofa

stanza once

strozzino

moneylenders once

struggente

poignant once

struggere

wither once

studioso

studious once

stufo

sick once

stuoja

mat once

stupire

astonished once

stupito

astonished twice

sturare

uncorked once

subaffittare

sublet once

subaffittato

sublet once

subbuglio

uproar once

sublime

sublime once

successo

success once

sudatina

little sweat once

sufficiente

enough once

suggerire

suggested once

suggestionare

affects; influenced twice

suggestionato

swept along once

sughero

cork once

suicidare si

to kill himself once

suocero

father-in-law twice

suolo

ground twice

superare

surpasses once

superbia

pride once

superiorità

superiority once

supino

on her back once

supplichevole

pleadingly once

supplichevolmente

beseechingly once

sussidio

support; allowance twice

sussultare

would start once

sussulto

start once

susurrare

whispers once

susurro

rustle once

svegliare la

waking her twice

sveglio

awake once

sventrare

gutted once

sventura

misfortune twice

svenuto

fainted once

svergognato

shameless woman once

sviare

turned aside twice

svizzero

Swiss once

svogliato

half-hearted once

svolazzare

fluttered once

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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).
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Public-domain Italian (Deledda, d. 1936; collection published 1905). English translation © 2026 1732 Studios, LLC.
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