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From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
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From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
afterwardsadverbUS /ˈæftərwərdz/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
becameverbUS /bɪˈkeɪm/
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What in the world became of them?
becomesverbUS /bɪˈkʌmz/
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
changesnounUS /ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
consciousnessnounUS /ˈkɑːnʃəsnəs/
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
enchantingadjectiveUS /enˈtʃæntɪŋ/
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
fadedadjectiveUS /ˈfeɪdəd/
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
greatlyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪtli/
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
impressionsnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃənz/
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
perfectlyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrfəktli/
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
powerfuladjectiveUS /ˈpaʊərfəl/
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
seemverbUS /siːm/
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
seven-and-twenty
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From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
thnounUS /ˈtiːˈeɪtʃ/
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading What in the world became of them?
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in the world became of them?
WhateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What in the world became of them?
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to be living my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of that enchanting time come back to me.
