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The Diary of a Man of Fifty
The Diary of a Man of Fifty

Chapter I

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Florence, _April 5th_, 1874.--They told me I should find Italy greatly changed; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.
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.
At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
What in the world became of them?
Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?
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The Diary of a Man of Fifty

Chapter I

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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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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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.
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At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.
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What in the world became of them?
Line 5
Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Again noun US /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Everything pronoun US /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.”

Forgotten adjective US /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.”

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?”

Over preposition US /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.”

Same noun US /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Told noun US /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.”

Whatever determiner US /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?”

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1874

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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.

5

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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.

afterwards

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From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.

againnounUS /again/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

all

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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.

April

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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.

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.

away

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From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.

back

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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.

became

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From this reading What in the world became of them?

becomes

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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.

changed

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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.

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.

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

consciousness

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From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?

enchanting

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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.

enough

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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.

faded

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From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.

find

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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.

Florence

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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.

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.

greatly

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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.

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.

impressions

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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.

intervals

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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.

Italy

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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.

living

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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.

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

moment

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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.

perfectly

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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.

powerful

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From this reading At the moment they were powerful enough; but they afterwards faded away.

room

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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.

samenounUS /same/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

seem

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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?

th

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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.

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?

there

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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.

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.

things

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From this reading Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of consciousness?

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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.

toldnounUS /told/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

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?

world

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From this reading What in the world became of them?

years

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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.

youth

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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.