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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.