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Zanoni

Chapter XVIII · XV

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Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.
“Amint.,” At. i.
Sc. ii.
(Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)
The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.
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Zanoni

Chapter XVIII · XV

Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.
Line 2
“Amint.,” At. i.
Line 3
Sc. ii.
Line 4
(Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)
Line 5
The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

Learner Dictionary

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

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.”

Alas exclamation US /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading “(Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “(Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.”

Last noun US /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.”

Myself pronoun US /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading “(Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.”

All words in this reading · 49

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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

Altri

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

Amint

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From this reading “Amint.,” At. i.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading “Amint.,” At. i.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

cannot

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From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

comenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

day

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

eyes

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

find

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From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

full

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

Glyndon

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

how

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From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

ipronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Amint.,” At. i.

ii

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From this reading Sc. ii.

interview

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

io

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

lastnounUS /last/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

night

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

non

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

Oime

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

opened

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

poss

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

posso

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

profound

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

Sc

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From this reading Sc. ii.

se

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

sleep

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

streamed

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

sun

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

trovar

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From this reading Oime! come poss’ io Altri trovar, se me trovar non posso.

unusually

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading (Alas! how can I find another when I cannot find myself?)

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.

Zanoni

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From this reading The sleep of Glyndon, the night after his last interview with Zanoni, was unusually profound; and the sun streamed full upon his eyes as he opened them to the day.