Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 1
The world has made such comet-like advance
Il mondo ha fatto un progresso così simile a quello di una cometa
Lately on science, we may almost hope,
Recentemente nella scienza, che possiamo quasi sperare,
Before we die of sheer decay, to learn
Prima di morire di pura decadenza, di apprendere
Something about our infancy; when lived
Qualcosa sulla nostra infanzia; quando visse
That great, original, broad-eyed, sunken race,
Quella grande, originale, dagli occhi spalancati, sommersa razza,
Whose knowledge, like the sea-sustaining rocks,
La cui conoscenza, come le rocce che sostengono il mare,
Hath formed the base of this world's fluctuous lore
Ha formato la base del mutevole sapere di questo mondo
FESTUS.
FESTUS.
Frontpiece: The Profile of Atlantis
Frontespizio: Il Profilo di Atlantide
CONTENTS.
INDICE.
Vocabulary
- mondo
- The world or global sphere of existence.
- ha
- Third person singular present of 'avere', meaning 'has'.
- fatto
- Past participle of 'fare'; done or made something.
- progresso
- Advancement or forward development in any field.
- così
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'thus' or 'in this way'.
- simile
- Adjective meaning similar or resembling something else.
- quello
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'that' one.
- cometa
- A comet; a celestial body with a luminous tail.
- Recentemente
- Adverb meaning recently or in the recent past.
- scienza
- Science; systematic study of the natural world.
- possiamo
- First person plural present of 'potere', meaning 'we can'.
- quasi
- Adverb meaning almost, nearly, or practically something.
- sperare
- To hope; to wish for something with expectation.
- Prima
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'before' or 'first'.
- morire
- To die; to cease living or existing.
- pura
- Feminine adjective meaning pure, clean, or unmixed.
- decadenza
- Decadence or decline; deterioration of quality or morals.
- apprendere
- To learn or acquire knowledge about something.
- Qualcosa
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'something' or 'anything'.
- nostra
- Feminine possessive adjective meaning 'our'.
- infanzia
- Childhood or infancy; the early period of life.
- quando
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when' in time.
- visse
- Third person singular past of 'vivere'; lived or existed.
- Quella
- Feminine demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'that'.
- grande
- Adjective meaning great, large, or important in stature.
- originale
- Original; first of its kind or creatively unique.
- occhi
- Eyes; the organs of sight in the human face.
- spalancati
- Wide open; fully opened, especially referring to eyes.
- sommersa
- Submerged or sunken beneath water or another surface.
- razza
- Race or breed; a group sharing common ancestry.
- cui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'whose', 'of which', or 'whom'.
- conoscenza
- Knowledge or acquaintance; awareness of facts or people.
- come
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'how'.
- rocce
- Rocks; hard solid mineral materials forming the earth.
- sostengono
- Third plural present of 'sostenere'; they support or sustain.
- mare
- The sea; a large body of salt water.
- formato
- Past participle of 'formare'; formed, shaped, or created.
- base
- Base or foundation; the fundamental underlying support.
- mutevole
- Mutable or changeable; prone to frequent variation.
- sapere
- To know; also used as a noun meaning knowledge.
- questo
- Masculine demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning 'this'.
- Frontespizio
- Frontispiece or title page of a book.
- Profilo
- Profile or outline; a brief descriptive overview.
- Atlantide
- Atlantis; the legendary sunken ancient civilization.
- INDICE
- Index or table of contents in a book.
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