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Lost love.
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These things happened to me nearly 10 years ago.
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I lived in a city, But the city was hot in summer.
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I wanted to see the country.
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I wanted to walk in the woods and see green trees.
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I had a little red car and I had a map, too.
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I drove all night out into the country.
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I was happy in my car.
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We had a very good summer that year.
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The country was very pretty in the early morning.
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The sun was hot, and the sky was blue.
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I heard the birds in the trees.
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And then my car stopped suddenly.
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What's wrong?
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I thought.
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Oh dear, I haven't got any petrol.
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Now I'll have to walk.
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I'll have to find a town and buy some petrol. But where am I?
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I looked at the map.
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I wasn't near a town.
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I was lost in the country.
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And then I saw the girl.
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She walked down the road, with flowers in her hand.
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She wore a long dress, and her hair was long, too.
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It was long and black, and it shone in the sun.
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She was very pretty.
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I wanted to speak to her, so I got out of the car.
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"Hello," I said.
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I'm lost.
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Where am I?
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She looked afraid, so I spoke quietly.
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"I haven't got any petrol," I said.
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Where can I find some?
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Her blue eyes looked at me, and she smiled.
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She's a very pretty girl.
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I thought.
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I do not know, she said.
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Come with me to the village.
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Perhaps we can help you.
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I went with her happily, and we walked a long way.
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There isn't a village on the map, I thought.
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Perhaps it's a very small village.
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There was a village, and it was old and pretty.
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The houses were black and white and very small.
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There were a lot of animals.
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The girl stopped at a house and smiled at me.
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Come in, please, she said.
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I went in.
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The house was very clean, but it was strange, too.
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There was a fire and some food above it.
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I felt hungry then.
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That's strange, I thought.
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They cook their food over a wood fire.
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Perhaps they have no money.
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I met her father and mother, and I liked them.
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They were nice people, but their clothes were strange.
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Sit down, said the old man.
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Are you thirsty after your walk?
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He gave me a drink, and I said, thank you.
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But the drink was strange, too.
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It was dark brown and very strong.
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I didn't understand.
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But I was happy there.
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I asked about petrol, but the old man didn't understand.
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"Petrol?" he asked.
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What is that?
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This is strange, I thought.
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Then I asked, do you walk everywhere?
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The old man smiled.
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"Oh, no, we use horses," he said.
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Horses.
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I thought.
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Horses are very slow.
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Why don't they have cars?
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But I didn't say that to the old man.
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I felt happy there.
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I stayed all day, and I ate dinner with them that evening.
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Then the girl and I went out into the garden.
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The girl's name was Mary.
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This is nice, she said.
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We like having visitors.
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We do not see many people here.
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We spoke happily.
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She was very beautiful.
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But after a time, she began to talk quietly, and her face was sad.
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"I cannot tell you," she said.
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You are only a visitor here.
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We have to say goodbye tonight.
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You have to go now.
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I didn't understand.
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I loved her.
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I knew that.
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And I wanted to help her.
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Why did I have to go?
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But Mary said again in a sad voice, you have to go.
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It is dangerous here.
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So I said, I'll go to the next town and find some petrol.
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Then I'll come back.
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She didn't speak.
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I love you, Mary, I said.
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And I'll come back to you.
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You won't stop me.
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She said goodbye to me at the door.
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Her face was very sad, and I was sad, too.
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I didn't want to go.
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It was midnight.
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The night was very dark, but I walked and walked.
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I was very tired when I saw the lights of a town.
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I found some petrol, and then I asked the name of the village.
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But the man at the garage gave me a strange look.
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What village? he asked.
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I told him about the village.
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I told him about the old houses and the people with strange clothes.
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Again he gave me a strange look.
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He thought, and then he said, there was a village there, but it isn't there now.
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There are stories about it, strange stories.
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What do people say about it?
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I asked.
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He didn't want to tell me, but then he said, there was a big fire in the village.
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Everybody died.
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There aren't any people or houses there now.
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How did it happen?
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I asked. And why?
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Oliver Cromwell killed them, he said.
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He was angry with the villagers because they helped the king in the war.
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This isn't right, I thought.
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That war happened 350 years ago.
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Then I remembered the strange clothes, the long hair, the food over the fire, and the old houses.
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And I remembered, too, about the horses.
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But I don't understand, I cried.
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I saw the people and the village.
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I spoke to some people there.
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The man looked quickly at me, and then he spoke.
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there's an interesting story about the village For one day every 10 years, it lives again, but only for one day.
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Then it goes away again for another 10 years.
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On that one day, you can find the village.
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But you have to leave before morning, or you will never leave. Can this be right?
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I thought.
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Perhaps it was.
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Mary said, you have to go.
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She loved me, but she said, we have to say goodbye.
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She was afraid for me.
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Now I understand, I thought.
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I went back to the village, but it wasn't there.
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I looked again and again, but I couldn't find it.
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I saw only flowers and trees.
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I heard only the sound of the birds and the wind.
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I was very sad.
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I sat down on the ground and cried.
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I will never forget that day.
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I remember Mary, and I will always love her.
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Now, I only have to wait 2 months.
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The village will come back again.
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On the right day, I will go back.
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I will find her again, my love with the long, black hair.
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And this time, I will not leave before morning.
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I will stay with her.

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ParolaPronunciaSignificato
goodbye/ɡʊdˈbaɪ/arrivederci, addio
cloth sostantivo/klɒθ/stoffa, tessuto
flower sostantivo/ˈfloʊɚ/fiore
happily avverbio/ˈhæp.ə.li/felicemente
visitor sostantivo/ˈvɪzɪtɚ/ospite, visitatore
hungry aggettivo/ˈhʌŋ.ɡɹi/affamato, avere fame
midnight sostantivo/ˈmɪd(ˌ)naɪt/mezzanotte
garage sostantivo/ɡəˈɹɑʒ/garage, autorimessa
shine verbo/ʃaɪn/brillare, splendere
thirsty aggettivo/ˈθɝs.ti/assetato, avere sete
villager sostantivo/ˈvɪlɪd͡ʒɚ/paesano, paesana

I phrasal verb che sentirai

ParolaSignificato
come back verbotornare
go away verbopartire, andarsene
go back verbotornare
sit down verbosedersi, accomodarsi

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  • I suoni “th”: cloth /klɒθ/, thirsty /ˈθɝs.ti/
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StrutturaNel video
Futuro con “will” will + verbo — una decisione, una promessa o una previsioneI'll have · I'll go · I'll come
Obbligo: must / have to / need to dire che qualcosa è necessariohave to walk · have to find · have to say

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