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A little Swiss boy
A little Swiss boy

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A little Swiss boy is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.
The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.
Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.
No more study until winter.
How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.
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A little Swiss boy

Chapter X

Chapter 10 of A little Swiss boy is here in full — 264 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/52 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.
/oʊld frendz ənd nuː laɪf ɪt wɑːz sprɪŋ əˈɡen ənd ðə triːz ənd ˈhedʒɪz wɜːr ɪn bluːm/
Line 2
The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.
Line 3
Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.
Line 4
No more study until winter.
/noʊ mɔːr ˈstʌdi ənˈtɪl ˈwɪntər/
Line 5
How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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

ahead adverb US /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading “How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.”

bloom noun US /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading “OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.”

feasted verb US /ˈfiːstɪd/

past form of “feast” — partake in a feast or banquet

From this reading “The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.”

grass verb US /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading “The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.”

hedges noun US /ˈhedʒɪz/

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading “OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.”

lovely adjective US /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading “How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.”

meadows noun US /ˈmedoʊz/

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading “The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.”

study noun US /ˈstʌdi/

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading “No more study until winter.”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

OLD FRIENDS adjective + noun counted as “old friend”

In this reading “OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.”

coming home noun + noun

In this reading “Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.”

walked home noun + noun counted as “walk home”

In this reading “How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.”

through the meadows preposition + article + noun counted as “through … meadow”

In this reading “The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.”

NEW LIFE adjective + noun

In this reading “OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.”

last day adjective + noun

(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

In this reading “Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

aheadadverbUS /əˈhed/

at or in the front

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

bloomnounUS /bluːm/

the organic process of bearing flowers

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

feastedverbUS /ˈfiːstɪd/

past form of “feast” — partake in a feast or banquet

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

FRIENDSnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

greennounUS /ɡriːn/

green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

hedgesnounUS /ˈhedʒɪz/

plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.

How

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

ITpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.

LIFEnounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading No more study until winter.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No more study until winter.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.

OLDadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

schoolnounUS /skuːl/

an educational institution

From this reading Stefeli was coming home on the last day of school.

schoolbagnoun

a bag for carrying school books and supplies

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

springnounUS /sprɪŋ/

the season of growth

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

Stefeli

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading No more study until winter.

talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

treesnounUS /triːz/

plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading No more study until winter.

Vinzi

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

walkedverbUS /wɔːkt/

past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading OLD FRIENDS AND NEW LIFE IT was spring again, and the trees and hedges were in bloom.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

winternounUS /ˈwɪntər/

the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox

From this reading No more study until winter.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The grass was so fresh and so green that Stefeli feasted her eyes on it as she walked through the meadows with her schoolbag on her back.

yearnounUS /jɪr/

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading How lovely that day had been the year before when she had walked home with Vinzi, talking over the days ahead.

Chapter 10 of A little Swiss boy by Johanna Spyri holds 264 sentences, grouped into 53 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

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