Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It is not right, even if you get through before me. Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office. There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you. I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.” Cornelli was given the letter.
Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 21/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 101–105
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plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Cornelli was given the letter.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cornelli was given the letter.
divisible by two
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Cornelli was given the letter.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
carry out
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
express in words
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to go now, but I shall tell you about it to-night.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Cornelli was given the letter.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, as long as you have finished, you can take this letter to the post office.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There is something in it which concerns you and which will please you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is not right, even if you get through before me.
Chapter 1 of Cornelli by Johanna Spyri holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
Chapter 1 holds 271 sentences of Cornelli, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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