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Chapter I · Chapter 1

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It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.
Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.
Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.
That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.
He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.
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Cornelli

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 28/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 136–140

Line 1
It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.
/ɪt wɑːz ˈterəbəl fɔːr maɪ puːr tʃaɪld tuː luːz hɜːr æt ðə ˈtendər eɪdʒ ʌv θriː/
Line 2
Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.
Line 3
Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.
Line 4
That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.
Line 5
He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

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.

Director noun US /dərˈektər/

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading “That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.”

frederick noun US /ˈfredrɪk/

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading “Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.”

gladden verb US /ˈɡlædən/

make glad or happy

From this reading “Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.”

Kitty noun US /ˈkɪti/

the combined stakes of the betters

From this reading “That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.”

oblige verb US /əˈblaɪdʒ/

force somebody to do something

From this reading “Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.”

sincere adjective US /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading “Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.”

solitude noun US /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading “Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.”

Vienna noun US /viˈenə/

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading “That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

agenounUS /eɪdʒ/

how long something has existed

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

childnounUS /tʃaɪld/

a young person of either sex

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

Cornelli

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

From this reading He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

cousinnounUS /ˈkʌzən/

the child of your aunt or uncle

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

DirectornounUS /dərˈektər/

someone who controls resources and expenditures

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

Dorner

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

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

FREDERICKnounUS /ˈfredrɪk/

a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

friendnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

gladadjectiveUS /ɡlæd/

showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy

From this reading He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

gladdenverbUS /ˈɡlædən/

make glad or happy

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

HELLMUT

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

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

hopenounUS /hoʊp/

a specific instance of feeling hopeful

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

Iller-Stream

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

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/

the combined stakes of the betters

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

livingnounUS /ˈlɪvɪŋ/

the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/

lacking companions or companionship

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

loseverbUS /luːz/

fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

obligeverbUS /əˈblaɪdʒ/

force somebody to do something

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

PleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

pooradjectiveUS /puːr/

deserving or inciting pity

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

prospectnounUS /ˈprɑːspekt/

the possibility of future success

From this reading He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/

Identical; not different.

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

sincereadjectiveUS /sɪnˈsɪr/

open and genuine; not deceitful

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

sittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/

a state of social isolation

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

soonadverbUS /suːn/

in the near future

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

spokenounUS /spoʊk/

support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

stayverbUS /steɪ/

stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

sufferverbUS /ˈsʌfər/

undergo or be subjected to

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

tenderadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/

given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

terribleadjectiveUS /ˈterəbəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

threenounUS /θriː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading He also told Cornelli to be glad of this prospect.

tripnounUS /trɪp/

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

ViennanounUS /viˈenə/

the capital and largest city of Austria; located on the Danube in northeastern Austria; was the home of Beethoven and Brahms and Haydn and Mozart and Schubert and Strauss

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading It was terrible for my poor child to lose her at the tender age of three.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

won't

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From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That same evening, when Director Hellmut was sitting in the living room with his daughter, he spoke of his hope that a cousin of his, Miss Kitty Dorner, would come to stay in Iller-Stream while he was on his trip to Vienna.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Please bring a good friend with you, so that you won’t suffer from solitude in this lonely place.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Please gladden me soon by your arrival, and oblige Your sincere cousin, FREDERICK HELLMUT.

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