Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a few days came the following answer: B----, The 4th of May, 18--. MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house. I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me. I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
Chapter 1 of Cornelli is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 29/54 · 5 reading units · Lines 141–145
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be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading “I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.”
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading “I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.”
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading “I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.”
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From this reading B----, The 4th of May, 18--.
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From this reading B----, The 4th of May, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
be present or associated with an event or entity
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
later than; following
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
react verbally
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading B----, The 4th of May, 18--.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading B----, The 4th of May, 18--.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
force somebody to do something
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading B----, The 4th of May, 18--.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading I have already planned everything and I have asked my friend Miss Grideelen to accompany me.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a few days came the following answer:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am very grateful that you realize how monotonous it would have been for me to stay alone in your house all summer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR COUSIN: To oblige you I shall spend the summer at your house.
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.
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