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Cornelli

Chapter V

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A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.
She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.
Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.
Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.
You should see how the little kid is growing.”
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Cornelli

Chapter V

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.
Line 2
She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.
Line 3
Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.
Line 4
Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.
Line 5
You should see how the little kid is growing.”

Learner Dictionary

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

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Come noun US /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Hand noun US /hand/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Let auxiliary verb US /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Little noun US /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “You should see how the little kid is growing.””

Long noun US /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.”

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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 A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

approached

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

bench

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

book

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

bush

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

cleaned

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From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

ComenounUS /come/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

Cornelli

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

down

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

garden

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

go

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From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

gravel

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

growing

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From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

hand

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

hazel

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

held

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

house

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

how

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From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

ILLER-STREAM

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

INprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

kid

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From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

lap

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From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

Laying

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From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

letauxiliary verbUS /let/

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

littlenounUS /little/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

longnounUS /long/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

Looking

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From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

Matthew

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

NEWCOMER

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

now

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

Old

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

out

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

paths

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

raking

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

said

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From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

sat

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From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

see

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From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading You should see how the little kid is growing.”

slowly

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

stable

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From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

stepped

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From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

there

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From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

together

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From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading She held a book in her hand and now sat down on the bench under the hazel bush.

up

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From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

watched

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From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading A NEWCOMER IN ILLER-STREAM Old Matthew was raking the gravel paths in the garden when Cornelli stepped out of the house and slowly approached.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading Laying the book on her lap, she watched Matthew while he cleaned up the paths.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Looking up he said: “Come with me, Cornelli, and let us go over to the stable together, for you have not been there for a long time.