Chapter 2 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The cart drove off. "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me. I went in. It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side. "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
Chapter 2 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here in full — 386 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.”
make certain of
From this reading “"This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.”
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading “The cart drove off.”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “"This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.”
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading “It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “"This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “"Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.”
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading “"This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
make certain of
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading The cart drove off.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading The cart drove off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went in.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The cart drove off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
do one's shopping
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
plural of “start” — the beginning of anything
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cart drove off.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come into the shop a minute," Coretti said to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went in.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
the hard fibrous lignified substance under the bark of trees
From this reading It was a large apartment, full of piles of wood and fagots, with a steelyard on one side.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This is a busy day, I can assure you," resumed Coretti; "I have to do my work by fits and starts.
Chapter 2 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Edmondo De Amicis holds 386 sentences, grouped into 78 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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