Chapter 9 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows. I raised myself on tiptoe to look. The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward. The man was leading a boy by the hand. This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
Chapter 9 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “balcony” — an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading “All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.”
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “This was the lad who had saved his comrade.”
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading “All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.”
a boy or man
From this reading “This was the lad who had saved his comrade.”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “The man was leading a boy by the hand.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.”
walk on one's toes
From this reading “I raised myself on tiptoe to look.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
(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 All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
plural of “balcony” — an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
a youthful male person
From this reading The man was leading a boy by the hand.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The man was leading a boy by the hand.
put quickly or forcibly
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by the walls of a house.
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The man was leading a boy by the hand.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I raised myself on tiptoe to look.
a boy or man
From this reading This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading The man was leading a boy by the hand.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I raised myself on tiptoe to look.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I raised myself on tiptoe to look.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I raised myself on tiptoe to look.
on one occasion
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading I raised myself on tiptoe to look.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
walk on one's toes
From this reading I raised myself on tiptoe to look.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The man was leading a boy by the hand.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
which person or people
From this reading This was the lad who had saved his comrade.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading All at once every one began to clap their hands, from the courtyard, from the balconies, from the windows.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The crowd which stood behind the red table had parted, and a man and woman had come forward.
Chapter 9 of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal by Edmondo De Amicis holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 406 sentences of Cuore (Heart): An Italian Schoolboy's Journal, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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