Chapter 13 of Gritli's Children is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Gritli's Children is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREAT PREPARATIONS. The day had come for the expedition to Cologne. It was a perfect day. The sky was blue and the sun shone bright. The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
Chapter 13 of Gritli's Children is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading “The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.”
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading “The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “GREAT PREPARATIONS.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.”
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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 It was a perfect day.
(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 The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT PREPARATIONS.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a perfect day.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It was a perfect day.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading GREAT PREPARATIONS.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sky was blue and the sun shone bright.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The day had come for the expedition to Cologne.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a perfect day.
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From this reading The children had a delightful trip, and the zoölogical garden was beyond all expectation interesting.
Chapter 13 of Gritli's Children by Johanna Spyri holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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 13 holds 170 sentences of Gritli's Children, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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