Chapter 7 of Heidi (Gift Edition) is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Heidi (Gift Edition) is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go." "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly. "Where?" "Before the court." "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
Chapter 7 of Heidi (Gift Edition) is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."”
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “"Before the court."”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"”
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “"Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"”
the literary culture
From this reading “"Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.”
an educational institution
From this reading “"If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."”
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading “"I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "Before the court."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
the literary culture
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
an educational institution
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
in a stubborn unregenerate manner
From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Hurry up and learn the three letters, then you won't have to!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where?"
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From this reading "I won't go," said Peter stubbornly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If A, B, C you do not know, Before the school board you must go."
Chapter 7 of Heidi (Gift Edition) by Johanna Spyri holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 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 7 holds 435 sentences of Heidi (Gift Edition), unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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