Heimatlos

Chapter VIII

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By Johanna Spyri • Curated US English Learning Edition

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AT LAKE SILS During the week that followed Rico's good fortune Stineli was as happy as a bird, in spite of the fact that there seemed to be ten more days than usual before Sunday came.

It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

"Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

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Chapter VIII Reading 1/12

Heimatlos Johanna Spyri

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Heimatlos is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

AT LAKE SILS During the week that followed Rico's good fortune Stineli was as happy as a bird, in spite of the fact that there seemed to be ten more days than usual before Sunday came. It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine. When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope. After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill. "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

Heimatlos

Chapter VIII

Chapter 8 of Heimatlos is here in full — 57 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/12 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

AT LAKE SILS During the week that followed Rico's good fortune Stineli was as happy as a bird, in spite of the fact that there seemed to be ten more days than usual before Sunday came.

Line 2

It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

Line 3

When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

Line 4

After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

Line 5

"Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

Learner Dictionary

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

About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “AT LAKE SILS During the week that followed Rico's good fortune Stineli was as happy as a bird, in spite of the fact that there seemed to be ten more days than usual before Sunday came.”

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.”

During preposition US /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.”

While conjunction US /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading “After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.”

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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 AT LAKE SILS During the week that followed Rico's good fortune Stineli was as happy as a bird, in spite of the fact that there seemed to be ten more days than usual before Sunday came.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

arrived

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From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

ATprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

bird

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bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

came

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canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

cliff

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

Come

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From this reading "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

dance

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

day

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From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

days

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down

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

DuringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

edge

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

evergreens

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

fact

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far

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

felt

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

followed

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fortune

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found

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

glorious

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From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

good

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happy

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herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

hill

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

LAKE

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last

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From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

more

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moss-covered

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

now

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From this reading "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

only

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

overlooking

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

proved

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From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

Rico

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

Rico's

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said

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From this reading "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

seated

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

see

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

seemed

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

SILS

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sing

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From this reading "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

slope

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

spite

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Stineli

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Sunday

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sunshine

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From this reading It arrived at last, and proved to be a glorious day of sunshine.

ten

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

thankful

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From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

there

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

usual

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village

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From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Come, Rico," she said; "now we can sing."

week

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WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading After a while she seated herself on the edge of the cliff, where she could see both the lake and the village far down the hill.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When she found herself with Rico, under the evergreens on the hill overlooking the lake, she felt so thankful that she could only dance about the moss-covered slope.

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