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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Heimatlos is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep. He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon. Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them. Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed. Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
Chapter 12 of Heimatlos is here in full — 78 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.”
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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 Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
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From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
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From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
every person
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
apart from; not including
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE JOURNEY CONTINUED Rico had fallen asleep.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everybody had hurried away except the students, who came to Rico to bid him good luck for the journey and ask him to tell Stineli about them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
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From this reading Rico could hear them singing Stineli's song as they went.
which person or people
From this reading He was awakened by the coachman, who wanted to help him from the wagon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then with a merry "good-by" they too departed.
