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Read “Heidi” by Johanna Spyri in English. Tap any word for its meaning, hear how it sounds, and save it to a memory-driven review schedule.
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DICTIONARY
TRANSLATION
apreciar, atesorar
to feel warm affection for; to hold something dear.
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The opening
How “Heidi” begins
From the old and pleasantly situated village of Mayenfeld, a footpath winds through green and shady meadows to the foot of the mountains, which on this side look down from their stern and lofty heights upon the valley below.
The land grows gradually wilder as the path ascends, and the climber has not gone far before he begins to inhale the fragrance of the short grass and sturdy mountain-plants, for the way is steep and leads directly up to the summits above.
On a clear sunny morning in June two figures might be seen climbing the narrow mountain path; one, a tall strong-looking girl, the other a child whom she was leading by the hand, and whose little checks were so aglow with heat that the crimson color could be seen even through the dark, sunburnt skin.
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Vocabulary
Words to know before you start
The 30 words you will meet most often in “Heidi” at level B1 and above, with how many times each one appears.
- goat
- hut
- exclaim
- hardly
- joy
- sight
- latter
- pleasure
- delight
- journey
- remain
- pray
- meanwhile
- fetch
- kind
- indeed
- tutor
- roll
- stick
- shed
- spot
- while
- basket
- ghost
- companion
- glad
- evidently
- lay
- chapter
- astonishment
The meanings here are the everyday ones. In the reader, tap a word to see the sense this sentence uses.
Grammar
Grammar you will meet in “Heidi”
How much of each kind of grammar “Heidi” uses, counted in the sentences the Reader marks: per 10,000 words, compared with the other books in the library.
- Perfect tenses
- Modal verbs
- Relative clauses
- Passive voice
- -ing forms and to-infinitives
- Phrasal verbs
- Reported speech
- Conditionals
Constructions to look for
- Past perfect continuous (I had been doing) Meanwhile the sun had been climbing up the sky, and it was now noon.
- Phrasal verb with on/off "I am growing old," Uncle went on, "and shall not be here much longer.
- At/on/in (time) And it was the same thing over again when he came down in the evening.
Counted the way the Reader shows it: one card per construction in a sentence. Open the book in the Reader and tap a highlighted phrase to see the rule.
Library
What you get while you read
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Grammar in context
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About the book
Why Heidi is a great book to read in English
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