Chapter 2 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
July 29th. I simply could not write yesterday. The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day. We had a ripping time. They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
Chapter 2 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “July 29th.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.”
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading “We had a ripping time.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I simply could not write yesterday.”
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From this reading July 29th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We had a ripping time.
(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 Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I simply could not write yesterday.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
plural of “game” — a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I simply could not write yesterday.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July 29th.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I simply could not write yesterday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
(of games) engaged in
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree
From this reading We had a ripping time.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
and nothing more
From this reading I simply could not write yesterday.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They know a lot of round games and we played for sweets.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We had a ripping time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had a ripping time.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Warths have arrived, and I had to spend the whole day with Erna and Liesel, although it rained all day.
produce a literary work
From this reading I simply could not write yesterday.
the day immediately before today
From this reading I simply could not write yesterday.
Chapter 2 of A Young Girl's Diary by Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 209 sentences of A Young Girl's Diary, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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