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A Young Girl's Diary

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.
It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.
So he gave that up and tickled my hand.
I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.
Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Young Girl's Diary

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.
Line 2
It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.
Line 3
So he gave that up and tickled my hand.
Line 4
I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.
Line 5
Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

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a

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all

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

and

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angry

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

arm

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

as

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

at

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

away

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

been

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

behind

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but

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

by

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

close

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directly

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dragged

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

first

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followed

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for

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

frightfully

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gave

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

girls

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

going

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

got

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

great

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

had

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

hand

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From this reading So he gave that up and tickled my hand.

He

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

I

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

if

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

Inspee

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It

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

Just

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

laugh

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like

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liked

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

lots

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

made

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

me

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

my

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From this reading So he gave that up and tickled my hand.

of

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

other

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

passed

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people

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

seized

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

So

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From this reading So he gave that up and tickled my hand.

stifled

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

still

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

suddenly

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

that

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From this reading So he gave that up and tickled my hand.

the

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

then

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From this reading I liked it at first, but then I got angry and dragged my hand away.

there

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

they

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

tickled

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

time

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

to

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

two

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

under

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From this reading He gave a great laugh and suddenly he seized me and tickled me under the arm.

up

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From this reading So he gave that up and tickled my hand.

us

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

walking

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

want

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

we

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

went

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

were

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From this reading It made me want to laugh frightfully, but I stifled it for there were still lots of people going by.

with

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From this reading Just then Inspee went by with two other girls and directly they had passed us we followed close behind as if we had been walking like that all the time.

Chapter 3 of A Young Girl's Diary by Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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.

What does chapter 3 of A Young Girl's Diary contain?

Chapter 3 holds 174 sentences of A Young Girl's Diary, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 3 of A Young Girl's Diary by Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 174 sentences, grouped into 35 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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