Chapter 8 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
May 29th. At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation. On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again. Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified. I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
Chapter 8 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading “At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.”
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.”
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading “At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.”
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.”
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading “At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.”
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From this reading May 29th.
an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
anew
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
(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 On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
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From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
the act of departing
From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
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From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
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From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
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From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 29th.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m not going to be confirmed anyhow.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
precisely as stated
From this reading Ada is very pretty, but she looks countrified.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
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From this reading On Whitsunday the doctor came too and in the evening they all went home again.
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From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Whitsuntide Frau Doctor Haslinger came from Hainfeld with Ada and the two boys for the confirmation.
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