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A Young Girl's Diary

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud • Curated US English Learning Edition

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June 21st.

My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

“I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

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Chapter XVI Reading 1/38

A Young Girl's Diary

Chapter XVI · Chapter 16

Chapter 16 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

June 21st.

Line 2

My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

Line 3

At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

Line 4

Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

Line 5

“I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

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1

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From this reading “I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

21st

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From this reading June 21st.

6

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

a

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

and

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

answered

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are

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At

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

been

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

bell

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

early

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From this reading “I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

Father

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

fetch

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for

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frightful

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

gone

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

had

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

half

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

have

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having

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Hella

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I

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in

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it

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June

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From this reading June 21st.

knees

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luckily

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might

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morning

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must

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My

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o'clock

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or

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out

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

past

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

rang

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Resi

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

row

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

see

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From this reading “I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

so

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

something

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

still

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

talk

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telephone

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the

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there

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

to

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to-day

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to-morrow

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too

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

trembling

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

vain

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From this reading “I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

Viktor

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From this reading Luckily Resi had gone out too to fetch something so I answered the telephone, and it was Viktor!

waited

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From this reading “I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

was

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From this reading My knees are still trembling; there might have been a frightful row; luckily Father was out.

were

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

when

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From this reading At half past 6, when Hella and I were having a talk, the telephone bell rang.

you

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From this reading “I must see you to-morrow morning early or at 1 o’clock; I waited for you _in vain_ at 1 to-day.”

Chapter 16 of A Young Girl's Diary by Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

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