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A Young Girl's Diary
A Young Girl's Diary

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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September 4th.
I never heard of such a thing!!
S. has come back, alone of course.
Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.
But Oswald defends him like anything.
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A Young Girl's Diary

Chapter XXVII · Chapter 27

Chapter 27 of A Young Girl's Diary is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
September 4th.
Line 2
I never heard of such a thing!!
Line 3
S. has come back, alone of course.
Line 4
Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.
Line 5
But Oswald defends him like anything.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Alone adjective US /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading “S. has come back, alone of course.”

All words in this reading · 32

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

4th

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading September 4th.

a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

actress

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading S. has come back, alone of course.

anything

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Oswald defends him like anything.

back

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading S. has come back, alone of course.

because

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

But

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Oswald defends him like anything.

come

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading S. has come back, alone of course.

course

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading S. has come back, alone of course.

defends

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Oswald defends him like anything.

Everyone

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

for

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

Fraulein

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

girl

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

has

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading S. has come back, alone of course.

he

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

heard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

him

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Oswald defends him like anything.

I

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

indignant

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

is

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Oswald defends him like anything.

never

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From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

of

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From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

only

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

Oswald

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But Oswald defends him like anything.

S

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading S. has come back, alone of course.

September

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From this reading September 4th.

such

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From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

the

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From this reading Everyone is indignant, for he has only come back because of Fraulein A., the actress girl.

thing

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From this reading I never heard of such a thing!!

Chapter 27 of A Young Girl's Diary by Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud holds 192 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.

What does chapter 27 of A Young Girl's Diary contain?

Chapter 27 holds 192 sentences of A Young Girl's Diary, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 27 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 192 sentences, grouped into 39 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.

How do I study chapter 27 of A Young Girl's Diary?

Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 39 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 27 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 27 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

Questions about reading A Young Girl's Diary

Common questions about reading A Young Girl's Diary by Sigmund [Author of introduction, etc.] Freud on this page, its source edition and its audio.

Is this the complete text of A Young Girl's Diary?

Yes. All 5441 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #752 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

Which edition of A Young Girl's Diary is used?

Project Gutenberg eBook #752, a public-domain edition. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does A Young Girl's Diary take to read?

About 453 minutes of reading across 1089 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

How to read A Young Girl's Diary section by section

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  2. Read one section

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Vocabulary met early in A Young Girl's Diary

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Young Girl's Diary, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Prefaced
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Young Girl's Diary; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Letter
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Sigmund
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Freud
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