Chapter 3 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our. Washed. Dressed in me best. Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly. Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
Chapter 3 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Scottish word
From this reading “Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Dressed in me best.”
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Dressed in me best.”
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading “Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “Washed.”
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In this reading “Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.”
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From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
a Scottish word
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Dressed in me best.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Dressed in me best.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dressed in me best.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dressed in me best.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Miss Claire cum into me room brite and airly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
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From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
coming next after the twenty-third in position
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWENTY-FOURTH I aroze at the ushil our.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading Washed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Ses she: “O Delia, heres that auld green skurt of mine you always liked.
Chapter 3 of The diary of Delia by Onoto Watanna holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 3 holds 54 sentences of The diary of Delia, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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