Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER DAY Aroze. Got up. Dressed. Made me bed. Imtied me slops.
The diary of Delia
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ANOTHER
DAY
Aroze.
Got
up.
Dressed.
Made
me
bed.
Imtied
me
slops.
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
The diary of Delia
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ANOTHER
DAY
Aroze.
Line 2
Got
up.
/ɡɑːt ʌp/
Line 3
Dressed.
/drest/
Line 4
Made
me
bed.
/meɪd miː bed/
Line 5
Imtied
me
slops.
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.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “ANOTHER DAY Aroze.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Made me bed.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “ANOTHER DAY Aroze.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “Dressed.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Got up.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Made me bed.”
Word partnerships in these lines
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Got up
verb + adjective
counted as “get up”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Got up.”
All words in this reading · 11
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER DAY Aroze.
Aroze
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER DAY Aroze.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Made me bed.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ANOTHER DAY Aroze.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading Dressed.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got up.
Imtied
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imtied me slops.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made me bed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Made me bed.
slopsnoun
wet feed (especially for pigs) consisting of mostly kitchen waste mixed with water or skimmed or sour milk
From this reading Imtied me slops.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Got up.
Chapter 9 of The diary of Delia by Onoto Watanna holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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.
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Vocabulary met early in The diary of Delia
Words and structures a reader meets early in The diary of Delia, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Siven
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of The diary of Delia; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Washed
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- Dressed
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- Kittle
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