Chapter 15 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family. She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate. They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare. Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all. The younger one called to him swately.
Chapter 15 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading “She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.”
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.”
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading “Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.”
decrease gradually or bit by bit
From this reading “They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.”
the act of slapping on the buttocks
From this reading “They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “The younger one called to him swately.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.”
seek information from
In this reading “Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
(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 Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
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From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The younger one called to him swately.
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From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
a social unit living together
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The younger one called to him swately.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
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From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
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From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
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From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The younger one called to him swately.
decrease gradually or bit by bit
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
the act of slapping on the buttocks
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The younger one called to him swately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
a special situation
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They cum driving up behind a pare of spanking horses and drov up under the port coshare.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. James was cutting his milincoly lon, and he niver looked up at all.
which person or people
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANOTHER DAY A little widder who lives across the rode cum to-day to call upon the family.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading The younger one called to him swately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She brung along wid her a yung thing swate enuff to ate.
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