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The diary of Delia

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.
Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.
She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.
“Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”
“Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The diary of Delia

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The diary of Delia is here in full — 25 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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

Line 1
FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.
Line 2
Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.
Line 3
She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.
Line 4
“Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”
Line 5
“Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

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.

bed noun US /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading ““Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.”

beside preposition US /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading ““Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.”

following adjective US /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading “FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.”

licked adjective US /lɪkt/

having been got the better of

From this reading “She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.”

litter noun US /ˈlɪtər/

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

From this reading “Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.”

missed adjective US /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading “FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.”

setting noun US /ˈsetɪŋ/

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading ““Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.”

Sitting noun US /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading “Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

FOLLOWING DAY adjective + noun

In this reading “FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.”

set up verb + adjective

set up or found

In this reading “She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

bednounUS /bed/

a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

caming

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

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

Carnavan

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From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

darlint

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

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

DAYnounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

faulded

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

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

FOLLOWINGadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːloʊɪŋ/

about to be mentioned or specified

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

Hoosh

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

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

invilip

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

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

lickedadjectiveUS /lɪkt/

having been got the better of

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

litternounUS /ˈlɪtər/

the offspring at one birth of a multiparous mammal

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

marning

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

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

Minnie

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

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

missedadjectiveUS /mɪst/

not caught with the senses or the mind

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

oop

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

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

riting

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

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

seenverbUS /siːn/

inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

seeted

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

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

ses

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

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/

the context and environment in which something is set

From this reading “Hoosh, darlint!” ses she, caming to me bed, and setting down beside me.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

sidenounUS /saɪd/

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

tablenounUS /ˈteɪbəl/

a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading She seen me whin I set up, and she faulded oop her litter and licked the invilip.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

unarthly

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

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading Sitting up and looking about me, I seen Minnie seeted at me table, riting a litter.

waked

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

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

WelladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

whinnoun

very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe

From this reading FOLLOWING DAY This marning whin I waked I missed Minnie Carnavan at me side.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Well Minnie Carnavan” ses I “and what are you up to at this unarthly our?”

Chapter 21 of The diary of Delia by Onoto Watanna holds 25 sentences, grouped into 5 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.

What does chapter 21 of The diary of Delia contain?

Chapter 21 holds 25 sentences of The diary of Delia, unabridged, divided into 5 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 21 of The diary of Delia by Onoto Watanna exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 25 sentences, grouped into 5 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.

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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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