Chapter 5 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14. I am the most beautiful woman in the world! I feel like a daughter of the gods. Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy! There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
Chapter 5 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “I feel like a daughter of the gods.”
in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree
From this reading “There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!”
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
From this reading “Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!”
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading “THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.”
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From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
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From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I feel like a daughter of the gods.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
a female human offspring
From this reading I feel like a daughter of the gods.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel like a daughter of the gods.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading I feel like a daughter of the gods.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
in an incomparable manner or to an incomparable degree
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I feel like a daughter of the gods.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
not any; not one
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I feel like a daughter of the gods.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
make square
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no joy in heaven or earth like the joy of being beautiful--incomparably beautiful!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Bewildered, amazed, at times incredulous of my good fortune--but happy, happy, happy!
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading THE PSYCHOLOGICAL MOMENT No. 2 Union Square, December 14.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I am the most beautiful woman in the world!
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