Chapter 11 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COMING OF THE LOVER. December 15. Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty. Such a battle as I've had with them to-day! I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
Chapter 11 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.”
making worse
From this reading “Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.”
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “December 15.”
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading “I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “THE COMING OF THE LOVER.”
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From this reading December 15.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
the state of being absent
From this reading I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
making worse
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE LOVER.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading December 15.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
inflected form of “fret” — worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading THE COMING OF THE LOVER.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE LOVER.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
above and across; more than
From this reading I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I had quite stopped fretting over John's absence.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE LOVER.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Really, I don't know which is the more aggravating, John Burke or Kitty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Such a battle as I've had with them to-day!
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