Chapter 13 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK. Jan. 2. If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me. Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
Chapter 13 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Jan.”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.”
plural of “notebook” — a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading “Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.”
arrange in a container
From this reading “A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.”
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From this reading 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Jan.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
plural of “notebook” — a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
above and across; more than
From this reading A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.
arrange in a container
From this reading A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOOKING OVER BY THE PACK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
up to a particular time
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
in the company of; together with
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading If women are not meant to study, Prof. Darmstetter should be pleased with me.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading Instead of working up my laboratory notebooks, I have sat until midnight, dreaming.
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