Chapter 14 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK. Jan. 10. To-day has been heaven! There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
Chapter 14 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “Jan.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!”
a member of a senate
From this reading “There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!”
-ing form of “snarl” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.”
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!”
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From this reading 10.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
(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 There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.
possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To-day has been heaven!
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day has been heaven!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading To-day has been heaven!
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading Jan.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
the time that has elapsed
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.
a member of a senate
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
-ing form of “snarl” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SNARLING AT THE COUNCIL ROCK.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day has been heaven!
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
which person or people
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading There was a famous lawyer among Aunt's guests and a United States Senator and a real author, a woman who has written books; but people brushed past them all for a word with me!
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