Chapter 18 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PRAIRIE BUD. So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look. --ALEYN'S HENRY VII. A Western Wild Rose! As sweet!
Chapter 18 of The bacillus of beauty is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.”
a partially opened flower
From this reading “A PRAIRIE BUD.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “--ALEYN'S HENRY VII.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “A PRAIRIE BUD.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “As sweet!”
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading “A Western Wild Rose!”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “A Western Wild Rose!”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PRAIRIE BUD.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --ALEYN'S HENRY VII.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As sweet!
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
a partially opened flower
From this reading A PRAIRIE BUD.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading --ALEYN'S HENRY VII.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading A PRAIRIE BUD.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading A Western Wild Rose!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading As sweet!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading --ALEYN'S HENRY VII.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading A Western Wild Rose!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading A Western Wild Rose!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So fair that, had you Beauty's picture took, It must like her or not like Beauty look.
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